Journal Articles
Zhang, S, Liu, S, Shen, Y, Gao, B,
Eftekhari, M (2022)
Effect of phase change material tubes inclination angel on the performance of indirect hybrid thermal energy storage system: An experimental approach,
Applied Thermal Engineering, 219(Part A), 119479, ISSN: 1359-4311. DOI:
10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2022.119479.
Chen, H, Liu, S,
Eftekhari, M, Li, Y, Ji, W, Shen, Y (2022)
Experimental studies on the energy performance of a novel wavy-shape Trombe wall,
Journal of Building Engineering, 61, 105242, ISSN: 2352-7102. DOI:
10.1016/j.jobe.2022.105242.
Gaffoor, MA,
Eftekhari, M, Luo, X (2022)
Evaluation of thermal comfort in mixed-mode buildings in temperate oceanic climates using American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air Conditioning Engineers Comfort Database II,
Building Services Engineering Research and Technology, 43(3), pp.379-401, ISSN: 0143-6244. DOI:
10.1177/01436244211044670.
Shen, C, Zheng, K, Ruan, C, Lv, G,
Eftekhari, M (2022)
Operation strategy and energy-saving of the solar lighting/heating system through spectral splitting,
Energy and Built Environment, ISSN: 2666-1233. DOI:
10.1016/j.enbenv.2022.01.002.
Yang, X, Liu, S, Ji, W, Zhang, Q,
Eftekhari, M, Shen, Y, Yang, L, Han, X (2021)
Issues and challenges of implementing comprehensive renovation at aged communities: A case study of residents’ survey,
Energy and Buildings, 249, 111231, ISSN: 0378-7788. DOI:
10.1016/j.enbuild.2021.111231.
Li, X, Wang, J,
Eftekhari, M, Qi, Q, Jiang, D, Song, Y, Tian, P (2020)
Improvement strategies study for outdoor wind environment in a University in Beijing based on CFD simulation,
Advances in Civil Engineering, 2020, 8850254, ISSN: 1687-8086. DOI:
10.1155/2020/8850254.
Corbett, T, Spentzou, E,
Eftekhari, M (2020)
Sensitivity analysis of proposed natural ventilation IEQ designs for archetypal open-plan office layouts in a temperate climate,
Advances in Building Energy Research, 16(2), pp.171-201, ISSN: 1751-2549. DOI:
10.1080/17512549.2020.1813197.
Hou, J, Luo, X, Huang, G, Zhang, L, Yu, ZJ,
Eftekhari, M (2020)
Development of event-driven optimal control for central air-conditioning systems,
Journal of Building Performance Simulation, 13(3), pp.378-390, ISSN: 1940-1493. DOI:
10.1080/19401493.2020.1737231.
Durrani, F, Wesley, R, Srikandarajah, V,
Eftekhari, M, Munn, S (2019)
Predicting Corrosion rate in Chilled HVAC Pipe Network: Coupon vs Linear Polarisation Resistance method,
Engineering Failure Analysis, pp.104261-104261, ISSN: 1350-6307. DOI:
10.1016/j.engfailanal.2019.104261.
Samsuddin, S, Durrani, F,
Eftekhari, M (2019)
Adaptive comfort model incorporating temperature gradient for a UK residential building,
Journal of Architecture Engineering Technology, 8(1), ISSN: 2168-9717. DOI:
10.4172/2168-9717.1000227.
Manaf, IA, Durrani, F,
Eftekhari, M (2018)
A review of desiccant evaporative cooling systems in hot and humid climates,
Advances in Building Energy Research, 15(1), pp.1-42, ISSN: 1751-2549. DOI:
10.1080/17512549.2018.1508364.
Maxwell, P, Durrani, F,
Eftekhari, M (2016)
Investigating heat loss through vestibule doors for a non-residential building,
Sustainability in Environment, 1(1), pp.25-39, ISSN: 2470-637X.
Mambo, AD,
Eftekhari, M, Steffen, T (2015)
Evaluation of indoor environment system performance for airport buildings,
International Journal of Sustainable and Green Energy, 4(3), pp.73-12, DOI:
10.11648/j.ijrse.20150403.12.
Steffen, T, Mambo, A,
Eftekhari, M (2014)
DESIGNING AN OCCUPANCY FLOW-BASED CONTROLLER FOR AIRPORT TERMINALS,
Building Services Engineering Research and Technology, 36(1), pp.51-66, ISSN: 0143-6244. DOI:
10.1177/0143624414540292.
Yan, Z and
Eftekhari, M (2014)
User interface for integrating airport operations,
International Journal of Emerging Technology and Advanced Engineering, 4(9), pp.622-628, ISSN: 2250-2459.
