Michael Bruse

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Michael Bruse (* 1969 in Essen ) is a German geographer and geo-computer scientist . He is a full professor at the University of Mainz and owner of ENVI_MET GmbH, which specializes in researching the urban microclimate.

Life

From 1990 to 1995, Bruse studied geography and biology with a focus on climatology and geobotany at the University of Bochum . Between 1995 and 2003 he was a research assistant at the Geographical Institutes of the Ruhr University in Bochum and the University of Cologne . In 1999 he received his doctorate in physical geography at the University of Bochum. In 2003 Bruse was Professor at Arizona State University Tepe and in 2004 Professor at the University of Strasbourg . His habilitation thesis on " Multi-Agent Systems: A New Approach for Assessing Urban Environmental Conditions " was accepted in 2006 at the Ruhr University in Bochum.

In 2007 he was appointed full professor at the University of Mainz and took over the management of the Geoinformatics department. Since then he has been visiting professor at Harvard and the Architectural Association London (AA).

Since 2008 he has been a partner at Werner Sobek Green Technologies in Stuttgart, Germany. In 2014 he founded the software company ENVI_MET GmbH with his wife Daniela Bruse, which develops and sells the simulation software ENVI-met. The core competencies are in the areas of microclimate and thermal comfort, solar analysis, wind flow and turbulence, green and blue technologies, pollutant distribution, vegetation and building physics.

ENVI-met

In 1992, Bruse GeoTech founded the SHADOW software, which was one of the first computer programs to allow the calculation of shadows cast by buildings in an urban 3D context with a very high resolution. GeoTech then expanded the scope of analysis to include air pollution and surface temperatures and established the ENVI-met brand in 2004.

The ENVI-met microclimate model, which was first developed in 1994 and has since been continuously evaluated scientifically, makes it possible to simulate the effects of architecture and landscape planning on the microclimate and air quality on a scale of up to one meter. This makes it possible to examine the interactions between the climatological framework conditions such as climate change and extreme weather events as well as the local environmental design.

The software model is used worldwide - from the tropics to the polar regions - for environmental analyzes and urban planning. In over 3,000 independent studies and scientific publications, the software's potential to precisely calculate the microclimate of a city and to precisely predict the effects of building projects, soil sealing or parks is proven.

The area of ​​application includes topics such as the evaluation of urban development projects (Melbourne 2030, RE-THINK Athens) to the design of sustainable settlement structures ("Young Cities" project Iran of the Free University of Berlin)).

Another research focus is the analysis of pollution problems in cities, especially with regard to fine dust and nitrogen dioxide pollution.

With the help of numerical simulations and measurements, city concepts are developed and evaluated, with which the exposure of the population to air pollutants can be reduced. ENVI-met, for example, is the reference model of the Belgian-Dutch government initiative "Air Innovation Platform" and the Bureau of Meteorology in Melbourne, Australia. On the basis of simulation calculations, together with architects, town planners and associations, development scenarios for districts and open spaces are created with which the negative effects of climate change can be reduced at the local level (KLIMAzwei initiative of the BMBF, Green Aspang Vienna, BUGS of the EU).

Selected publications by third parties in connection with ENVI-met

ENVI-met has been used and published in more than 100 doctoral theses and more than 1,500 articles (Google Scholar 09/2017). The following list contains a cross-section of the relevant research topics. Citation index: h = 24 (Google Scholar calculation method, as of 01/2019). The actual citation index will be significantly higher, since the ENVI-met model has meanwhile established itself as a brand and the correct citation is dispensed with in many articles.

