Publications & Patents


Since 2012, UrbSys Lab has received competitive funding from federal agencies, industry partners, and institutional programs to advance research in sustainable buildings, energy systems, artificial intelligence, and smart urban technologies.


The Hierarchy of Energy in Architecture: Emergy Analysis

Smart Cities: Foundations, Principles, and Applications

Featured Books

Explore two featured books from UrbSys Lab’s publications in sustainable and intelligent built environments.

Publications are also available in Google Scholar and ResearchGate


Research Funding

Since 2012, UrbSys Lab has secured competitive research funding to advance innovation in building science, artificial intelligence, energy systems, smart sensing, and sustainable urban technologies. These investments have supported interdisciplinary research, technology development, and real-world solutions for more resilient and intelligent built environments.

Asterisks (*) indicate competitive sponsored research awards secured as Principal Investigator (PI). Listed Ph.D. fellowship awards encompass full graduate tuition waivers and monthly stipends, calculated using institutional cost-of-education standards. Commercialized Intellectual Property (IP) and related awards are noted where direct contract values apply.

Date (s)

Sponsor

Sponsor

2012

UF Opportunity Seed Fund

A Dynamic-BIM Workbench for Low/ Net Zero Energy Buildings*

2013

Green Building Initiative (GBI)

Energy Assessment & Building Energy Performance Options of Green Globes for New Construction*

2013-2017

Rinker School – Supported by US Dept of Energy (DOE)

PhD Fellowships

2013-2016

Rinker School

GW Robinson Award for Master’s student*

2014-2018

Rinker School

Rinker PhD Fellowship

2015

Florida Energy Systems Consortium

Buildings and Energy: Design and Operation vs. Sustainability*

2015

National Science Foundation (CPS Early Career
Workshop)

Dynamic Sustainability Information Modeling (dSIM) Platform: Towards Integrative
Environmentalism of Smart Cities (position paper award)*

2015-2017

US Dept. of State (DOS)

A Critical Regionalist Approach to Sustainable Urban Development

2015-2019

Rinker School

Rinker PhD Fellowship

2016

WinBuild Inc./ US. Dept of Energy (DOE)

EnergyPlus Training of South African National Buildings*

2016

Walt Disney Imagineering

Roofing Thermal Analysis using HEAT3*

2016-2018

National Science Foundation

EAGER: Preventive Maintenance of HVAC Systems using Audio-Sensing*

2017

National Research Council Canada

Impact of Thermal Bridging Climate Resilient Roofs*

2017-2018

UF – City of Gainesville

Urban Energy Model for Smart City Informatics*

2017-2021

US Dept. of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

Project Re-Envision* link

2018-2020

US Dept. of Veterans
Affairs (VA)

CODY: Assistive Technology for SAH Assessments

2018-2022

City of Gainesville

BIM-based Automated Code Review*

2018-2022

Rinker School

PhD Fellowships

2019-2021

US Dept. of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

Advanced Technologies for Rapid Manufacturing of Post-Disaster Housing*

2019-2021

Daikin USA, Silicon Valley

AI-based HVAC Analysis for Daikin Open Innovation Lab*

2020-2021

UF Innovate

Health Impact Indoor Environmental Quality Smart Air Multi-Sensor Device*

Intellectual Property:
US Patent Application: Portable Smart Air Quality Multisensory System Equipped Carrying Case for Asthma Inhalers.

