Jesper Ole Jensen

Jesper Ole Jensen is a Senior Researcher at Aalborg University's Department of the Built Environment, affiliated with The Faculty of Engineering and Science. He holds a PhD in Lifestyle, Housing, and Resource Consumption (2001) from Aalborg University and a Civil Engineering degree (1990) from the Technical University of Denmark. His research focuses on sustainable urban development, energy retrofitting of historic buildings, housing policy innovation, and socio-technical transitions in the built environment. He has held external positions at the Technical University of Denmark from 1991–2006.

Key research areas include:

• Climate-resilient housing solutions
• Conflict resolution between energy efficiency and heritage preservation
• Alternative housing models (co-living, micro-housing)
• Pandemic impacts on housing use
• Policy instruments for energy retrofitting

He has led/coordinated 40+ research projects, including the RESPOND initiative analyzing pandemic impacts on urban life (2022–2026), and contributed to 165+ publications. His work addresses UN SDG 11 (Sustainable Cities) and SDG 7 (Affordable Clean Energy). Current affiliations include the Sustainable Cities and Everyday Practice Research Group and Center for Design, Innovation and Sustainable Transitions.