Serra received her BSc in Civil Engineering from Bogazici University, Turkey and her MSc in Civil Engineering from EPFL, Switzerland. Her current research focuses on occupant wellbeing and IEQ conditions in the campus context.
Projects
Researchers from the University of Toronto are investigating how building, common area and classroom and office features on campus impact graduate studen comfort and wellbeing.
Publications
Journal Publications
Makaremi, N., Yildirim, S., Morgan, G.T., Touchie, M.F., Jakubiec, A., Robinson, J. “Impact of classroom environment on student wellbeing in higher education: Review and future directions,” Building and Environment, 265, (2024), 111958, doi: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2024.111958
Conference Publications
Yildirim, S., Touchie, M.F., “Evaluating Satisfaction with Indoor Environmental Quality, Health and Wellbeing in Lecture Halls Across Different Building Vintages: Implications for Energy Retrofit Decisions” in the Comfort at the Extremes (CATE) 2024 Conference, Seville, Spain, November 20-22, 2024