Dissertations + Theses
These lists are undergraduate and graduate alumni who produced either a dissertation or a thesis within or related to the Building Technology discipline. The thesis supervisor or committee chair is listed in parenthesis after each document title. (Current Building Technology students are in the people section.)
Undergraduate Theses
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Ballina, Mariana
… BSA 2016, document title: Illuminating Education: Composition and Use of Lighting in Public K-12 Classrooms (Leslie Norford and Christoph Reinhart)
Bukauskas, Aurimas
… BSA 2015, document title: New Structural Systems in Small-Diameter Round Timber (Caitlin Mueller)
Clonts, Kelly
… BSAD 2011, document title: Methods to Improve School Design in Sierra Leone (Leslie Norford)
Coston, Brianna
… BSA 2015, document title: Comfort Analysis of Differences in Classroom Designs Between Socioeconomic Statuses (Leslie Norford)
Fennessy, Kristian
… BSA 2014, document title: Addressing the Problem with Natural Ventilation: Producing a Guide for Designers to Integrate Natural Ventilation into the Early Stages of Building Design (Leslie Norford)
Ferriss, Lori
… BSAD 2009, document title: Preservation of Early Wrought Iron Trusses: The 1848 Roof of the Cochituate Gatehouse (John Ochsendorf)
Garbis, Leonidia
… BSA 2013, document title: Lightweight Concrete: Investigations into the Production of Natural Fiber Reinforcement (John Fernandez)
Gochenour, Sharon
… BSAD 2010, document title: Witness to the Light: The evolution of Church Sanctuary Design and Standards of Comfort in the Last Century in Harrison County, Iowa (Marilyne Andersen)
Granville, Alina
… BSA 2012, document title: Sonic Facade: Creating a Sounding Architecture (John Fernandez)
Gutierrez, Octavio
… BSAD 2001, document title: Building Community While Building Responsibility: A Sustainable Housing Complex for Central Los Angeles (John Fernandez)
Irani, Ali
… BSA 2016, document title: Urban Building Energy Modeling and Retrofit Design as a Means to Inform Effective Public Policy: Boston Case Study (Christoph Reinhart)
Jordan, Alexander
… BSAD 2011, document title: Designing for Forces: An Early-Stage Design Program for Axial-Force Structures (John Ochsendorf)
Kwack, Elizabeth
… BSAD 2006, document title: Church Housing: A Symbol of Hospitality (John Fernandez)
Mroszczyk, Lisa
… BSAD 2004, document title: Rafael Guastaviono and the Boston Public Library (John Ochsendorf)
Sparks, Devon
… BSA 2013, document title: The Design and Implementation of a Smartphone Illuminance Meter (Christoph Reinhart)
Strathairn, Ebberly
… BSAD 2009, document title: Distributed Generation in the Urban Neighborhood (Leslie Norford)
Voros, Jamie
… BSA 2016, document title: One Size Does Not Fit All: Innovation in Emeergency Housing with a Focus on Nepal 2015 (Caitlin Müeller)
Wagner, Mali
… BSA 2014, document title: Structural Connections in Plywood Friction-Fit Construction (John Ochsendorf)
MArch Theses
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Akbarzadeh, Masoud
… MArch 2011, document title: Hydropower Cities: a New Candidate for Eco-utopia (Nader Tehrani)
Bentcheva, Yuliya
… MArch 2012, document title: Modernizing the Passing Joint: A Standardized Building System to Facilitate Contemporary Bamboo Housing Construction in Regions of Economic Constraint (John Fernandez and Jan Wampler)
Butler, Britta
… MArch 2003, document title: ReWorking the City of Workers: A New Housing Paradigm for the Immigrant City (John Fernandez)
Crane, Justin
… MArch 2005, document title: An Indoor Public Space for a Winter City (John Fernandez)
Cyphers, Scott
… MArch 2003, document title: Field Crossings Hybridizing the Urban Park (John Fernandez)
Davis, Lara
… MArch 2010, document title: The 4-Dimensional Masonry Construction (Nader Tehrani and John Ochsendorf)
Giesecke, Ken
… MArch 2004, document title: Deployable Structures Inspired by the Origami Art (John Ochsendorf and Carol Burns)
Greene, Aaron
… MArch 2004, document title: Flux: Adaptable Architecture for a Dynamic Society (John Fernandez and John Ochsendorf)
