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Proceedings of the 4th Transdisciplinary Workplace Research (TWR) Conference, 4th – 7th September 2024, Edinburgh, UK (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Smith, A., Reid, A., Jowkar, M., & Jaradat, S. (2024, September). Proceedings of the 4th Transdisciplinary Workplace Research (TWR) Conference, 4th – 7th September 2024, Edinburgh, UK. Presented at The 4th Transdisciplinary Workplace Research (TWR) Conference, Edinburgh

PREFACE
Welcome to the proceedings of the Fourth Transdisciplinary Research Network Conference (TWR 2024). This year’s conference marks another milestone in our ongoing journey to foster collaboration and innovation to achieve our goal of contributi... Read More about Proceedings of the 4th Transdisciplinary Workplace Research (TWR) Conference, 4th – 7th September 2024, Edinburgh, UK.

Sustainable Building Renovation in Residential Buildings: Barriers and Potential Motivations in Norwegian Culture (2022)
Journal Article
Jowkar, M., Temeljotov-Salajb, A., Margaret Lindkvist, C., & Støre-Valen, M. (2022). Sustainable Building Renovation in Residential Buildings: Barriers and Potential Motivations in Norwegian Culture. Construction Management and Economics, 40(3), 161-172. https://doi.org/10.1080/01446193.2022.2027485

Retrofit of existing housing increases the possibility of meeting Sustainable Development Goals. Improving quality of life, minimising energy consumption and increasing productivity in buildings process with the aim of affordable housing (social, env... Read More about Sustainable Building Renovation in Residential Buildings: Barriers and Potential Motivations in Norwegian Culture.

The impact of an urban facilities management summer school on the participants (2021)
Journal Article
Collins, D., Senior, C., Jowkar, M., Salaj, A. T., & Johansen, A. (2022). The impact of an urban facilities management summer school on the participants. Facilities, 40(3/4), 233-247. https://doi.org/10.1108/f-02-2021-0013

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to investigate how an Urban Facilities Management (Urban FM) focused summer school in Norway in 2019 impacted knowledge creation, as well as the host and foreign educators, along with the international student pa... Read More about The impact of an urban facilities management summer school on the participants.

Empowering Citizens in a Smart City Project One Step at a Time: a Norwegian Case Study (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Senior, C., Jowkar, M., Temeljotov-Salaj, A., & Johansen, A. (2021, March). Empowering Citizens in a Smart City Project One Step at a Time: a Norwegian Case Study. Presented at 2021 IEEE European Technology and Engineering Management Summit (E-TEMS), Dortmund, Germany

Considering public participation as one of the key components of “smart cities”, efforts have been made by local governments to provide opportunities for citizens to take an active role in smart cities planning. This paper presents preliminary result... Read More about Empowering Citizens in a Smart City Project One Step at a Time: a Norwegian Case Study.

The Spirit of Time—The Art of Self-Renovation to Improve Indoor Environment in Cultural Heritage Buildings (2021)
Journal Article
Senior, C., Salaj, A. T., Vukmirovic, M., Jowkar, M., & Kristl, Ž. (2021). The Spirit of Time—The Art of Self-Renovation to Improve Indoor Environment in Cultural Heritage Buildings. Energies, 14(13), Article 4056. https://doi.org/10.3390/en14134056

The purpose of this paper is to explore the challenges of an old low-standard urban district with a strong historical and cultural heritage and propose more sustainable renovation solutions, acceptable for the residents and municipality. The challeng... Read More about The Spirit of Time—The Art of Self-Renovation to Improve Indoor Environment in Cultural Heritage Buildings.

Social needs for sustainable refurbishment in Trondheim (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Temeljotov-Salaj, A., Margaret Lindkvist, C., & Jowkar, M. (2020, June). Social needs for sustainable refurbishment in Trondheim. Presented at 19th EuroFM Research Symposium 2020: EFMIC 2020, Online

Background and aim - Sustainable refurbishment of existing buildings requires more people-centeredinnovative processes and solutions. Gaining better insight in the needs of cities and citizens, andcorrespondingly the ability to develop processes, ser... Read More about Social needs for sustainable refurbishment in Trondheim.

The influence of acclimatization, age and gender-related differences on thermal perception in university buildings: Case studies in Scotland and England (2020)
Journal Article
Jowkar, M., Rijal, H. B., Montazami, A., Brusey, J., & Temeljotov-Salaj, A. (2020). The influence of acclimatization, age and gender-related differences on thermal perception in university buildings: Case studies in Scotland and England. Building and Environment, 179, Article 106933. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2020.106933

The higher education sector in the UK is responsible for large amount of the country's energy consumption. Space heating, which is the largest and most expensive part of the energy used in the UK educational buildings is a potential target for improv... Read More about The influence of acclimatization, age and gender-related differences on thermal perception in university buildings: Case studies in Scotland and England.

