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Energy efficiency, Thermal comfort and indoor climate, Building physics, Building automation, Renewable energy production, Life cycle analysis, Thermodynamics, Mathematical modelling and optimization, Smart buildings
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LG R&D Heat Pump
Air source heat pump systems, both air-to-air and air-to-water, utilized for heating buildings in Nordic countries characterized by cold and humid climates, and for heating and cooling systems adapted to other European climates.
Publications and research
Scientific publications
Conato, Fabio; Spasari, Ilaria;
Madessa, Habtamu Bayera
(2025).
Sustainable Metamodules.Disseminating Sustainable Practices in Design Workflow Via BIM-Based Approaches.
Kioumarsi, Mahdi; Shafei, Behrouz (Ed.).
The 1st International Conference on Net-Zero Built Environment: Innovations in Materials, Structures, and Management Practices. p. 1027-1037.
Springer.
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-69626-8_86
̇, Ibrahim Tol Hakan;
Madessa, Habtamu Bayera
(2025).
Enhancing District Heating System Efficiency: A Review of Return Temperature Reduction Strategies.
Applied Sciences.
Vol. 15.
https://doi.org/10.3390/app15062982
Asefie, Mengaw Mengesha; Mengesha, Wubishet Jekale;
Madessa, Habtamu Bayera
(2025).
Recent Progress in Net-Zero-Energy Buildings in Tropical Climates: A Review of the Challenges and Opportunities.
Kioumarsi, Mahdi; Shafei, Behrouz (Ed.).
The 1st International Conference on Net-Zero Built Environment: Innovations in Materials, Structures, and Management Practices. p. 1003-1013.
Springer.
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-69626-8_84
Liang, Emma Zheng;
Madessa, Habtamu Bayera
(2025).
Integrated Technical Building Installations for Zero-Emission Building.
Kioumarsi, Mahdi; Shafei, Behrouz (Ed.).
The 1st International Conference on Net-Zero Built Environment: Innovations in Materials, Structures, and Management Practices. p. 1051-1062.
Springer.
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-69626-8_88
Liang, Emma Zheng; Paramonov, Sergey;
Madessa, Habtamu Bayera
(2025).
Reducing Energy Consumption Through Energy Monitoring Systems: A Case Study in Norway.
Kioumarsi, Mahdi; Shafei, Behrouz (Ed.).
The 1st International Conference on Net-Zero Built Environment: Innovations in Materials, Structures, and Management Practices. p. 1149-1158.
Springer.
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-69626-8_96
Madessa, Habtamu Bayera
; Shakerin, Mohammad; Reinskau, Espen Helberg;
Rabani, Mehrdad
(2024).
Recent progress in the application of energy technologies in Large-Scale building Blocks: A State-of-the-Art review.
Energy Conversion and Management.
Vol. 305.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2024.118210
Tol, Hakan Ibrahim;
Madessa, Habtamu Bayera
(2024).
Return-Temperature Reduction at District Heating Systems: Focus on End-User Sites.
Energies.
Vol. 17.
https://doi.org/10.3390/en17194901
Abdulbasit, Nasir; Dribssa, Edessa; Misrak, Girma;
Madessa, Habtamu Bayera
(2023).
Selection and Performance Prediction of a Pump as a Turbine
for Power Generation Applications.
Energies.
Vol. 16.
https://doi.org/10.3390/en16135036
Tol, Hakan Ibrahim;
Madessa, Habtamu Bayera
(2023).
Development of a white-box dynamic building thermal model integrated with a heating system.
Journal of Building Engineering.
Vol. 68.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2023.106038
Gamst, Sindre Kalstad; Salo, Espen Fanøy; Eide, Eirik Smith;
Madessa, Habtamu Bayera
;
Chaudhuri, Arnab
(2023).
Characteristics of Viscosity of a Scale Inhibitor: An Experimental Study.
International journal of thermophysics.
Vol. 44.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10765-023-03165-7
