Umberto Berardi

Dr. Berardi is the current President of the Canadian Acoustical Association and of the International Association of Building Physics (IABP). Dr. Berardi has been Canada Research Chair in Building Science (from 2021 to August 2024) and Full Professor and Director of the BeTOP center at Toronto Metropolitan University in Toronto, Canada (from August 2014 to August 2024). His main research interests are related to the study of innovative solutions and new materials for improving the performance within the built environment. Dr. Berardi' works on integrating nanotechnologies into building systems focus on organic bio-PCMs, and on granular aerogel. He is the CEO of BETOP srl, a spin-off company of the Politecnico di Bari (Italy). Dr. Berardi has an extensive publication record, including 250 peer-reviewed journals, 250 international conference papers, and ten books. Notable highlights include 4 articles in Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews (2023 Impact Factor: 16.300); 1 in Chemical Engineering Journal (IF: 13.273); 2 in Journal of Hazardous Materials (IF: 10.588); 1 Business Strategy and Environment (IF: 10.302); 1 in Resource Conservation and Recycling (IF: 10.204); 4 in Applied Energy (IF: 9.746); 1 in Environment international (IF: 9.621); 1 in Journal of Cleaner Production (IF: 9.297); 2 in Science of the Total Environment (IF: 7.963); 3 in Sustainable Cities and Society (IF: 7.587); 3 in Energy (IF: 7.147); 1 in Environmental Research (IF: 6.498); 1 in Journal of Environmental Management (IF: 6.789); 5 in Building and Environment (IF: 6.456); 1 in Energy Policy (IF: 6.142); 1 in Sustainable Development (IF: 6.159); 1 in Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry (IF: 6.064); 20 in Energy and Buildings (IF: 5.879); and 1 in Applied Thermal Engineering (IF: 5.295).