PhD Building Engineering - Concordia University 2009
Research Interests
Novel building envelope materials and systems
Building mechanical systems
Numerical simulation of the indoor environment (building HVAC, energy, daylight…
Scholarly Work
Fallahi A., Durschlag H., Elliott D., Hartsough J., Shukla N., Kosny J. “Internal Roof and Attic Thermal Radiation Control Retrofit Strategies for Cooling-dominated Climates”, DOE Building America Report, Prepared for the US Department of Energy Building Technology Program, May 2013;
Fallahi A., Duarte N. “Insulation Permeance: The Effect on Retrofitted Heritage Masonry Walls”, Construction Canada Magazine, 2011;
Fallahi A., Kosny J., Shukla N., Fontanini A.D., Watts A., Carbary L., Serino R., "First US Commercial Building with Walls Retrofitted Using Vacuum Insulation Panels (VIPs): Results of Field Performance Study of VIP-Based Exterior Wall Insulation System," ASHRAE Transactions, St. Louis, MO, 2016.
Fontanini A., Shukla N., Hartsough J., Fallahi A., Griffiths D., Kosny J. “Retrofitting Urban Residential Buildings with Aerogel Insulated Ductwork Systems”, Prepared for the US Department of Energy Building Technology Program, 2013;
Fallahi A., Haghighat, F., El-Sadi H. “Energy Performance Assessment of Double-skin Facade with Thermal Mass”, Journal of Energy and Building, Volume 42, Issue 9, 2010;
Fontanini A.D., Kosny J., Fallahi A., Shukla N., Ganapathysubramanian B., "Development and verification of the Fraunhofer Attic Thermal Model (FATM)," Journal of Building Performance Simulation, 2016, pg. 1-19.