Griffith Zimmerly, Laurie
… MArch 2001, document title: A Re-Connection: Modeling Built Works After Natural Systems (John Fernandez)
Guiraud , Florence
… MArch 2012, document title: Energy Flows: Empowering New Orleans (John Fernandez)
Li, Bin
… MArch 2014, document title: Earth to Earth: Reconcile Earth Housing with Soil Erosive Landform (Mark Jarzombek and John Ochsendorf)
Mackey, Christopher
… MArch 2015, document title: Pan Climatic Humans: Shaping Thermal Habits in an Unconditioned Society (Skylar Tibbits and Christoph Reinhart)
Miller, Christopher
… MArch 2013, document title: Deleveraging Domesticity: Incremental Design Forays on Middle Income Housing (John Ochsendorf and Brandon Clifford)
Namkung, Kenneth
… MArch 2003, document title: TALL: Rethinking the systems of the contemporary highrise (John Fernandez)
Peinovich, Ella
… MArch 2012, document title: Localized Design-Manufacture for Developing Countries: A Methodology for Creating Culturally Sustainable Architecture (John Fernandez)
Ramage, Michael
… MArch 2006, document title: Catalan Vaulting in Advanced Material: New Approaches to Contemporary Compressive Form (Fernando Domeyko and John Fernandez)
Razvi, Amina
… MArch 2002, document title: A Multilateral Design Methodology for Development Contexts: A Framework for the Dharavi Potters (John Fernandez)
Skerry, Nathaniel
… MArch 2002, document title: Transformed Materials: A Material Research Center in Milan, Italy (John Fernandez)
Voiland, Luke
… MArch 2008, document title: Risk Complex: Preparing the Body for New Hardware (John Fernandez)
Weathers, Thomas
… MArch 2007, document title: Opportunities for Building Design and Construction Resulting from Local Resources (John Fernandez)
SMBT and SMArchS Theses
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Ackerman, Christopher
… SMBT 1996, document title: Structural Quality Assurance of Wood Light-Frame Construction Subject to Extreme Wind Hazards (Leonard Morse-Fortier and Sarah Slaughter)
Arboleda, Gabriel, web page
Assistant Professor of Environmental Design, Hampshire College
… SMArchS 2004, document title: Houses in Heaven Are Made of Steel: Understanding Change in Ecuadorian Amazon Secoya Structures (John Ochsendorf)
received a PhD from the University of California, Berkeley
Arons, Daniel
… SMBT 2000, document title: Properties and Applications of Double-Skin Building Facades (Leon Glicksman)
Block, Philippe, web page
Associate Professor of Architecture and Structure, ETH Zurich
… SMArchS 2005, document title: Equilibrium Systems. Studies in Masonry Structure (John Ochsendorf)
received a PhD from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Blum, David, web page
Postdoctoral Researcher, The Berkeley Lab
… SMBT 2013, document title: Analysis and Characterization of Ancillary Service Demand Response Strategies for Variable Air Volume HVAC Systems (Leslie Norford)
Bosko, Kristie
… SMBT 1996, document title: Metered Energy Consumption and Analysis of Energy Conservation Techniques in Desktop PCs and Workstations (Leslie Norford)
Brown, Nathan, web page
PhD Student, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
… SMBT 2016, document title: Multi-Objective Optimization for the Conceptual Design of Structures (Caitlin Müeller)
Bueno, Bruno, web page
… SMBT 2010, document title: An Urban Weather Generator Coupling a Building Simulation Program with an Urban Canopy Model (Leslie Norford)
received a PhD from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Carbone, Christopher
… SMBT 2003, document title: Mainstreaming straw as a construction material; understanding the future of
bio-based architectural materials (John Fernandez)
Carrilho Da Graca, Guilherme, web page
Assistant Professor in Building Energy Systems, University of Lisbon
… SMBT 1999, document title: Ventilative Cooling (Qingyan Chen)
Charlson, Joseph
… SMBT 1997, document title: Straw Insulation Materials to Address Heating Fuel Requirements, Termal Comfort, and Natural Resource Depletion in Developing Regions (Leslie Norford)
Chen, Max
Developer, Epic!