Ahmad, MW,
Eftekhari, M, Steffen, T, Mambo, AD (2013)
Investigating the performance of a combined solar system with heat pump for houses,
Energy and Buildings, 63(C), pp.138-146, DOI:
10.1016/j.enbuild.2013.03.055.
Akiwowo, A and
Eftekhari, M (2013)
Feature-based detection using Bayesian data fusion,
International Journal of Image and Data Fusion, ISSN: 1947-9832. DOI:
10.1080/19479832.2013.824029.
Zainun, NY, RahmanI A,
Eftekhari, M (2011)
Forecasting low-cost housing demand in Pahang, Malaysia
using Artificial Neural Networks,
International Journal of Sustainable Construction Engineering & Technology, 2(1), pp.83-88.
Zainun, NY, Rahman, IA,
Eftekhari, M (2010)
Forecasting low-cost housing demand in Johor Bahru, Malaysia using artificial neural networks (ANN),
Journal of Mathematics Research, 2(1), pp.14-19, ISSN: 1916-9795.
Wrate, M and
Eftekhari, M (2010)
Numerical model for estimating energy generation for micro-wind turbines in the UK,
The environmentalist, (90), pp.12-15, ISSN: 1472-7625.
Abdullatif, BN,
Eftekhari, M, Loveday, DL (2008)
Natural Convection heat transfer in a partially open square cavity with a thin fin attached to the hot wall,
Journal of Heat Transfer, 130(5), p.052502, DOI:
10.1115/1.2885166.
Griffiths, M and
Eftekhari, M (2008)
Control of CO2 in a naturally ventilated classroom,
Energy and Buildings, 40, pp.556-560, ISSN: 0378-7788.
Marjanovic, L and
Eftekhari, M (2004)
Design and simulation of a fuzzy controller for naturally ventilated buildings,
Building Service Engineering Research and Technology, 25(1), pp.33-53, ISSN: 0143-6244. DOI:
10.1191/0143624404bt086oa.
Eftekhari, M, Marjanovic, L, Angelov, P (2003)
Design and performance of a rule-based controller in a naturally ventilated room,
Computers in Industry, 51(3), pp.299-326, ISSN: 0166-3615. DOI:
10.1016/S0166-3615(03)00028-9.
Eftekhari, M, Marjanovic, LD, Pinnock, DJ (2003)
Air flow distribution in and around a single-sided naturally ventilated room,
Building and Environment, 38(3), pp.389-397, ISSN: 0360-1323. DOI:
10.1016/S0360-1323(02)00016-1.
Kalogirou, S,
Eftekhari, M, Marjanovic, L (2003) Predicting the pressure co-efficients in a naturally ventilated test room using artificial neural networks,
Building and Environment, 38, pp.399-407, ISSN: 0360-1323.
Eftekhari, M and Marjanovic, LD (2003) Application of fuzzy control in naturally ventilated buildings for summer conditions,
Energy and Buildings, 35(7), pp.645-655, ISSN: 0378-7788.
Eftekhari, M, Marjanovic, LD, Holmes, M, Hanby, VI (2002) Airflow distribution for different wind pressure coefficient values in a naturally ventilated room,
ASHRAE Transactions, 108(2), pp.1233-1240, ISSN: 0001-2505.
Kalogirou, SA,
Eftekhari, MM, Pinnock, DJ (2001)
Artificial neural networks for predicting air flow in a naturally ventilated test room,
Building Services Engineering Research and Technology, 22(2), pp.83-93, ISSN: 0143-6244. DOI:
10.1191/014362401701524145.
Kalogirou, SA,
Eftekhari, M, Pinnock, DJ (2001) Artigficial neural networks for predicting air flow in a naturally ventilated test room,
Building Services Engineering Research Technology, 2(22), pp.83-93.
Eftekhari, M and D'Ovidio, A (1999) Winter and Summer thermal comfort and air flow measurements in a naturally ventilated room,
Proceedings CIBSE A: Building Services Engineering Res. Technol, 3(20), pp.155-160, ISSN: 0143-6244.
Eftekhari, M, Pinnock, DJ, Lau, I (1998) Wind flow patterns around a test cell in a sheltered location,
Proceddings of the CIBSE Series A Building Services Engineering Research and Technology, 19(2), pp.107-110.
Eftekhari, M and Pinnock, DJ (1998) Natural Ventilation: Air Flow Measurements in a Light Weight Test Room,
Proc. CIBSE A: Building Services Engineering Res. Technol, 19(1), pp.37-42, ISSN: 0143-6244.
