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Dr Hassan Khan

Dr Hassan Khan

Adjunct Lecturer

Ph.D. Built Environment - (Aug 2018-March 2022), the University of New South Wales-Australia. 

MSc in Architectural Engineering with specialization in Construction Engineering- (Sep' 2010- July 2012)- Politecnico di Milano, Italy.

BSc in Building and Architectural Engineering- (Sep 2003- July 2008)- University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore Pakistan. 

 

Arts, Design & Architecture (ADA)
School of Built Environment

Dr. Hassan Saeed Khan is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the School of Built Environment, UNSW-Australia. He is an Architectural Engineer by profession and possesses a Bachelor of Science in Building and Architectural Engineering from the University of Engineering and Technology (UET), Lahore, Pakistan (2003-2008). His Master of Science in Architectural Engineering (specialization in construction engineering) is from Politecnico di Milano, Italy (2010-2012). He obtained Ph.D. in urban climatology and energy engineering from UNSW, Australia (2018-2022). He has more than ten years of professional experience in Australia, Saudi Arabia, Italy, and Pakistan, in a variety of roles, including Postdoctoral Research Fellow (UNSW, Sydney), Lecturer (KFUPM-Saudi Arabia), Site & Design Architectural Engineer (Jabel Omer development Project, Saudi Arabia), Planning & Coordination Engineer (Earthquake rehabilitation program, Bagh Azad Kashmir, Pakistan), and Architectural Engineer (Lahore, Pakistan). His research interests are in zero-energy buildings, energy-efficient measures (EEMs), renewable energy technologies (RETs), buildings energy management, building thermal performance evaluation, micro/mesoscale climatic impact assessment, urban overheating, and extreme heat events assessment, heat mitigation and adaptation technologies, and climate-responsive design.
E-mail
hassan.khan@unsw.edu.au
  • Books | 2021
    , 2021, Urban Heat Island Mitigation Technologies, MDPI, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/books978-3-0365-0723-1
  • Book Chapters | 2024
    Krajcic D; Khan H; Paolini R; Santamouris M; Ranzi G, 2024, 'Sustainable transition of cultural heritage: opportunities, risks, and challenges', in Solar Energy Technologies in Cultural Heritage, pp. 17 - 77, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-443-23989-2.00002-1
    Book Chapters | 2023
    Khan HS; Paolini R; Santamouris M, 2023, 'Chapter 3 Synergies and exacerbations—effects of warmer weather and climate change', in Urban Climate Change and Heat Islands, Elsevier, pp. 73 - 121, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-12-818977-1.00005-3
    Book Chapters | 2022
    Khan H; Paolini R; Santamouris M, 2022, 'Synergies and exacerbations—effects of warmer weather and climate change', in Santamouris M; Paolini R (ed.), Urban Climate Change and Heat Islands, Elsevier, pp. 73 - 121, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-818977-1.00005-3
    Book Chapters | 2021
    Emmanuel R, 2021, 'Urban Heat Island Mitigation Technologies', in Reference Module in Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences, MDPI, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-12-819727-1.00086-8
  • Journal articles | 2025
    Khan HS; Julia OML; Paolini R; Webb JEA; Soeriyadi A; Krajcic D; Ranzi G; Wen J; Valenta J; Santamouris M, 2025, 'Coloured radiative cooling materials in the built environment parallel the cooling benefits of white conventional surfaces and balanced winter performance', Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 282, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2024.113365
    Journal articles | 2025
    Kousis I; Khan HS; Paolini R; Webb JEA; Valenta J; Santamouris M, 2025, 'Cooling with colour: Passive-Coloured Radiative Coolers for energy-efficient temperature regulation in adverse climatic conditions', Solar Energy, 290, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2025.113343
    Journal articles | 2024
    Mohammed A; Khan A; Khan HS; Santamouris M, 2024, 'On the energy impact of cool roofs in Dubai', Solar Energy, 272, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2024.112447
    Journal articles | 2024
    Mohammed A; Khan A; Saeed Khan H; Santamouris M, 2024, 'On the cooling energy impacts of combined urban heat mitigation strategies in subtropical urban building environment', Energy and Buildings, 309, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2024.113918
    Journal articles | 2024
    Santamouris M; Khan HS; Paolini R; Julia OML; Garshasbi S; Papakonstantinou I; Valenta J, 2024, 'Recent Advances in Fluorescence-Based Colored Passive Daytime Radiative Cooling for Heat Mitigation', International Journal of Thermophysics, 45, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10765-024-03382-8
