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Details
• Phone: +45 91 76 38 91
• Email: eeva.maarja@gmail.com
• Address: Regstrup 4420, DK
• Citizenship: Estonian
• Date of birth: 06-09-1991
Languages
• Danish (Intermediate)
• English (Fluent)
• Estonian (Native)
• Swedish (Basic)
Technical skills
DESIGN SOFTWARES:
• Rhino (advanced),
• Grasshopper (advanced),
• Adobe Creative Suite (advanced),
• Revit,
• Archicad,
• Autocad,
• Cinema4D (+Vray)
SUSTAINABILITY TOOLS & COURSES:
• Life-Cycle Assessment (LCAbyg),
• Circular Economy Principles (DfD, Doughnut for Urban Development),
• Low-Carbon Design (Construction Material Pyramid, Design with Biogenic Materials)
• Passive House Design Principles (PHPP analysis),
• ZEB Design Principles (BIPV integration, Energy Performance),
• Building Performance Simulations,
• Nature-Based Solutions in Landscape Design
• Climate Adaptation Design
EEVA-MAARJA LAUR
Sustainability Specialist
PROFILE
low-carbon design circular economy biogenic materials
I am a Sustainability Specialist with an MSc in Architecture, focusing on Sustainable Architectural Design. With 3+ years of experience, I have worked on various projects emphasizing Low-Carbon Design and Circular Economy Principles.
My skills include using Life Cycle Assessment tools and building performance simulation softwares, along with practical experience in Design with Low-Carbon Biogenic Materials. I have lectured on Urban Studies and Policy, including ESG frameworks.
Recently, I collaborated with Region Hovedstaden to develop a method for producing Precise Extruded Earth Elements for construction and completed my individual experimental Low-Carbon Building project. I am also studying for the Living Future Accreditation in Regenerative Design.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
May 2025 - Jul 2025
Architect, Region Hovedstaden, Lyngby/Roskilde
• testing low-carbon, circular, earth-based building material
• producing precise extruded earth elements
Jul 2020 - Jul 2025
Architect, NuJord, Sjælland
• testing on-site excavated earth suitability for building
• developing earth-based materials for building applications
• advising on use of biogenic materials and building methods
• producing drawings for building permit application
Aug 2022 - Jul 2025 Lecturer, CIEE Copenhagen
• teaching Urban Studies and Policy course with a focus on Sustainability
Jun 2019 - Jun 2020
Junior Architect, Egen Vinding og Datter, Ringsted
• conceptual design, architectural drawings, construction drawings
• project management
• facilitating building workshops
Apr 2016 - May 2016
Architect Intern, EentilEen, Copenhagen
• assisting with construction drawings
• assisting manufacturing CNC-cut building modules
Feb 2016 - Jun 2016
Architect Intern, MAP Architects, Copenhagen
• producing and assemblying the 3D printed and CNC-cut models
Hobbies
volleyball, martial arts, gardening, volunteering, building a house
EDUCATION
2017-2019
Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden
Master of Science (MSc) in Architecture
• Architecture and Urban Planning Beyond Sustainability
References
References available upon request
• Courses: Sustainable Architectural Design (e.g. ZEB Design, Circular Construction, DfD; PHPP, LCA), Renewable Energy Integration (BIPV systems), Building Climatology (Passive Solar Design), Indoor Environmental Quality (air quality, lighting, daylight, solar gains, thermal comfort, spatial design quality), Building Performance Analysis (simulations: wind, solar, daylight, architectural lighting), Building Services (HR HVAC systems, natural ventilation), Ecosystem Service Design (stormwater and wastewater management design and calculations)
• Master’s Thesis: “Transformational Learning Space”
2010-2016
Estonian Academy of Arts, Tallinn, Estonia
Bachelor of Architecture (BArch)
• Architecture and Urban Design
• Courses: Architectural Design, NZEB Design, Architectural Lighting Design, Building Climatology, Load-Bearing Constructions, Statics of Building Materials and Constructions, MEP Calculations and Integration, Project Management
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
2015-2025
Board member/Volunteer, Makvärket, Knabstrup Culture and Environmental Collective
• Co-organising a renovation and adaptive reuse of a former factory building utilising reclaimed and biogenic building materials, experimental approach to circular construction principles in reduction of building’s carbon footprint.
ACADEMIC - CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
1. 2019, June. Conference: Folkemødet. Centre for Sustainability and Society (SUSY), University of Copenhagen. Bornholm, DK.
2. 2023, March. International Conference: Repurposing Places for Social and Environmental Resilience. ARUP, CounterArchitecture and University of East London. London, UK.
3. 2024, September. International Conference: Learnings/Unlearnings: Environmental Pedagogies, Play, Policies, and Spatial Design. KTH and Konstfack. Stockholm, SE.
