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Mina Nour, Senior Building Physicist | Building and Energy Analyst | Sustainability Engineer

Mina Nour

Senior Building Physicist | Building and Energy Analyst | Sustainability Engineer·AECOM

United Arab Emirates

Bachelor's degree, Bachelor of Building Science (Hons) BBSc 2:1

Work experience

Total years of experience: 15 years, 2 months

Senior Building Physicist | Building and Energy Analyst | Sustainability Engineer

June 2015 - Present

AECOM

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

June 2015 - Present

• Provide guidance and advice on sustainability and energy efficient measures in order to achieve optimum design.

• Successfully delivering projects to meet the Resourceful Energy Credit under the Estidama Pearl Rating system within the Abu Dhabi region. Projects include hospitals, factories, theme-parks and malls, residential towers, office blocks and villas.

• Test different design configuration options during early stages of design through Dynamic Simulation Modeling Software ensuring optimum design.

• Carry out full building and project energy efficiency analysis and conservation measures.

• Conduct energy conservation measure strategies and understand the energy performance of projects under different design configurations.

• Demonstrate projects are ASHRAE 90.1 compliant using Dynamic Simulation Modelling Software (such as IES).

• Ensure Estidama/LEED projects meet requirements and documentations are met.

• Act as Pearl Qualified Professional (PQP) on large projects ensuring all targeted Estidama pearl requirements are met ensuring Estidama credits are awarded.

• Successfully carried out an extensive case study on a ‘Net Zero’ Villa concept, analysing different passive design measures achieving optimum design.

• Produce concise reports explaining energy reduction measures, current design aspects, expected energy savings as well room for improvement.

• Successfully managing multiple projects while meeting tight deadline schedules without compromising quality of work.

Company industry:
General Engineering Consultancy
Job role:
Construction and Building

Building Physicist, Building and Energy Analyst, Engineer

January 2014 - December 2014

The Neutral Group

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

January 2014 - December 2014

• Successfully demonstrated the predicted energy performance when different energy reduction techniques are applied to different building types including; refrigerated warehouses, air conditioned warehouses, residential and commercial spaces using eQuest and IES simulation software.

• Produced concise reports explaining energy reduction techniques, effects, expected energy savings, and expected dollar savings.

• Helped create rollout strategies to implement the McDonald’s biodiesel program for APMEA region.

• Weekly progress reports and presentations.

• Built an extensive database to track the biomass, health and progress of biodiesel plants.

• Written up client project proposals to ensure projects are implemented to a high standard meeting client expectations, while being delivered on time.

• Checked and analysed the global energy monitoring systems on a daily basis ensuring no issues have occurred and the data being monitored is accurate.

Company industry:
Electric Power Production & Transmission
Job role:
Construction and Building

Mechanical Engineer

April 2013 - August 2013

Bluehaus LLC

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

April 2013 - August 2013

• Designed mechanical systems for well renowned commercial buildings within Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, including; HVAC, Plumbing and Fire Protection Design.

• Conducted thermal heat load calculations using Carrier HAP E20 and Bently - HEVAComp software.

• Specified equipment, schedules, materials, sizing of ductwork and pipework.

• Consultations with designers and architects and responding to queries objectively to maximize understanding.

Company industry:
General Engineering Consultancy
Job role:
Mechanical Engineering

M&E Contract Manager

February 2012 - March 2013

Circle 33, Housing Association

London, United Kingdom

February 2012 - March 2013

• Contract managed and coordinated the digital upgrade works.

• Contract managed and coordinated the fire upgrade works with over 1, 000 blocks of properties.

• Successfully organized and authorized over a years worth of outstanding payments totalling over £300, 000.

• Planned and delegated daily work to other team members and contractors while addressing any potential issues.

• Approved programs of work while managing multiple projects on day-to-day basis.

• Ensured all work carried out shows value for money while meeting local standards and regulations.

• Conducted concise, fortnightly reports for management and board meetings.

• Ensured all relevant documents and systems are up to date with current works programs.

• Surveyed sites to ensure works have been carried out accordingly.

Company industry:
General Engineering Consultancy
Job role:
Management

Customer Services Advisor

July 2011 - February 2012

Caxton FX Ltd.

London, United Kingdom

July 2011 - February 2012

Customer Services Advisor.

Company industry:
Call Centers & Customer Care Outsourcing
Job role:
Customer Service and Call Center

Energy Auditor | Project Analyst

April 2009 - October 2009

Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority of New Zealand (EECA)

New Zealand

April 2009 - October 2009

• Conducted concise energy audit reports, ensuring recommendations are categorized based on cost and complexity.

• Intently monitored buildings’ energy use after extensively gathering data.

• Extensively researched buildings’ usage and provided recommendations that take into consideration the end-users’ health and quality of work.

• Co-created a user guide/database for different building types and end-users, which was later used as a reference to aid in the reduction of energy in public sector buildings.