    Journal articles | 2024
    Valenta J; Fucikova A; Greben M; Khan HS; Paolini R; Garshasbi S; Santamouris M, 2024, 'Radiometric characterization of daytime luminescent materials directly under the solar illumination', AIP Advances, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/5.0235354
    Journal articles | 2023
    Feng J; Gao K; Khan H; Ulpiani G; Vasilakopoulou K; Young Yun G; Santamouris M, 2023, 'Overheating of Cities: Magnitude, Characteristics, Impact, Mitigation and Adaptation, and Future Challenges', Annual Review of Environment and Resources, 48, pp. 651 - 679, http://dx.doi.org/10.1146/annurev-environ-112321-093021
    Journal articles | 2023
    Mohammed A; Khan A; Khan HS; Santamouris M, 2023, 'Cooling Energy Benefits of Increased Green Infrastructure in Subtropical Urban Building Environments', Buildings, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/buildings13092257
    Journal articles | 2022
    Kassomenos P; Kissas G; Petrou I; Begou P; Khan HS; Santamouris M, 2022, 'The influence of daily weather types on the development and intensity of the urban heat island in two Mediterranean coastal metropolises', Science of the Total Environment, 819, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.153071
    Journal articles | 2022
    Saeed Khan H; Paolini R; Caccetta P; Santamouris M, 2022, 'On the combined impact of local, regional, and global climatic changes on the urban energy performance and indoor thermal comfort—The energy potential of adaptation measures', Energy and Buildings, 267, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2022.112152
    Journal articles | 2021
    Khan HS; Santamouris M; Kassomenos P; Paolini R; Caccetta P; Petrou I, 2021, 'Spatiotemporal variation in urban overheating magnitude and its association with synoptic air-masses in a coastal city', Scientific Reports, 11, pp. 6762, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-86089-2
    Journal articles | 2021
    Khan HS; Santamouris M; Paolini R; Caccetta P; Kassomenos P, 2021, 'Analyzing the local and climatic conditions affecting the urban overheating magnitude during the Heatwaves (HWs) in a coastal city: A case study of the greater Sydney region', Science of the Total Environment, 755, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.142515
    Journal articles | 2020
    Khan HS; Paolini R; Santamouris M; Caccetta P, 2020, 'Exploring the synergies between urban overheating and heatwaves (HWS) in western Sydney', Energies, 13, pp. 470, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/en13020470
    Journal articles | 2017
    Asif M; Dehwah AHA; Ashraf F; Khan HS; Shaukat MM; Hassan MT, 2017, 'Life cycle assessment of a three-bedroom house in Saudi Arabia', Environments - MDPI, 4, pp. 1 - 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/environments4030052
    Journal articles | 2017
    Khan HS; Asif M; Mohammed MA, 2017, 'Case study of a nearly zero energy building in Italian climatic conditions', Infrastructures, 2, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/infrastructures2040019
    Journal articles | 2017
    Khan HS; Asif M, 2017, 'Impact of green roof and orientation on the energy performance of buildings: A case study from Saudi Arabia', Sustainability (Switzerland), 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su9040640
  • Preprints | 2025
    Li L; Zulfiqar U; Ramirez-Cuevas FV; Parvate S; Yu Y; Alduweesh A; Parkin IP; Zghaib P; Mead S; Khan HS; Santamouris M; Paolini R; Es-Saidi S; Zoughaib A; Sampedro EO; Rached GA; Tiwari MK; Papakonstantinou I, 2025, All-Day Radiative Cooling with Superhydrophobic, Flourine-Free Polydimethylsiloxane-Embedded Porous Polyethylene Coating, http://dx.doi.org/10.14293/pr2199.000782.v2
    Preprints | 2024
    Li L; Zulfiqar U; Ramirez-Cuevas FV; Khan H; Santamouris M; Tiwari MK; Parkin IP; Papakonstantinou I, 2024, Radiative Cooling Coating by Using Porous PE with PDMS Nanoparticles, http://dx.doi.org/10.14293/pr2199.000782.v1
    Preprints | 2023
    Mohammed A; Khan A; Khan HS; Santamouris M, 2023, Cooling Energy Benefits of Increased Green Infrastructure in Subtropical Urban Building Environments, http://dx.doi.org/10.20944/preprints202307.1740.v1
    Theses / Dissertations | 2022
    Khan H, 2022, On the climatic synergies at the local, regional, and global scales. The impact on the built environment., http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/24459
    Preprints | 2022
    Nadeem F; Tariq S; Haq ZU; Khan HS, 2022, Investigating the synergies between the Urban Heat Island (UHI) and Heatwaves (HWs), http://dx.doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-2080699/v1

