Dr Touraj Ashrafian

Assistant Professor

Department: Architecture and Built Environment

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Key Publications

Climate-resilient building energy efficiency retrofit: Evaluating climate change impacts on residential buildings, Tomrukcu, G., Ashrafian, T. 1 Aug 2024, In: Energy and Buildings
Enhancing school buildings energy efficiency under climate change: A comprehensive analysis of energy, cost, and comfort factors, Ashrafian, T. 1 Dec 2023, In: Journal of Building Engineering
Comprehensive parameters for the definition of nearly zero energy and cost optimal levels considering the life cycle energy and thermal comfort of school buildings, Moazzen, N., Karagüler, M., Ashrafian, T. 15 Dec 2021, In: Energy and Buildings
A multi-criteria approach to affordable energy-efficient retrofit of primary school buildings, Moazzen, N., Ashrafian, T., Yilmaz, Z., Karagüler, M. 15 Jun 2020, In: Applied Energy
The impact of glazing ratio and window configuration on occupants’ comfort and energy demand: The case study of a school building in Eskisehir, Turkey, Ashrafian, T., Moazzen, N. 1 May 2019, In: Sustainable Cities and Society
Positive energy districts: Identifying challenges and interdependencies, Krangsås, S., Steemers, K., Konstantinou, T., Soutullo, S., Liu, M., Giancola, E., Prebreza, B., Ashrafian, T., Murauskaitė, L., Maas, N. 23 Sep 2021, In: Sustainability
Methodology to define cost-optimal level of architectural measures for energy efficient retrofits of existing detached residential buildings in Turkey, Ashrafian, T., Yilmaz, A., Corgnati, S., Moazzen, N. 15 May 2016, In: Energy and Buildings

Professional Activity

Editorial work: Humanities and Social Sciences Communications (Journal) 2023
Publication Peer-review: Journal of Building Engineering (Journal) 2019
Publication Peer-review: Energy and Buildings (Journal) 2012
Publication Peer-review: Building and Environment (Journal) 2011

Qualifications

Building PhD August 08 2016

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