Zahra Sadat Zomorodian

Associate Professor

Update: 2026-09-16

Zahra Sadat Zomorodian

Architecture And Urban Planning / Building

Journal Paper

  1. "INVESTIGATION OF A SILICA GEL-BASED EVAPORATIVE COOLING SHADING SYSTEM: NUMERICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL APPROACHES"
    Arman Nikkhah Dehnavi, Mohammad Tabatabaei Manesh, Zahra Sadat Zomorodian, Alireza Abdolmaleki, Mohammad Rajaian Hoonejani
    Journal of Green Building, Vol. 21, pp.273-289, 2026
  2. "A Deep Learning CGAN-CFD-Based Model for Fast and Accurate Airflow Prediction in Indoor Spaces"
    Hamed Moradi, Poyan Hashemitari, Zahra Sadat Zomorodian, Parham A. Mirzaei
    Journal of Building Engineering, Vol. 117, pp.114638-114664, 2026
  3. "A bio-inspired algorithmic approach for form generation, structural analysis, and optimization of large span cantilevered roofs"
    Mohammadjavad Saber, Parsa Keshvari, Zahra Sadat Zomorodian
    Journal of Building Engineering, Vol. 120, 2026
  4. "Urban Building Modeling: A Comprehensive Review of Inputs, Outputs, and Tools for Sustainable Development"
    Pegah Eshraghi, Sepideh Sadat Korsavi, Ali Ghahramani, Zahra Sadat Zomorodian
    ENVIRONMENTAL MODELING and ASSESSMENT, Vol. 30, pp.1359-1403, 2025
  5. "Adopting explainable-AI to investigate the impact of urban morphology design on energy and environmental performance in dry-arid climates"
    Pegah Eshraghi, Riccardo Talami, Arman Nikkhah Dehnavi, Maedeh sadat Mirdamadi, Zahra Sadat Zomorodian
    Advances in Building Energy Research, Vol. 19, pp.497-531, 2025
  6. "A data-driven framework for urban morphology optimization: integrating energy efficiency and environmental quality"
    Pegah Eshraghi, Zahra Sadat Zomorodian, Behzad MalekpourAsl
    ENERGY AND BUILDINGS, Vol. 347, 2025
  7. "An AI-driven framework for rapid and localized optimization of urban open spaces"
    Pegah Eshraghi, ARMAN NIKKHAH DEHNAVI, Maedeh sadat Mirdamadi, Riccardo Talami, Zahra Sadat Zomorodian
    Smart and Sustainable Built Environment, Vol. 14, pp.1-27, 2025
  8. "An investigation on the feasibility of Positive Energy Districts in hot and humid climate: a case study in Lavan Island"
    Fatemeh Mohammadian Dastjerdi, Zahra Sadat Zomorodian, Zahra Qavidel Fard
    Advances in Building Energy Research, Vol. 19, pp.1-32, 2025
  9. "Utilising natural pigments as a filler replacement on the mix design, performance and colorimetric characteristics of the microsurfacing mixture: laboratory evaluation"
    Hassan Ziari, Mahdi Zalnezhad, Zahra Sadat Zomorodian, Mohammad Ali Ziari
    Road Materials and Pavement Design, Vol. 26, pp.996-1022, 2024
  10. "Enhancing Daylight and Energy Efficiency in the Architecture Studio by Designing Light Shelves and Windows with Sensitivity Analysis and Optimization"
    Zahra Sharifian, Narges Dehghan, Mahdi Hamzenejad, Zahra Sadat Zomorodian
    Urban Management and Energy Sustainability, Vol. 5, pp.146-166, 2024
  11. "Enhancing visual comfort prediction in space layouts using deep learning models"
    Amirali Ghourkhanehch-Zirak, Afshin Saeedian, Zahra Sadat Zomorodian, Mohammad Tahsildoost
    Intelligent Buildings International, Vol. 16, pp.1-19, 2024
  12. "Thermal sensitivity and adaptive comfort in mixed-mode office buildings in humid subtropical climate"
    Maryam Khoshbakht, Fan Zhang, Zahra Sadat Zomorodian, Zhonghua Gou
    BUILDING RESEARCH AND INFORMATION, Vol. 52, pp.1-15, 2024
  13. "Developing a Pedagogical Framework for an Integrated and BIM-Based High-Performance Design Studio: Experimental Case Study"
    Amir farbod Shahverdi, Fatemeh Mostafavi, Sogand Haghighat Roodkoly, Zahra Sadat Zomorodian, Hoda Homayouni
    Journal of Architectural Engineering, Vol. 30, pp.1-18, 2024
  14. "Development of a simulation-based ANN framework for predicting energy consumption metrics: a case study of an office building"
    Sogand Haghighat Roodkoly, Zahra Qavidel Fard, Mohammad Tahsildoost, Zahra Sadat Zomorodian, M. Karami
    Energy Efficiency, Vol. 17, pp.1-24, 2024
  15. "Facade design of side-lit spaces for different climates and surroundings by machine learning and NSGAIII"
    Seyedeh Nastaran Seyed Shafavi Moghaddam, Arman Nikkhah Dehnavi, Zahra Sadat Zomorodian, Mohammad Tahsildoost, Sepideh Sadat Korsavi, Saeed Mohaghegh
    BUILDING AND ENVIRONMENT, Vol. 245, 2023
  16. "Evaluation of Occupants' Visual Perception in Day Lit Scenes: A Virtual Reality Experiment"