The environmental design criteria for the university buildings in the Northern and Southern regions of the UK (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Jowkar, C., Bahadur Rijal, H., Brusey, J., & Temeljotov Salaj, A. (2020, April). The environmental design criteria for the university buildings in the Northern and Southern regions of the UK. Presented at Windsor Conference 2020, Windsor, UK

Considering the prevalence of the different climatic conditions in Northern and Midland regions of the UK, this study investigated the occupants’ thermal comfort requirements in two university campuses in Scotland and England, UK. The aim of this inv... Read More about The environmental design criteria for the university buildings in the Northern and Southern regions of the UK.

Comfort temperature and preferred adaptive behaviour in various classroom types in the UK higher learning environments (2020)
Journal Article
Jowkar, M., Rijal, H. B., Brusey, J., Montazami, A., Carlucci, S., & Lansdown, T. C. (2020). Comfort temperature and preferred adaptive behaviour in various classroom types in the UK higher learning environments. Energy and Buildings, 211, Article 109814. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2020.109814

Maintaining the thermal comfort of occupants along with minimising the related energy consumption is necessary in educational buildings in the UK. Thermal comfort is particularly important in this context as it affects how well students learn in the... Read More about Comfort temperature and preferred adaptive behaviour in various classroom types in the UK higher learning environments.

Influence of long-term thermal history on thermal comfort and preference (2019)
Journal Article
Jowkar, M., de Dear, R., & Brusey, J. (2020). Influence of long-term thermal history on thermal comfort and preference. Energy and Buildings, 210, Article 109685. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2019.109685

This study explores how climatic background or long-term thermal history influences individuals’ in-the-moment thermal comfort experiences. This investigation was conducted at eight mixed-mode university buildings in United Kingdom whose occupants ha... Read More about Influence of long-term thermal history on thermal comfort and preference.

Thermal comfort in different classroom types in higher educational buildings (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Jowkar, M., Rijal, H. B., & Brusey, J. (2019, April). Thermal comfort in different classroom types in higher educational buildings. Presented at Comfort At The Extremes (CATE) Conference, 2019, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Thermal comfort in learning environments influences the students’ attention, concentration and learning productivity. Due to the impact of the thermal environment on students’ thermal comfort and consequently their productivity in line with the impac... Read More about Thermal comfort in different classroom types in higher educational buildings.

The Scales Project, a cross-national dataset on the interpretation of thermal perception scales (2019)
Journal Article
Schweiker, M., Abdul-Zahra, A., André, M., Al-Atrash, F., Al-Khatri, H., Alprianti, R. R., Alsaad, H., Amin, R., Ampatzi, E., Arsano, A. Y., Azadeh, M., Azar, E., Bahareh, B., Batagarawa, A., Becker, S., Buonocore, C., Cao, B., Choi, J.-H., Chun, C., Daanen, H., …Zomorodian, Z. S. (2019). The Scales Project, a cross-national dataset on the interpretation of thermal perception scales. Scientific Data, 6(1), Article 289. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-019-0272-6

Thermal discomfort is one of the main triggers for occupants’ interactions with components of the built environment such as adjustments of thermostats and/or opening windows and strongly related to the energy use in buildings. Understanding causes fo... Read More about The Scales Project, a cross-national dataset on the interpretation of thermal perception scales.

Thermal Comfort in the UK Higher Educational Buildings: The Influence of Thermal History on Students (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Jowkar, M., & Montazami, A. (2019, April). Thermal Comfort in the UK Higher Educational Buildings: The Influence of Thermal History on Students. Presented at Windsor Conference: Rethinking Thermal Comfort, Windsor, United Kingdom

Statistics regarding the number of international students in the UK higher educational buildings show an upward trend in the recent years. These students coming from different cultural and climatic backgrounds have various thermal perceptions inside... Read More about Thermal Comfort in the UK Higher Educational Buildings: The Influence of Thermal History on Students.

Investigation the impact of students background on their thermal perception at higher education building (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Jowkar, M., Montazami, A., & Lunn, C. (2017, July). Investigation the impact of students background on their thermal perception at higher education building. Presented at PLEA Conference, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

The quality of educational buildings can considerably affect teaching and learning processes. Literature shows that there is a significant relationship between students’ thermal perception and their performance. The UK higher education buildings host... Read More about Investigation the impact of students background on their thermal perception at higher education building.