… SMBT 2001, document title: Interactive Specification and Acquisition of Depth from Single Images (Julie Dorsey)
Chen, Shaw-Bing
… SMArchS 1996, document title: Natural Ventilation Generates Building Form (Leslie Norford)
Cheng, Haofan, web page
… SMBT 2013, document title: Evaluating the Performance of Natural Ventilation in Buildings through Simulation and On-site Monitoring (Leon Glicksman)
Cooke, Timothy, web page
Architect, Payette
… SMArchS 2012, document title: Lightweight Concrete: Investigations into the Production of Variable Density Cellular Materials (John Fernandez)
Cordero, Elizabeth
Senior Associate, Integrated Design 360, LLC
… SMArchS 2001, document title: Sustainability in Architecture (Leon Glicksman)
Costanza, David, web page
Technology Fellow, Rice University
… SMArchS 2015, document title: Fibrous Tectoniques (Joel Lamere)
Dandridge, Cyane
… SMBT 1994, document title: Energy Efficiency in Office Technology (Leslie Norford)
Davis, Noel, web page
Assistant Director of Planning, Facilities Management, Northwestern University
… SMBT 2012, document title: Effects of Planning and Policy Decisions on Residential Land Use in Singapore (John Fernandez)
De Wolf, Catherine, web page
Research Assistant, University of Cambridge, UK
… SMBT 2014, document title: Material quantities in building structures and their environmental impact (John Ochsendorf)
Dean, Brian
Energy Efficiency Division Analyst-Educator, International Energy Agency, Paris France
… SMBT 2001, document title: Natural Ventilation Possibilities for Buildings in the United States (Leon Glicksman)
Dee, Rocelyn
Senior Asset Manager and Vice President, Wells Fargo & Company
… SMArchS 2002, document title: Financial Analysis of Energy Efficient Facade Systems for Application in Commercial Office Developments (Leslie Norford)
Dentz, Jordan
… SMBT 1991, document title: The Design of a Panelized Roof System for Residential Construction (Leonard Morse-Fortier)
Durschlag, Hannah, web page
Enclosure Consultant, Vidaris, Inc.
… SMBT 2012, document title: Air Leakage of Insulated Concrete Form Houses (John Ochsendorf and Leslie Norford)
Gao, Yang
… SMBT 2002, document title: Coupling of a Multizone Airflow Simulation Program with Computational Fluid Dynamics for Indoor Environmental Analysis (Qingyan Chen)
Gayeski, Nicholas
Partner, KGS Buildings
… SMBT 2007, document title: New Methods for Measuring Spectral, Bi-Directional Transmission and Reflection Using Digital Cameras (Marilyne Andersen)
received a PhD from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Geisinger, Jeffrey, web page
Critic, Rhode Island School of Design
… SMArchS 2015, document title: Improving In Place: A Passive Solar Design Approach to Public Housing Redevelopment (Christoph Reinhart and Brent Ryan)
Goldstein, Kaitlin, web page
… SMBT 2014, document title: Predicting the Potential for Energy Efficiency Retrofits in Single-Family Homes: An Exploration of Data Targeting Mechanisms (Leslie Norford and Roy Welsch)
Gradillas, Madeline, web page
… SMArchS 2015, document title: Analysis and Design for Thermally Autonomous Housing in Resource-Constrained Communities: A Case Study in Bhuj, India (Leon Glicksman)
Harvey, Henry
… SMBT 1997, document title: Development of Straw Insulation Board: Fabrication Methods, Structure, Thermal Performance (Leon Glicksman)
Hill, Roger
… SMBT 1995, document title: Applied Change of Mean Detection Techniques for HVAC Fault Detection and Diagnosis and Power Monitoring (Leslie Norford)
Holden, Katherine
… SMBT 1995, document title: A Scale Model Study of Displacement Ventilation with Chilled Ceilings (Leon Glicksman)
Hsu, Sophia
… SMBT 2011, document title: Improving the Quality and Transparency of Building Life Cycle Assessment (John Ochsendorf)
Hu, George, web page
Principal, Air Water Energy Engineers, Inc.
