Professor, School Of Architecture

ajla.aksamija@utah.edu

Publications

• ENERGY | BUILT ENVIRONMENT & COMMUNITIES | ECOLOGICAL & ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE: Milosevic, S. & Aksamija, A. (2022). “High-Performance Retrofit Strategies for Existing Science and Laboratory Buildings within Academic Institutions: Considerations and Design Strategies”. Perkins&Will Research Journal. Vol. 14, 35-59., 04/2022
• BUILT ENVIRONMENT & COMMUNITIES | ECOLOGICAL & ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE: Aksamija, A., Eugenia Gasparri, ed., Arianna Brambilla, ed., Gabriele Lobaccaro, ed., Francesco Goia, ed., Annalisa Andaloro, ed. & Alberto Sangiorgio, ed. (2022). “Foreword: Future Building Skins” in Rethinking Building Skins: Transformative Technologies and Research Trajectories. Elsevier., 01/2022
• BUILT ENVIRONMENT & COMMUNITIES: Aksamija, A., Milosevic, S., Sanders, H. & Blakeslee, A. (2022). "Condensation Study of Windows: Comparative Analysis of Different Window Systems under Various Exterior Conditions". Proceedings of the Facade Tectonics 2022 World Congress., 01/2022
• ENERGY | BUILT ENVIRONMENT & COMMUNITIES: Milosevic, S. & Aksamija, A. (2022). "Sustainable Retrofit Strategies for an Existing Laboratory Building: Analysis of Building Performance". Proceedings of the Facade Tectonics 2022 World Congress., 01/2022
• ENERGY | BUILT ENVIRONMENT & COMMUNITIES: Aksamija, A. & Farid Mohajer, M. (2022). "Thermoelectric Facades: Modeling Procedure and Comparative Analysis of Energy Performance in Various Climate Conditions". Proceedings of the ARCC/EAAE 2022 Conference., 01/2022
• ENERGY | BUILT ENVIRONMENT & COMMUNITIES: Aksamija, A., Farid Mohajer, M. & Aksamija, Z. (2022). "Novel Active Facade Systems and Their Energy Performance in Commercial Buildings: Impact of Thermoelectric Materials on Heating and Cooling in Different Climates". Proceedings of the Facade Tectonics 2020 World Congress., 01/2022

Presentations

• ENERGY | BUILT ENVIRONMENT & COMMUNITIES: “Sustainable and High-Performance Facades: A Decade of Educational Programs”, European Facade Network Conference: Teaching Facades for a Sustainable Future, Lisbon, Portugal., 06/14/2022
• ENERGY | BUILT ENVIRONMENT & COMMUNITIES | ECOLOGICAL & ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE: "Decarbonizing Built Environment through Regenerative Design: Achieving Net-Zero Energy in Existing Buildings", Designing Carbon Neutral Cities Symposium, Urban Design Utah/AIA Utah, April 12. , 04/12/2022
• ENERGY | BUILT ENVIRONMENT & COMMUNITIES | ECOLOGICAL & ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE: “Decarbonizing Built Environment: High-Performance Retrofits of Existing Buildings”, Symposium on Circular Economy in Architecture, 11/17/2021
• BUILT ENVIRONMENT & COMMUNITIES: “Wood Enclosure Systems: Design and Research Considerations”, Mass Timber Symposium, 11/16/2021
• BUILT ENVIRONMENT & COMMUNITIES: “Sustainable and High-Performance Building Facades”, Arch Next, 10/21/2021
• BUILT ENVIRONMENT & COMMUNITIES | CLIMATE CHANGE: “Future of Building Performance Research: Innovations in Simulations, Modeling and Applications”, 2020 Building Performance Symposium, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 04/02/2021
• BUILT ENVIRONMENT & COMMUNITIES | CLIMATE CHANGE: “Impacts of Climate Change on Facade Performance and Advanced Facade Materials”, High-Performance Facades Workshop, 01/15/2021
• ENERGY | BUILT ENVIRONMENT & COMMUNITIES: “Facades’ Impact on Buildings’ Energy Consumption and Occupants’ Comfort", High-Performance Facades Workshop, 01/08/2021
• BUILT ENVIRONMENT & COMMUNITIES: “Passive Design Strategies for High-Performance Facades”, High-Performance Facades Workshop, 01/06/2021
• BUILT ENVIRONMENT & COMMUNITIES: “Sustainable Design and Research in Practice”, University of Michigan at Ann-Arbor, 11/11/2020
• BUILT ENVIRONMENT & COMMUNITIES | CLIMATE CHANGE: "Towards Future Solutions”, Taking Action: A Conversation on Climate Change and Architecture in Canada, Royal Architectural Institute of Canada, 10/05/2020

Professional Service

• BUILT ENVIRONMENT & COMMUNITIES: President, Facade Tectonics Institute, 10/2021
• BUILT ENVIRONMENT & COMMUNITIES: Scientific Reviewer, Symposium on Simulation for Architecture + Urban Design (SimAUD 2022) Scientific Committee, 03/01/2022
• BUILT ENVIRONMENT & COMMUNITIES: Vice President, Facade Tectonics Institute, 10/2020-10/2021
• BUILT ENVIRONMENT & COMMUNITIES: Board Member, Facade Tectonics Institute, 10/2019
• ENERGY | BUILT ENVIRONMENT & COMMUNITIES | CLIMATE CHANGE: Technical Steering Committee Member, Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs, 80X50 Study Steering Committee, 07/2019-01/2021
• BUILT ENVIRONMENT & COMMUNITIES: Technical Advisory Group for High-Insulating Windows Research Projects, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 06/2017-06/2020

Media

• BUILT ENVIRONMENT & COMMUNITIES | ECOLOGICAL & ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE | CLIMATE CHANGE: "A Building Technology Conversation with Ajla Aksamija", AIA Utah Podcast on Building Resilience, 02/2022
• BUILT ENVIRONMENT & COMMUNITIES: Architecure and Innovation Podcast, 09/2021
• BUILT ENVIRONMENT & COMMUNITIES | CLIMATE CHANGE: “The Science of Staying Cool”, Interview on National Public Radio (NPR) Science Show “The Pulse”, 05/2020
• ENERGY | BUILT ENVIRONMENT & COMMUNITIES | CLIMATE CHANGE: “Shaping the Next Generation of Architects”, Architecture2030, 03/2018

Awards

• BUILT ENVIRONMENT & COMMUNITIES: Green Giant Award, Education, Western Massachusetts American Institute of Architects (AIA) Committee on the Environment and USGBC-West Branch, 10/2017