Barbara Gherri acquired her master’s degree in architecture at the University of Parma in 2008, then her PhD at the University of Parma, after a traineeship period at TU University of Darmstadt (DE).
Since 2010 she has been a licensed architect and Energy Assessor. In 2012 she won a post-doctoral research fellowship at the University of Parma in Architectural Engineering. Since 2017 she has been an Assistant professor in Architectural Engineering at the Department of Engineering and Architecture of the University of Parma. She is currently an Associate professor in Architectural Engineering at the Department of Engineering and Architecture of the University of Parma
Her major focus is currently on urban open spaces' resilience to climate change, with reference to Nature-Based Solutions and bioclimatic passive design strategies. Moreover, the interest in the sustainable use of innovative and vernacular building materials for the building envelope coupled with energy-performance design and the retrofit of existing buildings, as well as daylight evaluation, with regards to static and dynamic calculation methods and measurements.
She is the author of two books on Daylight Assessment and Daylight calculation methods in buildings. She is the author of several papers, book chapters, as well as journal papers.
Her works have been published in national and international Journals and her books on the subject of daylighting assessment can be found in the main national and international university libraries
