Conference Agenda

Overview and details of the sessions of this conference. Please select a date or location to show only sessions at that day or location. Please select a single session for detailed view (with abstracts and downloads if available).

Please note that all times are shown in the time zone of the conference. The current conference time is: 20th Oct 2025, 08:33:34am EDT

 
 
Session Overview
Location: Stamp: Banneker B
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Date: Wednesday, 02/Apr/2025
12:15pm
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1:45pm		 Env_1_WD: Environmental Session 1 (WD)
Location: Stamp: Banneker B
Session Chair: Deok-Oh Woo, University of Maryland
Presenter: Elizabeth Farrell Garcia, Auburn University
Presenter: Ajla Aksamija, University of Utah
Presenter: Islam Gharaibeh, Pennsylvania State University
 

Repair or Replace: Context-Based Considerations for More Climate-Responsive Architectural Interventions

Elizabeth Farrell Garcia, Gorham Bird, David Shanks

Auburn University, United States of America


Energy Efficiency Retrofit of a Multifamily Residential Complex in Utah

Ajla Aksamija1, Fatema Udaipurwala1, Michele Knapp2

1: University of Utah, United States of America; 2: FunForm, United States of America


A Review of Modular Construction Role in Reducing Buildings' Environmental Impacts

Islam Gharaibeh1,2, Rahman Azari1, Gregory Pavlak1

1: Pennsylvania State University, United States of America; 2: Al-Balqa Applied University, As-Salt, Jordan
2:00pm
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3:30pm		 Env_2_WD: Environmental Session 2 (WD)
Location: Stamp: Banneker B
Session Chair: Ajla Aksamija, University of Utah
Presenter: Farzad Hashemi, The University of Texas at San Antonio
Presenter: Pravin Bhiwapurkar, University of Cincinnati
Presenter: Adele Houghton, Biositu, LLC
 

Investigating the Legacy of Redlining on Urban Heat: A GIS and ENVI-met Simulation Study

Farzad Hashemi, Parisa Najafian, Zahra Khashei

The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX


Systems Thinking as a Response to Climate-induced Health Gaps

Pravin Bhiwapurkar

University of Cincinnati, United States of America


Using Climate Justice as a Lens for Evaluating Design Excellence

Adele Houghton1,2, Nea Maloo3

1: Biositu, LLC, United States of America; 2: Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health; 3: Howard University
Date: Thursday, 03/Apr/2025
8:30am
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10:00am		 Env_1_TH: Environmental Session 1 (TH)
Location: Stamp: Banneker B
Session Chair: Deok-Oh Woo, University of Maryland
Presenter: Faezeh Choobkar, University of Michigan
Presenter: Erick Romero, Thomas Jefferson University
Presenter: Ihab Elzeyadi, University of Oregon / Department of Architecture / HiPE Lab
 

Multi-Objective Optimization of Daylighting and Thermal Comfort in Perforated Hybrid Shell Structures

Faezeh Choobkar1, Sana Ghazazani2, Soroush Reaisi3, Peter von Buelow1

1: Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning, University of Michigan, United States of America; 2: Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran; 3: Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec


5-Minute Green Spaces: A Case Study on Identifying and Prioritizing Suitable Vacant Lots for Community-Led Green Space Development in Philadelphia

Erick Romero1, Peng du2

1: Thomas Jefferson University, United States of America; 2: Thomas Jefferson University, United States of America


The Net-Zero Challenge: The Architecture of the New K-12 Schools Between Prediction and Verification

Ihab Elzeyadi

University of Oregon / Department of Architecture / HiPE Lab, United States of America
10:15am
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11:45am		 Tec_2_TH: Technological Session 2 (TH)
Location: Stamp: Banneker B
Session Chair: Pravin Bhiwapurkar, University of Cincinnati
Presenter: Bahereh Vojdani, University of Maryland
Presenter: Ming Hu, University of Notre Dame
Presenter: Sara Codarin, Lawrence Technological University
Presenter: Hernan Jacobo Rosas, University of Maryland
 

BUILT2AFFORD: Machine-Learning-Driven Passive Retrofits for Affordable Housing

Ming Hu, Siavash Ghorbany, Siyuan Yao, Chaoli Wang, Matthew Sisk

University of Notre Dame, United States of America


Fabricated Combine: Animated Surface

Sara Codarin, Masataka Yoshikawa

Lawrence Technological University, United States of America


Neuroarchitecture Evaluation of Biophilia Constructs: A Review of EEG In Biophilic Design Studies

Hernan Rosas1, Mohammad Gharipour1, Ming Hu2, Edward Bernat3

1: School of Architecture, University of Maryland; 2: School of Architecture, University of Notre Dame; 3: Department of Psychology, University of Maryland


Machine Learning Models for CO₂ Emission Analysis in Campus Buildings

Bahereh Vojdani, Deok-Oh Woo, Andressa Martinez

University of Maryland, United States of America
2:30pm
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4:00pm		 Tech_3_TH: Technological Session 3 (TH)
Location: Stamp: Banneker B
Session Chair: Ihab Elzeyadi, University of Oregon / Department of Architecture / HiPE Lab
Presenter: Dima Abu-Aridah, Pennsylvania State University
Presenter: Yuan Liao, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Presenter: Sana Ahrar, Pennsylvania State University
 

Reshaping Refuge: The Socio-Spatial Dynamics of Refugee-Led Adaptations in Zaatari Camp

Dima Abu-Aridah, Rebecca Henn

Pennsylvania State University, United States of America


Novel Design of Emergency Shelters for Disaster Relief Using Deployable Structures

Yuan Liao

University of Tennessee, Knoxville, United States of America


Decoding Informality: Phases of Development of mixed-income informal settlements

Sana Ahrar, Alexandra Staub

The Pennsylvania State University, United States of America