2020-2021

ClimateWorks Foundation

Million Cool Roofs Challenge – University of Pendidikan Indonesia*

2020-2022

NSF

SCC-PG: Flood Hazard Management & Practitioner Information Network for Florida* link


Intellectual Property:
US Patent 12,561,973 (Drone-Based Lowest Floor Elevation System)

2021-2022

UF Innovate

Semi-automated BIM-based Building Permit Code Checking Software*

2021-2022

National Oceanic & Atmospheric Admin. (NOAA)

Southeastern Health + Housing Network

2021-2023

Virtual Review Assist
(startup)

Semi-automated Permit* (fundraised)

Intellectual Property:
US Patent 12,572,992 (Automated Building Code Conformance Continuation)
US Patent 12,020,339 (Systems and Methods for Automated Building Code Conformance)
US Patent Application (Virtual Zoning Review)
US Patent Application (Virtual Building
Construction Inspection for Permitting)
US Patent Application (Streamlined Single Software Workflow with ML-based Point Cloud
Clustering for Virtual Reality Building Inspection)
US Patent Application (Form Generation for Building Construction Add-in)
US Patent Application (Building Code Check Plug in)

Award:
UF Innovate “Innovation of the Year” Award (2022): Received top institutional honors for a coinvented utility patent titled, “Virtual Zoning Review.” This highly competitive distinction was awarded to only 6 inventions out of more than 300 total disclosures submitted by university faculty across all disciplines university-wide. Link (award from UF President Fuchs)

2021-2023

Virtual Review Assist

Semi-automated Permit* (fundraised)

2022-2023

UF Innovate

Solar and Thermally Insulating Coating*

2022-2023

VRA Foundation

Semi-automated Permit* (fundraised)

2022-2023

US Dept. of Energy (DOE)

Low-cost Exterior Window Attachments

2022-2023

ClimateWorks Foundation

Million Cool Roofs Challenge – University of Pendidikan Indonesia, link

2023-2025

ClimateWorks Foundation

Million Cool Roofs Challenge – University of Pendidikan Indonesia, link

2023-2026

UF Office of Information Technology

Transforming BIM into Digital Twin: From Architectural Design to Construction and Maintenance

2025-2027

ClimateWorks Foundation

Million Cool Roofs Challenge – University of Pendidikan Indonesia

2025-2028

UF President’s Strategic Funds

AI-Enabled Smart Cities Initiative*

2025-2029

DCP College

PhD Fellowships*

2025-2027

UF Office of Research

Fenestration Testing Lab (UF Research Equipment Seed Fund)

2025-2029

Jeld-Wen, Inc.

Envelope Test Buildings* link (fundraised)

2025-2027

UF 653 Project

Reflectometer* (fundraised)

Intellectual Property (IP) Rights & Patents

Invention Disclosures:
Non-Invasive Method to Determine the Argon Gas Content and Thermal Properties of Double-Glazing. Systems and Methods for Transforming Building Information Models (BIM) into Digital Twins

Book Publications

Books, Co-Authored

Srinivasan R S, and Moe K. 2015. The Hierarchy of Energy in Architecture: Emergy Analysis. PocketArchitecture: Technical Design Series. Routledge. London, United Kingdom. 152. https://www.routledge.com/products/9781138803534
ISBN Paperback: 9781138803534, ISBN Hardback: 9781138803527, ISBN eBook: 9781315753676

Books, Edited

2019. UrbSys ’19: Proceedings of the 1st ACM International Workshop on urban Building Energy Sensing, Controls, Big Data Analysis, and Visualization; Srinivasan R S, and Bhandari M (Eds.). ACM.  New York, US. https://dl.acm.org/doi/proceedings/10.1145/3363459 
2017. Smart Cities: Foundations, Principles, and Applications. Song H, Srinivasan R S, Sookoor T, and Jeschke S (Eds.).  John Wiley & Sons Inc.  Hoboken, New Jersey.  912. http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-1119226392.html ISBN-13: 978-1119226390, ISBN-10: 1119226392