… SMBT 1999, document title: Energy and First Costs Analysis of Displacement and Mixing Ventilation Systems for U. S. Buildings and Climates (Qingyan Chen)
Huang, Jeffrey
Associate, ARUP
… SMBT 2001, document title: Modeling Contaminant Exposure in a Single-Family House (Qingyan Chen)
Keller, Alexander, web page
Senior Project Design Manager, SunPower Corporation
… SMArchS 2013, document title: Recharging the Facade: Designing and Constructing Novel BIPV Assemblies (John Fernandez)
Kienzl, Nico
… SMBT 1999, document title: Advanced Building Skins: Translucent Thermal Storage Elements (Chris Luebkeman)
Kleindienst, Sian
Partner, KGS Buildings
… SMBT 2006, document title: Improving the Daylighting Conditions of Existing Buildings: The Benefits and Limitations of Integrating Anidolic Daylighting Systems Using the American Classroom As a Model (Marilyne Andersen)
received a PhD from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Kobayashi, Nobukazu
… SMBT 2001, document title: Floor-Supply Displacement Ventilation System (Qingyan Chen)
Lau, Wanda
… SMBT 2006, document title: Equilibrium Analysis of Masonry Domes (John Ochsendorf)
Law, Sinyan
… SMBT 1997, document title: Daylighting Design Using a Non-linear Optimization Technique (Dorsey/Norford)
Lloyd, Michael
… SMBT 2010, document title: Unique Airflow Visualization Techniques for the Design and Validation of Above-Plenum Data Center CFD Models (Leon Glicksman)
Lorenzetti, Dave, web page
Software Developer, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab
… SMBT 1992, document title: Energy Minimization Principles and the Use of Adjustable Speed Fans in Variable Air Volume Ventiliation Systems (Leslie Norford)
received a PhD from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Love, Andrea, web page
Director of Building Science & Associate Principal, Payette
… SMArchS 2011, document title: Material Impacts on Operational Energy Usage (Leslie Norford)
Low, Man-Shi
… SMBT 2005, document title: Material Flow Analysis of Concrete in the United States (John Ochsendorf)
McCormick, Michael
… SMBT 1994, document title: A Panelized Roof System for Residential Construction: Development, Application, and Evaluation (Leonard Morse-Fortier)
McGuire, Molly
… SMBT 2005, document title: A System for Optimizing Interior Daylight Distribution Using Reflective Venetian Blinds with Independent Blind Angle Control (Leon Glicksman)
Meguro, Wendy, web page
Assistant Professor, University of Hawai, Manoa
… SMArchS 2005, document title: Beyond Blue and Red Arrows: Optimizing Natural Ventilatioon in Large Buildings (Leslie Norford and Andrew Scott)
Moreno, John
… SMBT 1991, document title: Radiative Transfer and Thermal Performance Levels in Foam Insulation Boardstocks (Leon Glicksman)
Nagata, Rochelle
… SMBT 1997, document title: Residential Building Design: Comprehensive Comparative Guidelines for Building Single Family Dwelling in Hawaii (Jerome Connor and Chris Luebkeman)
Nakamura, Takashi
… SMBT 1994, document title: Technological Rules and Constraints Affecting Design of Precast Concrete Housing (Leonard Morse-Fortier)
Nakano, Aiko, web page
Creative Developer, Sosolimited, Boston, Ma
… SMBT 2015, document title: Urban Weather Generator User Interface Development: Towards a Usable Tool for Integrating Urban Heat Island Effect within Urban Design Process (Leslie Norford)
Neugebauer, Adam, web page
… SMBT 2013, document title: Thermal Properties of Granular Silica Aerogel for High Performance Insulation Systems (Leon Glicksman)
Noiva, Karen, web page
PhD Student, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
… SMBT 2011, document title: Modeling the Water Consumption of Singapore Using System Dynamics (John Fernandez)
Okutan, Galip Mehmet
… SMBT 1995, document title: Scale Model Studies of Displacement Ventilation (Leon Glicksman and Leslie Norford)