  • Yang, X .; Zhao, L .; Bruse, M. and Meng, Q (2013): Evaluation of a microclimate model for predicting the thermal behavior of different ground surfaces, Building and Environment (60), p. 93-104, DOI: 10.1016 / j.buildenv.2012.11.008
  • Yang, X .; Zhao, L .; Bruse, M .; Meng, Q. (2012): An integrated simulation method for building energy performance assessment in urban environments, Energy and Buildings (54), p. 243-251, DOI: 10.1016 / j.embuild.2012.07.042
  • Bruse, M. (2007): Simulating human thermal comfort and resulting usage patterns of urban open spaces with a multi-agent system in: Wittkopf, St. and Tan, BK (eds.): Proceedings of the 24th International Conference on Passive and Low Energy Architecture PLEA, p. 699-706.
  • De Ridder, K, Adamec, V., Weber, C., Bruse, M. et al. (2005): Integrated methodology to assess the benefits of urban green space, Science of the Total Environment (334-335), p. 489-497, DOI: 10.1016 / j.scitotenv 2004.04.054
  • Bruse, M., Fleer, H. (1998): Simulating surface – plant – air interactions inside urban environments with a three dimensional numerical model

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Learning & Support. In: ENVI-met. Retrieved November 9, 2019 (American English).
  2. ^ Institute of Geography. Retrieved November 9, 2019 .
  3. ^ Harvard Law School: Harvard Law School. Retrieved November 9, 2019 .
  4. ^ AA School Homepage. Retrieved November 9, 2019 .
  5. ↑ Prof. Dr. Michael Bruse. Retrieved on November 9, 2019 (German).
  6. ↑ a b start [A holistic microclimate model]. Retrieved November 9, 2019 .
  7. ↑ Features. In: ENVI-met. Retrieved November 9, 2019 (American English).
  8. ^ Elmira Jamei, Priyadarsini Rajagopalan: Urban development and pedestrian thermal comfort in Melbourne . In: Solar Energy . tape 144 , March 1, 2017, ISSN  0038-092X , p. 681–698 , doi : 10.1016 / j.solener.2017.01.023 ( sciencedirect.com [accessed November 9, 2019]).
  9. ^ Rethink Athens. In: ENVI-met. Retrieved November 9, 2019 (American English).
  10. ↑ Sahar Sodoudi, ines Lange, Ulrich Cubasch: Using the ENVI-MET program to simulate the micro climate in new Town HASHTGERD . January 1, 2012, doi : 10.13140 / 2.1.1739.2005 ( researchgate.net [accessed November 9, 2019]).
  11. ^ Katia Perini, Adriano Magliocco: Effects of vegetation, urban density, building height, and atmospheric conditions on local temperatures and thermal comfort . In: Urban Forestry & Urban Greening . tape 13 , no. 3 , January 1, 2014, ISSN  1618-8667 , p. 495-506 , doi : 10.1016 / j.ufug.2014.03.003 ( sciencedirect.com [accessed November 9, 2019]).
  12. ↑ EL Krüger, FO Minella, F. Rasia: Impact of urban geometry on outdoor thermal comfort and air quality from field measurements in Curitiba, Brazil . In: Building and Environment . tape 46 , no. 3 , March 1, 2011, ISSN  0360-1323 , p. 621–634 , doi : 10.1016 / j.buildenv.2010.09.006 ( sciencedirect.com [accessed November 9, 2019]).
  13. ↑ Michael Bruse, Carol Skinner: ROOFTOP GREENING AND LOCAL CLIMATE: A CASE STUDY IN MELBOURNE . January 1, 1999 ( researchgate.net [accessed November 9, 2019]).
  14. ↑ Sebastian Huttner, Michael Bruse, Paul Dostal: Using ENVI-met to simulate the impact of global warming on the microclimate in central European cities. In: Research for Sustainable Development (FONA). Retrieved November 9, 2019 .
  15. ↑ Green Aspang Vienna: Overall energy optimization of urban areas in the pilot area Aspangstraße / Vienna. In: Climate Energy Fund. Retrieved November 9, 2019 .
  16. ↑ Esther Lahme, Michael Bruse: MICROCLIMATIC EFFECTS OF A SMALL URBAN PARK IN A DENSELY BUILD UP AREA: MEASSUREMENTS AND MODEL SIMULATIONS. Retrieved November 9, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Bruse, Michael
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German geographer and university professor
DATE OF BIRTH 1969
PLACE OF BIRTH eat