Ph.D. Scholarship awards/ offers:

  • Data 61-CSIRO Ph.D. Top-up scholarship awarded by CSIRO for 3.5 years.
  • Wightman Bequest Top-up scholarship awarded by Built environment department, UNSW, during Ph.D. for 3 years.
  • University International Postgraduate Award (UIPA) by UNSW, Australia, fully-funded Ph.D. scholarship for 3.5 years (2018).
  • UQ Postgraduate research scholarship by University of Queensland, Australia, fully-funded Ph.D. scholarship for 3.5 years (2018), Not-availed.
  • Curtin Strategic stipend scholarship, Curtin University Australia, fully-funded Ph.D. scholarship for 3.5 years (2018), Not-availed.
  • Teaching Assistant (TA) position for Ph.D., offered by the University of Colorado, Boulder, USA (2018), Not-availed.
  • Hong Kong Ph.D. Fellowship (HKPFS) by Hong Kong government, fully-funded Ph.D. scholarship for 4 years (2017), Not-availed.

Other Awards:

  • A+ annual evaluation for five consecutive years at KFUPM, Saudi Arabia (2013-2018).
  • Best Students Career counselor, Architectural Engineering Department, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia (2016-2017).
  • Award of Distinction, Architectural Engineering Department, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia (2016-2017).
  • UniverLecco Gold Merit Scholarship awarded by Politecnico di Milano, Italy at MS level for two years 2010-2012.
  • Government of Punjab Merit Scholarship in Grade 8, 1999.

Worked as a Research Associate (RA) on the following Research Projects UNSW, Australia.

  • Parramatta Urban Overheating

Worked as Co-Investigator on the following Research Projects at KFUPM, Saudi Arabia.

  • A funded research project by the King Abdullah City for Atomic and Renewable Energy (K.A.CARE) on “Improvement of sustainability standards in the residential and commercial buildings through the application of energy-saving and renewable energy systems”. (Feb 2016- July 2017).
  • A funded research Project by Deanship of Scientific Research, KFUPM on “Assessment of Green Roof effects on the overall energy consumption of a residential building in hot and humid climate” (June 2015 – July 2017).
  • A funded research project by Deanship of Scientific Research, KFUPM on “Assessment of the Air Infiltration in Single-Family, Detached Saudi Houses for Energy Efficiency” (Sep 2017- July 2018).

Selected Publications:

 

  • Khan, H.S.; Santamouris, M.; Kassomenos, P.; Paolini, R.; Caccetta, P.; Petrou, I. Spatiotemporal variation in urban overheating magnitude and its association with synoptic air-masses in a coastal city. Sci. Rep. 2021, 11, 6762.
  • Khan, H.S.; Santamouris, M.; Paolini, R.; Caccetta, P.; Kassomenos, P. Analyzing the local and climatic conditions affecting the urban overheating magnitude during the Heatwaves (HWs) in a coastal city: A case study of the greater Sydney region. Sci. Total Environ. 2021, 755, 142515.
  • Khan, H.S.; Paolini, R.; Santamouris, M.; Caccetta, P. Exploring the Synergies between Urban Overheating and Heatwaves (HWs) in Western Sydney. Energies 2020, Vol. 13, Page 470 2020, 13, 470.
  • Khan, H.; Asif, M. Impact of Green Roof and Orientation on the Energy Performance of Buildings: A Case Study from Saudi Arabia. Sustainability 2017, 9, 640.
  • Khan, H.; Asif, M.; Mohammed, M. Case Study of a Nearly Zero Energy Building in Italian Climatic Conditions. Infrastructures 2017, 2, 19.

My Teaching

University of New South Wales-Sydney, Australia. (http://www.unsw.edu.au)

 

Architectural Environment & Building Services (ARCH-7809),

High-Performance Architecture (ARCH-7213),

Integrated building design (ARCH-7112).

 

 

King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Saudi Arabia ((http:/kfupm.edu.sa/)

 

Mechanical System Lab (ARE-352),

Introduction to Architectural engineering (ARE-101),

Architectural Design-1(ARE-202),

Architectural Design-2(Integrated Building Design, ARE-301),

Computer Application in Building Design (ARE-222),

Working Drawings (ARE-303),

Sustainable construction,

Energy efficient building design.