1. Overview

Primary Research Area

• Sustainable Building Design
• Ventilation and Indoor Air Quality in Buildings

Research Areas

• Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ)
• Ventilation and indoor air quality
• Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and energy simulation of buildings
• Energy-efficient and sustainable building design
• Sustainable building materials and systems
• Building performance evaluation

Biography

Dr. Mohammed Alhaji Mohammed is an assistant professor in the Architectural Engineering Department at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM). Dr. Mohammed is a B. Tech Architecture (2006) and MSc Architectural Engineering (2011) graduate of ‘Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Bauchi’ and ‘King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM) Saudi Arabia,’ respectively. He completed his Ph.D. in 2015 at Newcastle University, UK, with the topic “Natural Ventilation: An Evaluation of Strategies for Improving Indoor Air Quality in Hospitals Located in Semi-Arid Climates.” Before joining KFUPM, he taught at Ramat Polytechnic Maiduguri and Bayero University Kano as a Senior Lecturer. His main research interests include Indoor Environmental Quality, Ventilation and indoor air quality in buildings, Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and energy simulation of buildings, Energy-efficient and sustainable building design, sustainable building materials and systems, and Building performance evaluation. His most recent project is on developing active building envelope systems for sustainable design in hot climates.

Education

• Ph.D. in Architecture (Sustainable Architecture), University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK. 2015.
• M.S. in Architectural Engineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM), Saudi Arabia, 2011.
• B.S. in Architecture, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Bauchi’, Bauchi, Nigeria, 2006.
• ND. In Architecture, Ramat Polytechnic Maiduguri, Maiduguri, Nigeria, 2001

Academic Positions

• Assistant Professor, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM), Saudi Arabia, 2017-present.
• Senior Lecturer, Bayero University Kano (BUK), Kano, Nigeria, 2017.
• Senior Lecturer, Ramat Polytechnic Maiduguri, Maiduguri, Nigeria, 2006-2016.
  

Professional Societies, registrations, and memberships

• Member, NSE: Nigerian Society of Engineers, 2022-Present.
• Member, AARCHES: Association of Architectural Educators in Nigeria, 2017-Present.
• Student Member, ASHRA:  American Society Heating Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, 2010-2014.

Professional Participations

• Talks: The application of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) in building performance simulation: an overview – webinar presentation as part of IRC-CBM KIXX seminar series – April, 2022
• International Conference on Ventilation and Indoor Air Quality (VENTICOOL, 2018) Finland – Presented a Paper
• International Conference on Sustainable Built Environment in the Tropics (ICONSBET) 2021 Organized by the Department of Architecture, Faculty of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Bayero University Kano- presented a paper.
• 9th Annual Conference on Environmental Health Sciences held at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria, between November 2021- Presented a paper.

Service on committees

• Graduate Program Coordinator                                                                2021 – to Present
• Summer and Coop Program Coordinator                                                   2021 – to Present
• Academic Coordination Committee, Chairman                                       2021 – to Present
• Strategic Planning Committee, Chairman                                                   2021 – to Present
• Program Quality Assurance Committee, Chairman                                   2021 – to Present
• Part-Time Employment Coordinator, KFUPM                                             2017 – to 2020
• Course Offering Coordinator, KFUPM                                                          2017 – to 2019
• Program Promotion/Major Selection Committee Chairman, KFUPM    2017 – to 2020
• Computer Lab & Design Studios Coordinator, KFUPM                              2017 – to 2020
• Graduate Program Review Committee Member, KFUPM                        2017 – to Present
• Academic Advising Committee Member, KFUPM                                      2018 – to 2019
• Academic Textbook Committee Member, KFUPM                                    2018 – to 2019

Other Service

• Technical reviewer for journals: Buildings and Environment (Elsevier), Building Engineering (Elsevier), Building Research Information (Tailor and Francis), Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering (Springer), International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation (Emerald).
• Technical reviewer for conferences: International Conference on Sustainable Built Environment in the Tropics (ICONSBET).
  

2. Publications

Selected articles in journals and conferences

• Budaiwi, I.M., Mohammed, M.A. and Harbi, H.A. (2022), "Indoor environmental quality-based space categorization framework: the case of health-care facilities," Journal of Facilities Management, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/JFM-04-2022-0035
• Samiuddin S., Budaiwi, I.M., and Mohammed, M.A.  (2022), "Impact of HVAC operation and air distribution schemes on thermal comfort and energy consumption in intermittent high-occupancy buildings: A case of mosques" Journal of Architectural Engineering, Vol. 29, Issue 1 (March 2023). https://doi.org/10.1061/JAEIED.AEENG-1451
• Mohammed, M.A. (2022), "Impact of home-based online classes on residential buildings’ use of space during the COVID-19 pandemic school closures in Saudi Arabia", Facilities, Vol. 40 No. 9/10, pp. 573-593. https://doi.org/10.1108/F-09-2021-0077
• Mohammed, M. A., Bulama, K., and Usman, A. A., Modu, M. A., Bukar A. M., Lawan, A. K., and Habib, G. A. (2020).  Psychosocial perception of the effects of Harmattan dust on the environment and health of building occupants in Maiduguri, Nigeria. Facilities, Vol. 38 No. 13/14, pp. 893-912. DOI 10.1108/F-05-2019-0060
• Khan H., Asif M. and Mohammed M. A. (2017). Case Study of a Nearly Zero Energy Building in Italian Climatic Conditions. Infrastructures, Vol. 2, Issue19; doi:10.3390/infrastructures2040019.

3. Awards

• BEST ACADEMIC PERFORMING STUDENT - (Ramat Polytechnic   Maiduguri, Department of Architecture), 2001
• BEST ACADEMIC PERFORMING STUDENT - (Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Bauchi, Department of Architecture). 2006