Sakineh Jafar Zadeh Afshari
Energy and building services engineering (M.Sc.) | Building services design, building simulation and building physics
Düsseldorf | kontakt@afsharie.com | linkedin.com/in/afsharisj · Complete CV with contact details on request
Available immediately · Work permit for Germany in place
Profile
M.Sc. Energy Efficient and Environmental Building Design, focused on building energy concepts, systems simulation and renovation strategies. Professional experience in architectural design and as a construction project manager, covering technical and commercial project management, budget and schedule responsibility and client contact. Design and sizing of ventilation and hydronic heating systems from university projects, complemented by CAD-based building modelling (Revit, AutoCAD). Main areas of work are building services design, building simulation and building physics, and energy retrofit.
Core competencies
| Building services (HVAC) | Design and sizing of ventilation and hydronic heating systems (university projects); interest in the design of heating, ventilation and cooling systems |
| Project management | Technical and commercial project control, budget and schedule planning, cost and progress monitoring, site supervision and subcontractor management, quality assurance, tendering, interdisciplinary coordination, client and stakeholder communication |
| Simulation and building physics | IDA ICE, EnergyPlus (Honeybee/Grasshopper), ClimateStudio; thermal bridges, hygrothermal simulation (WUFI, Heat2), moisture safety; energy balancing, model calibration (ASHRAE Guideline 14), retrofit concepts |
| Life-cycle assessment and sustainability | Life-cycle assessment (LCA), EPD generation with One Click LCA and OpenLCA; working knowledge of DGNB, BREEAM, LEED |
| Cost effectiveness | Payback calculation, ROI, IRR, cost of conserved energy, feasibility studies, life-cycle cost analysis (LCC); German funding programmes BEG, KfW, BAFA (basic knowledge) |
| CAD and BIM | Revit, AutoCAD, Rhino, Grasshopper, MS Excel |
| Standards and regulations | EPBD, MEPS; introductory knowledge of GEG |
Professional experience
Construction Project Manager
- Leading design and construction projects
- Coordinating multidisciplinary teams
- Technical communication with clients and stakeholders
- Preparing and monitoring project budgets, schedules and progress reports
Architectural Designer
- Design work in a team under the supervision of a project architect: site analysis, developing design concepts through to the technical design of residential and educational buildings
- 2D and 3D design, modelling and visualisation
- Façade design using climate-appropriate and energy-efficient materials
Assistant Construction Supervisor
- Managing subcontractor performance and monitoring construction quality
- Tracking construction progress and preparing progress reports
- Ordering and scheduling construction materials
Selected academic and professional projects
Building services design, Alnarp Research Hub
- Design and sizing of a high-efficiency ventilation system with heat recovery and of a hydronic heating system for a research building
- Air change rates derived from use profiles, coordinated with building services, daylight design and the envelope
Master's thesis: Energy renovation of non-residential buildings
Awarded the Miljöfond scholarship of Sveriges Ingenjörer.
- Assessment framework for retrofit measures in the context of the EU EPBD and MEPS; grade 4.8/5.0
- Parametric building and systems simulation with EnergyPlus (Grasshopper/Honeybee), model calibration to ASHRAE Guideline 14
- Economic assessment and prioritisation of measure packages (payback, CCE, ROI, IRR); published at lup.lub.lu.se/student-papers/record/9230933
Passive house and retrofit concepts
- Building physics simulations (thermal, energy, hygrothermal with WUFI) and thermal bridge calculations
- Assessment of retrofit packages combining ventilation, envelope and photovoltaics through energy simulation and cost analysis
Education
M.Sc. Energy Efficient and Environmental Building Design
B.Sc. Architectural Engineering
Certificates and further training
- EPD Generation with One Click LCA, 2025
- Construction LCA with One Click LCA, 2025
- IDA Indoor Climate and Energy, EQUA Simulation AB, 2024
- nZEBRA Summer School, Halmstad University / Erasmus+, 7.5 ECTS, 2026
Languages
| German | A2, actively and continuously improving |
| English | Full professional proficiency, IELTS 7.5 |
| Persian | Native |