Oliver, Eric
… SMBT 1994, document title: Heat Pipe Dehumidification for Supermarket Energy Savings (Leslie Norford)
Olsen, Erik
… SMBT 2002, document title: Performance Comparison of U.K. Low-Energy Cooling Systems by Energy Simulation (Qingyan Chen)
Ospelt, Christoph
… SMBT 1999, document title: A Framework for Sustainable Buildings: An Application to China (Leon Glicksman)
Osser, Roselin
… SMBT 2007, document title: Development of Two Heliodon Systems at MIT and Recommendations for Their Use (Marilyne Andersen and Leslie Norford)
Parsons, Austin
… SMBT 2004, document title: An Analysis of Residential Window Waterproofing Systems (Leon Glicksman)
Pechacek, Christopher
Chief of Criteria and Standards and Architect, Defense Health Agency
… SMArchS 2008, document title: Space, Light, and Time: Prospective Analysis of Circadian Illumination for Health-Based Daylighting with Applications to Healthcare Architecture (Marilyne Andersen)
Plunkett, William, web page
Senior Associate, CBRE
… SMBT 2016, document title: The Roman Pantheon: Scale-Model Collapse (John Ochsendorf)
received a MBA from Yale University
Quinn, David
Data Scientist, coUrbanize
… SMBT 2008, document title: Modeling the Resource Consumption of Housing in New Orleans Using System Dynamics (John Fernandez)
received a PhD from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Rafiuly, Paul
Chief Operating Officer, Trimegah Securities
… SMBT 2000, document title: Minimizing Electricity Costs with an Auxiliary Generator using Stochastic Programming (Leslie Norford and John Tsitsiklis)
Ramos, Jose I, web page
Design and Construction Program Manager, US Air Force Medical
… SMArchS 2013, document title: Energy Reduction Strategies for Existing Air Force Healthcare Facilities (Leon Glicksman)
Reese-Anderson, Megan
… SMBT 2008, document title: Structural Analysis and Assessment of Guastavino Vaulting (John Ochsendorf)
Revi, Frank
… SMBT 1992, document title: Measurement of Two-dimensional Concentration Fields of a Glycol-based Tracer Aerosol Using Laser Light Sheet Illumination and Microcomputer Video Image Acquisition and Processing (James Axley)
Rice, Edward O, web page
Project Architect, Ann Beha Architects
… SMArchS 2006, document title: Daylight in Facade Renewal: Using New Metrics to Inform the Retrofitting of Aging Modern-era Facade Types (Marilyne Andersen)
Rockcastle, Siobhan, web page
PhD Student, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
… SMArchS 2011, document title: Daylight Variability and Contrast-Driven Architectural Effect (Marilyne Andersen and Terry Knight)
Rose, Cody, web page
Research Scientist, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
… SMBT 2015, document title: Towards Interactive Sustainable Neighborhood Design: Combining a Tangible User Interface With Real Time Building Simulations (Christoph Reinhart)
Saad, Omar, web page
Principal, Saad Acustica
… SMArchS 2004, document title: Soundfield Simulation: the Prediction and Validation of Acoustical Behavior with Computer Models (Leslie Norford and Carl Rosenberg)
received a MEng from Universidad Iberoamericana
Saiyed, Zahraa
Structural Designer, Mar Structural Design
… SMArchS 2012, document title: Optimizing Resilience : Performance Based Assessment of Retrofits for Wood-frame Housing in San Francisco (John Fernandez)
received a MEng. From Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Saldivar-Sali, Artessa
… SMBT 2010, document title: A Global Typology of Cities: Classification Tree Analysis of Urban Resource Consumption (John Fernandez)
Samuels Aidoo, Fallon, web page
Lecturer, Harvard University
… SMArchS 2007, document title: Valuable Bridges: Cable-Stayed Bridges and Value Engineering in American Civil Engineering Culture, 1969-1979 (John Ochsendorf)
Settlemyre, Kevin
… SMBT 2000, document title: Operational, Aesthetic, and Construction Process Performance for
