Adjunct Associate Professor
Nur Demirbilek
This person does not currently hold a position at QUT.
Personal details
Keywords
Climate-Responsive Design, Colour & Lighting In Architecture, Energy Efficiency, Shading Devices, Solar Architecture, Solar Space Heating & Cooling, Thermal Mass, Thermal Performance Of Buildings
Research field
Architecture
Field of Research code, Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2008
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy (Middle East Technical University)
Professional memberships and associations
1991 - 2011: ISES (International Solar Energy Society) - Member
1991 - to date: UGET-TB (International Solar Energy Society Turkish Section), Ankara - Founder Member
1999 - to date: TEMEV (Clean Energy Foundation) Ankara
2001 - 2012: Colour Society of Australia, QLD Division - Member
1997 - 2000: ANZSES (Australian - New Zealand Solar Energy Society) Sydney - Member
2000: ANZSES (Australian - New Zealand Solar Energy Society), QLD Chapter, Brisbane -Member
2000: Mimarlik Vakfi (MIV Foundation of Architecture Institute) Istanbul - Member
2003 - 05, 2007 - 2012: ANZSES (Australian - New Zealand Solar Energy Society) Queensland Chapter -Board Member
1996 - 1997: UIA Architecture and Energy Working Group Turkish National Section Subcommittee, Ankara - Founder member
2001 - 2003: RAIA Queensland Chapter Subcommittee of Practice – Energy Efficiency Review Team
2001 - 2003: RAIA Queensland Chapter Subcommittee of Training – Energy Efficiency Member
1998 - 2000: Ecological Architecture Group, Chamber of Architects Turkey - Member
1998: Disaster Management Implementation and Research Centre, Ankara - Member
1990-1997: METU Energy Group, Planning and Coordination Council Member
1996-1997: UIA Architecture and Energy Working Group Turkish National Section Subcommittee, Ankara Founder Member
1994-2000: METU Association of Academic Staff Member
1994-1997: Faculty Board of METU Faculty of Architecture Assistant Prof Represent
1982-1988: Ministry of Energy and Natural Sources Energy Saving Coordination Committee, Turkey Member
Teaching
Publications
- Demirbilek, N., Osborne, L., Caldwell, G. & Demirbilek, O. (2010). "I'm a designer, get me out of tech class!": closing the gap between design and technology education. Proceedings of the 44th Annual Conference of the Australian and New Zealand Architectural Science Association, 1–8. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/38596
- Demirbilek, N. & Demirbilek, O. (2008). Comfort and light. In M. Lewis (Ed.), Architectura Elements of Architectural Style (pp. 298–319). Global Book Publishing. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/21087
- Demirbilek, N. & Depczynski, F. (2008). Potential of Reducing Cooling Loads through Facade and Glass Types in Medium and High-Rise Office Buildings in Sub-Tropical Climatic Regions. Proceedings of the 3rd International Solar Energy Society Conference, Asia Pacific Region, 46th ANZSES Annual Conference, 1–9. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/16848
- Demirbilek, N. & Depczynski, F. (2004). Potential of Reducing Cooling Loads through Architectural Design and Mixed-Mode Systems in Medium Rise Office Buildings in Brisbane. Solar Harvest 2002, Forging our Energy Future., 1–7. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/1651
- Yalciner, U., Ecevit, A., Sahmali, E., Inanici, M. & Demirbilek, F. (2003). Analysis of Thermal Performance of a Building Design Located at 2465: Antalya - Saklikent National Observatory Guesthouse. Building and Environment, 38(1), 177–184. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/4459
- Williamson, B. & Demirbilek, N. (2003). The Potential for Increasing Thermal Comfort through Selection of Construction Types in Brisbane. Proceedings of the 41st Annual Conference of the Australia & New Zealand Solar Energy Society, 381–386. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/1652
- Naish, D., Tan, A. & Demirbilek, N. (2013). Speech interference and transmission on residential balconies with road traffic noise. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 133(1), 210–226. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/60050
- Naish, D., Tan, A. & Demirbilek, N. (2012). Estimating health related costs and savings from balcony acoustic design for road traffic noise. Applied Acoustics, 73(5), 497–507. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/60026
- Cheng, C., Leung, A., Lam, K., Demirbilek, N. & Williamson, J. (2010). A CFC study of Hong Kong refuge floor design: floor height effect. Engineering Applications of Computational Fluid Mechanics, 4(3), 425–433. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/38278
- Cheng, C., Lam, K. & Demirbilek, N. (2008). Effects of building wall arrangements on wind-induced ventilation through the refuge Floor of a tall building. Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, 96(5), 656–664. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/20846
QUT ePrints
For more publications by Nur, explore their research in QUT ePrints (our digital repository).
Selected research projects
- Title
- Demonstrating the Feasibility of Designing Sustainable Buildings Using Evolutionary Systems
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- DP0880813
- Start year
- 2008
- Keywords
- Sustainability; Green Architecture; Design Simulation; Design Methods; Generative Techniques; Evolutionary Systems
Projects listed above are funded by Australian Competitive Grants. Projects funded from other sources are not listed due to confidentiality agreements.