{"id":8194,"date":"2025-01-22T11:05:02","date_gmt":"2025-01-22T16:05:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/innovationhub\/?post_type=cu_people&#038;p=8194"},"modified":"2025-05-02T04:10:02","modified_gmt":"2025-05-02T08:10:02","slug":"farzam-sepanta-2","status":"publish","type":"cu_people","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/innovationhub\/people\/farzam-sepanta-2\/","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\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\">Dr. Farzam Sepanta holds a PhD in Building Engineering and worked with the Government of Canada to quantify emissions associated with offices, homes, transportation, and the internet. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\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 was a member of the Human Building Interaction Lab (HBI) at Carleton University and his research focused on the comprehensive assessment of the energy impact of teleworking in different domains of transportation, residential buildings, offices, and information and communication technologies (ICT). 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