Albena Yordanova

Title

Senior Lecturer

Office Building

Solberg Hall

Office

202C

Mailing Address

Solberg Hall 202C
Construction and Concrete Industry Mgmt-Box 2223
University Station
Brookings, SD 57007

Education

• Ph.D. in Technology | University of Northern Iowa
• M.A. in architectural studies | University of Missouri
• M.Arch. | University of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Geodesy, Sofia, Bulgaria, EU
• B.Arch. | University of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Geodesy, Sofia, Bulgaria, EU

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

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

• “The Best and not so:  Experiences as an Architectural Professional”, Department of Architecture, South Dakota State University Oct. 13, 2015
• “A Study of the Building Information Modeling Implementation and Skill Expectations for New Hires”, Presented at the Association of Technology, Management and Applied Engineering (ATMAE) Conference November 2012
• “The 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.)