Innovative Passive and Active Solar Building Components for Residential
Buildings (Chris Luebkeman and Sarah Slaughter)
Shapiro, Elaine, web page
… SMBT 2012, document title: Collapse Mechanisms of Small-Scale Unreinforced Masonry Vaults (John Ochsendorf)
Sih, Shuh-Hwa
… SMBT 1994, document title: Enhancing Pedestrian Access and Neighborhood Integrity in Boston's North End: A Mixed Use Approach Utilizing the Existing Highway Structure (Rosemary Grimshaw)
Stigge, Byron
Director, Level Agency for Infrastructure
… SMBT 2001, document title: Informed Home Energy Behavior: Developing a Tool for Homeowners to Monitor, Plan and Learn about Energy Conservation (Leslie Norford)
received a MDes from Harvard University
Street, Michael, web page
Director of Research, Pattern r+d
… SMBT 2013, document title: Comparison of Simplified Models of Urban Climate for Improved Prediction of Building Energy Use in Cities (Christoph Reinhart)
Su, Leo, web page
Control Systems Engineer, eCurv, Inc
… SMBT 2015, document title: Demonstration of HVAC Chiller Control for Power Grid Frequency Regulation (Leslie Norford)
Su, Jimmy
… SMBT 1995, document title: Structural Engineering for Northern Pakistan: Indigenous Architecture and Earthquake Resistance (Leonard Morse-Fortier)
Sullivan, Gregory
… SMBT 1995, document title: Energy Conservation and Thermal Comfort in Buildings in Northern Pakistan (Leslie Norford)
Taneda, Makoto
… SMBT 1996, document title: Application of Life Cycle Costing Method to a Renovation Project (Leonard Morse-Fortier)
Tapia, Jason
Principal, Building Center No. 3
… SMArchS 2010, document title: Regionalism and the Design of Low-Rise Building Envelope Systems (John Fernandez John Ochsendorf)
Taylor, Paki
President/CEO, IKAP Energy Design, Inc.
… SMArchS 2001, document title: Applications of Sustainable Technology to Retrofits in Urban Areas (Leon Glicksman)
Truong, Phan, web page
Building Scientist, BR+A Consulting Engineers
… SMBT 2012, document title: Recommendations for the Analysis and Design of Naturally Ventilated Buildings in Urban Areas (Leslie Norford)
Truong, Phan
Building Scientist, BR+A Consulting Engineers
… SMArchS 2010, document title: Improving the Fanger Models Thermal Comfort Predictions for Naturally Ventilated Spaces (Leon Glicksman)
received a SMBT from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Turan, Irmak, web page
PhD Student, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
… SMArchS 2016, document title: From Sink to Stock: The Potential for Recycling Materials from the Existing Built Environment (John Fernandez)
Vazquez, Maribel
… SMBT 1996, document title: The Effects of Altering Air Velocities in Operational Clean Rooms (Leon Glicksman)
Webb, Amanda, web page
PhD Student, Penn State University
… SMArchS 2012, document title: Mapping Comfort: An Analysis Method for Understanding Diversity in the Thermal Environment (John Fernandez)
Xing, Hai-Yun (Helen)
Quantitative Trader, Cubist Systematic Strategies
… SMBT 2000, document title: Desiccant Dehumidification Analysis (Leon Glicksman and Leslie Norford)
received a PhD from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Yi, Lu, web page
Professor, Tsinghua University
… SMArchS 2008, document title: A New Approach in Data Visualization to Integrate Time and Space Variability of Daylighting in the Design Process (Marilyne Andersen and Takehiko Nagakura)
Zakula, Tea, web page
Research Assistant, University of Zagreb
… SMBT 2010, document title: Heat Pump Simulation Model and Optimal Variable-Speed Control for a Wide Range of Cooling Conditions (Leslie Norford)
received a PhD from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Zhang, Qin, web page
… SMBT 2016, document title: Modellng and Characterizing Bi-directional Airflow in Natural Ventilation (Leon Glicksman)
Zhang, Jinsong
