Albena Yordanova
Senior Lecturer
Biography
Worked in United States and in Bulgaria, the European Union as architectural consultant and university instructor. Taught at South Dakota State University since 2010.
Education
Academic and Professional Experience
Academic Interests
Academic Interests
- Sustainable building design and construction
Academic Responsibilities
- Building design and evaluation concepts
- Sustainable building systems: concepts and analysis
- Commercial building inspection
- Construction graphics
- Construction materials
- Construction materials lab
- Building construction methods and systems
- Advanced cost estimating
- Engineering design graphics I
Committees and Professional Memberships
- Faculty Search Committees for Department of Architecture and Department of Construction and Operations Management, South Dakota State University
- Accreditation Assessment Committees for Department of Construction and Operations Management, South Dakota State University
- Honors College Department representative
- Construction Management Students Club faculty advisor
Work Experience
- 2010-present South Dakota State University, Brookings, South Dakota. Senior lecturer
- 2007-2010 University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, Iowa. Instructor
- 2007 StruXture Architects, Waterloo, Iowa. Consultant
- 2006 Architects, Shiffler Associates, PLC, Des Moines, Iowa. Consultant
- 2005 Baldwin White Architects, PC, Des Moines, Iowa.
- 2003-2004 Wetherell Ericsson Architecture, Des Moines, Iowa. Intern architect
- 1999-2002 Christner Inc.,St. Louis, Missouri. Intern architect
- 1995-1998 University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri. Instructor
Research and Scholar Work
Areas of Research
- Sustainable materials in construction
- Sustainable buildings design
- Dissertation topic: "Corn stover biochar in gypsum board: Empirical analysis of thermal conductivity and flexural strength."
Publications
- 鈥淭he Best and not so: Experiences as an Architectural Professional鈥, Department of Architecture, South Dakota State University Oct. 13, 2015
- 鈥淎 Study of the Building Information Modeling Implementation and Skill Expectations for New Hires鈥, Presented at the Association of Technology, Management and Applied Engineering (ATMAE) Conference November 2012
- 鈥淭he economic impact of the construction industry within the state of South Dakota, 4th Ed. (2010) Co-authors: Pannell, P., Nusz Chandler, N., (T. Hall, Ed.)
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