    Maedeh sadat Mirdamadi, Zahra Sadat Zomorodian, Mohammad Tahsildoost
    Journal of Daylighting, Vol. 10, pp.45-59, 2023
  17. "Evaluation of the effects of partition design on circadian daylighting in open-plan offices"
    Maryam Anaraki, Mahya Fani, Amir farbod Shahverdi, Zahra Sadat Zomorodian
    SOLAR ENERGY, Vol. 264, 2023
  18. "Development of a Machine Learning Framework Based on Occupant-Related Parameters to Predict Residential Electricity Consumption in the Hot and Humid Climate"
    Zahra Qavidel Fard, Zahra Sadat Zomorodian, Mohammad Tahsildoost
    ENERGY AND BUILDINGS, Vol. 301, pp.113678-114000, 2023
  19. "A novel machine learning-based framework for mapping outdoor thermal comfort"
    Seyed Shayan Shahrestani, Zahra Sadat Zomorodian, Maryam Karami, Fatemeh Mostafavi
    Advances in Building Energy Research, Vol. 16, pp.1-20, 2023
  20. "Room energy demand and thermal comfort predictions in early stages of design based on the Machine Learning methods"
    Nima Forouzandeh Shahraki, Zahra Sadat Zomorodian, Zohreh Shaghaghian, Mohammad Tahsildoost
    Intelligent Buildings International, Vol. 15, pp.3-20, 2023
  21. "Indoor environmental quality improvement of student dormitories in Tehran, Iran"
    Nastaran Abdollahzadeh, Azin Velashjerdi Farahani, Kamyar Soleimani, Zahra Sadat Zomorodian
    International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation, Vol. 41, pp.258-278, 2023
  22. "An interactive assessment framework for residential space layouts using pix2pix predictive model at the early-stage building design"
    Fatemeh Mostafavi, Mohammad Tahsildoost, Zahra Sadat Zomorodian, Seyed Shayan Shahrestani
    Smart and Sustainable Built Environment, Vol. 12, pp.1-19, 2023
  23. "Estimating the Impact of Occupants' Behaviour on Energy Consumption by Pls-SEM: A Case Study of Pakdel Residential Complex in Isfahan, IRAN"
    Elahe Tavakoli, Arman Nikkhah Dehnavi, Zahra Sadat Zomorodian, Mohammad Tahsildoost, Mohammad Rajaian Hoonejani
    Frontiers in Sustainable Cities, Vol. 4, pp.1-12, 2022
  24. "Techno-economic viability of on grid micro-hybrid PV/wind/Gen system for an educational building in Iran"
    hadi taghavifar, Zahra Sadat Zomorodian
    RENEWABLE and SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS, pp.110-125, 2021
  25. "Energy efficiency and carbon emission in high-rise buildings: A review (2005-2020)"
    Fatemeh Mostafavi, Mohammad Tahsildoost, Zahra Sadat Zomorodian
    BUILDING AND ENVIRONMENT, Vol. 206, pp.1-18, 2021
  26. "A review of web-based building energy analysis applications"
    Nima Forouzandeh Shahraki, Mohammad Tahsildoost, Zahra Sadat Zomorodian
    JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION, Vol. 36, pp.127-147, 2021
  27. "The effect of occupant behaviors on energy retrofit: A case study of student dormitories in Tehran"
    Shadi JamiAlAhmadi, Nima Forouzandeh Shahraki, Zahra Sadat Zomorodian, Mohammad Tahsildoost, Maryam Khoshbakht
    JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION, Vol. 278, pp.123556-123566, 2021
  28. "Improving Daylight Availability in Heritage Buildings: A Case Study of Below-grade Classrooms in Tehran"
    kamyar soleimani, Nastaran Abdollahzadeh, Zahra Sadat Zomorodian
    Journal of Daylighting, Vol. 8, pp.120-133, 2021
  29. "Energy, carbon, and cost analysis of rural housing retrofit in different climates"
    Mohammad Tahsildoost, Zahra Sadat Zomorodian
    Journal of Building Engineering, Vol. 30, pp.101277-101285, 2020
  30. "A method of partition design for open-plan offices based on daylight performance evaluation"
    Nastaran Abdollahzadeh, Mohammad Tahsildoost, Zahra Sadat Zomorodian
    Journal of Building Engineering, Vol. 29, pp.101171-101178, 2020
  31. "Occupants visual comfort assessments: A review of field studies and lab experiments"
    Seyedeh Nastaran Seyed Shafavi Moghaddam, Zahra Sadat Zomorodian, Mohammad Tahsildoost, Mohamadreza Javadi
    SOLAR ENERGY, Vol. 208, pp.249-274, 2020
  32. "Investigation of illuminance-based metrics in predicting occupants' visual comfort (case study: Architecture design studios)"
    Seyedeh Nastaran Seyed Shafavi Moghaddam, Mohammad Tahsildoost, Zahra Sadat Zomorodian
    SOLAR ENERGY, Vol. 197, pp.111-125, 2020
  33. "Evaluating assumptions of scales for subjective assessment of thermal environments - Do laypersons perceive them the way, we researchers believe?"
