Dr Mehdi Amirkhani is an Online Course Facilitator (OCF) within the Bachelor of Construction Management program. His role involves working closely with UniSA Online and UniSA STEM to deliver high-quality online teaching to UniSA online students and coordinate online tutoring staff's day-to-day activities.
Mehdi has significant experience teaching environmental technology. These include units centred around lighting, energy estimation, thermal comfort, acoustics (speech privacy and speech intelligibility) and computational simulation programs. In particular, Mehdi's expertise includes strategies for applying environmental technologies in sustainable design and building retrofitting that facilitate occupants' health and well-being.
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Dr Mehdi Amirkhani is an Online Course Facilitator (OCF) within the Bachelor of Construction Management program. His role involves working closely with UniSA Online and UniSA STEM to deliver high-quality online teaching to UniSA online students and coordinate online tutoring staff's day-to-day activities.
Mehdi has significant experience teaching environmental technology. These include units centred around lighting, energy estimation, thermal comfort, acoustics (speech privacy and speech intelligibility) and computational simulation programs. In particular, Mehdi's expertise includes strategies for applying environmental technologies in sustainable design and building retrofitting that facilitate occupants' health and well-being.
He is an active researcher in building environmental technologies, building systems and services, building retrofitting, sustainable design, net-zero energy buildings and indoor environmental quality. His PhD thesis established an innovative approach to lighting design in office buildings that optimised the visual comfort (electric and daylight) and energy consumption performance of commercial façades.
Dr Mehdi Amirkhani has more than twelve years of practical experience as an Architect in Australia and overseas. He is also an Editor and Reviewer of several scientific journals and international conferences. Mehdi is an Associate Fellow of the UK Higher Education Academy (AFHEA), Co-Director of the Zero Energy Mass Custom Home (ZEMCH) Network Australia, Board Member of ZEMCH Network Global and a Full Member of Design Matters National.
About me
Doctor of Philosophy Queensland University of Technology
Master of Architecture Islamic Azad University
Bachelor of Architectural Engineering Islamic Azad University
Home Energy Efficiency and Sustainability (H.S.A & Thermal Performance) Education in Building
Before joining UniSA Online, Dr Mehdi Amirkhani worked casually at the following universities:
He has also completed the design and documentation of over 100 residential and commercial architectural projects in Australia since 2014.
Research
Excludes commercial-in-confidence projects.
Environmental Technology Applications in the Retrofitting of Residential Buildings
Research
Research outputs for the last seven years are shown below. Some long-standing staff members may have older outputs included. To see earlier years visit ORCID, ResearcherID or Scopus
Open access indicates that an output is open access.
| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2022 |
Open access
5
3
2
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| 2021 |
Open access
9
4
|
| 2021 |
Open access
12
8
|
| 2018 |
15
11
2
|
| 2017 |
Open access
12
1
|
| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2023 |
Open access
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| 2022 |
Open access
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| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2023 |
Open access
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| 2022 |
Open access
5
3
2
|
| 2022 |
Open access
|
| 2021 |
Open access
|
| 2021 |
Open access
9
4
|
| 2021 |
Open access
12
8
|
| 2018 |
15
11
2
|
| 2017 |
Open access
12
1
|
Conference papers (refereed):
Amirkhani, M., Garcia-Hansen, V., & Isoardi, G. (2015). Improving the impact of luminance contrast on the window appearance in a conventional office room: using supplementary lighting strategies. Paper presented at Living and Learning: Research for a Better Built Environment, 49th International Conference of the Architectural Science Association, Melbourne, Australia, 1129-1138.
Amirkhani, M., Garcia-Hansen, V. and Isoardi, G. (2015) LED lighting design strategies to enhance window appearance and increase energy savings in daylit office spaces, Paper presented at Asia-Pacific Lighting Systems Workshop, Sydney, Australia, 1-7.
Amirkhani, M., Garcia-Hansen, V., & Isoardi, G. (2015). Integrating LED lighting design strategies with side daylighting systems to improve interior lighting design of office buildings. Paper presented at the IASDR 2015 Doctoral Colloquium Conference, Brisbane, Australia.
