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View article: Growing indoor environmental infrastructure: designing for microbial diversity with implications for pollutant metabolism and human health
Growing indoor environmental infrastructure: designing for microbial diversity with implications for pollutant metabolism and human health Open
Urban inhabitants spend upwards of 90% of their time indoors where building design and mechanical air-handling systems negatively impact air quality, microbiome diversity and health outcomes. Urban bioremediation infrastructure designed to…
View article: Implications of circular strategies on energy, water, and GHG emissions in housing of the Global North and Global South
Implications of circular strategies on energy, water, and GHG emissions in housing of the Global North and Global South Open
As urbanization continues to surge, building materials are poised to become a dominant contributor to global emissions. Traditionally, the building sector has focused on mitigating “operational carbon” linked to a building's day-to-day ene…
View article: A Life-Cycle Approach to Investigate the Potential of Novel Biobased Construction Materials toward a Circular Built Environment
A Life-Cycle Approach to Investigate the Potential of Novel Biobased Construction Materials toward a Circular Built Environment Open
Conventional construction materials which rely on a fossil-based, nonrenewable extractive economy are typically associated with an entrenched linear economic approach to production. Current research indicates the clear interrelationships b…
View article: Towards Energy-Positive Buildings through a Quality-Matched Energy Flow Strategy
Towards Energy-Positive Buildings through a Quality-Matched Energy Flow Strategy Open
Current strategies for net-zero buildings favor envelopes with minimized aperture ratios and limiting of solar gains through reduced glazing transmittance and emissivity. This load-reduction approach precludes strategies that maximize on-s…
View article: Developing design criteria for active green wall bioremediation performance: Growth media selection shapes plant physiology, water and air flow patterns
Developing design criteria for active green wall bioremediation performance: Growth media selection shapes plant physiology, water and air flow patterns Open
Emerging data indicates that incumbent mechanical/physio-chemical air handling systems inadequately address common indoor air quality (IAQ) problems, including elevated CO2 levels and volatile organic compounds (VOCs), with compounding neg…
View article: System-Scale Modeling of a Building-Integrated, Transparent Concentrating Photovoltaic and Thermal Collector
System-Scale Modeling of a Building-Integrated, Transparent Concentrating Photovoltaic and Thermal Collector Open
The buildings sector is a principal contributor to global greenhouse gas emissions, but consistently falls short of targets for harnessing on-site energy resources towards sustainable operation. Emerging integrated solar technologies could…
View article: Socio-Ecological Visual Analytics Environment “SEVA”: A novel visual analytics environment for interdisciplinary decision-making linking human biometrics and environmental data
Socio-Ecological Visual Analytics Environment “SEVA”: A novel visual analytics environment for interdisciplinary decision-making linking human biometrics and environmental data Open
Current architectural design practice is limited in its consideration and understanding of life-cycle energy flows which comprise multiple phases, from material resource extraction, construction, building occupation within the built enviro…
View article: Built Environment Ecosystems Framework towards Sustainable Urban Housing Infrastructure
Built Environment Ecosystems Framework towards Sustainable Urban Housing Infrastructure Open
As the rates of urbanization increase to unprecedented levels, the urgent need for sustainable housing and infrastructure has become a widespread global challenge with social, economic and ecological implications. The housing sector direct…
View article: Mapping the Built Environment Process (BEP) Ecosystem via a Data to Knowledge Framework
Mapping the Built Environment Process (BEP) Ecosystem via a Data to Knowledge Framework Open
Transitioning to a future of low-carbon built environments requires the design of multi-beneficial design strategies that take a whole building life cycle and systems-thinking approach. Such an approach has the potential to enable multi-st…
View article: Modeling and spatial visualization of indoor micro-climates for personalized thermal comfort
Modeling and spatial visualization of indoor micro-climates for personalized thermal comfort Open
The indoor thermal environment is conventionally considered homogeneous as anchored on a universal thermal comfort paradigm, although occupants’ experience is often diversified and influenced by several physio-cognitive factors. Personal c…
View article: Intelligent Facades for High Performance Green Buildings
Intelligent Facades for High Performance Green Buildings Open
Progress Towards Net-Zero and Net-Positive-Energy Commercial Buildings and Urban Districts Through Intelligent Building Envelope Strategies Previous research and development of intelligent facades systems has been limited in their contribu…
View article: Intelligent Facades for High Performance Green Buildings. Final Technical Report
Intelligent Facades for High Performance Green Buildings. Final Technical Report Open
Intelligent Facades for High Performance Green Buildings: Previous research and development of intelligent facades systems has been limited in their contribution towards national goals for achieving on-site net zero buildings, because this…