{"id":7625,"date":"2024-09-27T09:39:14","date_gmt":"2024-09-27T13:39:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/innovationhub\/?post_type=cu_people&#038;p=7625"},"modified":"2025-03-03T14:16:56","modified_gmt":"2025-03-03T19:16:56","slug":"farzam-sepanta","status":"publish","type":"cu_people","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/innovationhub\/people\/farzam-sepanta\/","title":{"rendered":"Farzam Sepanta"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"mb-6 cu-pageheader cu-component-updated md:mb-12\">\n    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 pb-5 after:w-10 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px\">\n                    \n             \n                \n            <\/h1>\n\n    \n    <\/header>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"PSPDFKit-8ayy4hjz5h5sb5mqfjxzpc42zw PSPDFKit-3npj2ht4kppfp95hepqhfjb49x PSPDFKit-2tg9p1utsyyke5vpebq5gc3413 PSPDFKit-Text\"><span class=\"PSPDFKit-6fq5ysqkmc2gc1fek9b659qfh8\" data-contentblock-id=\"1\" data-textline-id=\"2\" data-page-index=\"0\">Farzam Sepanta is a researcher at Carleton University. He is a member of the <\/span><\/span><span class=\"PSPDFKit-8ayy4hjz5h5sb5mqfjxzpc42zw PSPDFKit-3npj2ht4kppfp95hepqhfjb49x PSPDFKit-2tg9p1utsyyke5vpebq5gc3413 PSPDFKit-Text\"><span class=\"PSPDFKit-6fq5ysqkmc2gc1fek9b659qfh8\" data-contentblock-id=\"1\" data-textline-id=\"3\" data-page-index=\"0\">Human Building Interaction Lab (HBI) and his research focuses on the <\/span><\/span><span class=\"PSPDFKit-8ayy4hjz5h5sb5mqfjxzpc42zw PSPDFKit-3npj2ht4kppfp95hepqhfjb49x PSPDFKit-2tg9p1utsyyke5vpebq5gc3413 PSPDFKit-Text\"><span class=\"PSPDFKit-6fq5ysqkmc2gc1fek9b659qfh8\" data-contentblock-id=\"1\" data-textline-id=\"4\" data-page-index=\"0\">comprehensive assessment of the energy impact of teleworking in different <\/span><\/span><span class=\"PSPDFKit-8ayy4hjz5h5sb5mqfjxzpc42zw PSPDFKit-3npj2ht4kppfp95hepqhfjb49x PSPDFKit-2tg9p1utsyyke5vpebq5gc3413 PSPDFKit-Text\"><span class=\"PSPDFKit-6fq5ysqkmc2gc1fek9b659qfh8\" data-contentblock-id=\"1\" data-textline-id=\"5\" data-page-index=\"0\">domains of transportation, residential buildings, offices, and information and <\/span><\/span><span class=\"PSPDFKit-8ayy4hjz5h5sb5mqfjxzpc42zw PSPDFKit-3npj2ht4kppfp95hepqhfjb49x PSPDFKit-2tg9p1utsyyke5vpebq5gc3413 PSPDFKit-Text\"><span class=\"PSPDFKit-6fq5ysqkmc2gc1fek9b659qfh8\" data-contentblock-id=\"1\" data-textline-id=\"6\" data-page-index=\"0\">communication technologies (ICT). With a specialization in decarbonization <\/span><\/span><span class=\"PSPDFKit-8ayy4hjz5h5sb5mqfjxzpc42zw PSPDFKit-3npj2ht4kppfp95hepqhfjb49x PSPDFKit-2tg9p1utsyyke5vpebq5gc3413 PSPDFKit-Text\"><span class=\"PSPDFKit-6fq5ysqkmc2gc1fek9b659qfh8\" data-contentblock-id=\"1\" data-textline-id=\"7\" data-page-index=\"0\">and human building interaction, he has authored more than 15 publications <\/span><\/span><span class=\"PSPDFKit-8ayy4hjz5h5sb5mqfjxzpc42zw PSPDFKit-3npj2ht4kppfp95hepqhfjb49x PSPDFKit-2tg9p1utsyyke5vpebq5gc3413 PSPDFKit-Text\"><span class=\"PSPDFKit-6fq5ysqkmc2gc1fek9b659qfh8\" data-contentblock-id=\"1\" data-textline-id=\"8\" data-page-index=\"0\">on energy optimization, occupant behavior, daylighting and optimum <\/span><\/span><span class=\"PSPDFKit-8ayy4hjz5h5sb5mqfjxzpc42zw PSPDFKit-3npj2ht4kppfp95hepqhfjb49x PSPDFKit-2tg9p1utsyyke5vpebq5gc3413 PSPDFKit-Text\"><span class=\"PSPDFKit-6fq5ysqkmc2gc1fek9b659qfh8\" data-contentblock-id=\"1\" data-textline-id=\"9\" data-page-index=\"0\">lighting, multi-objective optimization, and the intersection of virtual reality <\/span><\/span><span class=\"PSPDFKit-8ayy4hjz5h5sb5mqfjxzpc42zw PSPDFKit-3npj2ht4kppfp95hepqhfjb49x PSPDFKit-2tg9p1utsyyke5vpebq5gc3413 PSPDFKit-Text\"><span class=\"PSPDFKit-6fq5ysqkmc2gc1fek9b659qfh8\" data-contentblock-id=\"1\" data-textline-id=\"10\" data-page-index=\"0\">and education in peer-reviewed journals and conferences. 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