Max Hakkarainen

My research focuses on understanding air as a living material of the built environment. During my PhD studies, I have worked on several indoor air quality assessment projects. Additionally, I have measured air infiltration rates in buildings using well established and novel experimental techniques. Finally, I have worked on inverse thermal and air flow modeling for vernacular and modern buildings. From this work, I have gained insights into the complexities of understanding and predicting air flows within buildings. Moving forward, I hope to further develop techniques for assessing indoor air in understudied buildings.

RECENT ARTICLES

• Braham, W. W., Hakkarainen, M., Buyan, M., Janjindorj, G., Turner, J., & Erdenekhuyag, S. (2022). Cooking, Heating, Insulating Products and Services (CHIPS) for Mongolian ger: Reducing energy, cost, and indoor air pollution. Energy for Sustainable Development, 71, 462–479. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.esd.2022.10.017
• Ma, N., Hakkarainen, M., Hohttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2022.12044u, M., Aviv, D., & Braham, W. W. (2022). Impacts of building envelope design on indoor ozone exposures and health risks in urban environments. Indoor + Built Environment, 31(10), 2499–2514. https://doi.org/10.1177/1420326X221112010
• Ma, N., Waegel, A., Hakkarainen, M., Braham, W. W., Glass, L., & Aviv, D. (2023). Blockchain + IoT sensor network to measure, evaluate and incentivize personal environmental accounting and efficient energy use in indoor spaces. Applied Energy, 332(Journal Article), 120443. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2022.120443