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

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.