PhD Candidate
Contact: nirit.amir@campus.technion.ac.il
PhD scholar at the Environmental Performance and Design Lab, Faculty of Architecture and Town Planning, Technion–Israel Institute of Technology.
Nirit is an architect and a seasoned sustainability and green building consultant with over 20 years of experience in building environmental performance, sustainability, and energy efficiency. Her research focuses on the intersection of building envelope design, urban microclimate, and human thermal and visual comfort. In particular, she examines dense, hot-climate cities, investigating how façade geometry, optical properties, urban morphology, and climatic conditions collectively influence reflection-driven visual and thermal impacts in public spaces.