Section: Overview
Overview
Key publications
Research funding
Supervising & teaching
Career

Key details

Areas of expertise

  • Building design optimisation
  • Building energy efficiency
  • Indoor air quality
  • Computational fluid dynamics
  • Thermal comfort

Available to supervise research students

Not available for media queries

About Nima Izadyar

Nima Izadyar is a Senior Lecturer and the Course Chair of the Bachelor of Building Surveying (NBBS) program at the School of Built Environment, College of Sport, Health and Engineering (CoSHE), Victoria University. His primary Field of Research encompasses Building Science and Techniques as well as Architectural Engineering, with a particular focus on energy-efficient buildings, ventilation, indoor environment quality, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Building Surveying, and renewable energy. Nima has actively participated in various collaborative projects with both Australian and international scholars within the Built Environment domain, such as enhancing the NABERS Rating, improving passive design concerning energy efficiency and indoor air quality, digital construction tools, enhancing HVAC design to improve energy efficiency and impacts on indoor environment quality, biophilic design for improved indoor climate quality, stand-alone energy harvesting using renewable sources, and developing a predictive model for ventilation performance against indoor infections.

Having earned his PhD from the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) in 2020, Nima's doctoral research concentrated on mitigating cooling demand in medium to high-rise apartments situated in predominant cooling areas. His innovative approach involved utilising natural ventilation as a sustainable alternative to mechanical ventilation and air-conditioning. Notably, Nima explored the impact of balcony design alterations on the natural ventilation performance within indoor spaces. His outstanding achievements were recognised with the prestigious Signato Medal in 2021, including $10,000 cash reward and the Executive Dean Commendation for Outstanding Doctoral Thesis Awards. Nima was also selected as the AIRAH Student of the Year, Higher Education or Research Award in 2020, a highly esteemed accolade in the ventilation industry.

 

Prior to his academic pursuits, Nima earned a Master of Energy Engineering in Iran in 2011, where his focus was on the optimal design of a District Heating System (DHS) as a natural gas alternative for heating purposes.

Nima boasts over seven years of research experience in various institutes across Australia and overseas. Notably, he contributed to the Affordable Heating and Cooling Innovation Hub (i-Hub) project, funded by AIRAH, as a research associate from February to September 2020. Additionally, he served as a research assistant under the High Impact Research (HIR) program at the School of Mechanical Engineering, University of Malaya (UM), Malaysia, from February 2015 to January 2017. During this tenure, his research focused on harnessing energy from hybrid renewable sources (wind and solar) to provide cleaner energy alternatives for remote areas, as well as developing an environmentally friendly lighting system and charging station powered by hybrid energy sources.

Qualifications

  • PhD, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Australia, 2020

Key publications

Year Citation
2020 Izadyar, N., Miller, W., Rismanchi, B., & Garcia-Hansen, V. (200406). Numerical simulation of single-sided natural ventilation: Impacts of balconies opening and depth scale on indoor environment Paper presented at IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science.

doi: 10.1088/1755-1315/463/1/012037

Year Citation
2023 Izadyar, N., Miller, W., Rismanchi, B., Garcia-Hansen, V., & Matour, S. (230101). Balcony design and surrounding constructions effects on natural ventilation performance and thermal comfort using CFD simulation: a case study. Journal of Building Performance Simulation, 16(5), (537-556).

doi: 10.1080/19401493.2023.2185682

2022 Bamdad, K., Matour, S., Izadyar, N., & Law, T. (221201). Introducing extended natural ventilation index for buildings under the present and future changing climates. Building and Environment, 226

doi: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2022.109688

2022 Asadi, I., Baghban, M. H., Hashemi, M., Izadyar, N., & Sajadi, B. (221201). Phase change materials incorporated into geopolymer concrete for enhancing energy efficiency and sustainability of buildings: A review. Case Studies in Construction Materials, 17

doi: 10.1016/j.cscm.2022.e01162

2022 Izadyar, N., & Miller, W. (220615). Ventilation strategies and design impacts on indoor airborne transmission: A review. Building and Environment, 218

doi: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2022.109158

2022 Bamdad, K., Matour, S., Izadyar, N., & Omrani, S. (220201). Impact of climate change on energy saving potentials of natural ventilation and ceiling fans in mixed-mode buildings. Building and Environment, 209

