About

Lisa Ottenhaus is a structural engineer and lecturer at the School of Civil Engineering, the University of Queensland (UQ), in Brisbane, Australia, with expertise in design of timber connections. Before joining UQ, Lisa undertook a PhD at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand, researching connections in tall timber buildings, and holds a Master of Science in Structural Engineering from TU Delft, and a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from Karlsruhe Institute of Technology.

Ottenhaus and their research team currently focus on off-site timber construction, investigating different timber materials and systems, such as CLT, light timber framing, and novel timber materials and systems. Part of their work aims to minimize the environmental impact of the construction industry, and to transition the construction industry toward a circular framework, e.g. by designing buildings for adaptability, disassembly, and adaptive reuse. Aligned with this endeavor. Ottenhaus has been involved in several LCA research projects investigating the benefits of using timber in construction, such as reduced greenhouse gas emissions in manufacture and construction, and carbon sequestration during the building's service life.

Ottenhaus collaborates with industry partners and research colleagues nationally and internationally, and is a member of the ARC Research Hub for Advanced Solutions to Transform Tall Timber Buildings (ARC Future Timber Hub).

Lisa Ottenhaus is a structural engineer and lecturer at the School of Civil Engineering, the University of Queensland (UQ), in Brisbane, Australia, with expertise in design of timber connections. Before joining UQ, Lisa undertook a PhD at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand, researching connections in tall timber buildings, and holds a Master of Science in Structural Engineering from TU Delft, and a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from Karlsruhe Institute of Technology.

Ottenhaus and their research team currently focus on off-site timber construction, investigating different timber materials and systems, such as CLT, light timber framing, and novel timber materials and systems. Part of their work aims to minimize the environmental impact of the construction industry, and to transition the construction industry toward a circular framework, e.g. by designing buildings for…

See more See less