Program
Venue
College of Architecture
Illinois Institute of Technology
S. R. Crown Hall
3360 S. State Street
Room 216
3410 S. State Street
Chicago - IL 60616
Responding to the spread of COVID-19, our symposium will be held in a hybrid mode with onsite presentations for IIT faculty and students only. The events/spaces will be prepared based on the CDC guidelines to maintain healthy environments as the health and safety of all the participants is our first priority.
Schedule
Friday, November 13
4:00 - 4:10 PM Introduction & Welcome
Room 216
4:10 - 4:30 PM Interview with Carol Ross Barney
Room 216
4:30 - 5:20 PM Keynote Speech: Prof. Muehleisen (Argonne National Laboratory)
Room 216
5:20 - 6:20 PM Panel Discussion: 'HUMAN BEHAVIOR, BUILT ENVIRONMENTS, & RESILIENCY'
Room 216 Mini-keynote speech: Prof. Segerstrale (IIT)
Moderator: Prof. Sabatino (IIT)
Panels: Prof. Segerstrale (IIT), Prof. Mimica (IIT),
Prof. Ditchman (IIT), Prof. Muehleisen (Argonne National Laboratory)
6:20 - 8:30 PM Reception
Room 216
Saturday, November 14
9:00 - 9:30 AM Breakfast
Room 216
9:30 - 9:45 AM Overview of Prometheus
Room 216
9:45 - 10:35 AM Keynote Speech: Prof. Aksamija (UMass Amherst)
Room 216
10:35 - 11:35 AM Panel Discussion: 'HUMAN BEHAVIOR & BUILDING PERFORMANCE'
Room 216 Mini-keynote speech: Prof. Teixeira (IIT)
Moderator: Prof. Corradi (IIT)
Panels: Prof. Aksamija (UMass Amherst), Prof. Teixeira (IIT),
Prof. Heidarinejad (IIT), Prof. Leslie (ISU)
11:35 AM-12:35 PM Lunch
Room 216
12:35 - 2:20 PM Paper Session 1
Room 216 The impact of double-skin facade configurations on wind-driven ventilation in tall office buildings
Yohan Kim - Illinois Institute of Technology
Understanding the links between thermal comfort and occupant adaptive behaviours
in naturally ventilated multi-patient wards in a post-epidemic context
Stavroula Koutroumpi - University of Cambridge
Residential Indoor Air Quality and Environmental Conditions among Asthmatic Adults in Chicago, IL
Insung Kang - Illinois Institute of Technology
The Crown Re-Viewed: Reflections on Student's Thermal Satisfaction in IIT Crown Hall
Lobna Mitkees - Illinois Institute of Technology
Active Environments - Behaviors, Emotions, and Pandemics
Anat Mor Avi - Illinois Institute of Technology
How to infrastructure placemaking through design-driven collaborations?
Tongtong Guo - Illinois Institute of Technology
2:20 - 2:35 PM Coffee Break
Room 216
2:35 - 4:05 PM Paper Session 2
Room 216 A Method to Assess the Geometric Purity of Shadow Lines: A Case Study of Daylighting Conditions
Alsaleh Sugati - Virginia Tech
Human spatial behavior and microclimates in urban public spaces using agent-based simulation modeling
Zahida Khan - Illinois Institute of Technology
Conducting the smart way of life: can increased order be considered equivalent to increased quality?