    Marcel Schweiker, Ma?ra André, Farah Al-Atrash, Hanan Al-Khatri, Rea Risky Alprianti, Hayder Alsaad, Rucha Amin, Eleni Ampatzi, Alpha Yacob Arsano, Elie Azar, Bahareh Bannazadeh, Amina Batagarawa, Susanne Becker, Carolina Buonocore, Bin Cao, Joon-Ho Choi, Chungyoon Chun, Hein Daanen, Siti Aisyah Damiati, Lyrian Daniel, Renata De Vecchi, Shivraj Dhaka, Samuel Dom?nguez-Amarillo, Edyta Dudkiewicz, Lakshmi Prabha Edappilly, Jesica Fern?ndez-Agüera, Mireille Folkerts, Arjan Frijns, Gabriel Gaona, Vishal Garg, Stephanie Gauthier, Shahla Ghaffari Jabbari, Djamila Harimi, Runa T. Hellwig, Gesche M Huebner, Quan Jin, Mina Jowkar, Jungsoo Kim, Nelson King, Boris Kingma, M. Donny Koerniawan, Jakub Kolarik, Shailendra Kumar, Alison Kwok, Roberto Lamberts, Marta Laska, M.C. Jeffrey Lee, Yoonhee Lee, Vanessa Lindermayr, Mohammadbagher Mahaki, Udochukwu Marcel-Okafor, Laura Mar?n-Restrepo, Anna Marquardsen, Francesco Martellotta, Jyotirmay Mathur, Isabel Mino-Rodriguez, Azadeh Montazami, Di Mou, Bassam Moujalled, Mia Nakajima, Edward Ng, Marcellinus Okafor, Mark Olweny, Wanlu Ouyang, Ana L?gia Papst de Abreu, Alexis Pérez-Fargallo, Indrika Rajapaksha, Greici Ramos, Saif Rashid, Christoph F. Reinhart, Ma. Isabel Rivera, Mazyar Salmanzadeh, Karin Schakib-Ekbatan, Stefano Schiavon, Salman Shooshtarian, Masanori Shukuya, Veronica Soebarto, Suhendri Suhendri, Mohammad Tahsildoost, Federico Tartarini, Despoina Teli, Priyam Tewari, Samar Thapa, Maureen Trebilcock, Mohammad Tahsildoost, J?rg Trojan, Ruqayyatu B. Tukur, Conrad Voelker, Yeung Yam, Liu Yang, Gabriela Zapata-Lancaster, Yongchao Zhai, Yingxin Zhu, Zahra Sadat Zomorodian
    ENERGY AND BUILDINGS, Vol. 211, 2020
  34. "Techno-Economic BIPV evaluation method in urban areas"
    Ali Mohammadshirazi, Zahra Sadat Zomorodian, Mohammad Tahsildoost
    RENEWABLE ENERGY, Vol. 143, pp.1235-1246, 2019
  35. "Assessing the effectiveness of dynamic metrics in predicting daylight availability and visual comfort in classrooms"
    Zahra Sadat Zomorodian, Mohammad Tahsildoost
    RENEWABLE ENERGY, Vol. 134, pp.669-680, 2019
  36. "The Scales Project, a cross-national dataset on the interpretation of thermal perception scales"
    Marcel Schweiker, Ma?ra André, Farah Al-Atrash, Hanan Al-Khatri, Rea Risky Alprianti, Hayder Alsaad, Rucha Amin, Eleni Ampatzi, Montazami Azadeh, Elie Azar, Bannazadeh Bahareh, Amina Batagarawa, Susanne Becker, Carolina Buonocore, Bin Cao, Joon-Ho Choi, Chungyoon Chun, Hein Daanen, Siti Aisyah Damiati, Lyrian Daniel, Renata De Vecchi, Shivraj Dhaka, Samuel Dom?nguez-Amarillo, Edyta Dudkiewicz, Lakshmi Prabha Edappilly, Jesica Fern?ndez-Agüera, Mireille Folkerts, Arjan Frijns, Gabriel Gaona, Vishal Garg, Stephanie Gauthier, Shahla Ghaffari Jabbari, Djamila Harimi, Runa T. Hellwig, Gesche M. Huebner, Quan Jin, Mina Jowkar, Renate Kania, Mohammad Tahsildoost, Jungsoo Kim, Nelson King, Boris Kingma, M. Donny Koerniawan, Jakub Kolarik, Shailendra Kumar, Alison Kwok, Roberto Lamberts, Marta Laska, M. C. Jeffrey Lee, Yoonhee Lee, Vanessa Lindermayr, Mohammadbagher Mahaki, Udochukwu Marcel-Okafor, Laura Mar?n-Restrepo, Anna Marquardsen, Francesco Martellotta, Jyotirmay Mathur, Gr?inne McGill, Isabel Mino-Rodriguez, Di Mou, Bassam Moujalled, Mia Nakajima, Edward Ng, Marcellinus Okafor, Mark Olweny, Wanlu Ouyang, Ana Ligia