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Maysoun Ismaiel

Maysoun Ismaiel

Maysoun Ismaiel completed her PhD in Civil (Cross-disciplinary) Engineering at the University of Alberta in 2022, supervised by Dr. Yuxiang Chen. Her research develops practical ways to estimate the effective thermal resistance of exterior masonry walls, where cladding ties, shelf angles and floor intersections create thermal bridges that are difficult to account for during early design.

Her thesis produced design charts and R-value multipliers that give designers the structural and thermal properties of common concrete masonry cavity wall configurations at the same time, along with adjustments to existing analytical methods for estimating R-values. She has also studied the airtightness of Canadian dwellings using measured data and predictive models.

Education

  • PhD in Civil (Cross-disciplinary) Engineering, University of Alberta (2022)

Publications

Journal Articles

  • Ismaiel, M., Shields, C., and Chen, Y. (2026). Adjustments of Existing Analytical Methods for Estimating the Effective Thermal Resistance of Clear Masonry Cavity Walls. Journal of Building Engineering, 118, 115103. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2025.115103
  • Ismaiel, M., Gouda, M., Li, Y., and Chen, Y. (2023). Airtightness Evaluation of Canadian Dwellings and Influencing Factors Based on Measured Data and Predictive Models. Indoor and Built Environment, 32(3), 553-573. https://doi.org/10.1177/1420326X221121519
  • Ismaiel, M., Westover, L., and Chen, Y. (2022). An Efficient Approach for Thermal Design of Masonry Walls Using Design Charts and R-Value Multipliers. Journal of Building Performance Simulation, 15(6), 788-808. https://doi.org/10.1080/19401493.2022.2095032
  • Ismaiel, M., Chen, Y., Cruz-Noguez, C., and Hagel, M. (2022). Thermal Resistance of Masonry Walls: A Literature Review on Influence Factors, Evaluation, and Improvement. Journal of Building Physics, 45(4), 528-567. https://doi.org/10.1177/17442591211009549

Conference Papers

  • Ismaiel, M., and Chen, Y. (2020). State of Art: Evaluating Thermal Resistance of Masonry Walls. Brick and Block Masonry – From Historical to Sustainable Masonry: Proceedings of the 17th International Brick and Block Masonry Conference, Krakow, Poland, CRC Press, 555-562. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003098508-76
  • Ismaiel, M., and Chen, Y. (2019). Investigation of Influencing Factors on Air Leakage of Canadian Dwellings. Modular and Offsite Construction (MOC) Summit Proceedings, 536-543. https://doi.org/10.29173/mocs136

Thesis

  • Ismaiel, M. (2022). A Practical Method to Estimate the Effective Thermal Resistance of Exterior Masonry Walls. PhD Thesis, University of Alberta. https://doi.org/10.7939/r3-bbm2-bq82
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