
Profiles
Dr Sepideh Korsavi
Lecturer in Building Engineering
School of Art, Design and Architecture (Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Business)
Biography
Biography
Dr Sepideh Korsavi is a lecturer in Building Engineering and researcher in the department of Architecture and Built Environment, School of Art, Design and Architecture, University of Plymouth, UK.
Sepideh was awarded a Ph.D. degree from the Built and Natural Environment Department, Centre for Low Impact Buildings, Coventry University, UK, in November 2020. During her Ph.D., she studied integrated aspects of Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) such as thermal comfort, visual comfort and indoor air quality alongside occupants’ adaptive behaviours in schools to provide more comfortable environments for school occupants and change policies regarding the design of schools. Sepideh received 'The Lanchester Trust Student Prize 2020' for demonstrating Enterprise, Initiative, Creativity, and Invention in my Ph.D. thesis. She also worked as a postdoctoral research fellow on energy efficiency and occupants’ behaviours in non-residential buildings at the University of Plymouth, UK.
Sepideh is very passionate to explore how buildings can be designed, maintained and retrofitted to improve buildings performance. She is also working on how to reduce energy consumption in buildings while improving different aspects of Indoor Environmental Quality, occupants’ physiological variables and health.
Throughout her studies and career, she has carried out research in different areas including sustainable design of buildings, building performance, IEQ (thermal comfort, indoor air quality and visual environment), Photovoltaic (PV) panels, Post-Occupancy Evaluation and occupants’ adaptive behaviours.
Qualifications
PhD in Built Environment
MSc in Architecture (Honours)
BSc in Architectural Engineering (Honours)
Teaching
Teaching
Teaching interests
Research Methods in the Built Environment
Building Physics
Sustainable and Climate-Responsive Design
Indoor Environment Quality (IEQ), Thermal Comfort, Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) and Visual Comfort
Publications
Publications
17. Dong, Bing, Yapan Liu, Wei Mu, Zixin Jiang, Pratik Pandey, Tianzhen Hong, Bjarne Olesen et al. A Global Building Occupant Behavior Database. Scientific data 9, no. 1 (2022): 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-022-01475-3
16. Grabe, J.V., Korsavi, S.S., A psychological model for the prediction of energy-relevant behaviours in buildings: Cognitive parameter optimization, Cognitive Computation and Systems, 2022, pp. 1-23. https://doi.org/10.1049/ccs2.12042
15. Qavidel Fard, Z., Zomorodian, Z.S., Korsavi, S. S., Application of Machine Learning in Thermal Comfort Studies: A Review of Methods, Performance and Challenges, Energy and Buildings, 2021, p. 111771. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2021.111771
14. Korsavi, S.S., Jones, R.V. and Fuertes, A., 2021. Operations on windows and external doors in UK primary schools and their effects on indoor environmental quality. Building and Environment, vol. 207, no. PB, p.108416. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2021.108416
13. Korsavi, S.S., Jones, R.V. and Fuertes, A., 2021. The gap between automated building management system and office occupants' manual window operations: Towards personalised algorithms. Automation in Construction, vol. 132, p.103960. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.autcon.2021.103960
12. Korsavi, S.S., Jones, R.V., Bilverstone, P.A. and Fuertes, A., 2021. A longitudinal assessment of the energy and carbon performance of a PassivHaus university building in the UK. Journal of Building Engineering, vol. 44, p.103353. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2021.103353
11. Korsavi, S.S. and Montazami, A., Mumovic, D, 2020. Perceived Indoor Air Quality in UK Primary Schools: Impact of Environmental Variables and Thermal Sensation. Indoor Air, vol. 31, no. 2. pp. 480-501. https://doi.org/10.1111/ina.12740
10. Korsavi, S.S. and Montazami, A., Mumovic, D, 2020. The impact of Indoor Environment Quality (IEQ) on Children’s Overall Comfort: A Regression Approach, Building and Environment. vol. 185, p.107309.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2020.107309
9. Korsavi, S.S. and Montazami, A., Mumovic, D, 2020. Ventilation Rates in UK Primary schools; Contextual, Occupant and Building-related (COB) Factors. Building and Environment, vol. 181, p. 107061.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2020.107061
8. Korsavi, S.S., Montazami, A. and Mumovic, D., 2020. Indoor air quality (IAQ) in naturally-ventilated primary schools in the UK: Occupant-related factors. Building and Environment, vol. 180, p.106992.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2020.106992
