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Thaleia is an Associate professor in the Department of Architectural Engineering and Technology of the Faculty of Architecture, Delft University of Technology and head of the Building Design and Technology section.  Her activities, related to research and education, focus on energy efficiency, sustainability and circularity, façade design and constructions, industrialisation, product development, and integrated approaches to decarbonise the built environment.

She is the editor-in-chied of the Journal on Façade Design and Engineering, member of the editorial board of the Energy and Building journal, Theme leader of "Towards zero-energy buildings & beyond: Future-proof buildings and neighborhoods" of the Urban Energy Institute (UEI), member of the European Façade Network (EFN), the Ambassador Board of BUILD UP – The European Portal for Energy Efficiency in Buildings, and her faculty's cross-over research Themes "Circular Built Environment" Hub.  

She has participated in several national and international research projects, such as the H2020 project ENSNARE:  ENvelope meSh aNd digitAl framework for building Renovation, and the nationally funded project JUST PREPARE - Putting REsident Practices And REsidential areas at the center of a JUST and effective energy transition in underprivileged neighbourhoods. Furthermore, she has participated as co-chair and task leader in consortia such as the IEA-EBC Annex 75 and the COST Action CA16114 RESTORE:  Rethink Sustainability Towards a Regenerative Economy.