Dr. Farah Al-Atrash
Dr. Farah Al-Atrash
Deans Assistant for Accreditation and Quality assurance, Associate Professor
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Biography
Farah AlAtrash is the Head of the Architecture and Interior Architecture Department at the German Jordanian University. She has a Master’s degree of Energy Efficient Design from Augsburg University of Applied Sciences and a PhD in thermal comfort and personal control in indoor environments from Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, 2018. She is a reviewer in several international journals. Her research concentrates on Passive Design, Indoor Climate, Thermal Comfort and Personal Control over the indoor climate.
Educational Background
Dr.-Ing. Doctor of Engineering, Faculty of Architecture, Building Science Group (fbta), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Germany, 2018
M. Eng. Master of Engineering, Energy Efficient Design, Faculty of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Augsburg FH, Germany, 2013
Bachelor of Science in Architecture, Faculty of Architecture and Built Environment, German Jordanian
M. Eng. Master of Engineering, Energy Efficient Design, Faculty of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Augsburg FH, Germany, 2013
Bachelor of Science in Architecture, Faculty of Architecture and Built Environment, German Jordanian
Research Interests
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Thermal comfort
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Personal Control
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Occupant behavior
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Environmental Viability of Buildings
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Energy Efficient Design
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Simulations and energy assessment
Selected Publications
| 2020 | Al-Atrash, F. Z., Hellwig, R. T., Wagner, A. ,"The degree of adaptive thermal comfort in office workers in a hot Mediterranean summer climate - the case of Amman, Jordan.",Energy & Buildings, Volume 223,2020 [View] |
| 2020 | Hellwig, R. T., Despoina, T., Schweiker, M., Choi, J-H., Lee, J. M. C., Mora, R., Rawal, R., Wang, Z. & Al-Atrash, F.,"Guideline to bridge the gap between adaptive thermal comfort theory and building design and operation practice.",11th Windsor Conference - Resilient Comfort, Proceedings,2020 |
| 2020 | Gauthier, S., Bourikas, L., Al-Atrash, F., Bae, C., Chun, C., de Dear, R., Hellwig, R.T., Kim, J., K.,"The colours of comfort: From thermal sensation to person-centric thermal zones for adaptive building strategies",Energy and Buildings,2020 [View] |
| 2020 | Schweiker, M., Abdul-Zahra, A., André, M., Al-Atrash, F., et al.,,"The Scales Project, a cross-national dataset on the interpretation of thermal perception scales",Scientific Data,2020 [View] |
| 2020 | Schweiker, M., Abdul-Zahra, A., André, M., Al-Atrash, F., et al.,"Evaluating assumptions of scales for subjective assessment of thermal environments – Do laypersons perceive them the way, we believe?",Energy and Buildings,2020 [View] |
| 2019 | R.T. Hellwig , D. Teli , M. Schweiker , J. Choi ,M.C.J. Lee , R. Mora , R. Rawal , Z. Wang , F. Al-Atrash,"A Framework for Adopting Adaptive Thermal Comfort Principles in Design and Operation of Buildings",Energy and Buildings,2019 [View] |
| 2019 | Runa T. Hellwig, Despoina Teli, Marcel Schweiker, Joon-Ho Choi, M.C. Jeffrey Lee, Rodrigo Mora, Rajan Rawal,,"Applying adaptive principles: Developing guidance for planning practice",Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on: Comfort at the Extremes: Energy, Economy and, Heriot Watt University Dubai,2019 [View] |
| 2018 | Al-Atrash, F., Hellwig, R. T., & Wagner, A.,"Personal control over indoor climate in office buildings in a Mediterranean climate - Amman, Jordan",Windsor conference Proceedings ‘Rethinking Comfort,2018 [View] |
| 2017 | Farah AlAtrash,"First results of case studies on thermal comfort and occupant behavior in office buildings in Amman/ Jordan",OB-17_Joint IEA EBC Annex 66 and 69 Symposium on Occupant Behaviour and Adaptive Thermal Comfort, at the Technical University of Denmark,,2017 |
| 2017 | Farah AlAtrash,"Investigating adaptive thermal comfort in office buildings located in Amman/ Jordan",IEB Comfort and Pain Symposium_ Perception of Thermal Comfort and Pain – are we assessing their dynamics right? Heidelberg,2017 |