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Industrial and research interests

• Sustainable materials 
• Active building envelope systems and control
• Building integrated renewable energy and thermal storage systems 
• Whole-building performance optimization 
• Urban physics

Teaching interests

• Building Physics
• Building envelope systems' thermal and moisture performance
• Whole-building performance

Recently taught courses

• BSCI 9650 (2011-2023), MASc. Research proposal, BCIT
• BSCI 9020 (2022-2023), Co-taught, Building Materials, BCIT
• BSCI 9055 (2011-2023), Graduate Seminar Series, BCIT
• Mech 550 (2012-2018), Co-taught, Topics in Sustainable Building Science, UBC
• BSCI 9750 (2011-2021), Comprehensive Industry Research Project, BCIT
• BSCI 9850 (2011-2023), MASc. Thesis, BCIT

Selected recent publications 

Selected publication: taken from

• Tariku, F., & Hemmati, F. (2023). RC-Network based Thermal Bridge Calculation Method for Transient Heat Transfer Analysis in Multidimensional Building Envelope Details: A Frequency Response Analysis-based Method. Energy and Buildings, 113648.
• Nghana, B., Tariku, F., & Bitsuamlak, G. (2023). Numerical Study of the Impact of Transverse Ribs on the Energy Potential of Air-Based BIPV/T Envelope Systems. Energies, 16(14), 5266.
• Tariku, F., & Gharib Mombeni, A. (2023). ANN-Based Method for Urban Canopy Temperature Prediction and Building Energy Simulation with Urban Heat Island Effect in Consideration. Energies, 16(14), 5335.
• Tariku, F., Shang, Y, & Molleti, S. (2023). Thermal performance of flat roof insulation materials: A review of temperature, moisture and aging effects. Journal of Building Engineering, 76, 107142
• Tariku, F. and Hagos, S. (2022). Performance of green roof installed on highly insulated roof deck and the plants’ effect: An experimental study. Building and Environment, Volume 221
• Nghana, B., Tariku, F. and Bitsuamlak, G. (2022). Numerical assessment of the impact of transverse roughness ribs on the turbulent natural convection in a BIPV air channel. Building and Environment 217(13–14):109093 DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2022.109093
• Awol, A. Bitsuamlak, G.T., Tariku, F. (2022). A new analytical model for wind flow in canopies. Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics 225(6):105003 DOI: 10.1016/j.jweia.2022.105003
• Shang, Y and Tariku, F. (2021). Hempcrete building performance in mild and cold climates: Integrated analysis of carbon footprint, energy, and indoor thermal and moisture buffering, Building and Environment, Volume 206.
• Kahsay, M., Bitsuamlak, G.T., Tariku, F. (2021). Thermal zoning and window optimization framework for high-rise buildings. Applied Energy, Vol (22),
• Nghana, B. and Tariku, F. (2021). Assessing ventilation cavity design impact on the energy performance of rainscreen wall assemblies: A CFD study. Building and Environment. Vol 196)
• Girma, G and Tariku, F. (2021). Experimental investigation of cavity air-gaps for enhanced thermal performance of ventilated Rain-Screen walls. Building and Environment. Vol (194)
• Iffa, E. D., Tariku, F. and Simpson, Y. (2020). Highly Insulated Wall Systems with Exterior Insulation of Polyisocyanurate under Different Facer Materials: Characterization and Long-Term Hygrothermal Performance Assessment. Materials, Vol 13 (15), 3373
• Kahsay, M., Bitsuamlak, G.T., Tariku, F. (2020). Effect of window configurations on its convective heat transfer rate. Building and Environment. Vol 182
• Kahsay, M., Bitsuamlak, G.T., Tariku, F. (2020). Effect of localized exterior convective heat transfer on high-rise building energy consumption. Building Simulation Journal. vol. 13, no. 1, pp. 127–139
• Awol, D.A., Bitsuamlak, G.T., Tariku, F. (2020) Numerical estimation of the external convective heat transfer coefficient for buildings in an urban-like setting. Building and Environment 169:106557
• Tariku, F. and Iffa, E. (2019). Empirical Model for Cavity Ventilation and Hygrothermal Performance of Wood Framed Wall Systems: Experimental Study. Building and Environment. Vol 157
• Hemmati, F. and Tariku, F. (2019). Review of the sky temperature and solar decomposition and their impact on thermal modeling, Science and Technology for the Built Environment, 25:9, 1237-1243, DOI: 10.1080/23744731.2019.1629242
• Kahsay, M.T., Bitsuamlak, G.T., & Tariku, F., (2019). CFD simulation of external CHTC on a high-rise building with and without façade appurtenances. Building and Environment, 165, 106350
• Ilomets, S.  Kalamees, T. and Tariku, F. (2019). Indoor climate loads for dwellings in different cold climates to assess hygrothermal performance of building envelopes. Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering, Vol. 46(11): 963-968,
• Kahsay, M. Bitsuamlak, G. and Tariku, F. (2019). Numerical analysis of convective heat transfer coefficient for building facades. Journal of Building Physics. vol. 42, no. 6, pp. 727–749.

Selected recent patents

• Patent Filed: Aerogel Enhanced Bio-Based Building Material. United States of America. 18/310,775. 2023/05/02

Scholarly activities and affiliations

• Associate Editor, Journal of Architectural Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers
• Editorial Board Member, Energies Journal
• Editorial Board Member, NED University Journal of Research – An International Journal
• Board Member of the International Building Physics Association (2012-2021)
• Board Member of the British Columbia Building Envelope Council (2011-2017)
• Canadian Participant, International Energy Agency (IEA), EBC Annex 89 International Research Project: Implementing net-zero emission buildings (2023)
• Canadian Participant and Co-Subtask Leader of Task 5, of the International Energy Agency (IEA), EBC Annex 68 International Research Project: Indoor Air Quality Design and Control in Low Energy Residential Buildings (2020)
• Canadian Participant, International Energy Agency (IEA), EBC Annex 55 International Research Project: Reliability of Energy Efficient Building Retrofitting- Probability Assessment of Performance and Cost (2015)
• Canadian Participant, International Energy Agency (IEA), EBC Annex 41 International Research Project: Whole Building Heat, Air and Moisture Response (2008)
• Lead, Canada-India joint research project on Urban Heat Island effect (2023)
• Research Team Member, Build Better Cluster (BBC), University of British Columbia (2023-)
• Co-Track Chair, Buildings International Conference (2016, 2019, 2022, 2025)
• ASHRAE Voting-Member SPC 160 (Criteria for Moisture-Control Design Analysis in Buildings)
• ASHRAE Voting-Member Technical Committee 1.12 (Moisture Management in Buildings)
• ASHRAE Voting-Member, Technical Committee 4.4 (Building Envelope and Materials)
• ASHRAE Member Technical Committee 6.9 (Thermal Storage)