Tetiana Boiko, master’s degree student at the Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute (KPI), received a first degree diploma for the research paper titled “Influence of Heating and Ventilation Modes on Energy Consumption of University Educational Buildings under Quarantine Conditions in Ukraine” in the international competition Black Sea Science 2022.
Her research is devoted to the formidable challenges facing humanity since the end of 2019, namely the COVID-19 pandemic, which changed the lives of most people in the world. Above all, the pandemic forced workers and most institutions to upend their routines, embracing remote working or flexible schedules (i.e. when employees do not go to work every day).
In the course of her research, the graduate student used 3D dynamic energy simulations modeling for a building in different modes of operation and various conditions of the use of rooms. Obtained results enable the evaluation of the impact of energy-saving and energy-efficient heating modes, as well as the selection of optimal solutions for the creation of comfortable working conditions in work spaces.
The relevance and thoroughness of the research on power engineering and energy efficiency was highly commended by a competition committee.
Despite the very difficult situation in the war-struck country, Tetiana Boiko continues her research in this field, although, like most residents of the Kyiv region, she and her family have been forced to flee their home and move to a safer area of Ukraine.