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The Potential Use of Multi-Occupant Bio-signals for High-Performance Building Control Mechanisms

The study investigates the possibility of the use of bio-signals to assess indoor environmental satisfaction in multi-occupancy conditions while solving out the potential conflict between different occupants’ diverse environmental preferences. This study adopted multiple Machine-Learning algorithms to identify the relationship between bio-signals and IEQ in multi-occupancy condition. Considering all human bio-signals, IEQ elements, and gender … Continue reading The Potential Use of Multi-Occupant Bio-signals for High-Performance Building Control Mechanisms

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Streamlining Sustainable Design in Building Information Modeling: BIM-based PV Design and Analysis Tools

The current BIM-based PV system design process largely depends on transferring the architectural model to the PV special simulation software. However, some critical geometric information is lost during this process, and it is a one-way process with no information flow back. Furthermore, the current process takes time and effort on remodeling and transforming data between … Continue reading Streamlining Sustainable Design in Building Information Modeling: BIM-based PV Design and Analysis Tools

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The intelligent control strategy of kinetic façades for daylight and energy performance: evaluating the daylight effect of adaptive systems based on parametric workflow

The research focuses on the interior daylight environment analysis with kinetic façades in terms of daylight metrics by using parametric workflow. The process of parametric simulation can detect and investigate the existing advantages and deficiencies with respect to the daylight index. By processing simulation data, the workflow uses model-based predictive control as a control algorithm … Continue reading The intelligent control strategy of kinetic façades for daylight and energy performance: evaluating the daylight effect of adaptive systems based on parametric workflow

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A High-Performance SuperWall: Designed for a small residence at Joshua Tree National Park

The severe housing shortage for the seasonal rangers at Joshua Tree National Park can be resolved by providing housing that is modular and has a rapid production process. This housing can be made more sustainable by designing units that are fully self-supporting by creating a high-performance building enclosure that can regulate the thermal performance of … Continue reading A High-Performance SuperWall: Designed for a small residence at Joshua Tree National Park

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A Proposal for Building Envelope Retrofit on the Bonaventure Hotel: A Case Study Examining Energy and Carbon

A unique building in downtown Los Angeles has been selected as a testbed for various hypothetical studies of facade replacement strategies, for energy and carbon control. The main objective of this study is to analyze the energy performance of an existing building, retrofit its facade, consider CO2 emissions, energy consumption, and enhance environmental sustainability. Embodied … Continue reading A Proposal for Building Envelope Retrofit on the Bonaventure Hotel: A Case Study Examining Energy and Carbon

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A BIM-BASED TOOL FOR ACCESSIBLE DESIGN STANDARD PLAN CHECK

Accessible design creates safe living and working spaces for aging people and people with disabilities and allows equal access opportunities for them to integrate into society. As the US population is growing older, accessible design is increasingly important in architecture design and construction. A tool for accessible design standard code checks can provide compliance of … Continue reading A BIM-BASED TOOL FOR ACCESSIBLE DESIGN STANDARD PLAN CHECK

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AUGMENTED REALITY IN ROOM ACOUSTICS: A Simulation Tool for Mobile Devices with Auditory Feedback

An application running on a mobile device, Soundar, was developed for simple acoustic simulations for small size rooms and for ordinary users. It simulates the reverberation time and sound pressure level based on an existing room, virtual sound source, and the location of the user. Users can change the material of the room surfaces and … Continue reading AUGMENTED REALITY IN ROOM ACOUSTICS: A Simulation Tool for Mobile Devices with Auditory Feedback

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Using Building Information Modeling with Augmented Reality: Visualizing and Editing MEP Systems with a Mobile Augmented Reality Application

A BIM-based mobile AR application, TransBIM, was developed to visualize, edit, and update the building information model in the AR environment, specifically for MEP systems. Changes made in AR can sent back to Revit and Dynamo was used to update the Revit Model. Continue reading Using Building Information Modeling with Augmented Reality: Visualizing and Editing MEP Systems with a Mobile Augmented Reality Application