Research Interests:
Regina graduated with a Bachelor of Architecture and Urbanism from the Federal University of Pernambuco, Brazil, in 2013, and completed her MSc in construction engineering and management under Dr. Al-Hussein's supervision in December, 2016. Her research interests include energy-efficiency, daylighting, high performance buildings, sustainable buildings, and sustainable architecture design. Her MSc studies involved research in collaboration with the Product Development department at Civeo, a modular manufacturer with operations in Edmonton, as well as research with Landmark Group of Companies, a major Edmonton-based home builder using a panelized building approach. Her thesis research explored the impact of building codes on energy performance and construction cost for new housing by developing a methodology to identify least-construction-cost approaches to achieve higher energy-efficiency requirements of building codes. She is currently pursuing a doctoral degree under the supervision of Dr. Al-Hussein and Dr. Yuxiang Chen.
Education
Regina graduated with a Bachelor of Architecture and Urbanism from the Federal University of Pernambuco, Brazil, in 2013, and completed her MSc in construction engineering and management under Dr. Al-Hussein's supervision in December, 2016. Her research interests include energy-efficiency, daylighting, high performance buildings, sustainable buildings, and sustainable architecture design. Her MSc studies involved research in collaboration with the Product Development department at Civeo, a modular manufacturer with operations in Edmonton, as well as research with Landmark Group of Companies, a major Edmonton-based home builder using a panelized building approach. Her thesis research explored the impact of building codes on energy performance and construction cost for new housing by developing a methodology to identify least-construction-cost approaches to achieve higher energy-efficiency requirements of building codes. She is currently pursuing a doctoral degree under the supervision of Dr. Al-Hussein and Dr. Yuxiang Chen.
Education
- Master of Science in Construction Engineering and Management (2017), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.
- Bachelor of Architecture and Urbanism (2013), Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE), Recife, Brazil.
- Dias Ferreira, R.C., Chen, Y., Yu, H., and Al-Hussein, M. “Energy code-compliant housing design: A cost and energy perspective.” Accepted (Oct., 2017) for publication in Proceedings, 2018 Residential Building Design & Construction Conference, State College, PA, USA, Feb. 28–Mar. 1.
