About
My research project deals with retrofitting of office buildings to achieve a nearly Zero Energy Building (nZEB) level for prevailing Nordic climatic condition. During my research the following subjects are studied:
- Indoor climate in office buildings equipped with low temperature heating solutions such as all air heating using CFD method.
- Optimization of office buildings energy performance and LCC in order to achieve nZEB level using IDA-ICE through Graphical script method coupled with CFD method for detail analysis of indoor climate at the same time.
- LCA analysis of nZEB
Research groups
Publications and research
Scientific publications
Rabani, Mehrdad
; Coelho, Guilherme Barreto Arez; Petersen, Arnkell
(2025).
Enhancing Climate Resilience in Mixed-Mode Buildings: A Study of Hybrid Ventilation Strategies in a Cold Climate.
Kioumarsi, Mahdi; Shafei, Behrouz (Ed.).
The 1st International Conference on Net-Zero Built Environment: Innovations in Materials, Structures, and Management Practices. p. 991-1002.
Springer.
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-69626-8_83
Rabani, Mehran; Mina, Alafzadeh;
Rabani, Mehrdad
(2025).
Performance Evaluation of Ceiling Cooling with PCM in the Hot-Dry Climate of Yazd, Iran: An Experimental Analysis of Energy, Environmental, and Economic Impacts.
Buildings.
Vol. 15.
https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings15020198
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.
22 p.
Energy Conversion and Management.
Vol. 305.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2024.118210
Rabani, Mehrdad
; Petersen, Arnkell Jonas; Steneng, Christian; Utstøl, Simon; Halla, Haakon
(2024).
Hybrid Ventilation Systems for Reduced Lifetime Emissions in Cold Climates.
12 p.
E3S Web of Conferences.
Vol. 526.
https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202456202002
Rabani, Mehrdad
; Petersen, Arnkell
(2023).
Detailed Assessment of Hybrid Ventilation Control in a Mixed-Mode Building in Cold Climate.
6 p.
Journal of Physics: Conference Series (JPCS).
Vol. 2600.
https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/2600/10/102006
Rabani, Mehrdad
;
Madessa, Habtamu Bayera
; Ljungström, Malin; Aamodt, Lene; Løvvold, Sandra Emilie Aasestrand; Nord, Natasa
(2021).
Life cycle analysis of GHG emissions from the building retrofitting: The case of a Norwegian office building.
16 p.
Building and Environment.
Vol. 204.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2021.108159
Rabani, Mehrdad
;
Madessa, Habtamu Bayera
; Nord, Natasa
(2021).
Building retrofitting through coupling of building energy simulation-optimization tool with cfd and daylight programs.
22 p.
Energies.
Vol. 14.
https://doi.org/10.3390/en14082180
Rabani, Mehrdad
;
Madessa, Habtamu Bayera
; Nord, Natasa
(2021).
Achieving zero-energy building performance with thermal and visual comfort enhancement through optimization of fenestration, envelope, shading device, and
energy supply system.
17 p.
Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments.
Vol. 44.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seta.2021.101020
Rabani, Mehrdad
;
Madessa, Habtamu Bayera
; Torgersen, Jørgen; Nord, Natasa
(2020).
Parametric analysis of ground source heat pump system for heating of office buildings in Nordic climate.
Georges, Laurent; Haase, Matthias; Novakovic, Vojislav; Schild, Peter (Ed.).
International Conference Organised by IBPSA-Nordic,
13th–14th October 2020, OsloMet. BuildSIM-Nordic 2020. Selected papers. p. 214-220.
SINTEF akademisk forlag.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/2684036
Rabani, Mehrdad
;
Madessa, Habtamu Bayera
; Mohseni, Omid; Nord, Natasa
(2020).
Minimizing delivered energy and life cycle cost using Graphical script: An office building retrofitting case.
19 p.
Applied Energy.
Vol. 268.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2020.114929
