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College of Design 
Building Energy Technology Laboratory (BETlab)

Ladan Ghobad

LG

Bio

Education

– Ph.D. in Design, May 2013, Sustainability in Architectural Design, College of Design, NC State University, Raleigh, NC

Dissertation: “Analysis of Daylighting Performance and Energy Savings in Roof Daylighting Systems

http://oatd.org/oatd/record?record=oai%5C:repository.lib.ncsu.edu%5C:1840.16%5C%2F8598

– Visiting Student, MIT Building Technology Lab, July 2011- Dec 2011

– Master of Architectural Engineering, 2007, University of Shahid Beheshti, Tehran, Iran (http://en.sbu.ac.ir/)

Major: Sustainable Design, Thesis: “Eco-museum of Persian Nomads”

– Bachelor of Architecture, 2004, Tehran Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran (http://www.intl.iau.ir/iran.html)

Thesis: “Technology Exhibition for Tehran International Exhibition Center”

 

Research Interests

Sustainable architecture, energy efficiency in buildings, whole-building energy performance simulation and analysis, and building systems integration

 

Publications

– Ghobad, L., Place, W., & Cho, S. 2013. Design Optimization of Square Skylights in Office Buildings. International Building Performance Simulation (IBPSA) BS 2013 Conference Proceedings. France.

– Ghobad, L., Place, W., & Cho, S. 2013. Design Optimization Of Daylight Roofing Systems: Roof Monitors With Glazing Facing in Two Opposite Directions. International Building Performance Simulation (IBPSA) BS 2013 Conference Proceedings. France.

– Ghobad, L., Place, W., & Hu, J. 2012. The Impact of Systems Integration on the Daylighting Performance of Skylights in Offices. Conference Proceeding of SimBuild 2011, Madison, USA. http://www.ibpsa.us/simbuild2012/technical_sessions.shtml

– Ghobad, L., Place, W., & Hu, D. J. 2012. The Impact of Roofing Configuration on the Daylighting Performance of Skylights in Offices, American Solar Energy Society- WREF Conference Proceedings. Denver, USA. https://ases.conference-services.net/programme.asp?conferenceID=2859&action=prog_titles

– Ghobad, L., Place, D. W., & Hu, D. J. (2011). Roofing Systems Integrating Daylighting with HVAC, and Electric Lighting. Environmental Design Research Association EDRA 42 Conference Proceeding. Chicago, USA.

 

Contact

E-mail: lghobad@ncsu.edu