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Sherif Goubran
- Position: Assistant Professor and Director of Graduate Program
- Department: Department of Architecture
Sherif Goubran is an assistant professor of sustainable architecture in the department of architecture, School of Sciences and Engineering, at The American University in Cairo (AUC), where he joined as joined is as an instructor in the fall of 2020. He completed his PhD in the Individualized Program (INDI) at Concordia University in 2021. His PhD research was funded by several prestigious grants and awards, including the Vanier Canada Graduate scholarship. Before that, he completed a MASc in building engineering in 2016, focusing on energy efficiency in commercial buildings. He holds a BS in architecture from AUC.
Goubran's research focus includes building sustainability and sustainability assessment, sustainability in architectural design and human approaches in design. Specifically, his work investigates the theory and practice of sustainability in the built environment, combines qualitative and quantitative methodologies, and explores the shift from incremental to transformational design. He conducts interdisciplinary research in design, architecture, building engineering and real-estate finance. He is also involved in several sustainability committees and projects on the student and administrative levels and in the broader community.
- Sustainable design theory and practice
- Sustainable building design, analysis and assessment
- Public building and space design for sustainable development
- Energy implications of infiltration in building envelopes
- Airflow and energy simulation in buildings
- PhD, Individualized Program, Fine Arts (Design, Building Engineering and Finance). Concordia University. Montreal (QC), Canada.
- MASc Building Engineering (2016). Concordia University. Montreal (QC), Canada.
- BS Architectural Engineering (2014). The American University in Cairo (AUC). Cairo Egypt