My Story

Since I took my first course in Python as an exchange student at National University of Singapore, I haven't looked back.

Initially I wanted learn to code because I was using Grasshopper and wanted to become better and understand the concepts behind it. My choice fell on Python because I had heard about it during my studies and because I had discovered Ladybug and Honeybee, which were written in Python.

It was the hardest university course I ever took.

After the first two thirds of the semester I still didn't get it. The concepts and the way of thinking were totally foreign to me and different from the other civil engineering and design courses I took.

In the beginning I was totally oblivious to it. I couldn't even complete the homework assignments we got. Luckily, I had a couple of friends at NUS, who were studying Computer Science there, who helped me out.

Today, coding is my job.

I still use my civil engineering knowledge and what I code is for the building industry, but I don't consider myself a civil engineer anymore.

I started studying civil engineering because I liked to build things.
When I code, I build things.

Why You Should Sponsor Me

Today I run my own company, where I develop software for the building industry with a focus on sustainability, life cycle assessments and CO2 calculations.

Sponsoring me is a way to support my open source work.

I build LCAx and EPDx.

Both of which are libraries and data structures for exchanging LCAs and EPDs, respectively.

My goal is making LCA calculations more accessible, transparent, and open.
Ultimately with the vision of accelerating the transition to a more sustainable construction industry.