🏗️ Whole Building Simulation

Postgraduate course, ETH Zurich, with Dr. J. Allan (until 2024) and Dr. H. Bazazzadeh (since 2025)

• Teaching core principles of building performance simulation to support the design, operation, and retrofitting of energy-efficient buildings.
• Hands-on experience with DesignBuilder and EnergyPlus, enabling students to simulate building energy use and indoor comfort.
• Application of advanced techniques, including HVAC system modeling, parametric studies, model calibration, and uncertainty quantification, to improve performance and sustainability.

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⚡ Energy Innovation & Management

Postgraduate course, ETH Zurich, with Dr. A. Stephan and Dr. B. Probst

• Exploring innovation, managerial, organizational, and decision-making aspects in the energy sector for the transition to a net-zero energy system.
• Teaching the role of energy system models in strategic decision-making, focusing on their application for planning and investment analysis.
• Guiding an interactive case study on how firms navigate energy sector transitions, manage innovation, and adapt to evolving market conditions.
• Facilitating discussions, role-playing exercises, and scenario-based decision-making to explore real-world energy challenges.

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🏗️ Whole Building Simulation

Postgraduate course, ETH Zurich, with Dr. K. Orehounig

• Teaching core principles of building performance simulation to support the design, operation, and retrofitting of energy-efficient buildings.
• Hands-on experience with DesignBuilder and EnergyPlus, enabling students to simulate building energy use and indoor comfort.
• Application of advanced techniques, including HVAC system modeling, parametric studies, model calibration, and uncertainty quantification, to improve performance and sustainability.

🏢 Building Physics III: Energy and Comfort, Urban Physics

Undergraduate course, ETH Zurich, with Prof. Dr. J. Carmeliet and Dr. K. Orehounig

• Lectures and exercise sessions on the fundamentals of dynamic heat transfer in buildings.
• Teaching building energy simulation principles to analyze heating and cooling demand.