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Dr. Aimee Byrne

Assistant Professor (Civil Struct & Env. Eng.)
      
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Dr. Aimee Byrne

Assistant Professor (Civil Struct & Env. Eng.)

 AIMEE.BYRNE@tcd.ie

 


Project Title
 PUreTex: Creating Polyurethane from Recycled Textiles
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To
Summary
Funding Agency
Research Ireland
Programme
National Chellenge Fund (Prize Phase)
Project Title
 PREDICT PRedicting Energy using Dynamic Indicators in a Calibrated Tool"
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01-JAN-2024
To
Summary
2023 23/RDD/1046 SEAI RD&D
Funding Agency
SEAI
Programme
RD&D
Project Type
award
Project Title
 PUreTex: Creating Polyurethane Insulation from Recycled Textiles
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01-SEP-2025
To
28-FEB-2025
Summary
Funding Agency
SFI
Programme
National Challenge Fund (Grow Phase)
Project Type
grant
Project Title
 SAOLWood - Sustainable construction and Assessment Of the full Lifecycle impact of Irish harvested Wood Products
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To
Summary
Funding Agency
DAFM
Programme
Thematic Research Call
Project Type
award
Project Title
 TRAINeng-PDP Triggering reflection aiming to increase awareness and engagement of (future) engineers in the Personal Development Process
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To
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Funding Agency
EU Erasmus+ Cooperation partnerships in higher education
Programme
EUt+

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Committee Member Engineers Ireland Academic Society. 2019-present
HORIZON Europe Evaluator for JU CBE Oct-Nov 2024
National Representative IEA EBC Annex 94 - Validation and Verification of In-situ Building Energy Performance Measurement Techniques 2025
External Examiner Master of Science 'Circular Economy Leadership for the Built Environment', ATU 2026
Engineers Ireland Accreditation Board (levels 6-8) 2022-present
Board member: EU DYNASTEE 'DYNamic Analysis, Simulation and Testing applied to the Energy and Environmental performance of buildings' 2022-present
EU COST Action TU1404, Management Committee `Towards the next generation of standards for service life of cement-based materials & structures 2015-18
EU COST Action CA21103 Management Committee Implementation of Circular Economy in the Built Environment Working Group 1 & 4 Circularity strategies and best practices 2022-present
External consultant stakeholder for the QUB Community Design Toolkit for Place-Based Public Space Design for Climate Adaptation 2025-present
Details Date From Date To
Management Committee, EU COST Action CA21103 Implementation of Circular Economy in the Built Environment 2022 present
Board Member: EU DYNASTEE network 'DYNamic Analysis, Simulation and Testing applied to the Energy and Environmental performance of buildings' 2022 present
Engineers Ireland Accreditation Committee 2022 present
Nominated Representative for Leaving Certificate Subjects: Construction Studies & Design and Communication 2025 present
Committee Member Engineers Ireland Academic Society 2019 present
Management Committee - EU COST Action TU1404, `Towards the next generation of standards for service life of cement-based materials & structures' 2015 2018
Concrete Standards Consultative Subcommittee Masonry Panel (NSAI TC 003/SC02), National Standards Authority of Ireland (NSAI) 2015 2019
Alireza Nazeri, Samaneh Jalali, Morteza Khorsandnikoo, Aimee Byrne, Omprakash Ramalingam Rethnam, Ciara Ahern, Urban morphology and outdoor thermal comfort in extreme hot"humid climates: a SHAP-based sensitivity analysis, Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 157, 2026, Journal Article, PUBLISHED
Van den Broeck, L., Dujardin, R., Beagon, U., de Paor, C., & Byrne, A., Making competencies visible: evaluating the effects of stimulating lifelong learning in engineering education, European Journal of Engineering Education, 2026, p1 - 18, Journal Article, PUBLISHED
Circular Material Usage Strategies"Principles in, Springer Nature Switzerland, 2025, pp175-213 , [Santos, Paulo, Byrne, Aimee, Karaca, Ferhat, Villoria, Paola, del Rio, Mercedes, Pineda-Martos, Rocío, Cervantes Puma, Genesis Camila], Book Chapter, PUBLISHED  DOI
Ahmad, Waqas, McCormack, Sarah J., Byrne, Aimee, Biocomposites for sustainable construction: A review of material properties, applications, research gaps, and contribution to circular economy, Journal of Building Engineering, 105, 2025, p112525 , Journal Article, PUBLISHED  TARA - Full Text  DOI
Ahmad, Waqas, Veeraghantla, Venkata Satya Sai Chandra Sekhar, Byrne, Aimee, Advancing Sustainable Concrete Using Biochar: Experimental and Modelling Study for Mechanical Strength Evaluation, Sustainability, 17, (6), 2025, p2516 , Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI
A Dynamic-Based Methodology for Optimising Insulation Retrofit to Reduce Total Carbon in, Creating a Roadmap Towards Circularity in the Built Environment, 2024, pp71-82 , [Rakshit, D.M., Robinson, A., Byrne, A.], Book Chapter, PUBLISHED  TARA - Full Text  DOI  URL
Van den Broeck L., Dujardin R., Craps S., Beagon U., Depaor C., Byrne A., Naukkarinen J., Triggering students' lifelong learning competencies through a personal development process - case studies from Belgium, Ireland & Finland, SEFI 2024 - 52nd Annual Conference of the European Society for Engineering, Proceedings: Educating Responsible Engineers, 2024, p955 - 966, p955-966 , Conference Paper, PUBLISHED  DOI
Nafees, A., McGetrick, P., Byrne, A., Empirical investigation of withdrawal capacity of staples for experimental design of Irish timber, CERI, 2024, Conference Paper, PUBLISHED
Ahmad., W, Jaiswal, A., McCormack, S., Byrne., A., An overview of the resource availability in the European region to develop eco-efficient biocomposites for construction applications, CERI, 2024, 2024, Conference Paper, PUBLISHED
Dujardin, R., Van den Broeck, L., Craps, S., Naukkarinen, J., Beagon, U., DePaor, C., Byrne, A.,, From Theory to Practice: The personal Development Process in an e-portfolio to Prepare for Lifelong Learning, European Society for Engineering Education, European Society for Engineering Education (SEFI), 2024, Conference Paper, PUBLISHED
  

