People
Faculty, Staff, and Students
Leadership Team
Prof. Moncef Krarti, PE, LEED-AP
BEST Center Executive Director
Architectural Engineering
University of Colorado Boulder
Prof. John Zhai
BEST Center CU Site Director
Architectural Engineering
University of Colorado Boulder
Prof. Ahmed Mohamed
BEST Center CCNY Site Director
Electrical Engineering
City College of New York
Prof. Jorge Gonzalez-Cruz
BEST Center UA Partner Site Director
Professor, Mechanical Engineering
University at Albany
Nicholas Clements, PhD
BEST Center Manager
Architectural Engineering
University of Colorado Boulder
University of Colorado Boulder (CU)
Faculty
Prof. Moncef Krarti, PE, LEED-AP
BEST Center Executive Director
Architectural Engineering
University of Colorado Boulder
Prof. John Zhai
BEST Center CU Site Director
Architectural Engineering
University of Colorado Boulder
Prof. Kyri Baker
Architectural Engineering
University of Colorado Boulder
Prof. Gregor Henze
Architectural Engineering
University of Colorado Boulder
Prof. Wil Srubar
Architectural Engineering
University of Colorado Boulder
Prof. Michael McGehee
Chemical and Biological Engineering
University of Colorado Boulder
Students and Researchers
Development of an Automated Electrification Retrofit Analysis Tool (Krarti, Zarske, Prahl)
– Phani Vadali (PhD Candidate)
Evaluation of Field Methods for Assessment of Architectural Window Degradation (Zhai, Tenent)
– Madison Likins-White (PhD Candidate)
– Abdullah Alkhamees (MS Candidate)
Testing and Evaluation of Thermal Energy Storage Panels Integrated with Heat Pumps (Krarti, Kishore)
– Antonin Masson
– Paul Gouezec
Evaluation of Hygrothermal and Energy Efficiency and Condensation Risk of Secondary Windows (Zhai, Tenent, Kiatreungwattana)
– Haiying Peng (PhD Candidate)
Making Reinforcement Learning Practical for Building Control through Human Feedback (Henze)
– TBD
– Phani Vadali (PhD Candidate)
Evaluation of Field Methods for Assessment of Architectural Window Degradation (Zhai, Tenent)
– Madison Likins-White (PhD Candidate)
– Abdullah Alkhamees (MS Candidate)
Testing and Evaluation of Thermal Energy Storage Panels Integrated with Heat Pumps (Krarti, Kishore)
– Antonin Masson
– Paul Gouezec
Evaluation of Hygrothermal and Energy Efficiency and Condensation Risk of Secondary Windows (Zhai, Tenent, Kiatreungwattana)
– Haiying Peng (PhD Candidate)
Making Reinforcement Learning Practical for Building Control through Human Feedback (Henze)
– TBD
Evaluation of Field Methods for Assessment of Architectural Window Degradation (Zhai, Tenent)
– Madison Likins-White (PhD Candidate)
Integrated and Smart Controls for Combined Heat Pump and Domestic Water Heater for Residential Buildings (Krarti, Baker)
– Phani Arvind Vadali (PhD Candidate)
Flexible Insulated Panels for Retrofitting Existing Building Envelopes (Krarti, Roudbari)
– Kyle Biega (MS)
– Paul Neumann (MS Candidate)
Making Reinforcement Learning Practical for Building Control using Surrogate Models (Henze)
– Sourav Dey (PhD Candidate)
City College of New York (CCNY)
Faculty
Prof. Ahmed Mohamed
BEST Center CCNY Site Director
Electrical Engineering
City College of New York
Prof. Prathap Ramamurthy
Mechanical Engineering
City College of New York
Mark Arend, PhD
Research Associate, Electrical Engineering
City College of New York
Honey Berk
Executive Director, Building Performance Lab
Institute for Urban Systems
City University of New York
Michael Bobker
Director, Building Performance Lab
Institute for Urban Systems
City University of New York
Duncan Prahl
Director, Tech. Services, Building Performance Lab
Institute for Urban Systems
City University of New York
Students and Researchers
Sustainable Air Source Heat Pump Systems for Electrified Transition Markets in the Multi-Family Buildings Sector (Gonzalez-Cruz, Ramamurthy)
– S M Abdur Rob (PhD Candidate)
– David Garraway (PhD Candidate)
– Sam Chussid (MS Candidate)
– Geoffrey Turbeville (Undergraduate)
Energy-Reduction M&V Using Calibrated Simulation IPMVP Option D (Berk, Prahl)
– Amanda O’Donnell (Senior Engineer, BPL)
– Farshad Kheiri (Senior Engineer, BPL)
– Omar Hamad (Junior Engineer, BPL)
– Barrett Trenholme (Junior Engineer, BPL)
– Mohamed Bassimbo (Intern, BPL)
Cost-Effective Way to Forecast Energy Use at Building to City Scale using Real-Time Satellite Data (Ramamurthy)
– Li Kuan Phang (Undergraduate)
– Ryan Redman
– Amanda O’Donnell (Senior Engineer, BPL)
– Farshad Kheiri (Senior Engineer, BPL)
– Omar Hamad (Junior Engineer, BPL)
– Barrett Trenholme (Junior Engineer, BPL)
– Mohamed Bassimbo (Intern, BPL)
Cost-Effective Way to Forecast Energy Use at Building to City Scale using Real-Time Satellite Data (Ramamurthy)
– Li Kuan Phang (Undergraduate)
– Ryan Redman
University at Albany (UA)
Faculty
Prof. Jorge Gonzalez-Cruz
BEST Center UA Partner Site Director
Professor, Mechanical Engineering
University at Albany