Conference and Technical Presentations:
Wang, Z., Luther, M., Luther M., Liu, C. & Amirkhani, M. (2021). Solar-powered Heat Pumps with Energy Storage Systems for Australian Houses, The Architectural Science Association (ANZAScA): Symposium.
Hong, D., Luther, M., Luther M., Martek I. & Amirkhani, M. (2021). Environmental conditioning systems for the Perimeter Zones of Office Buildings, The Architectural Science Association (ANZAScA): Symposium.
Luther M. & Amirkhani, M. (2021). Show me the demonstrator, prefabAUS Industry Summit: Building blocks for sustainable future.
Luther M. & Amirkhani, M. (2020). High Environmental Performance Affordable Housing, prefabAUS Industry Summit: The Future of Construction is Prefab.
Amirkhani, M., Garcia-Hansen, V., & Isoardi, G. (2016). Decreasing luminance contrast on window walls as well as users' interventions: Using LED lighting system, IESANZ Queensland Chapter - Technical Meeting.
Amirkhani, M., Garcia-Hansen, V., & Isoardi, G. (2017). Integrating LED lighting design strategies with side daylighting systems to improve interior lighting design of office buildings. QUT Design Lab HDR Symposium.
Research
NatHERS Accredited Home Energy Assessor (DMN/22/2075)
Co-director of Zero Energy Mass Custom Home (ZEMCH) Network - Australia
External engagement & recognition
| Organisation | Country |
|---|---|
| Allameh Tabatabai University | IRAN |
| Austrian Institute of Technology | SWITZERLAND |
| Austrian Institute of Technology Austria | AUSTRIA |
| Deakin University | AUSTRALIA |
| Ferdowsi University of Mashhad | IRAN |
| Isfahan University of Technology | IRAN |
| Islamic Azad University | IRAN |
| Khavaran Institute of Higher Education | IRAN |
| Kongju National University | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF (SOUTH) |
| niversity of Notre Dame | UNITED STATES |
| Prince Mohammad bin Fahd University | SAUDI ARABIA |
| Queensland University of Technology | AUSTRALIA |
| Tarbiat Modarres University | IRAN |
| United Arab Emirates University | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES |
| Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul | BRAZIL |
| University of Melbourne | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Southern Queensland | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Technology | IRAQ |
| University of Tehran | IRAN |
| University of Trento | ITALY |
External engagement & recognition
| Engagement/recognition | Year |
|---|---|
Accredited Home Energy Efficiency Assessor (DMN/22/2075)Design Matters National |
2023 |
Board memberZero Energy Mass Custom Home (ZEMCH) Network - Global |
2023 |
Co-DirectorZero Energy Mass Custom Home (ZEMCH) Network - Australia |
2023 |
Editorial Team MemberThe American Journal of Environmental Experience Design (AJEXD) |
2023 |
Invited Lecturer - ARCH30004 and ABPL90394 courses within MArch and BArch programsThe University of Melbourne |
2023 |
Invited Lecturer - ZEMCH Design WorkshopThiagarajar, College of Engineering, India |
2023 |
MemberAustralian Academic Integrity Network (AAIN) |
2023 |
Topic Issue – Joint Journals (sustainability, energies, buildings, designs, sensors), Co-EditorMDPI |
2023 |
Topical Collection, Co-EditorMDPI - Encyclopedia of ZEMCH Research and Development |
2023 |
Accredited Home Energy Efficiency Assessor (DMN/22/2075)Design Matters National |
2022 |
Board memberZero Energy Mass Custom Home (ZEMCH) Network - Global |
2022 |
Co-DirectorZero Energy Mass Custom Home (ZEMCH) Network - Australia |
2022 |
Invited Lecturer - ARCH30004 and ABPL90394 courses within MArch and BArch programsThe University of Melbourne |
2022 |
Topic Issue – Joint Journals (sustainability, energies, buildings, designs, sensors), Co-EditorMDPI |
2022 |
Topical Collection, Co-EditorMDPI - Encyclopedia of ZEMCH Research and Development |
2022 |
Associate Fellow (PR12060)AdvanceHE |
2017 |
Invited Lecturer (2022) - United Arab Emirates University, UAE
Invited Lecturer (2021) - Northumbria University, UK
Teaching & student supervision
