Dr. Mohamad T. Araji is an expert in climate-responsive design. He leads the Symbiosis Lab at the University of Waterloo that specializes in research with focus on energy modeling and environmental quality. The lab has been recognized as an incubator for the development of new models in architecture and city-center environments, and applications in decarbonization and urban performance, parametric design, renewable energy, building envelope, air quality, sustainable materials, health and wellbeing, design and planning workflows, and data visualization. Through Dr. Araji’s contributions to international landmark projects such as the Chicago Decarbonization Plan, the world’s tallest building and the world’s first large-scale positive energy building, the ultimate goal is to develop practical solutions to solve real-life problems covering: 1) Climate risks, 2) Energy use & Greenhouse emissions, and 3) Resources & Ecosystems through unique and interdisciplinary research. Students interested in working with Dr. Araji are expected to have extensive experience in computational and digital tools (involving scripting for parametric design, physics simulation, and form theories optimization). The methods, tools and software that an applicant should have expertise in, include Rhino and Grasshopper, Matlab, C++, C sharp, Python, Energy+, Ansys, FloVENT or similar etc.
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