Distinguished Chair for Resilient Places, School Of Architecture
Professor, School Of Architecture

ajla.aksamija@utah.edu

Publications

• BUILT ENVIRONMENT & COMMUNITIES: Aksamija, A. & Milosevic, S. (2023). "Condensation Study: Thermal Analysis of Aluminum-Framed Window Systems under Different Environmental Conditions". Journal of Architectural Engineering. Vol. 29., 09/2023
• BUILT ENVIRONMENT & COMMUNITIES | ENERGY | ECOLOGICAL & ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE: Milosevic, S. & Aksamija, A. (2023). "Sustainable Retrofitting Strategies for Culturally Significant Brutalist Buildings: Energy-Efficient Strategies for a High-Rise Residential Complex in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina". Journal of Green Building., 06/2023
• BUILT ENVIRONMENT & COMMUNITIES | ENERGY | ECOLOGICAL & ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE: Milosevic, S. & Aksamija, A. (2022). “Sustainable Retrofit Strategies for an Existing and Historically Significant Residential Complex: Environmental Response and Facade Performance Analysis”, in Interdisciplinary Advances in Sustainable Development, Tijana Tufek-Memišević, Maja Arslanagić-Kalajdžić and Naida Ademović, eds. (pp. 237-252). Springer., 10/2022
• 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., 10/2022
• BUILT ENVIRONMENT & COMMUNITIES | ENERGY: 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., 10/2022
• BUILT ENVIRONMENT & COMMUNITIES | ENERGY: 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., 10/2022
• BUILT ENVIRONMENT & COMMUNITIES | ENERGY: 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. 407-414., 08/2022
• BUILT ENVIRONMENT & COMMUNITIES | ENERGY | 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

Presentations

• BUILT ENVIRONMENT & COMMUNITIES | ENERGY | ECOLOGICAL & ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE: “Regenerative Design: Achieving Net-Zero Energy in Existing Buildings through Energy-Efficient Retrofits”, Transforming the Built Environment: Accelerating Circular and Digital Transition Symposium, Istanbul, Turkey, 11/21/2023 GLOBAL
• BUILT ENVIRONMENT & COMMUNITIES | ENERGY | ECOLOGICAL & ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE: “Decarbonizing the Built Environment: Improving Building Performance through Regenerative Design”, AIA Building Performance Knowledge Community, 11/08/2023
• BUILT ENVIRONMENT & COMMUNITIES | ENERGY: “Facades Education: From High-Perfomance Building Envelope Design to Integrated Building Technology Courses”, Facades Tectonics Institute Education Forum, 05/15/2023
• BUILT ENVIRONMENT & COMMUNITIES | ECOLOGICAL & ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE: “Principles of Sustainable Design”, Engineers Without Borders, University of Utah, 01/31/2023
• BUILT ENVIRONMENT & COMMUNITIES | ENERGY: “Thermal Behavior and Moisture Transport in High-Performance Facades: Design Considerations", Ceraclad Special Event, 12/08/2022
• BUILT ENVIRONMENT & COMMUNITIES | ENERGY: “Innovations in High-Performance Facade Systems”, BIM4TURKEY, 11/16/2022
• BUILT ENVIRONMENT & COMMUNITIES | ENERGY: “Sustainable Retrofit Strategies for an Existing Laboratory Building: Analysis of Building Performance”, Facade World Congress 2022, Los Angeles, CA, October 12-13., 10/12/2022
• BUILT ENVIRONMENT & COMMUNITIES: "Condensation Study of Windows: Comparative Analysis of Different Window Systems under Various Exterior Conditions”, Facade World Congress 2022, Los Angeles, CA, October 12-13. , 10/12/2022
• BUILT ENVIRONMENT & COMMUNITIES | ENERGY: “Novel Active Facade Systems and Energy Performance of Commercial Buildings: Impact of Thermoelectric Materials on Heating and Cooling in Different Climates”, Facade World Congress 2022, Los Angeles, CA, October 12-13. , 10/12/2022
• BUILT ENVIRONMENT & COMMUNITIES | ENERGY: "Decarbonizing the Built Environment for Sustainable Future”, International Conference on Sustainable Development ICSD 2022, Symposia on Designing Smart, Inclusive and Resilient Cities, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, June 23-26, 06/25/2022
• BUILT ENVIRONMENT & COMMUNITIES | ENERGY: “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
• BUILT ENVIRONMENT & COMMUNITIES | ENERGY: “Thermoelectric Facades: Modelling Procedure and Comparative Analysis of Energy Performance in Various Climate Conditions”, Architectural Research Centers Consortium (ARCC) 2022 Conference, May 23. , 05/23/2022
• BUILT ENVIRONMENT & COMMUNITIES | ENERGY | 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
• BUILT ENVIRONMENT & COMMUNITIES | ENERGY | 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
• BUILT ENVIRONMENT & COMMUNITIES | ENERGY: “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, 10/2021-12/31/2023
• BUILT ENVIRONMENT & COMMUNITIES: Scientific Reviewer, Symposium on Simulation for Architecture + Urban Design (SimAUD 2022) Scientific Committee, 03/01/2022-07/2022
• BUILT ENVIRONMENT & COMMUNITIES: Vice President, Facade Tectonics Institute, 10/2020-10/2021
• BUILT ENVIRONMENT & COMMUNITIES: Board Member, Facade Tectonics Institute, 10/2019
• BUILT ENVIRONMENT & COMMUNITIES | ENERGY | 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 | CLIMATE CHANGE | ECOLOGICAL & ENVIRONMENTAL 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
• BUILT ENVIRONMENT & COMMUNITIES | ENERGY | 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

Grants

• BUILT ENVIRONMENT & COMMUNITIES | ENERGY: Building Performance Evaluation and Energy-Efficient Retrofitting Strategies for Institutional Buildings: A Case Study of Research Laboratories at the University of Utah. PI: Timothy Adekunle . Co-PI(s): Ajla Aksamija, 04/01/2023-03/31/2024
• BUILT ENVIRONMENT & COMMUNITIES: Thermal Behavior and Moisture Transport in High-Performance Facades Professional Workshop. PI: Ajla Aksamija, 10/15/2022-12/15/2022
• BUILT ENVIRONMENT & COMMUNITIES: Sustainable and High-Performance Facades Professional Workshop. PI: Ajla Aksamija, 09/15/2021-10/30/2021