Company industry:
General Engineering Consultancy
Job role:
Engineering

Wind Tunnel Analysis Engineer | Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Modeller & Analyst

March 2009 - June 2009

Wellington City Council

New Zealand

March 2009 - June 2009

• Built and carried out CFD analysis on proposed and existing properties; enhancing their aerodynamics.

• Conducted successful wind tunnel tests, dramatically improving wind environments at pedestrian levels.

• Carried out various wind tunnel analysis’ and CFD models around Wellington City; comparing the benefits, limitations and accuracies of each method.

• Presented findings to ‘Wellington’s City Council Urban Development Strategy Team’; helping the decision of which wind analysis method should be adopted for future designs.

Company industry:
General Engineering Consultancy
Job role:
Engineering

Lead Research Assistant of the Building Energy End-Use Study (BEES) Project Team

November 2008 - February 2009

Victoria University of Wellington

New Zealand

November 2008 - February 2009

• Helped conduct a nationwide survey examining energy consumption in non-residential buildings.
• Surveyed and gathered information required for the study.
• Created energy simulation computer models using the gathered information.
• Analysed the teams findings and information on daily basis to ensure deadlines were met.
• Sent weekly reports summarizing team’s findings, concerns and progress.

Company industry:
Electric Power Production & Transmission
Job role:
Construction and Building

Education

Victoria University of Wellington

November 2009

November 2009

Bachelor's degree, Bachelor of Building Science (Hons) BBSc 2:1

New Zealand

GPA (percentage): 90%

GPA (percentage): 90%

• Postgraduate thesis included research of ‘Thermal Comfort and Ventilation Design within High Density Environments’. • 3-year course in ‘Natural and Artificial Lighting Design and Technologies in Buildings’. • 2-year course in ‘Acoustic Design in Buildings’. • 2-year course in ‘Energy Use in commercial buildings’. • 2-year course in ‘Building Project Management Economics & Cost Planning’. • 1-year course in ‘Architectural Aerodynamics within the Built Environment’.
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Victoria University of Wellington

November 2008

November 2008

Bachelor's degree, Bachelor of Building Science, BBSc

New Zealand

GPA (percentage): 90%

GPA (percentage): 90%

• 3-year course in ‘Indoor Environmental Quality’ - including natural ventilation design, air quality and thermal environments. • 3-year course included architectural computer design, modelling and analysis software. • 1-year course in ‘Building Code Compliance’. • 1-year course in ‘Introduction to Sustainability in the Design Environment’.
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Skills

AutoCAD
Expert
AutoCAD
Expert
Engineering Design
Expert
Engineering Design
Expert
Microsoft Office
Expert
Microsoft Office
Expert
Energy Efficiency
Expert
Energy Efficiency
Expert
Project Management
Expert
Project Management
Expert
Google Sketch-Up
Expert
Google Sketch-Up
Expert
SuNREL – dynamic thermal energy simulation
Expert
SuNREL – dynamic thermal energy simulation
Expert
Autodesk Ecotect Analysis – thermal, solar radiation, acoustic and day-lighting simulations
Expert
Autodesk Ecotect Analysis – thermal, solar radiation, acoustic and day-lighting simulations
Expert
Microsoft Project
Intermediate
Microsoft Project
Intermediate
Adobe Photoshop
Expert
Adobe Photoshop
Expert
ENVI-met – CFD & thermo- dynamic simulations
Intermediate
ENVI-met – CFD & thermo- dynamic simulations
Intermediate
Lumen Designer – lighting design
Expert
Lumen Designer – lighting design
Expert
EnergyPlus – energy analysis and thermal load simulation
Intermediate
EnergyPlus – energy analysis and thermal load simulation
Intermediate
Autodesk 3ds Max
Intermediate
Autodesk 3ds Max
Intermediate
Insul – acoustical design
Expert
Insul – acoustical design
Expert
Autodesk Revit
Expert
Autodesk Revit
Expert
Autodesk AutoCAD
Intermediate
Autodesk AutoCAD
Intermediate
Virtualwind – CFD simulations
Expert
Virtualwind – CFD simulations
Expert
Microsoft Office
Expert
Microsoft Office
Expert
HEVACOMP by Bently
Intermediate
HEVACOMP by Bently
Intermediate
Bluebeam by Revu
Intermediate
Bluebeam by Revu
Intermediate
eQuest
Expert
eQuest
Expert
IES
Intermediate
IES
Intermediate
AutoCAD
Expert
AutoCAD
Expert
Engineering Design
Expert
Engineering Design
Expert
Energy Efficiency
Expert
Energy Efficiency
Expert
Project Management
Expert
Project Management
Expert

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert

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Apr 2013

Apr 2013

N/AColleague

I have known Mina for 15 years in a personal capacity. Mina has always worked hard to achieve his goals and aspirations and has encountered and climbed numerous obstacles to get to the position he is in today. Mina has always been someone I can rely on in any situation - both professionally and personally - and I have often found his skills to be indispensable in times of need. He strives for perfection in everything that he does and is not afraid to face any challenge. Mina is irreplaceable to me as a friend and will prove to be an equally important asset to his next employer.