Touraj ASHRAFIAN
Biography
Touraj Ashrafian possesses over 20 years of professional experience in architectural design and built-environment science. His research primarily revolves around topics such as nearly Zero Energy Buildings (nZEB), cost-optimality analysis, indoor environmental quality (IEQ), building life cycle assessment, energy efficiency renovation, positive energy districts, and climate adaptation. He has contributed to numerous articles published in esteemed academic journals and has presented several conference papers.
During his PhD studies at Istanbul Technical University, Touraj focused primarily on enhancing energy efficiency in existing buildings through retrofit measures. His research involved cost analysis and the step-by-step implementation of low-cost retrofit methods tailored to Istanbul's economic, social, and climatic conditions. He played a pivotal role as a primary researcher in two national research projects: "Determination of Turkish Reference Buildings and National Method for Defining Cost Optimum Energy Efficiency Level of Buildings," supported by TUBITAK (The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey), and "Establishing Standard and Sub-Structure of Unit Implementation of Ecological Settlement in the Converted Areas under Disaster Relief in Eskisehir-Kocakir," supported by the Turkish Ministry of Environment and Urbanism. Additionally, he actively participated in four LEED or BREEAM projects.
Between 2016 and 2022, Touraj served as an Assistant Professor at Özyeğin University, where he led courses on architectural design, built-environment control, and construction science. He is the founder and co-coordinator of the Building Materials and Physics Laboratory within the Faculty of Architecture and Design. Touraj serves as the coordinator for the Turkish team in the "H2020-LC-SC3-2020-Joint-Actions-1: procuRE - re-commercial Procurement of Breakthrough Solutions for 100% Renewable Energy Supply in Buildings" project. Additionally, he coordinated a TÜBİTAK-funded project titled "Developing National Approach of Long-term Renovation Strategies for Existing Educational Campuses in Turkey towards Nearly Zero Energy Target".
Since 2022, he has been serving as an Assistant Professor in Built Environment at Northumbria University.
During his PhD studies at Istanbul Technical University, Touraj focused primarily on enhancing energy efficiency in existing buildings through retrofit measures. His research involved cost analysis and the step-by-step implementation of low-cost retrofit methods tailored to Istanbul's economic, social, and climatic conditions. He played a pivotal role as a primary researcher in two national research projects: "Determination of Turkish Reference Buildings and National Method for Defining Cost Optimum Energy Efficiency Level of Buildings," supported by TUBITAK (The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey), and "Establishing Standard and Sub-Structure of Unit Implementation of Ecological Settlement in the Converted Areas under Disaster Relief in Eskisehir-Kocakir," supported by the Turkish Ministry of Environment and Urbanism. Additionally, he actively participated in four LEED or BREEAM projects.
Between 2016 and 2022, Touraj served as an Assistant Professor at Özyeğin University, where he led courses on architectural design, built-environment control, and construction science. He is the founder and co-coordinator of the Building Materials and Physics Laboratory within the Faculty of Architecture and Design. Touraj serves as the coordinator for the Turkish team in the "H2020-LC-SC3-2020-Joint-Actions-1: procuRE - re-commercial Procurement of Breakthrough Solutions for 100% Renewable Energy Supply in Buildings" project. Additionally, he coordinated a TÜBİTAK-funded project titled "Developing National Approach of Long-term Renovation Strategies for Existing Educational Campuses in Turkey towards Nearly Zero Energy Target".
Since 2022, he has been serving as an Assistant Professor in Built Environment at Northumbria University.
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