Dr. Sadik Yigit
Dr. Sadik Yigit
ZHAW
School of Architecture, Design and Civil Engineering
Abteilung F&E, WB, DL
Network
Social media
Projects
- Design exploration and network integration of Underground Thermal Energy Storage for Cities / Team member / ongoing
- Swiss Seasonal Thermal Energy Storage Action Plan and Implementation / Team member / ongoing
- Urban Climate Simulation and Heat Mitigation Measures in the Surroundings of the Cantonal School 'Rychenberg/ Im Lee' / Team member / completed
- Chinese Zero Emission Buildings with Swiss Know-How: Impact Study / Team member / completed
- Frigero – Towards energy autonomous temperature-controlled supply chains / Team member / completed
Publications
Articles in scientific journal, peer-reviewed
- Yigit, S. and Caglayan, S. (2024) 'Unit-based optimization approaches for the thermal design of residential buildings', Journal of Thermal Science and Technology, 44(2), pp. 339–350. doi: 10.47480/isibted.1416709.
- Caglayan, S. and Yigit, S. (2024) 'Cost minimization with project crashing : comparison of the traditional solution and genetic algorithm approach', Sakarya University Journal of Science, 28(5), pp. 959–977. doi: 10.16984/saufenbilder.1467829.
Written conference contributions, peer-reviewed
- Yigit, S., Mahecha Zambrano, J. and Baldini, L. (2025) 'A GIS and bottom-up simulation-based framework to assess the role of zero-emission building standards in achieving low-carbon goals : insights from a case study for China', in Berardi, U., António, J., and Simões, N. (eds) Construction, Energy, Environment and Sustainability : Proceedings of CEES 2025 (Volume 2: Energy). Singapore: Springer, pp. 413–422. doi: 10.1007/978-981-95-1826-5_44.
- Yigit, S. and Baldini, L. (2025) 'Geospatial analysis for identifying suitable sites for subsurface seasonal thermal energy storage : a case study of city of Zurich', in European Geothermal Congress, Zurich, Switzerland, 8-10 October 2025. Winterthur: ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences. doi: 10.21256/zhaw-34927.
Publications before appointment at the ZHAW
- A machine-learning-based method for thermal design optimization of residential buildings in highly urbanized areas of Turkey
- A simulation-based optimization method for designing energy efficient buildings
- A numerical study on the effect of vent/wall area ratio on Trombe wall thermal performance
- Assessing the Impacts of Climate Change on Industrial Building Energy Performance
- A Life Cycle Costing Approach to Determine the Optimum Insulation Thickness of Existing Buildings
- Effectiveness of standalone simulation-based optimization software in optimizing the life cycle cost of residential buildings