October 22 & 23, 2025
BMO Centre at Stampede Park Marzieh RiahinezhadAssociate Research Officer, Lead for Resilient Residential Retrofit Theme, Climate Resilient Built Environment Initiative at Construction Research Centre, National Research Council of CanadaSpeaker
Profile
| Marzieh Riahinezhad, PhD, PEng., PMP, focuses her research on the development of sustainable building envelope materials, their performance and durability evaluation, and service life predication. She is the lead for Resilient Residential Retrofit theme under Climate Resilient Built Environment Initiative at NRC which addresses climate resilience in existing residential buildings through retrofitting. Marzieh is also an Adjunct Professor at the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Ottawa, where she co-supervises graduate students and gives lectures. She has authored/co-authored over 30 refereed journal papers, 2 book chapters, along with over 40 conference and other invited presentations. Marzieh is the recipient of numerous awards including University of Waterloo Chemical Engineering Medal for Proficiency in Research (2016), the Value for Canada Award from NRC (2019), the Outstanding Achievement Awards from NRC (2021), and most recently Construction Research Centre Director General Innovation Award (2022). She is a member of the International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction CIB W080, ASTM Committee G03 on weathering and durability, and IIBEC. |
Agenda Sessions
T14 - Mitigating Overheating in Residential Buildings Through Climate Resilient & Sustainable Retrofit Measures
, 11:30amView Session