Eftekhari, M (1998) Natural Ventilation: Impact of Wall Material and Windows on Thermal Comfort,
Proc. CIBSE A: Building Services Engineering Res. Technol, 19(1), pp.43-47.
Eftekhari, MM, Pinnock, DJ, Lau, I (1998)
Wind flow patterns around a test cell in a sheltered location: Wind tunnel visualisation,
Building Services Engineering Research and Technology, 19(2), pp.107-110, ISSN: 0143-6244. DOI:
10.1177/014362449801900208.
Eftekhari, M (1997) Comparative Thermal Performance of New and Old Houses,
Energy and Buildings, 25(1), pp.69-73, ISSN: 0378-7788.
Eftekhari, MM (1996) Ventilator air flow measurement in new houses: The effect of ventilator location on thermal comfort and air flow distribution in new domestic houses in the UK,
Building Research and Information, 24(3), pp.175-182, ISSN: 0961-3218.
Eftekhari, M (1996) Ventilator Air Flow Measurement in New Houses,
Building Research and Information, 24(3), pp.176-182.
Eftekhari, M (1995) Single Sided Natural Ventilation Measurements,
Building Services Engineering Research and Technology, 16(4), pp.221-225, ISSN: 0143-6244.
Conferences
Al-Samman, S,
Eftekhari, M, Dimitriou, V, Coakley, D, Angelopoulos, C (2022)
A comparison of indoor pollution using different ventilation methods: A case study. In
CLIMA 2022 The 14th REHVA HVAC World Congress; CLIMA 2022 Conference Proceedings, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. DOI:
10.34641/clima.2022.315.
Vasudevan, J, Coakley, D, Angelopoulos, C, Rastogi, P, Sobek, ON, Jephson, G,
Eftekhari, M, Dimitriou, V (2022)
Monitoring Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) in buildings with distributed sensing. In
Conference on Indoor Environmental Quality Performance Approaches (IAQ - 2020); Indoor Environmental Quality Performance Approaches (IAQ 2020), Pt 1, Athens, Greece.
Al-Samman, S,
Eftekhari, M, Coakley, D, Angelopoulos, C, Dimitriou, V (2022)
Sensor location methodology for improved IEQ monitoring in working environments. In
Conference on Indoor Environmental Quality Performance Approaches (IAQ); IAQ 2020 Conference Proceedings, Athens, Greece.
Luo, X,
Eftekhari, M, Durrani, F, Kanhirothkandi, DM (2019) Predicting thermal comfort in mixed-mode office building in the UK. In
, ASHRAE Transactions, pp.158-166, ISBN: 9781947192256.
Manaf, IA, Durrani, F,
Eftekhari, M (2018)
Investigating performance of solid desiccant dehumidification in an evaporative cooling system. In
CIBSE Technical Symposium 2018, London.
Durrani, F, Samsuddin, S,
Eftekhari, M, Uno, Y (2017)
Performance assessment of Fanger’s PMV in a UK residential building in heating season. In
ASHRAE winter conference 2017, Las Vegas Caesars Palace.
Brittle, J,
Eftekhari, M, Firth, S (2016)
Mechanical ventilation & cooling energy versus thermal comfort: A study of mixed mode office building performance in Abu Dhabi. In
9th Windsor Conference: Making Comfort Relevant, Windsor.
Meng, Y,
Eftekhari, M, Loveday, D (2016)
Assessing of thermal comfort in multi-stories [sic] old and new residential buildings in China. In
windsor conference, Cumberland lodge, windsor, pp.797-807.
Samsuddin, S, Durrani, F,
Eftekhari, M, Uno, Y (2016)
Temperature sensitivity analysis of thermal comfort in a UK residential building. In
The Fifth International Conference on Human-Environment System, Nagoya, Japan.
Yan, Z and
Eftekhari, M (2015)
Development of an Integrated Agent for Greener Airport Operations. In
2015 IEEE International Conference on Computer and Information Technology; Ubiquitous Computing and Communications; Dependable, Autonomic and Secure Computing; Pervasive Intelligence and Computing (CIT/IUCC/DASC/PICOM), 2015 IEEE International Conference on Computer and Information Technology; Ubiquitous Computing and Communications; Dependable, Autonomic and Secure Computing; Pervasive Intelligence and Computing. DOI:
10.1109/cit/iucc/dasc/picom.2015.225.
Meng, Y,
Eftekhari, M, Loveday, D (2015)
Predicting the impact of upgrading Chinese building design. In
Proceedings of BS2015:14th Conference of International Building Performance Simulation Association, Hyderabad, India, pp.2461-2468.