A Foucault-inspired discourse analysis of the smart city rhetoric
Aisha Sobey - University of Cambridge
Radical Resistance of Active Agency - the case of Korangi Town
Nadia Shah - Illinois Institute of Technology
Hybrid Mode of Inpatient Care and Homecare Design Based on IoMT Technology
Tian Li - Illinois Institute of Technology
Bridging Bronzeville:
Chicago's South Side Lakefront and the neighbouring communities' hope to reach the heart of Chicago
Alejandro Saldana Perales - Illinois Institute of Technology
4:05 - 4:20 PM Coffee Break
Room 216
4:20 - 5:10 PM Keynote Speech: Prof. Matthew Herman (Buro Happold)
Room 216
5:10 - 6:10 PM Panel Discussion: 'HUMAN BEHAVIOR IN URBAN ENVIRONMENTS'
Room 216 Mini-keynote speech: Prof. Henderson (IIT)
Moderator: Prof. Henderson (IIT)
Panels: Prof. Herman (Buro Happold), Prof. Felsen (IIT),
Prof. Villalobos (IIT), Prof. Du (TTU)
6:30 - 9:00 PM Closing Reception
Room 216
Sunday, November 15
4:00 - 5:00 PM Elmhurst Art Museum Tour
Prof. Michelangelo Sabatino
Keynote Speakers
Ralph T. Muehleisen, PhD is the Principal Building Scientist, the Building Energy Decision and Technology Section leader, and the Urban Science and Engineering Program lead for Argonne’s Energy Systems division. At Argonne, Dr. Muehleisen leads research to increase the energy efficiency and resiliency of the built environment while improving the quality of life and return on investment for citizens. His projects include urban science and engineering, stochastic building energy modeling, reduced order building energy modeling, risk analysis of building energy retrofits, Bayesian Calibration methods for building energy models, agent based models for understanding adoption of retrofit technologies, smart building/smart grid integration, and the development of new energy efficient and diagnostic technologies buildings. Dr. Muehleisen is the author of over 200 publications and presentations, and is a frequent invited speaker in the areas of urban science and engineering, building energy modeling, architectural acoustics and noise control.
Dr. Muehleisen is an Adjunct Associate Professor of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering at the Illinois Institute of Technology, a licensed Professional Engineer, a LEED AP, an INCE Board Certified Noise Control Engineer, and a Fellow of the Acoustical Society of America. He is a member of the Board of Directors and Co-Chair of the Urban Scale Modeling Research Subcommittee of the International Building Performance Simulation Association (IBPSA) USA, the Board of Directors of the Chicago Chapter of IBPSA-USA, and Vice Chair of the Energy Calculations Technical Committee at ASHRAE.
Ajla Akšamija, PhD, LEED AP BD+C, CDT is an Associate Professor at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and Building Technology Researcher/Associate at Perkins and Will. Her research expertise includes building science, high-performance buildings, emerging building technologies, digital design and representations, and innovations in architecture.
Dr. Akšamija directed Perkins and Will Building Technology Laboratory (“Tech Lab”), one of the first practice-driven research laboratories focusing on advanced building technologies, high-performance buildings, and computational design. She has worked on developing building analysis and modeling applications, implementation of novel materials in architectural design, and development of new building technologies. Her extensive professional experience includes healthcare facilities, academic buildings, schools, commercial buildings, and mixed-use buildings.
Her most recent book, Integrating Innovation in Architecture, Design, Methods and Technology for Progressive Practice and Research, was published by John Wiley & Sons in 2016. She also authored Sustainable Facades: Design Methods for High-Performance Building Envelopes (John Wiley & Sons, 2013). Dr. Akšamija has contributed to several other books, and has published over seventy research articles and invited papers. She has presented at various national and international conferences, and is a frequent speaker at industry-based, scientific and academic conferences. She is the founder and editor of the Perkins and Will Research Journal, one of the first peer-reviewed research journals coming from the design industry. Her upcoming book, Research Methods for the Architectural Profession, will be published in early 2021 by Routledge.
Matthew Herman is a principal who leads Buro Happold’s Chicago office and is responsible for the day to day operations of the MEP and environmental design teams.
Mr. Herman's experience includes a variety of projects ranging in scale from system component design to master planning primarily in the cultural and civic, commercial, residential, and education sectors.
His extensive experience brings an interdisciplinary approach to all of his projects, balancing architecture and engineering in a cost effective and sustainable manner.
He is especially interested in low energy design and energy analysis including energy modeling, post occupancy monitoring, and life cycle assessment for existing buildings and new construction.
He is also an ongoing Research-Based Advisor for Ph.D. Candidates at the Illinois Institute of Technology.