Papst de Abreu, Alexis Pérez-Fargallo, Indrika Rajapaksha, Greici Ramos, Saif Rashid, Christoph F. Reinhart, Ma. Isabel Rivera, Mazyar Salmanzadeh, Karin Schakib-Ekbatan, Stefano Schiavon, Salman Shooshtarian, Masanori Shukuya, Veronica Soebarto, Suhendri, Mohammad Tahsildoost, Federico Tartarini, Despoina Teli, Priyam Tewari, Samar Thapa, Maureen Trebilcock, J?rg Trojan, Ruqayyatu B. Tukur, Conrad Voelker, Yeung Yam, Liu Yang, Gabriela Zapata-Lancaster, Yongchao Zhai, Yingxin Zhu, Zahra Sadat Zomorodian
    Scientific Data, Vol. 6, 2019
  37. "Energy and carbon analysis of double skin faades in the hot and dry climate"
    Zahra Sadat Zomorodian, Mohammad Tahsildoost
    JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION, Vol. 197, pp.85-96, 2018
  38. "Indoor environment quality assessment in classrooms An integrated approach"
    Mohammad Tahsildoost, Zahra Sadat Zomorodian
    Journal of Building Physics, pp.1-27, 2018
  39. "Energy and economic performance of rooftop PV panels in the hot and dry climate of Iran"
    Sepideh Sadat Korsavi, Zahra Sadat Zomorodian, Mohammad Tahsildoost
    JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION, Vol. 174, pp.1204-1214, 2018
  40. "Assessment of window performance in classrooms by long term spatial comfort metrics"
    Zahra Sadat Zomorodian, Mohammad Tahsildoost
    ENERGY AND BUILDINGS, Vol. 134, pp.80-93, 2016
  41. "Visual comfort assessment of daylit and sunlit areas A longitudinal field survey in classrooms in Kashan Iran"
    Sepideh S. Korsavi, Zahra Sadat Zomorodian, Mohammad Tahsildoost
    ENERGY AND BUILDINGS, Vol. 128, pp.305-318, 2016
  42. "Thermal comfort in educational buildings A review article"
    Zahra Sadat Zomorodian, Mohammad Tahsildoost, Mohammad Reza Hafezi
    RENEWABLE and SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS, Vol. 59, pp.895-906, 2016
  43. "Energy retrofit techniques An experimental study of two typical school buildings in Tehran"
    Mohammad Tahsildoost, Zahra Sadat Zomorodian
    ENERGY AND BUILDINGS, Vol. 104, pp.65-72, 2015
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    Parisa Rahehagh, Zahra Sadat Zomorodian, Mohammad Tahsildoost
    Vol. 12, pp.169-191, 2023
  45. "Feasibility Study for Poverty Alleviation by Energy Production with Photovoltaic Panels in Underprivileged Areas of Iran"
    Arman Nikkhah Dehnavi, Hanieh Nourkojouri, Zahra Sadat Zomorodian
    Vol. 10, pp.138-152, 2023
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    Nima Forouzandeh Shahraki, Hanieh Ahmadi joshaghani, Hanieh Nourkojouri, Zahra Sadat Zomorodian
    Vol. 13, pp.31-48, 2022
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    Hani Haddadzadegan, Zahra Sadat Zomorodian, Mohammad Tahsildoost, Shadi JamiAlAhmadi
    Vol. 12, pp.251-264, 2021
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    Hani Haddadzadegan, Zahra Sadat Zomorodian, Mohammad Tahsildoost
    Vol. 8, pp.244-266, 2021
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    Zahra Sadat Zomorodian, Motahare Ahmadi, Pegah Eshraghi, Maedeh sadat Mirdamadi
    Vol. 32, pp.49-65, 2020
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    Shadi JamiAlAhmadi, Zahra Sadat Zomorodian, Mohammad Tahsildoost
    Vol. 5, pp.185-218, 2020
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    Zahra Sadat Zomorodian, Mohammad Tahsildoost