Meng, Y,
Eftekhari, M, Loveday, D, Wei, S (2015)
The impact of updated building design standards on the thermal environment and energy performance of dwellings in China. In
The 7th International Conference of SuDBE2015, Reading, pp.1-8, ISBN: 9780993120701.
Georgiou, G,
Eftekhari, M, Lupton, T (2015)
Investigating the effect of tightening residential envelopes in the Mediterranean region. In
14th International Conference on Sustainable Energy Technologies – SET 2015, Nottingham, pp.1-10, ISBN: 9780853583158.
Meng, Y,
Eftekhari, M, Loveday, D (2015) Predicting the impact of upgrading Chinese buildng design standards on the energy performance. In
, 14th International Conference of IBPSA - Building Simulation 2015, BS 2015, Conference Proceedings, pp.2461-2468.
Ahmad, MW,
Eftekhari, M, Steffen, T, Rowley, P (2014)
The effect of model and objective function mismatch in model predictive control (MPC) for a solar heating system with a heat pump. In
2014 UKACC International Conference on Control (CONTROL). DOI:
10.1109/control.2014.6915222.
Brittle, J,
Eftekhari, M, Firth, SK (2014) Mechanical cooling energy reduction for commercial buildings in hot climates: effectiveness of combined passive systems. In
Building Simulation and Optimisation 2014, London, UK, -.
Brittle, JP,
Eftekhari, MM, Firth, SK (2013)
Mechanical cooling energy reduction for commercial buildings in hot climates: Effective use of external solar shading incorporating effects on daylight contribution. In
, Proceedings of BS 2013: 13th Conference of the International Building Performance Simulation Association, pp.975-982.
Georgiou, G,
Eftekhari, M, Eaines, P, Moiirshed, M (2013) A study of the effect of weighting indices for the development of tmy used for building simulation. In
, Proceedings of BS 2013: 13th Conference of the International Building Performance Simulation Association, pp.922-929.
Yan, Z and
Eftekhari, M (2013)
An Integrated Airport Operations Interface Integrating and Automating Airport Operations. In
, PROCEEDINGS OF THE 2ND INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON COMPUTER, COMMUNICATION, CONTROL AND AUTOMATION, pp.401-405.
Ahmad, MW,
Eftekhari, M, Steffen, T (2012) Model development of a solar system combined with heat pump. In Qin, S, Chen, W, Liu, J, Guan, C (ed)
ICAC 12 Loughborough, The 18th international conference on automation and computing, Loughborough, pp.327-332.
Mambo, AD,
Eftekhari, MM, Steffen, T (2012)
Fuzzy Supervisory Control Strategies to Minimize Energy Use of Airport Terminal Buildings. In Qin, S, Shen, W, Liu, J, Guan, C (ed)
THE 18TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON AUTOMATION AND COMPUTING, Loughborough University, United Kingdom, pp.43-48.
Owen, J and
Eftekhari, M (2012) DEVELOPING STRATEGIES TO ACHIEVE ZERO CARBON IN A FOOD FACTORY. In
BS012 First Building Simulation and Optimization Conference, Loughborough, pp.394-400.
Green, R,
Eftekhari, M, Clements-Croome, D, Georgiou, G (2012)
Measurements of CO2 levels in a Classroom and its effect on the performance of the students. In
The 2012 CIBSE ASHRAE Technical Symposium, London, pp.1-10.
Nawi, NM, Hamid, NA, Zainun, NY, Rahman, IA,
Eftekhari, M (2012)
Forecasting low cost housing demand in urban area in Malaysia using a modified back-propagation algorithm
*Nazri Mohd Nawia, Norhamreeza Abdul Hamida, Noor Yasmin Zainunb, Ismail Abdul. In
, AWERProcedia Information Technology &Computer Science, pp.913-921.
Zainun, NY, Rahman, IA,
Eftekhari, M (2011) Forecasting Low-Cost Housing Demand in Urban Area in Malaysia using Artificial Neural Networks: Batu Pahat, Johor. In
The Sustainable World, Spain, pp.51-58.
Okiwowo, AO and
Eftekhari, M (2010)
Multi-sensor data fusion application for Cargo Screening A Bayesian approach. In Mahmoud, PSS and Lian, MZ (ed)
ICCTD 2010, 2nd International conference on computer Technology and Development, 2nd International conference on computer Technology and Development, Cairo, Egypt, pp.545-549, ISBN: 978-1-4244-8843-8.
