Dr. Mojtaba Parsaee

Education

• Ph.D. - Architecture, Laval University - 2021
• Ph.D. - Building Engineering, Concordia University - 2017
• M.S. - Architectural Engineering, Azad University - 2014
• B.S. - Architectural Engineering, Persian Gulf University - 2011

Licensures and Certifications

• Foundational Primer on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (The SDG Primer) - United Nations System Staff College (UNSSC) - 2022
• Licensed Architect - Iran Construction Engineering Organization (IRCEO) - 2014

Consulting

• - McGill University - 2023

Teaching Interests

• Sustainable Design and Construction | + Environmental Control Systems | + Commercial Design and Construction | + Residential Design and Construction | + Construction Methods and Materials |+ Architectural Design and Drawing | + Building Science | + Building Performance

Intellectual Contributions

• A systematic methodological framework to study climate change impacts on heating and cooling demands of buildings - Journal of Building Engineering - 2023
• Data visualization for Circular Economy: Designing a web application for sustainable housing - Technology | Architecture + Design - 2023
• Natural ventilation in a traditional city: an exploratory computational study of Bushehr-Iran - International Journal of Environmental Studies - 2023
• Visualizing urban heat and light at the pedestrian level - International Journal of Urban Sciences - 2023

Contract, Fellowship, Grant or Sponsored Research

• Fellowship: Eco-Building Metaverse (EBM) Lab: Co-Develop Ecological and Healthy Communities through the Integration of Multisensory Metaverse Technology and Data Intelligence - Indiana State University 2023 Funded - $10,000
• Contract: Data Homebase: A web application for a circular economy in the Canadian home-building industry - McGill University through Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) Fund 2022 - 2023. Funded - $35,000
• Fellowship: Biophilic Design in the Arctic - Sentinel North (Postdoctoral Fellowship) at Laval University 2021 - 2022. Funded - $40,000

Research Interests

• Ecological Buildings and Communities | + High-Performance Buildings and Envelopes | + Healthy Environments (Thermal, lighting, Air Quality, and Biophilia) | + Life Cycle, Decarbonization, and Circular Economy | + Data Intelligence and Data-Driven Design | + Urban Heat Islands and Climate Change

University Service

• Role: Member - Graduate Council Curriculum Affairs Course Sub-Committee 2023

Professional Service

• Role: Editor, Journal Editor for Peer-Reviewed Journal - Sustainable Cities and Society 2023
• Role: Editor, Journal Editor for Peer-Reviewed Journal - Architecture 2023
• Role: Other - Land 2021
• Role: Other - Climate 2023
• Role: Committee Member - World Sustainable Built Environment Conference (WSBE) 2024 2022 - 2024