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
Design Matters National (Australia) - Accredited Thermal Performance Assessor (DMN/22/2075)
UK Higher Education Academy (HEA) - Associate Fellow (PR124060)
Zero Energy Mass Custom Home (ZEMCH) Network Australia - Co-director
ZEMCH Network Global - Board Member
Registered Architect in Iran since 2012
About me
Doctor of Philosophy Queensland University of Technology
Master of Architecture Islamic Azad University
Bachelor of Architectural Engineering Islamic Azad University
Before joining UniSA Online, Dr Mehdi Amirkhani has worked casually at the following universities:
He has also completed the design and documentation of over 95 residential and commercial architectural projects in Australia since 2014.
A Thermal Comfort Evaluation Method for Retrofitting Assessment
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. To see earlier years visit ORCID, ResearcherID or Scopus
Open access indicates that an output is open access.
| Year | Output |
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| 2022 |
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| 2021 |
Open access
1
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| 2021 |
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| 2018 |
11
10
2
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| 2017 |
Open access
11
1
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| 2022 |
Open access
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| Year | Output |
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| 2022 |
Open access
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| 2022 |
Open access
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| 2021 |
Open access
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| 2021 |
Open access
1
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| 2021 |
Open access
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| 2018 |
11
10
2
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| 2017 |
Open access
11
1
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Conference papers (refereed):
Amirkhani, M., Garcia-Hansen, V., & Isoardi, G. (2016). Reducing luminance contrast on the window wall and users' interventions in an office room. Paper presented at CIE Lighting Quality & Energy Efficiency Conference, Melbourne, Australia, 385-394.
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
A Thermal Comfort Evaluation Method for Retrofitting Assessment
Invited Lecturer (2022) - The University of Melbourne
External engagement & recognition
| Organisation | Country |
|---|---|
| Austrian Institute of Technology | SWITZERLAND |
| Austrian Institute of Technology Austria | AUSTRIA |
| Deakin University | AUSTRALIA |
| Queensland University of Technology | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Southern Queensland | AUSTRALIA |
External engagement & recognition
| Engagement/recognition | Year |
|---|---|
Co-directorZero Energy Mass Custom Home (ZEMCH) Network |
2022 |
Corporate Member (Full Member) - NatHERS Accredited Thermal Performance AssessorDesign Matters National |
2022 |
Guest EditorEnergies (MDPI) |
2022 |
Guest EditorEnergies (MDPI) |
2021 |
Associate FellowUK Higher Education Academy (HEA) |
2017 |
Teaching & student supervision
