Friday, December 8, 2023

Buildings have far-reaching impacts on public health and well-being. Buildings are the largest energy use sector and they have had the least improvement in their energy efficiency compared to other sectors. Therefore, they are responsible for the majority of the emissions, and at the same time, they also present a great opportunity in reducing energy consumption and emissions by making buildings more energy efficient. Buildings are also where people spend about 90% of their lifetime.
The indoor environment affects people’s health and well-being, performance, and productivity. Therefore, it is critical to have buildings that are high-performing and also healthy and resilient.
In this presentation, Dr. Salimifard will share her academic career journey as well as some of her research projects focusing on the connections between indoor air quality, building energy performance, emissions footprint of buildings and their climate impacts, and public health impacts of buildings, and how to leverage building science to design and operate buildings that are sustainable, healthy, and resilient.