Abstract Manual and automated blind controls are typically not included in energy and daylight simulation in part because there is no consensus in the research or practice communities about the way users operate manual blinds or override automated blinds. In order for blind use patterns to become part of energy and daylight simulation best practices,…
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Proud to be selected as one of the “ASHRAE Grant” recipients during year 2018-2019.
Thanks ASHRAE for considering me as one of the grant recipients!
Honored to be recognized as the winner of “Robert E. Thunen Memorial Award” from Illuminating Engineering Society San Francisco Section
I’m so proud to be recognized as the winner of Robert E. Thunen Memorial Award from Illuminating Engineering Society San Francisco Section for our recent findings on proposing a new manual blind control algorithm for daylight analyses. More information can be found here
Amir was selected as a voting member of USGBC LEED Indoor Environment Quality Technical Advisory Group (EQ TAG)
I’m honored to be selected to serve as a committee member of USGBC LEED Indoor Environment Quality Technical Advisory Group (EQ TAG) since 2017. You can find the entire EQ TAG members in the link below: indoor-eq-tag-members-2018
So proud to be recognized as a recipient of 2018 IALD Education Trust Award
The International Association of Lighting Designers (IALD) announced the recipients of Education Trust scholarship for the 2018 school year. The winners were selected by the IALD Education Trust’s Scholarship Committee: SEONMI AHN, Hochschule Wismar (Wismar, Germany); AMIR NEZAMDOOST, University of Oregon (Eugene, OR, USA); LINDA NOUEIHED, New York School of Interior Design (New York, NY USA);…
The judges awarded the prize for “Best Written Paper of the Year” to Amir Nezamdoost in the 2017 SLL Young Lighter of the Year competition
So honored to be awarded the “Best Written Paper of the Year” from International Society of Light and Lighting (SLL) for my paper, A New Manual Blind Use Pattern for Annual Energy and Daylight Simulations. According to the official website of the competition (click here): “The Young Lighter of the Year competition provides a high…
A Conference Paper About Proposing a New Manual Blind Control Algorithm in 2017 IES Annual Conference, Portland OR.
Our recent conference paper about proposing a new manual control blind algorithm, entitled Blindswitch-2017, was presented in the 2017 IES Annual Conference paper in Portland, OR and published in the conference proceedings. The full paper can be downloaded from the link below: https://amirnezamdoost.files.wordpress.com/2017/08/updated_blindswitch-2017_final_nezamdoost_wymelenberg_reformat.pdf
Amir is presenting in 16th Annual International Radiance Workshop 2017
Amir Nezamdoost and Alen Mahic are going to present challenges and opportunities of incorporating LM-83 into building simulation in the 16th Annual International Radiance Workshop 2017 in Portland, Oregon. The presentation is available in Radiance online website: Challenges and Opportunities of Incorporating LM-83 Into Building Simulation
The Richard Kelly Grant 2016 was awarded to Amir
The Richard Kelly Grant was established by the New York Section of the Illuminating Engineering Society in 1980. The scholarship is granted to only one person (each year) from United States, Canada and Mexico who preserve and carry forth Richard Kelly’s ideals, enthusiasm and reverence for light. Applicant must demonstrate accomplishment as well as the potential…
Amir was selected as a Finalist of SLL Young Lighter of the Year 2017
Amir Nezamdoost was selected as one of three finalists to be awarded the Young Lighter of the Year 2017 at Lux Live Exhibition in London on November 2017. The Young Lighter of the Year is hold every year by The Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE), and Society of Light and Lighting (SLL). In…
Our global achievement in VELUX competition were mentioned in AIA Newspaper
Our global achievement in International VELUX competition were mentioned in AIA Oregon newspaper, entitled “architecture students recognized with global, state honors”
2017 SBSE Retreat – Oregon
CRAFT: Shaping Buildings, Ecologies, and Cities Silver Falls Cabin & Conference Center – Sublimity, Oregon Tuesday, July 25 – Friday, July 28, 2017 The 2017 retreat theme, CRAFT, focuses on tools, strategies, resources, and innovative design practices that we develop to inspire our students to create appropriate environments. CRAFT is purposely intended to have multiple…
Presenting “Annual Energy and Daylight Co-Simulation for More Accurate Representation of Shading Controls” in Buildings at Building Energy Simulation Forum (BESF) – Portland, Oregon
