Nastaran Makaremi

University of Toronto | U of T

Energy efficiency and environmental sustainability in building has become a key issue since the built environment is nowadays responsible for more than 30% of the total carbon emissions. While new building design and construction reached massive improvements toward net zero energy and high environmental performance standards, existing and historica...

Globally, artificial lighting accounts for a considerable part of electrical energy consumption in buildings. Hence, there is a need to design appropriate lighting scenarios for buildings in a way to reduce energy while meeting visual comfort requirements. This research aims to investigate the effects of applying different design strategies on ligh...

The current study analyzed the relationship between reflectance of interior surfaces and distribution of artificial light through visual comfort indices by DIALux evo software. The relationships were assessed through a statistical analysis by SPSS. The quantitative comparison between surface reflectance and these indices showed that wall visible re...

There is considerable interest recently in by-products for application in green buildings. These materials are widely used as building envelope insulators or blocks. In this study, an experimental study was conducted to test stranded driftwood residues as raw material for possible thermo-acoustic insulation panel and environmentally sustainable bri...

In tropical context, the conditions of thermal comfort in outdoor environments extremely affect the people's satisfaction towards usage of open areas. Hence, creating acceptable thermally comfortable outdoor areas could be considered as one of the significant strategies for enhancing the quality of urban life and achieving a sustainable city in tro...