    pp.17-32, 2019
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    Yasamin Nasiri, Zahra Sadat Zomorodian, Mohammad Reza Hafezi, Mohammad Tahsildoost
    Vol. 5, pp.143-167, 2019
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    Elahe Tavakoli, Zahra Sadat Zomorodian, Mohammad Tahsildoost, Mohammad Reza Hafezi
    Vol. 22, pp.7-29, 2019
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    Seyedeh Nastaran Seyed Shafavi Moghaddam, Mohammad Tahsildoost, Zahra Sadat Zomorodian
    Vol. 8, pp.205-228, 2019
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    Seyedeh Nastaran Seyed Shafavi Moghaddam, Zahra Sadat Zomorodian, Mohammad Tahsildoost
    Vol. 3, pp.37-56, 2019
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    Mohammad ali Fadaei ardestani, Heidar Naseri, Mohammadreza Ayatollahi, Zahra Sadat Zomorodian
    Vol. 28, pp.25-40, 2019
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    Zahra Sadat Zomorodian, Shahram Poor deyhimi
    Vol. 27, pp.5-24, 2017

Conference Paper

  1. "A machine-learning framework for daylight and visual comfort assessment in early design stages"
    Hanieh Nourkojouri, Zahra Sadat Zomorodian, Mohammad Tahsildoost, Shaghaghian Zohreh
    Building Simulation 2021 Conference, 2021
  2. "A Machine-learning Framework for Acoustic Design Assessment in Early Design Stages"
    Reyhane Abarghooie, Zahra Sadat Zomorodian, Mohammad Tahsildoost, Zohreh Shaghaghian
    Building Simulation 2021 Conference, 2021
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    Maryam Khoshbakht, Zahra Sadat Zomorodian, Mohammad Tahsildoost
    The 54th International Conference of the Architectural Science Association (ANZAScA) 2020, 2020
  4. "Sustainable Energy Efficient Design Studio: An Integrated Design Approach"
    Zahra Sadat Zomorodian, Mohammad Tahsildoost
    16th International Conference of the International Building Performance Simulation Association (HBPSA), 2019
  5. "Partition Arrangement Optimization Based on Daylight Availability and Lighting Energy in Office Buildings"
    Nastaran Abdollahzadeh, Zahra Sadat Zomorodian, Mohammad Tahsildoost
    16th International Conference of the International Building Performance Simulation Association (HBPSA), 2019
  6. "Evaluating Thermal Environment and Thermal Comfort in Schools Located in Kashan-Iran in Mid-Seasons"
    Sepideh Sadat Korsavi, Azadeh Montazami, Zahra Sadat Zomorodian
    plea 2017, 2017
  7. "Evaluation of Thermal and Visual Comfort in Classrooms of Two LEED Silver Certified Campus Buildings"
    Zahra Sadat Zomorodian, Mehdi Azizkhani, Liana Beltran
    Second International Conference on Energy and Indoor Environment for Hot Climates, 2017
  8. "Modeling Spatio-Temporal patterns of thermal comfort in classrooms"
    Zahra Sadat Zomorodian, Mohammad Tahsildoost
    building simulation 2015, 2015
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    Zahra Sadat Zomorodian, Parisa Rahehagh, Paria Taherpour
    , 2022
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    Nima Forouzandeh Shahraki, Zahra Sadat Zomorodian
    , 2020
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    Neda Bahavar, Elahe Tavakoli, Zahra Sadat Zomorodian
    Emerging trends in energy consrvation (ETEC 2016), 2016