7. Korsavi, S.S. and Montazami, A., 2020. Children's thermal comfort and adaptive behaviours; UK primary schools during non-heating and heating seasons. Energy and Buildings, vol. 214, p.109857. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2020.109857
6. Korsavi, S.S. and Montazami, A., 2019. Developing a valid method to study adaptive behaviours with regard to IEQ in primary schools. Building and Environment, vol. 153, pp.1-16. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2019.02.018
5. Korsavi, S.S., Montazami, A. and Brusey, J., 2018. Developing a design framework to facilitate adaptive behaviours. Energy and Buildings, vol. 179, pp.360-373. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2018.09.011
4. Korsavi, S.S., Zomorodian, Z.S. and Tahsildoost, M., 2018. Energy and economic performance of rooftop PV panels in the hot and dry climate of Iran. Journal of Cleaner Production, vol. 174, pp.1204-1214. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.11.026
3. Danaeinia, A. and Korsavi, S.S., 2017. Techniques to carry weight loads and resist against bending in conical shells, cases in Kashan. Iran University of Science & Technology, 27(1), pp.9-18. http://ijaup.iust.ac.ir/browse.php?a_id=279&sid=1&slc_lang=en
2. Korsavi, S.S., Zomorodian, Z.S. and Tahsildoost, M., 2016. Visual comfort assessment of daylit and sunlit areas: A longitudinal field survey in classrooms in Kashan, Iran. Energy and Buildings, vol. 128, pp.305-318. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2016.06.091
1. Zomorodian, Z.S., Korsavi, S.S. and Tahsildoost, M., 2016. The effect of window configuration on daylight performance in classrooms: A field and simulation study. Int. J. Architect. Eng. Urban Plan, vol. 26, no. 1, pp.15-24. http://ijaup.iust.ac.ir/article-1-254-fa.html
7. Montazami, A, Korsavi, S, and Howell, G, 2020, Occupants’ satisfaction in BREEAM Excellent Certified Buildings, The 54th International Conference of the Architectural Science Association (ANZAScA), New Zealand, 25-28 November 2020.
6. Korsavi, S.S. and Montazami, A., 2018. “Adaptive Behaviours and Occupancy Patterns in UK Primary Schools: Impacts on Comfort and Indoor Quality,” in Windsor Conference, Rethinking Comfort, pp. 627–639. https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/228154286.pdf
5. Korsavi, S.S., Montazami, A. and Zomorodian, Z.S., 2017, “Evaluating Thermal Environment and Thermal Comfort in Schools Located in Kashan-Iran in Mid-Seasons,” in Passive Low Energy Architecture: Design to Thrive, pp. 1163–1170.
4. Korsavi, S.S. Aliabadi, M, 2014, Daylight Quality Affecting Library users' performance through Psychological and Physiological Effects. 2nd Iran Lighting Design International Conference. Iran, Tehran.
3. Korsavi, S.S. Aliabadi, M, 2014, Daylighting Design by Daylight Metrics and Reflectivity of Surfaces, the Case of Libraries. 2nd Iran Lighting Design International Conference. Iran, Tehran.
2. Korsavi, S.S. Aliabadi, M, 2014, Daylighting Design of Sunny Skies, the Case of Libraries. 2nd International Congress on Structure, Architecture and Urban Development. Iran, Tabriz.
1. Korsavi, S.S. Mehdizadeh, S. 2013, The earth and Ice-Pits Sustainable Architecture in Iran. The European Conference on Sustainability, Energy and the Environment. https://papers.iafor.org/proceedings/conference-proceedings-ecsee2013/
Personal
Personal
Other academic activities
Presentations
Presenting at Sustainable Earth Conference, University of Plymouth, UK, 24-25 June 2021
Presenting in Symposium of Biophilic Design for Health and Well-being in Post-pandemic Schools, UK, 28th May 2021
Presenting at Mission Possible: Art and Enterprise for a Zero Carbon World, University of Plymouth, UK, 17 November 2020
Presenting in Windsor Conference, Rethinking Comfort, UK, 2018
Presenting in Faculty Research Symposium, Coventry University, UK, 06 June 2018
Presenting in Faculty Research Symposium, Coventry University, UK, 29 March 2017
Presenting in Passive Low Energy Architecture (PLEA) Conference, Design to Thrive, Edinborough, UK, 2017
Presenting in the 2nd Lighting Design International Conference, Tehran University, Iran, 2014
Additional information
Awards and Scholarships:
Winning Lanchester Trust Student Prize, Coventry University, UK, November 2020
Winning Postgraduate research mobility Fund, Coventry University, March 2019
Winning PhD Studentship in Coventry University, UK, September 2016
Winning PhD Studentship in Victoria University, New Zealand, September 2016
Winning the competition on design of a wall with recycled and waste materials, Shiraz University, Iran, 05/2013
Winning the competition on Cable Structures in Kashan University, 05/2012
Links
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Sepideh_S_Korsavi
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sepideh-korsavi-8554891a1/
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0227-0253
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=5cSubhcAAAAJ&hl=en
https://www.mendeley.com/profiles/sepideh-korsavi/
https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=57190283078