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Dolaana Khovalyg

dolaana.khovalyg@epfl.ch +41 21 695 72 11 https://www.epfl.ch/labs/ice/

EPFL Laboratoire d'ingénierie du confort intégré
EPFL ANTENNE FRIBOURG
Passage du Cardinal 13b
1700 Fribourg

Expertise

  • Thermal engineering and thermodynamics
  • Energy performance of buildings (HVAC, DHW)
  • Human thermal comfort
  • Personalized comfort systems

Awards

Best Conference Paper Award

Best Paper Award at the International Building Physics Conference 2021 (IBPC 2021) for the paper "Towards Multifunctional Building Elements: Thermal Activation of a Composite Interior GFRP Slab"

2021

Best Journal Paper Award

Best Paper Award from journal "Building and Environment" for the paper "Quality criteria for multi-domain studies in the indoor environment: Critical review towards research guidelines and recommendations"

2022

Teaching & PhD

PhD Students

Tianqi Liu, Fariza Sabit, Maitreyee Saini, Cheng Yin, Yan Liang

Past EPFL PhD Students

Mohammad Rahiminejad, Amirreza Heidari, Arnab Chatterjee

Courses

Energy and comfort in buildings

CIVIL-407

The course presents the fundamentals of energy demand in buildings while emphasizing the need for the comfort and well-being of occupants. In addition, prioritizations and trade-offs between energy and comfort are discussed.

Thermodynamics of comfort in buildings

CIVIL-450

This course provides an integrated approach to analyzing human thermal comfort and heat exchange by examining the correlation between thermodynamic processes in buildings, human thermoregulation, and the local thermal sensation of occupants.

Urban thermodynamics

CIVIL-309

The course examines urban neighborhoods through a thermodynamic lens, focusing on heat exchanges between buildings, vegetation, water, soil, the environment, and people. A group project highlights the Urban Heat Island effect and investigates strategies to mitigate it and improve urban planning.