• Lawful Permanent Resident of the U.S. (i.e., Green Card Holder)

 

• PhD Degree in Building Performance Diagnostics (Architectural Engineering)​

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• Multiple Professional Accreditations (LEED AP BD+C, WELL AP) 

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• Significant technical proficiency in whole-building energy modeling (IESVE, Design Builder, EnergyPlus, eQUEST), and parametric modeling & environmental simulations (Rhino – Grasshopper–ClimateStudio, DIVA, ArchSim, Ladybug, Honeybee, Sefaira, Autodesk-Insight 360) for solar-thermal-daylighting performance evaluations, thermal comfort, natural ventilation and climate analysis

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• Significant experience in LEED EA oriented full-detail building energy modeling through ASHRAE 90.1 Performance Rating Method (PRM) for multiple new construction projects (commercial offices, healthcare facilities, university halls, libraries and research labs)

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• In-depth working knowledge of current versions of green and healthy building certification schemes (LEED v4.1, WELL v2 and Living Building Challenge), ASHRAE standards (90.1-62.1-55-209-183), and sustainability reference standards (ASHRAE 189.1, IECC, and IgCC),

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• Deep understanding and working knowledge of high-performance architectural and mechanical-electrical systems (e.g., passive and environmentally responsive architectural design strategies, high-efficiency HVAC systems and control sequences, and building-integrated renewable energy technologies),

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• Hands-on experience in energy and environmental performance monitoring for occupant comfort assessment and energy model calibration and validation purposes (e.g., POE and M&V protocols),​

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• Proven track-record of peer reviewed technical writing and presentations requiring effective graphic and verbal communications of complex engineering concepts and their design correlates within multi-disciplinary team environments,

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• Experienced in developing customized data analytics and visualizations through parametric and iterative energy simulations (e.g., batch simulations, large-scale energy performance database management, life-cycle costing (LCC) analyses), 

 

• Doctoral-level research experience in building systems integration (i.e., integrated building envelope designs with optimized solar-thermal-daylighting characteristics), 

 

• 11 years of graduate level teaching experience in whole-building energy simulation programs and HVAC systems (IESVE- Design Builder – EnergyPlus – eQUEST),

 

• 6 years of graduate level teaching experience in parametric design tools and building physics (Climate Studio, DIVA, ArchSim, Ladybug and Honeybee, COVE tool),​​​​

 

• Programming skills in Grasshopper, JAVA, Visual Basic, EnergyPlus’ EMS languages. 

 

Dr. Karagüzel is a LEED and WELL accredited professional, an architect and a sustainability expert with a specialization in decision support for performance-based design of energy-effective, environmentally responsive, occupationally desirable and healthy built environments. Dr. Karagüzel has 10+ years of research and consultancy-based experience in environmental design, detailing and analysis of actual building projects ranging from test chambers, residential buildings, large office buildings, health care facilities and to university halls and net zero energy research centers located in the U.S. and around the world.

 

He has industry experience as an architect, environmental design consultant, building energy modeling consultant and as an energy modeling manager in a large size US-based engineering consultancy firm. Dr. Karagüzel participated in applied research projects supported by Toshiba Co., NBBJ, PPG Industries, The Stone House Group, UDA Pittsburgh and Wu & Associates. His professional interests are centered on the utilization of performance simulations and predictive data analytics that lead to technologically-informed, feasible and robust design decisions as far as occupational comfort and environmental adaptability with energy reductions are concerned at architectural and urban scales. 

 

Dr. Karagüzel worked as a merit level scientific reviewer for the U.S. DOE’s Building Technologies Office’s calls to national labs for the programs of Commercial Building Integration, Emerging Technologies (Building Energy Modeling and Windows programs). He participated as an energy modeling expert to a net zero-energy commercial office design competition awarded by ASHRAE. Dr. Karagüzel conducted applied architectural research on the improvement of whole-building energy and environmental performance through simulation-based and systematic analyses of passive heating and cooling strategies, daylight harvesting systems, high-performance facades, occupant’s thermal-visual comfort, unconventional mechanical and electrical systems, and advanced control strategies coupled on-site renewable energy technologies.

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Dr. Karagüzel teaches undergraduate and graduate level courses and design studio consultation on the subjects of building physics, building performance modeling, building controls and diagnostics and parametric environmental modeling for architectural design. He is the author of 19 scholarly papers and 20+ technical/scientific reports majority of which are submitted to the U.S. DOE and industry partners. He is currently the Co-PI of collaborative research projects funded by the U.S. NSF-Research Coordination Network (RCN) and NSF-Data Infrastructure Building Blocks (DIBBs)programs.