Machinery Engineer, Shell Martinez Refinery
… SMBT 2001, document title: Modeling VOC Sorption of Building Materials and its Impact on Indoor Air Quality (Qingyan Chen)
PhD Dissertations
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Armstrong, Peter, web page
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Masdar Institute, UAE
… PhD 2004, document title: Model Identification with Application to Building Control and Fault Detection (Leslie Norford and Steven B. Leeb)
Block, Philippe, web page
Associate Professor of Architecture and Structure, ETH Zurich
… PhD 2009, document title: Thrust Network Analysis: Exploring Three-dimensional Equilibrium (John Ochsendorf)
Blum, David, web page
Postdoctoral Researcher, The Berkeley Lab
… PhD 2016, document title: Improving the Use of Commercial Building HVAC Systems for Electric Grid Ancillary Services (Leslie Norford)
Brown, Carrie, web page
Senior Technical Consultant, Resource Refocus LLC
… PhD 2012, document title: Toward Zero Net Energy Buildings: Optimized for Energy Use and Cost (Leon Glicksman)
Bueno, Bruno, web page
Scientist, Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE
… PhD 2012, document title: Study and Prediction of the Energy Interactions between Buildings and the Urban Climate (Leslie Norford)
Caldas, Luisa, web page
Professor of Architechture, University of California, Berkeley
… PhD 2001, document title: An Evolution-Based Generative Design System: Using Adaptation to Shape Architectural Form (Leslie Norford)
Chutarat, Acharawan
, King Mongkut's University of Technology, Thonburi
… PhD 2001, document title: Experience of Light: The Use of an Inverse Method and A Genetic Algorithm in Daylighting Design (Leslie Norford)
DeJong, Matthew, web page
University Senior Lecturer in Structural Engineering, University of Cambridge, UK
… PhD 2009, document title: Seismic Assessment Strategies for Masonry Structures (John Ochsendorf)
Dogan, Timur, web page
Assistant Professor, Cornell University
… PhD 2015, document title: Procedures for Automated Building Energy Model Production for Urban and Early Design (Christoph F. Reinhart)
Duckworth, Steven
President of General Partner, 228 Group LP
… PhD 1993, document title: Performance Implications of Corporate Real Estate Strategic Orientation (Leon Groisser and Ranko Bon)
Gagne, Jaime
Principlal Building Scientist, KGS Buildings
… PhD 2011, document title: An Interactive Performance-Based Expert System for Daylighting in Architectural Design
(Marilyne Andersen and Leslie Norford)
Gayeski, Nicholas
Partner, KGS Buildings
… PhD 2010, document title: Predictive Pre-Cooling Control for Low Lift Radiant Cooling using Building Thermal Mass (Leslie Norford)
Greden, Lara
Senior Director, Business Unit Strategy, CA Technologies
… PhD 2005, document title: Flexibility in Building Design: A Real Options Approach and Valuation Methodology to Address Risk (Leon Glicksman)
Jakubiec, J Alstan, web page
Assistant Professor of Architecture and Sustainable Design, Singapore University of Technology and Design
… PhD 2014, document title: The Use of Visual Comfort Metrics in the Design of Daylit Spaces (Christoph Reinhart)
Jiang, Yi
Group Leader, United Technologies Corporation
… PhD 2002, document title: Study of Natural Ventilation in Buildings with Large Eddy Simulation (Qingyan Chen)
Kleindienst, Sian
Partner, KGS Buildings
… PhD 2010, document title: Time-Varied Daylighting Performance to Enable a Goal-Driven Design Process (Marilyne Andersen)
Kua, Harn Wei, web page
Associate Professor, National University of Singapore
… PhD 2006, document title: The Design of Effective Policies for the Promotion of Sustainable Construction Materials (John Fernandez and Nicholas Ashford)
Laughman, Christopher, web page
Principal Research Scientist, Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboritories
