TP3C is pleased to welcome Dr. Emmanuel Aghimien as a Post-Doctoral Fellow to the School of Architecture at the University of Utah. He holds a Ph.D. in Architectural Engineering from the City University of Hong Kong, where his research concentrated on modeling solar radiation, daylight, and sky models, and their impact on energy-efficient bioclimatic building […]
Read MoreProfessor Ajla Aksamija led a four-day workshop on innovations in architecture, organized by the Bosnian-Herzegovinian American Academy of Arts and Sciences (BHAAAS) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Diaspora Invest project in Bosnia and Herzegovina, from December 9 to 13, 2024. Professor Aksamija first presented a public lecture, “Innovation in Architecture: Design, […]
Read MoreSuncica Milosevic and Prof. Timothy Adekunle presented a paper “Evaluating Building Performance of an Existing Research Laboratory Building: Energy-Efficiency and Indoor Environmental Quality” at the Comfort At The Extremes (CATE) 2024 Conference in Seville, Spain (November 20-22, 2024). The paper, co-authored with Prof. Ajla Aksamija, presents a study on indoor environmental quality (IEQ) and building […]
Read MoreTP3C is teaming up with the Salt Lake City Corporation and Dr. Michael Mayo, Professor Emeritus at the Department of Marketing & Entrepreneurship, Kent State University to study retrofit design strategies for the Liberty Park Greenhouse. The project is part of the Salt Lake City Capital Improvement Program (CIP). The Liberty Park Greenhouse is an […]
Read MoreFacade World Congress 2024 was held at the University of Utah School of Architecture (SoA) from October 8 to 10. Organized by the Facade Tectonics Institute and the SoA, the Congress brought together architects, engineers, contractors, manufacturers, researchers, and academics from around the world. The event included fifty presentations of peer-reviewed papers, keynotes, panel discussions, […]
Read MoreTP3C’s research on intelligent facades has been featured by the Building Design + Construction network. An article “Could ‘smart’ building facades heat and cool buildings?” discusses the development, testing and benefits of active facade systems that integrate thermoelectric materials. Thermoelectric materials are smart materials that can produce a temperature gradient when electricity is applied, exploiting […]
Read MoreSuncica Milosevic presented TP3C research on user-centric and adaptive retrofit design principles at the Environmental Design Research Association (EDRA) 55: Human-Centric Environments Conference, held in Portland, Oregon (June 19-22, 2024). The jointly authored paper with Prof. Ajla Aksamija, titled “User-Centric Renovation Design Strategies of Traditional Offices for Supporting Hybrid Work: Engaging Employees through Research,” described […]
Read MoreTP3C is teaming up with FunForm and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory to investigate energy-efficient retrofits of existing multi-family residential buildings in Utah. The project focuses on an existing residential complex in Murray, built in 1960’s, and eight units within this development. The overall goal is to investigate how modular design/construction and automation can be […]
Read MoreAjla Aksamija will be a keynote speaker for the STEPGRAD 2024: Contemporary Theory and Practice in Construction XVI conference, organized by the Faculty of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Geodesy in Banjaluka, Bosnia and Herzegovina (June 12 and 13, 2024). Her presentation will focus on innovations in architecture, and relationships between architectural design, research, and advanced […]
Read MoreAjla Aksamija participated as a judge for the 2024 CoStar Impact Awards, Salt Lake region. The CoStar Impact Awards recognize exemplary commercial real estate transactions and projects completed in 2023 with significant influence in neighborhoods across various regions in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. The winners of the 2024 CoStar Impact Awards […]
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