Constanza Molina Carvallo

Pregrado
Tecnología de los materiales. CCL2321/2422

Habitabilidad y Sostenibilidad Energética CCL2483

Postgrado
Edificación, salud y medioambiente. CCO3845.

Materiales, tecnologías y sistemas de construcción.

Énfasis en:
Modelamiento, simulación y monitoreo de contaminantes en recintos interiores.
Investigación interdisciplinaria que vincula la contaminación interior y el diseño de edificios con el comportamiento de los ocupantes y su salud.
Modelamiento de parque de edificios.
Pobreza energética.

Artículos en revistas indexadas WoS/Scopus

2025

Morantes, G., Lara-Ibeas, I., Molina, C., Sherman, M. H., Babich, F., & Jones, B. (2025). Harm from indoor air contaminants in offices. _Building and Environment, 284, 113365. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2025.113365

Jones, B., Morantes, G., Molina, C., Sherman, M., & McGrath, J. A. (2025). Harm from indoor air contaminants: protection by exposure limit values. _International Journal of Ventilation_, 1–11. https://doi.org/10.1080/14733315.2025.2513855

2024

Molina, C., Jones, B., & O’Leary, C. (2024). Investigating methods to quantifying uncertainty in PM2.5 emission rates from cooking by toasting bread. Building and Environment, 248, 111106. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2023.111106

Morantes, G., Jones, B., Molina, C., & Sherman, M. H. (2024). Harm from Residential Indoor Air Contaminants. _Environmental Science & Technology, 58(1), 242–257. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.3c07374

2023

Hernández, H., & Molina, C. (2023). Analyzing energy poverty and carbon emissions in a social housing complex due to changes in thermal standards. Energy for Sustainable Development, 77. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.esd.2023.101347

Morantes, G., Jones, B., Sherman, M., & Molina, C. (2023). A preliminary assessment of the health impacts of indoor air contaminants determined using the DALY metric. International Journal of Ventilation, 22(4), 307–316. https://doi.org/10.1080/14733315.2023.2198800

2022

Rincon, G., Morantes Quintana, G., Gonzalez, A., Buitrago, Y., Gonzalez, J. C., Molina, C., & Jones, B. (2022). PM2.5 exceedances and source appointment as inputs for an early warning system. Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 44(12), 4569–4593. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10653-021-01189-2

2021

Molina, C., Jones, B., Hall, I. P., & Sherman, M. H. (2021). CHAARM: A model to predict uncertainties in indoor pollutant concentrations, ventilation and infiltration rates, and associated energy demand in Chilean houses. Energy and Buildings, 230, 110539. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2020.110539

2020

Molina, C., Kent, M., Hall, I., & Jones, B. (2020). A data analysis of the Chilean housing stock and the development of modelling archetypes. Energy and Buildings, 206, 109568. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2019.109568

2012

Molina, C., & Veas, L. (2012). Evaluación del confort térmico en recintos de 10 edificios públicos de Chile en invierno. Revista de La Construcción, 11(2), 27–38. https://doi.org/10.4067/S0718-915X2012000200004

Artículos no indexados

2024

Rouault, F., Molina, C., & Valderrama-Ulloa, C. (2024). Assessing the baseline energy behaviour of the national single-family building stock: a parametrized modelling approach. https://doi.org/10.31224/4044

Libros y capítulos de libros

2023

Molina, C., Jones, B., & Morantes, G. (2023). Air Quality in Latin American Buildings (pp. 195–215). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-24208-3_14

2017

Jones, B., & Molina, C. (2017). Indoor Air Quality. In Encyclopedia of Sustainable Technologies (pp. 197–207). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-409548-9.10198-8

Artículos en conferencias 

2024

Jones, Benjamin & Morantes, Giobertti & Molina, Constanza & Sherman, Max & McGrath, James A. (2024). 44th AIVC – 12th TightVent – 10th venticool Conference – Dublin, Ireland – 9-10 October 2024. The protection from harm to populations of people provided by Exposure Limit Values.

Molina, Constanza. (2024). 44th AIVC – 12th TightVent – 10th venticool Conference – Dublin, Ireland – 9-10 October 2024. Decarbonization within the path of Sustainable Development Goals.

Jones, Benjamin & Morantes, Giobertti & Molina, Constanza & Sherman, Max. (2024). 44th AIVC – 12th TightVent – 10th venticool Conference – Dublin, Ireland – 9-10 October 2024. How a harm budget can be used to regulate Indoor Air Quality in Dwellings.

Molina, Constanza & Jones, Benjamin & Garrido, Ignacio & Morantes, Giobertti. (2024). 44th AIVC – 12th TightVent – 10th venticool Conference – Dublin, Ireland – 9-10 October 2024. Data Analysis of Indoor Air Quality and Thermal Comfort in Dwellings in Santiago, Chile.

2023

Carrasco Astudillo, Nicolás & Molina, Constanza & Jones, Benjamin. (2023). 43rd AIVC Conference – Ventilation, IEQ and health in sustainable buildings. An evaluation of CO₂ emission rates by Chilean school children.

2022

Morantes, Giobertti & Jones, Benjamin & Sherman, Max & Molina, Constanza. (2022). 42nd AIVC – 10th TightVent – 8th venticool Conference – Rotterdam, Netherlands – 5-6 October 2022. Health impacts of indoor air contaminants determined using the DALY metric.

Jones, Benjamin & Morantes, Giobertti & Molina, Constanza & Sherman, Max. (2022). Annual UK Review Meeting on Outdoor and Indoor Air Pollution Research – Cranfield, United Kingdom. Health-centered indoor air quality metrics.

