Authors
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Shideh Shams Amiri
Drexel University
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Nariman Mostafavi
Drexel University
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Rusty
University of Delaware
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Simi Hoque
Drexel University
Abstract
Buildings connect different networks of transportation and influence the patterns of transit routes. Integrated analyses of urban development—specifically transportation infrastructures and building construction—is critical to mitigating their environmental impacts. The building and transportation sectors together consume approximately 75% of CO2 emissions. The goal of this study is to determine the spatial variation and relationship between building and transportation energy use for residents of multifamily units in the Philadelphia metropolitan region. Results indicated the average ratio of building to transportation energy use is 3:1. Transportation energy showed a trend of increasing consumption with distance to the urban core (which is the employment center for Philadelphia). Building energy consumption showed a weak negative correlation and was randomly distributed across the region. The driving factors for both building and transportation energy consumption are identified.
Author Biographies
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Shideh Shams Amiri, Drexel University
Institutions of Undergraduate and Graduate Study:
B.S.: Architectural Engineering, Azad University, Qazvin, Iraq
M.S.: Civil Engineering, Texas A&M University, Kingsville, TX
M.S.: Architectural Engineering (Construction), Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
Research Interests:
Building energy performance; Sustainable construction; Food-water-energy Nexus; Demand response; Net-zero energy building; Construction safety
Advisor: Dr. Simi Hoque
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Nariman Mostafavi, Drexel University
- PhD: Building and Construction Technology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, United States
- MSc: Chemical Engineering for Energy and Environment, Royal Institute of Technology - KTH, Stockholm, Sweden
- BSc: Chemical Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology (Tehran Polytechnic), Tehran, Iran
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Simulation tools for analyzing urban metabolism; environmentally responsive design; urban resilience; engineering economics; industrial ecology
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Simi Hoque, Drexel University
High performance design, construction, and operation of the built environment is critical to managing climate change and air pollution effects. My work focuses on modeling and analysis of buildings and urban infrastructure using a systems-based computational platform.
