Farzam Sepanta
Contract Instructor
Mail can be sent to 3432 Mackenzie Building, 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6
Teaching Assignments 2024-2025
- ENVE 1001 / ACSE 2001 Architecture and the Environment
Biography
Farzam Sepanta is a researcher at Carleton University. He is a member of the Human Building Interaction Lab (HBI) and his research focuses on the comprehensive assessment of the energy impact of teleworking in different domains of transportation, residential buildings, offices, and information and communication technologies (ICT). With a specialization in decarbonization and human building interaction, he has authored more than 15 publications on energy optimization, occupant behavior, daylighting and optimum lighting, multi-objective optimization, and the intersection of virtual reality and education in peer-reviewed journals and conferences. As a teaching assistant, he received an honorable mention for the Outstanding TA Award. Additionally, he has won multiple first-place awards in various competitions from Professional Engineers Ontario, the University of Toronto, and other organizations.
Research Interests:
- Decarbonization and circular economy
- Building performance
- Daylighting and solar control
- Building simulation and design
- Fault detection
- Occupant behavior
- Building field studies
- Life cycle assessment (LCA)
- Engineering education