… PhD 2008, document title: Fault Detection Methods for Vapor-Compression Air Conditioners Using Electrical Measurements (Leslie Norford, Steven Leeb and Peter Armstrong)
Lorenzetti, Dave, web page
Software Developer, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab
… PhD 1997, document title: Numerical Solution of Nonlinear Algebraic Systems in Building Energy Modeling (Leslie Norford)
Luo, Dong
… PhD 2001, document title: Detection and Diagnosis of Faults and Energy Monitoring in HVAC Systems with Least-Intrusive Power Analysis (Leslie Norford)
Moon, Kyoung Sun, web page
Associate Professor of Architecture, Yale School of Architecture
… PhD 2005, document title: Dynamic Interrelationship between Technology and Architecture in Tall Buildings (John Fernandez)
Mueller, Caitlin, web page
Assistant Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
… PhD 2014, document title: Computational Exploration of the Structural Design Space (John Ochsendorf)
Palomera-Arias, Rogelio, web page
Assistant Professor of Construction Science, University of Texas at San Antonio
… PhD 2005, document title: Passive Electromagnetic Damping Device for Motion Control of Building Structures (John Ochsendorf)
Quinn, David, web page
Data Scientist, coUrbanize
… PhD 2012, document title: Estimating Material and Energy Intensities of Urban Areas (John Fernandez)
Rakha, Tarek, web page
Assistant Professor of Architectural Design and Building Technology, Syracuse University
… PhD 2015, document title: Towards Comfortable and Walkable Cities: Spatially Resolved Outdoor Thermal Comfort Analysis Linked to Travel Survey-based Human Activity Schedules (Christoph Reinhart)
Srebric, Jelena, web page
Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Director of the Cluster for SustainabilIty in the Built Environment, University of Maryland
… PhD 2000, document title: Simplified Methodology for Indoor Environment Design (Qingyan Chen)
Tan, Gang, web page
Assistant Professor of Civil and Architectural Engineering, University of Wyoming
… PhD 2005, document title: Study of Natural Ventilation Design by Integrating Multi-zone Model with CFD Simulation (Leon Glicksman)
Walker, Christine
Manager, Development and Engineering, NORESCO
… PhD 2006, document title: Methodology for the Evaluation of Natural Ventilation in Buildings Using A Reduced-Scale Air Model (Leon Glicksman)
Whiting, Emily, web page
Assistant Professor of Computer Science, Dartmouth College
… PhD 2012, document title: Design of Structurally-Sound Masonry Buildings Using 3D Static Analysis (John Ochsendorf and Fredo Durand)
Xing, Hai-Yun (Helen)
Quantitative Trader, Cubist Systematic Strategies
… PhD 2004, document title: Building Load Control and Optimization (Leslie Norford)
Yang, Xudong, web page
Chang-Jiang Professor and Deputy Director, Department of Building Science, Tsinghua University
… PhD 1999, document title: Study of Building Material Emissions and Indoor Air Quality (Qingyan Chen)
Yuan, Jinchao
Senior Scientist, Oliden Technology
… PhD 2007, document title: Transition Dynamics between the Multiple Steady States in Natural Ventilation Systems: From Theories to Applications in Optimal Controls (Leon Glicksman)
Zakula, Tea
Assistant Professor and Head of Laboratory for Energy Efficiency, University of Zagreb
… PhD 2013, document title: Model Predictive Control for Energy Efficient Cooling and Dehumidification (Leslie Norford)
Zessin, Jennifer, web page
Internal Consultant, Ab Initio Software
… PhD 2012, document title: Collapse Analysis of Unreinforced Masonry Domes and Curving Walls (John Ochsendorf)
Zhai, John Z, web page
Professor Building Systems Engineering, University of Colorado, Boulder
… PhD 2003, document title: Developing an Integrated Building Design Tool by Coupling Building Energy Simulation and Computational Fluid Dynamics Programs (Leon Glicksman and Qingyan Chen)