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Dolaana Khovalyg

dolaana.khovalyg@epfl.ch 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

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

Past EPFL PhD Students

Arnab Chatterjee (2023), Amirreza Heidari (2022), Mohammad Rahiminejad (2022)

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 takes an experimental, human-centric approach to thermal comfort. Through laboratory measurements and thermodynamic analysis, students characterize the indoor thermal environment and its coupling with human thermoregulation, informing occupant-centered building design.

Urban thermodynamics

CIVIL-309

Urban neighborhoods are analyzed thermodynamically: heat exchange between buildings, vegetation, water, the ground, and people. Using CityTherm, the course's own interactive web tool, students diagnose the Urban Heat Island effect, the role of urban form and materials, and mitigation strategies.