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A. Mahdavi:
"About the Widening Horizon of Building Physics";
Keynote Lecture: Energy Technologies Area (ETA) | E.O. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, E.O. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory/University of Calofornia (invited); 2015-03-27.

Until recently, building physics was believed to be only concerned with the physical performance of construction details or individual buildings. Building physics does of course address building details and whole buildings in view of their energy and thermal performance, visual and acoustical quality, construction integrity, and fire safety. However, current activities of building physicists in research, development, and education point to a much wider thematic horizon. The process of technological refinement and innovation in the core areas of building construction and operation continues, but more attention is being paid to the immediate internal (occupancy processes) and external (microclimatic and urban) boundary conditions of building performance.

This talk presents some recent and ongoing research of our group regarding these external and internal boundary conditions (urban microclimatic, occupancy processes) buildings' performance.

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