Ahmad, MW,
Eftekhari, M, Deng, J (2010) Model Predictive control and simulation of a Solar water heating system with an ON/OFF controller. In
International Conference on Control, Automation, Robotics and Vision, Paris, France, pp.180-184.
Ahmad, MW,
Eftekhari, M, Deng, J (2010)
Model Predictive control for airport - A review. In
International Conference on Control, Automation, Robotics and Vision, Paris, France, pp.185-190.
Zainun, NY,
Eftekhari, M, Rahman, IA (2009) Forecasting Low-Cost Housing Demand in Urban Area in Malaysia Using Artificial Neural Networks. In
The Fifth International Structural Engineering and Construction Cenference (ISEC-5), Las Vegas, USA, pp.899-902.
Eftekhari, M and Marjanovic, LD (2002) Developing a fuzzy controller for naturally ventilated buildings. In
ROOMVENT 2002, 8th International Conference on air distribution in rooms, Copenhagen, Denmark, pp.629-632, ISBN: 87-989117-0-8.
Eftekhari, M, Marjanovic, LD, Holmes, M, Hanby, V (2002) Air flow distribution for different Cp values in a naturally ventilated room. In
ASHRAE Summer 2002 Symposium on Modeling natural and hybrid ventilation systems, Honolulu, USA.
Kalogirou, S,
Eftekhari, M, Janic, M (2001) Artificial Neural Networks for Predicting the Pressure Coefficients in a Naturally Ventilated Test Room. In
7th World Congress Clima 2000 Napoli 2001, Refereed Conference Paper, Napoli, pp.13-23.
Janic, M,
Eftekhari, M, Angelov, PP (2001) Designing fuzzy controller in naturally ventilated buildings for summer conditions. In
7th World Congress Clima 2000/Napoli 2001, Refereed Conference Paper, Napoli, pp.128-140.
Eftekhari, M, Marjanovic, LD, Hanby, VI, D'Ovidio, A (2000) Predicting Air Flow Distribution in a naturally vented room. In Ed, HBA (ed)
Room Vent 2000, The 7th International Conference on Air Distribution in Rooms, Reading, pp.819-824, ISBN: 0 080 430171.
Eftekhari, M and D'Ovidio, A (1999) Thermal comfort and air-flow measurements in a single-sided naturally ventilated room. In
8th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate (Indoor Air 99), Proceedings, Edinburgh, Scotland, pp.99-101, ISBN: 1 86081 295 3.
Eftekhari, M, Kalegiru, SA, Pinnock, DJ (1999) Prediction of air flow in a single-sided naturally ventilated test room using artificial neural networks. In
8th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate (Indoor Air 1999), Proceedings, Edinburgh, Scotland, pp.975-980, ISBN: 1 86081 295 3.
Eftekhari, M and Pinnock, DJ (1997) Air Flow Distribution in a Naturally Ventilated Light Weight Room. In
1st International Conference on Energy and the Environment, Efficient Utilisation of Energy and Water Resources, Limassol, Cyprus, pp.437-442, ISBN: 1 872166 44X.
Eftekhari, M (1997) Thermal Comfort Simulations for Different Structured Naturally Ventilated Room. In
1st International Conference on Energy and the Environment, Efficient Utilisation of Energy and Resources, Limassol, Cyprus, pp.413-418, ISBN: 1 872 166 44X.
Eftekhari, M (1996) Air Flow Measurements in New Houses. In Schuzo Murakami, (ed)
Room Vent '96, The 5th International Conference on Air Distribution in Rooms, Yokohama, Japan, pp.35-40, ISBN: 4-924557-01-3.
Eftekhari, M (1996) Thermal Comfort and Air Flow Measurements in Domestic Houses. In Ikeda, K and Iwata, T (ed)
Indoor Air '96, The 7th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate, Nagoya, Japan, pp.553-558, ISBN: 4-9900519-2-0.
Eftekhari, M (1996) Comparative Ventilator Air Flow Measurements. In Ikeda, K and Iwata, T (ed)
Indoor Air '96, The 7th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate, Nagoya, Japan, pp.1-6, ISBN: 4-9900519-2-0.
Eftekhari, M (1995) Air Flow Measurements: Naturally Ventilated Small Office. In
Building Physics Symposium, Budapest, Hungary, pp.305-310.
Eftekhari, M (1995) Thermal Comfort: Single-Sided Natural Ventilation. In
International Symposium Passive Cooling of Buildings, Athens, Greece, pp.209-216.
Eftekhari, M (1994) Natural Ventilation: Thermal Comfort. In
European Conference on Energy Performance and Indoor Climate in Buildings, Lyon, France, pp.410-415, ISBN: 2-86834-108-X.
