TP3C Participates in an International Symposium on Sustainability, Smart and Inclusive Cities

Ajla Aksamija presented an invited presentation, “Decarbonizing the Built Environment for Sustainable Future,” at the Sustainable Urban Development: Designing Smart, Inclusive and Resilient Cities symposium in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina from June 23-26, 2022. This presentation discussed her research on design methods for decarbonizing the built environment, specifically focusing on energy-efficient retrofits of existing buildings […]

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Ajla Aksamija’s Invited Presentation at the 2022 EFN Conference

Ajla Aksamija gave an invited presentation at the European Façade Network (EFN) Conference “Teaching Façades for a Sustainable Future”, held in Lisbon, Portugal on June 14, 2022. The presentation “Sustainable and High-Performance Facades: A Decade of Educational Programs” discussed Aksamija’s research and teaching related to high-performance facades. Specifically, the presentation focused on integrated methods that […]

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Presentation at the Designing Carbon Neutral Cities Symposium

Ajla Aksamija presented at the Designing Carbon Neutral Cities Symposium on April 12, 2022, organized by the Urban Design Utah/AIA Utah. Her presentation was titled “Decarbonizing the Built Environment Through Regenerative Design: Achieving Net-Zero Energy in Existing Buildings” and discussed methods for energy-efficient retrofits of existing buildings for achieving net-zero energy goals.

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Ajla Aksamija Writes a Foreword for “Rethinking Building Skins” Book

Ajla Aksamija authored a foreword for the Rethinking Building Skins: Transformative Technologies and Research Trajectories book, edited by Eugenia Gasparri, Arianna Brambilla, Gabriele Lobaccaro, Francesco Goia, Annalisa Andaloro, and Alberto Sangiorgio. The book was published in 2022 by Elsevier, and it provides a comprehensive collection of the most relevant and emerging research in the field […]

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Ajla Aksamija Keynotes Mass Timber Enclosure Symposium

Ajla Aksamija presented a keynote address at the Mass Timber Enclosure Symposium, organized by the RDH Science on November 16, 2021. Her presentation “Wood Enclosure Systems: Design and Research Considerations” discussed the applications of wood in building enclosures, as well as design and building science considerations in relation to high-performance facades. It is necessary to […]

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