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Sedigheh Ghiasi presents at the 17th International IBPSA Building Simulation Conference

Author: codnew

Sedigheh Ghiasi, graduate student with the team presented ‘A sensitivity analysis to investigate urban heat island (UHI) effect on buildings energy consumption’  at the 17th International IBPSA Building Simulation Conference held hybrid from September 1-3, 2021 in Bruges Belgium. The paper uses weather data considering UHI impact using remote sensing techniques.  Our findings showed how UHI can increase annual cooling load in the study area of Des Moines, Iowa.

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This work is supported by the National Science Foundation, Award # 1855902. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.