Georg Reichard
- Professor and Head, Building Construction
- Director, Building Enclosure & System Technologies Lab
- Preston and Catharine White Fellow
1385 Perry St
Blacksburg VA 24061
Role and Background
Dr. Georg Reichard serves as the Professor and Department Head for Building Construction within the Myers-Lawson School of Construction at Virginia Tech. He also serves as the Associate Director of Operations for the school and Director of the Building Enclosure & System Technologies (BEST) Lab . He joined Virginia Tech in 2005.
Dr. Reichard’s research deals with numerical methods, simulation, and data modeling, with a particular focus on building sciences. In his research, Dr. Reichard is exploring building performance, energy efficiency in buildings, retrofitting solutions, systems integration, integrated control strategies, and smart building materials. He aims to improve our buildings, their systems, and operational processes.
He serves on the Board of the International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction, the Board of Directors of the Society of Building Science Educator, and the Building Technology and Environment Council at the National Institute of Building Sciences. He also is the Principal Owner of Reichard Building Science Consulting, LLC.
Education
Dr. Reichard holds master’s and doctoral degrees in Civil Engineering from Graz University of Technology. He is registered as a Professional Engineer in Virginia.
Georg Reichard in the News
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NREL: Zero Energy Design Designation Sets Collegiate Building Science Programs Apart , article"I don't know of any other designations like it," said Georg Reichard, professor and head of the Department of Building Construction at Virginia Tech. "It is really laudable that DOE has stepped into this vacuum and is recognizing programs of study to fill the void of a topic area that is really not covered in any accreditations."
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Beauty meets function: Students revive ancient cooling technology for modern application , articleGraduate and undergraduate students in industrial design and architecture 3D printed intricately designed protypes of evaporative cooling partitions, an ancient technology made relevant again as society seeks energy-efficient approaches to combat heat.
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Georg Reichard named Preston and Catharine White Fellow , articleReichard has more than 25 years of technical and educational experience in both industry and academia.
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