Maibritt Pedersen Zari

Lecturer, Architecture

Background

Maibritt holds a Bachelor of Design, majoring in Interior Architecture. As an Lecturer for the School of Architecture, she teaches and coordinates the field of sustainable architecture.

She has researched and published on issues relating to sustainability in the built environment, biomimicry and biophilia, and is working on a PhD dissertation investigating biomimicry as a method to address climate change impacts on the New Zealand built environment.

Research Interests

Maibritt's research interests include

• Biomimicry and ecology in relation to architectural design
• Biophilia, wellbeing and psychological aspects of sustainability
• Regenerative development and design and
• Social justice issues in relation to the built environment.

Research Publications

Pedersen Zari, M. 'An architectural love of the living: Bio-inspired design in the pursuit of ecological regeneration and psychological wellbeing'. In C. A. Brebbia (Ed.), Sustainable Development and Planning IV (Vol. 1, pp. 293-302). Southampton: Wessex Institute of Technology. June 2009.
 
Pedersen Zari, M. 'Changes in Climate Driving Changes in Architectural Education'. ARCC Journal, 6(1). May 2009.

Pedersen Zari, M., Jenkin, S. 'Rethinking our built environments: Towards a sustainable future'. Wellington: Ministry for the Environment, New Zealand Government. February 2009.

Pedersen Zari, M. 'Towards a sustainable future: Adopting a regenerative approach to development'. Wellington: Ministry for the Environment, New Zealand Government. February 2009.

Pedersen Zari, M. 'Inspiration from the Living World. In Bernhardt, J. (Ed.) A Deeper Shade of Green'. Auckland, Balasoglou Books. June 2008.

Pedersen Zari, M., Couchman, A., Gromm, P., Hill, D., Huddart, A., Quenneville, P., et al. 'New Zealand as a Test bed: Leading the World Beyond Sustainable Built Environments'. Cabinet paper, New Zealand Government. 2008.

Pedersen Zari, M. 'Neutralising education: Victoria university’s carbon neutral faculty of architecture and design'. World Sustainable Building Conference. Melbourne, Australia. September 2008.

Pedersen Zari, M. 'Bio-inspired architectural design to adapt to climate change'. World Sustainable Building Conference. Melbourne, Australia. September 2008.

Pedersen Zari, M. 'Biomimetic Approaches to Architectural Design for Increased Sustainability', presented at the Sustainable Building (SB07) Regional Sustainable Building Conference, Auckland, New Zealand, November 2007.

Pedersen Zari, M., Storey, J. 'An Ecosystem Based Biomimetic Theory for a Restorative Built Environment', presented at the Sustainable Building (SB07) Regional Sustainable Building Conference, Lisbon, Portugal, September 2007.

Hoeller, N., Pedersen Zari, M., Salustri, F., DeLuca, D., Love, M., McKeag, T., Stephens, E., Reap, J., Sopchak, L. 'Patterns from Nature’, presented at the Society for Experimental Mechanics Conference, Massachusetts, USA, June 2007.

Pedersen Zari, M. 'Closed Loop Materials Cycles: Architectural Education to Affect Change', presentation at the Building Materials Reuse Association (BMRA) Conference on Deconstruction, Building Materials Reuse, and C&D Recycling, Madison, Wisconsin, USA, May 2007.

Storey, J., Pedersen Zari, M. 'Factor X - Well Being as a Key Component of Next Generation Green Buildings', presented at the Rethinking Sustainable Construction ’06 Conference', Sarasota, Florida, USA, April 2006.

Storey, J., Charleson, A., Gjerde, M., Pedersen Zari, M. 'The State of Deconstruction in NZ', Report to Task Group 39 of The International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction (CIB), presented at the Meeting of the International Research Group CIB TG39, Gainesville, Florida, USA, April 2003.

Storey, J., Pedersen Zari, M. 'Overcoming the Barriers to Deconstruction and Materials Reuse in New Zealand', Proceedings Deconstruction and Materials Reuse Conference, Gainsville, Florida, USA, April 2003.

Storey, J., Gjerde, M., Pedersen Zari, M. 'A Deconstructable Car Parking Building in an Active Seismic Zone', Proceedings Deconstruction and Materials Reuse Conference, Gainesville, Florida, April 2003.

Pedersen Zari, M. 'Nature Inspired Design', BUILD. Published by BRANZ, Oct-Nov 2007.

Pedersen Zari, M. 'Biomimicry and Design'. Report for Building Research, NZ. Jul 2007.

Pedersen Zari, M., Storey, J. 'Deconstruction – An Answer to the C&D Waste Problem', BUILD. Published by BRANZ. October / November 2003.

Current Research Projects

Maibritt's current research projects include

• Biomimicry and climate change
• Regenerative development and
• Wellbeing.

Memberships

• Sustainability Trust (Board Member) and
• Biomimetics New Zealand.

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