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Islam Mashaly

  • Position: Assistant Professor
  • Department: Department of Architecture
Brief Biography

Islam Mashaly is an assistant professor of sustainable architecture and environmental design at The American University in Cairo (AUC), Department of Architecture. He first joined AUC in 2013 as a teaching and research assistant and returned in 2023 as an adjunct faculty member, following the completion of his PhD. He holds a BSc in building engineering from Ain Shams University (2013), an MSc in sustainable development from AUC (2017), and a PhD in architecture and the built environment from Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Australia (2021).

Mashaly’s academic and professional work integrates sustainability, building science and digital design technologies. With over a decade of experience across Egypt, Australia, and the Middle East, he brings interdisciplinary expertise in daylighting, energy efficiency, Building Information Modelling (BIM) and digital twins. He has published in leading Q1 journals and co-holds a U.S. patent.

At AUC, Mashaly co-founded and coordinates the BIM VDC Graduate Diploma and teaches undergraduate courses in sustainability, environmental design, building performance and building codes. His consultancy background includes energy efficiency assessments in Australia and BIM implementation across large-scale projects. He is accredited in green building certification systems, including LEED and EDGE and is a recipient of Australia’s Global Talent Visa for his contributions to energy efficiency.

Research Interest
  • Daylighting optimization and facade systems

  • Building performance simulation and energy efficiency

  • Digital twins and data-driven environmental visualization

  • Computational design, machine learning and AI-assisted tools in sustainability

  • Integration of BIM in sustainable design workflows
  • Climate-responsive design and Net-Zero Energy Buildings (NZEB)

  • Sustainable urban mobility and Virtual Reality in architectural research

Education
  • Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Sustainable Architecture and Computational Design (2021), School of Architecture and Built Environment, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, Australia

  • Master of Science (MSc) in Sustainable Development (2017), The American University in Cairo, Egypt

  • Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Building Engineering (2013), Faculty of Engineering, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt

Patent

Book Chapter

Peer-reviewed Journal Publications

Conferences

  • Aly, S., Ibrahim, H., Goubran, S., Mashaly, I., Hamdy, A., & Tarabieh, K. (2024). Retrofitting our Way to a Fossil-Fuel-Free Future. In Proceedings of 37th PLEA Conference, 26-28 June 2024 Wrocław, Poland.
  • Rashed, Y. M., Nosair, I. A. R., Nassar, K., Mashaly, I., & Meshary, G. (2019). A BIM-based Life Cycle Cost (LCC) Method to Reduce the Operation Energy Costs in Buildings. In IBPSA Building Simulation Conference 2019.
  • Mashaly, I., Garcia-Hansen, V., Isoardi, G., & Cholette, M. (2019). A Design Method for Complex Fenestration Systems Using Forward Raytracing. In IBPSA Building Simulation Conference 2019.
  • Tarabieh, K., Mashaly, I., & Rashed, Y. (2017). A Comparative Study for the Selection of a Curtain Wall Glazing type Suitable in a Regional Hot Arid Climate Condition. In PLEA 2017.
  • Mashaly, I., Rashed, Y., El-Haggar, S., & Nassar, K. (2017). The viability of using different types of recycled plastic as glazing in windows. In Building Simulation Applications 2017 Proceedings
  • Mashaly, I., Rashed, Y. M., Adel, M., & Nassar, K. (2015). A new climate-based daylight metric for hot climates. In Building Simulation Applications BSA Conference - Italy , 155–162.
  • Mashaly, I., Rashed, Y. M., Adel, M., & Nassar, K. (2015). The effect of vegetation on daylight availability. In Building Simulation Applications BSA Conference – Italy, 163–170.
  • Tarabieh, K. A., Elnabarawy, I. O., Mashaly, I., & Rashed, Y. M. (2015). The Power of Data Visualization: A Prototype Energy Performance Map for a University Campus. In First International Symposium on Sustainable Human–Building Ecosystems (pp. 194–203).
  • Nassar, K., Safwat, A., Darwish, A., El-Henawy, S., Mashaly, I., & Mohamed, O. (2014). Designing a Light Redirecting System for Southern Skies. In Proceedings of the 2014 Building Simulation and Optimization Conference (pp. 1–7).

Research Theses