doi: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2021.108662

2021 Omrani, S., Matour, S., Bamdad, K., & Izadyar, N. (210815). Ceiling fans as ventilation assisting devices in buildings: A critical review. Building and Environment, 201

doi: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2021.108010

2021 Moghadasi, M., Izadyar, N., Moghadasi, A., & Ghadamian, H. (210101). Applying machine learning techniques to implement the technical requirements of energy management systems in accordance with ISO 50001:2018, an industrial case study. Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization and Environmental Effects,

doi: 10.1080/15567036.2021.2011989

2020 Izadyar, N., Miller, W., Rismanchi, B., & Garcia-Hansen, V. (200615). A numerical investigation of balcony geometry impact on single-sided natural ventilation and thermal comfort. Building and Environment, 177

doi: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2020.106847

2020 Izadyar, N., Miller, W., Rismanchi, B., & Garcia-Hansen, V. (200301). Impacts of facade openings' geometry on natural ventilation and occupants perception: A review. Building and Environment, 170

doi: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2019.106613

Research funding for the past 5 years

Please note:

  • Funding is ordered by the year the project commenced and may continue over several years.
  • Funding amounts for contact research are not disclosed to maintain commercial confidentiality.
  • The order of investigators is not indicative of the role they played in the research project.

Digital transformation of construction industry for improved quality and safety
From: Victorian Higher Education Strategic Investment Fund
Other investigators: Prof Zora Vrcelj, Prof Yuan Miao, Dr Malindu Sandanayake, Dr Ayad Turky, Dr Le Li, Dr Hongen Lu, Mrs Shuo Chen, Dr Melissa Chan, Prof Hua Wang, Dr Hing-wah Chau
For period: 2021-2022
$1,249,911

Supervision of research students at VU

Available to supervise research students

Not available for media queries

Currently supervised research students at VU

No. of students Study level Role
3 PhD Associate supervisor
3 PhD Principal supervisor

Currently supervised research students at VU

Students & level Role
PhD (3) Associate supervisor
PhD (3) Principal supervisor

Key academic roles

Dates Role Department / Organisation
Jan 2024 - Present
Senior Lecturer in Built Environment
Victoria University
Sep 2020 - Dec 2023
Lecturer in Built Environment
Victoria University
Dec 2020 - Dec 2021
Visitor Researcher
Queensland University of Technology (QUT)
Feb 2020 - Nov 2020
Research Associate
Queensland University of Technology (QUT)
Jan 2018 - Sep 2020
Student Ambassador (STEM workshops)
Queensland University of Technology (QUT)
Jan 2019 - Aug 2020
Sessional Tutor and Demonstrator
Queensland University of Technology (QUT)
Feb 2015 - Jan 2017
Research Assistant
University of Malaya (UM), Malaysia
Show more academic roles
Dates Role & Department/Organisation
Jan 2024 -
Present
Senior Lecturer in Built Environment
Victoria University
Sep 2020 -
Dec 2023
Lecturer in Built Environment
Victoria University
Dec 2020 -
Dec 2021
Visitor Researcher
Queensland University of Technology (QUT)
Feb 2020 -
Nov 2020
Research Associate
Queensland University of Technology (QUT)
Jan 2018 -
Sep 2020
Student Ambassador (STEM workshops)
Queensland University of Technology (QUT)
Jan 2019 -
Aug 2020
Sessional Tutor and Demonstrator
Queensland University of Technology (QUT)
Feb 2015 -
Jan 2017
Research Assistant
University of Malaya (UM), Malaysia
Show more academic roles

Key industry, community & government roles

Dates Role Department/Organisation
Apr 2010 - Mar 2012
Energy consultant
Kar-o-Niroo Consulting Co., Tehran, Iran
Dates Role & Department/Organisation
Apr 2010 - Mar 2012
Energy consultant
Kar-o-Niroo Consulting Co., Tehran, Iran

Awards

Year Award
2020

Student of the Year – Higher Education or Research Award, 2020. - The Australian Institute of Refrigeration, Air conditioning and Heating (AIRAH)

2021

Siganto Foundation Medal 2021 - Queensland University of Technology (QUT)

2021

Faculty of Engineering Executive Dean’s Commendation for Higher Degree Research - Queensland University of Technology (QUT)

Professional memberships

  • Affiliate member, AIRAH