2017.08.16 Building Energy Simulation Forum Presentation – Ecotrust Portland Annual Energy and Daylight Co-Simulation for More Accurate Representation of Electric Lighting and Shading Controls in Buildings Description: Shading controls are typically not included in energy modeling and often not considered in daylight modeling. Similarly, electric lighting is usually represented as a fixed schedule or…
VELUX-USA interviewed the team about International VELUX Award: Automated Blinds Study
How does daylight affect us at work? Watch to learn how a team of students compared how office workers use manually operated blinds versus how automated blinds provide light and shade in an office building. The students, Amir Nezamdoost, Alen Mahic and Malak Modaresnezhad won the Regional Award for The Americas in the International VELUX…
Article published in Journal of Building Performance Simulation about annual daylight metrics
A full length journal paper titled, “A daylighting field study using human feedback and simulations to test and improve recently adopted annual daylight performance metrics,” by Amir Nezamdoost and Kevin Van Den Wymelenberg has been published in Journal of Building Performance Simulation. The online version can be found in link below. LINK TO PAPER To…
New Conference Paper About Annual Climate-based Daylight Simulation
Amir Nezamdoost and Kevin Van Den Wymelenberg authored a paper about annual climate-based daylight simulation in 2015, named “A comparative study of spatial dayli area drawings with annual climate-based simulation using multiple manual blind control patterns, and point-in-time simulation.” It is now available in link below: DOWNLOAD THE CONFERENCE PAPER This paper was presented by…
Selected as a Scientific Committee member of PLEA 2017 Edinburgh
Amir Nezamdoost is selected as one of the scientific committee members of PLEA 2017 Edinburgh to review papers submitted to the conference. PLEA stands for Passive Low Energy Architecture and is a global network that has led a worldwide discourse on sustainable architecture and urban design through its conferences since 1982. More information can be…
Our paper about manual blind control patterns was accepted and presented in 2014 IES Annual Conference in Pittsburgh, PA.
A paper by the Integrated Design Lab, authored by Amir Nezamdoost, Alen Mahic, and Kevin Van Den Wymelenberg has been accepted in 2014 IES Annual conference and presented by Amir and Alen in a 30-minute paper session at IES Conference in Pittsburgh, PA. The paper titled “ANNUAL ENERGY AND DAYLIGHT IMPACTS OF MANUAL BLIND CONTROL…
Amir at the 2016 GreenBuild International Conference, LA + Awarded USGBC Scholarship
USGBC’s Greenbuild International Conference & Expo is the world’s largest event dedicated to green building. 88 individuals from around the world received a scholarship to attend Greenbuild 2016 in Los Angeles. Nezamdoost has the privilege to be selected as one of the scholarship recipients.
Our team was recognized as the winner of International VELUX Award 2016 in the Americas Region
How does daylight affect us at work? Watch to learn how a team of students compared how office workers use manually operated blinds versus how automated blinds provide light and shade in an office building. The students, Amir Nezamdoost, Alen Mahic and Malak Modaresnezhad won the Regional Award for The Americas in the International VELUX…
Article published in LEUKOS about examining daylight performance
A full length journal paper titled, “Revisiting the Daylit Area: Examining Daylighting Performance Using Subjective Human Evaluations and Simulated Compliance with the LEED Version 4 Daylight Credit,” by Amir Nezamdoost and Kevin Van Den Wymelenberg has been published in LEUKOS. The online first version can be found here. Abstract: The IES Lighting Measurement 83-12 Approved…
Amir Nezamdoost and Kevin Van Den Wymelenberg awarded the best student paper for the ASHRAE and IBPSA-USA 2016 SimBuild Conference.
Amir Nezamdoost and Kevin Van Den Wymelenberg awarded the best student paper for the ASHRAE and IBPSA-USA 2016 SimBuild Conference. You can find and download the paper here on page 49.
Farewell Party with IDL’s friends!
It has been an absolute pleasure working with an expert team at University of Idaho – Integrated Design Lab.
A Conference paper about Sustainable Construction Materials
If you are interested to learn about sustainable construction materials, below is the link to a conference paper that Amir Nezamdoost and colleagues published in 2013 in 3rd International Conference on Green Building Technology and Materials. DOWNLOAD THE PAPER!
Amir’s master thesis: “Development of Annual Daylight Performance Metrics”
Amir’s master thesis is available now. You can download the preview version of it from here.
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