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ZEB Summit, '', Video interview on the Icebox Challenge at Trinity College Dublin, https://www.linkedin.com/posts/zeb-summit_theres-more-happening-inside-the-ice-box-activity-7493999893368213504-aB9X?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAWjfeABLfwEKLJNoef56iUrAa0oLqXB, 2026, -, Blog Post, PUBLISHED
Newstalk - Interview with Aimee Byrne, 'Climate Change Finds Ireland's Infrastructure Lacking', Newstalk Weekend, Newstalk Studio, 2026, -, Broadcast, PUBLISHED
Mosart Group & ZEB summit, 'The Icebox Challenge at Trinity', Live Passivhaus vs Standard Building Performance Experiment and public Exhibition in the lead up to the ZEB Summit, Trinity Campus, 2026, -, Exhibition, PUBLISHED
Moran, P., Goggins, J., Orlaith, M., Ahern, C., Obasi, G., & Byrne, A., Consent Form template for research in Residential Buildings, Zenodo, 2025, Dataset, PUBLISHED
Ahern, C., Obasi, G., & Byrne, A., Consent Form Template for Research in Commercial Buildings, Zenodo, 2025, Dataset, PUBLISHED
Byrne, A., Enhancing strength of biofabricated material, Smart Production for Sustainable Materials, ESEIA platform, 04-Dec-2025, 2025, ESEIA - European Sustainable Energy Innovation Alliance, Notes: [https://eseia.eu/news/insights-from-the-16th-eseia-lecture-smart-production-for-sustainable-materials/], Invited Talk, PUBLISHED
Byrne, A., Cross-Sectoral Collaboration and Circular Innovation, E3 Balanced Solutions for a better World Online Webinar Series, 07-Nov-2025, 2025, E3, Notes: [https://www.tcd.ie/e3/news/cross-sectoral-collaboration-and-circular-innovation/], Invited Talk, PUBLISHED
Byrne, A., Ahern, C., Narrowing the Energy Performance Gap in Building Energy Assessment Ratings, 2024, -, Miscellaneous, PUBLISHED
Natural Fibre Concrete in, editor(s)Roger West & Rosemary Byrne , A Cast of 50 " Celebrating 50 Years of the Irish Concrete Society, ICS, 2023, [Byrne, A.], Book Chapter, PUBLISHED
Byrne, A., Engineering Education for a Circular Built Environment, Engineers Ireland Yearbook, 2023, p73 - 75, Journal Article, PUBLISHED

  


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Award Date
Winner Sustainability in Education Award, Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment, TU Dublin 2024
Nominee 'Educational Excellence Award' Women in Vision Awards 2024
Editors Choice Article- Buildings Journal, for 'Circular Material Usage Strategies and Principles in Buildings' 2024
Winner of SEFI Francesco Maffioli Award of Excellence for Developing Learning and Teaching in Engineering Education 2020
RAP Sabbatical Award Winner 2019
1st Prize Researcher Award, TCD-UCD innovation alliance 2010
2nd Prize Early Career innovation award, IRCSET, Globeforum 2010
Trinity College Dublin examination prize x 3 2003-2006
Trinity College Dublin entrance prize 2002