Carrasco, Ignacio & Molina, Constanza. (2022). PLEA 2022 SANTIAGO Will Cities Survive? – Evaluation of ventilation rates in residential and non-residential spaces during occupancy using carbon dioxide concentrations.

Morantes, Giobertti & Jones, Benjamin & Molina, Constanza & Sherman, Max. (2022). PLEA SANTIAGO 2022 Will Cities Survive? Quantifying Harm from Exposure to Fine Particles (PM 2.5 ) Emitted by Cooking.

Molina, Constanza & Jones, Benjamin & Persily, Andrew. (2023). 41st AIVC/ASHRAE IAQ – 9th TightVent – 7th venticool Conference – Athens, Greece – 4-6 May 2022. Investigating Uncertainty in the Relationship between Indoor Steady-State CO2 Concentrations and Ventilation Rates.

Rouault, F. & Molina, Constanza & Valderrama-Ulloa, C. (2022). PLEA 2022 SANTIAGO – Santiago, Chile. Energy modeling of the residential building stock: Climate change impact and adaptability of the existing housing stock in Santiago de Chile.

2021

Molina, Constanza & Jones, Benjamin & Cortés, S. & Bejar, A. (2021). Determinación del riesgo de infección relativo a SARS-Cov2 en recintos de trabajo – Estudio de modelamiento.

Molina, Constanza & Jones, Benjamin & Persily, Andrew. (2021). Investigating Uncertainty in the Relationship between Indoor Steady-State CO2 Concentrations and Ventilation Rates. 10.13140/RG.2.2.16867.99361.

2020

Molina, Constanza. (2020). A data analysis of the Chilean housing stock and the estimation of uncertainty in indoor air quality in Chilean houses (Doctoral dissertation, University of Nottingham).

2019

Molina, Constanza & Jackson, Amy & Jones, Benjamin. (2019). 40th AIVC – 8th TightVent – 6th venticool Conference – Ghent, Belgium – 15-16 October 2019. The evaluation of real-time indoor environment parameters measured in 297 Chilean dwellings.

2018

Jones, Benjamin & Phillips, G. & O’Leary, C. & Molina, Constanza & Hall, I. & Sherman, M. (2018). 39th AIVC – 7th TightVent – 5th venticool Conference – Antibes Juan-Les-Pins, France. Diagnostic barriers to using PM2.5 concentrations as metrics of indoor air quality.

Molina, Constanza & Jones, Benjamin & Kent, M. & Hall, I. (2018). 39th AIVC – 7th TightVent – 5th venticool Conference – Antibes Juan-Les-Pins, France. Stochastic approach to estimate uncertainty in pollutant concentrations in an archetypal Chilean house.

2017

Molina, Constanza & Jones, Benjamin & Kent, M. & Hall, I. (2017). 38th AIVC – 6th TightVent – 4th venticool Conference – Nottingham. The development of archetypes to represent the Chilean housing stock.

2012

Ossio, F. & Molina, Constanza & Veas, L. (2012). PLEA 2012 − 28th Conference, Opportunities, Limits and Needs Towards an environmentally responsible architecture – Lima, Perú. Case study: Environmental quality in classrooms of south of Chile.

Ossio, F. & Molina, Constanza & Veas, L. (2012). PLEA 2012 − 28th Conference, Opportunities, Limits and Needs Towards an environmentally responsible architecture – Lima, Perú. _Methodology proposal for the evaluation of environmental quality in inhabited indoor facilities from measurements of carbon dioxide concentration._

Externos

2025–2026

DAVOS. Estimando el impacto de la exposición a plaguicidas en la función cognitiva en la Cohorte del Maule (MAUCO).

Proyecto DAVOS.

Investigador colaborador. .

2024-2026

Monitoring, Mapping and Modelling Air Quality for Sustainable Environments in Cities and Communities.

MASSEv.

Investigador colaborador.

2022-2025

Determining the indoor air quality of Chilean houses – Do we have a problem?.

Fondecyt iniciación 11220965.

Investigador principal.

2020-2025

Energy Efficient Indoor Air Quality Management in Residential Buildings.

IEA EBC Annex 86. Energy in building and communities programme (Gante, Bélgica).

Investigador colaborador.

2020-2021

Contrato de estudio de determinación del riesgo de infección relativo a SARS-CoV-2 en recintos de trabajo – estudio de modelamiento.

Concurso Suseso-ISL. Grant 190041.

Investigador principal.

Internos

2024

Determining the indoor air quality of Chilean houses – Do we have a problem?

IPRE-VRI.

Investigador Responsable

2022

Neurociencia y mecanismos cognitivos para el aprendizaje: orientaciones para la atención plena en el aula.

FONDEDOC 2022.

Coordinador.

2019

Domestic Energy Consumption and Energy-Consuming Practices in Santiago, Chile.

Concurso Interdisciplina UC. Grant 180011.

Co-Investigador.

2014

Desarrollo de habilidades transversales y promoción de valores UC a través del currículum.

FONDEDOC 2014.

Colaborador 2.

2013

Diseño e implementación de estrategias para el fomento y mejoramiento del uso del idioma inglés en cursos mínimos de la carrera de Construcción Civil.

FONDEDOC 2013.

Asesor interno.

2012

Diseño e implementación de estrategias en el currículum de pregrado de Construcción Civil, para el fomento y mejoramiento del uso del idioma inglés en los alumnos de la carrera.

FONDEDOC 2012.

Asesor interno.

2015

Premio de Reconocimiento a la Excelencia Docente PRED 2015, Vicerrectoría Académica, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Santiago, Chile.

2012

Mejor proyecto de título, Escuela de Construcción Civil, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Santiago, Chile.