Books, Chapters

Ochoa K.S., Delavar, Y., Balakrishnan, D., Elias, C., Srinivasan, R.S., Issa, R.J., and Anumba, C.J. 2025. A Theoretical Framework for Integrating Digital Twins in Building Life Cycle Management. Handbook of Smart Built Environment. Routledge. https://www.routledge.com/Routledge-Handbook-of-Smart-Built-Environment/Lu-Anumba/p/book/9781032462080?srsltid=AfmBOoqogFn96bt05IGnpwafrYVE9nCzrpN45PdNYxwrN53pbSIBs4lk
Srinivasan, R.S.  2022. Research Companion to Building Information Modeling. Dynamic-BIM Workbench for Low/ Net Zero Energy Buildings.  Edward Elgar Publishing.  Cheltenham, UK.  https://www.e-elgar.com/shop/usd/research-companion-to-building-information-modeling-9781839105517.html
Srinivasan R S, Manoharan B, and Issa R R.  2020. CPS in the Built Environment. Urban Building Energy CPS (UBE-CPS): Realtime Demand Response using Digital Twin. Springer. https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-41560-0 ISBN 978-3-030-41560-0
Komeily A, and Srinivasan R S.  2017. Smart Cities: Foundations, Principles, and Applications. Smart Cities Sustainability Assessment: Balancing Social, Economic, and Environmental Performance.  John Wiley & Sons Inc.  Hoboken, New Jersey.  503-540. http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-1119226392.html ISBN-13: 978-1119226390, ISBN-10: 1119226392
Nirjon S, Srinivasan R S, and Sookoor T.  2017. Smart Cities: Foundations, Principles, and Applications. Smart Audio Sensing Based Heating, Ventilation, and Air-Conditioning (HVAC) Monitoring.  John Wiley & Sons Inc.  Hoboken, New Jersey.  673-700. http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-1119226392.html ISBN-13: 978-1119226390, ISBN-10: 1119226392
Morrison M, Srinivasan R S, and Dobbs C.  2017. Smart Cities: Foundations, Principles, and Applications. Smart Ecology of Cities: Integrating Development Impacts on Ecosystem Services.  John Wiley & Sons.  Hoboken, New Jersey.  209-242. http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-1119226392.html ISBN-13: 978-1119226390, ISBN-10: 1119226392
Kibert C J, and Srinivasan R. S..  2015. Analytics for Building-Scale Sustainable Ecosystems. Sustainable Construction: The Cutting Edge and Emerging Challenges.  Begell House.  New York.  115-138. http://www.dl.begellhouse.com/buynow/journal/68910b986de95724.html
ISBN Print: 978-1-56700-279-9 , ISBN Online: 978-1-56700-288-1

Refereed Publications

Explore a collection of 111 refereed publications, including 53 peer-reviewed journal articles and 58 refereed conference papers, covering research in sustainable buildings, artificial intelligence, energy systems, digital construction, and the built environment.

2026

Balakrishnan D, Srinivasan R S, Anumba C, Issa R, Ochoa K, and Villanueva I. A Robust, Generic Bi-Directional Connector to Integrate NVIDIA™ Omniverse and EnergyPlus™ for Near Real-time Building Energy Simulation and Visualization. International Conference on Industrialized Construction 2026.

Paramita B and Srinivasan R S. Scaling RAFLESIA® through Industrialized Construction and Regulatory Integration in Indonesia. International Conference on Industrialized Construction 2026.

Shivam R and Srinivasan R S. Rethinking Data Center Delivery in the UK: A Systems Approach to Planning, Infrastructure and Construction Constraints. International Conference on Industrialized Construction 2026.

Amoyaw-Brown, Anumba C, Kio P, and Srinivasan R S. Configure-to-Order HVAC Strategies for Energy-Efficient Modular K-12 Schools. International Conference on Industrialized Construction 2026.

Wang D, Balakrishnan D, Srinivasan R S, and Wang S. Built Environment Reasoning from Remote Sensing Imagery using Large Vision-Language Models. International Conference on Industrialized Construction 2026.

Zhang H, Srinivasan R S, Chen C, Yang X, Ganesan V, and Chen M.  2026. Multi-scenario Assessment of Living-wall Effects on Building Air Purification, Noise Attenuation, and Thermal Insulation using Quantum Machine Learning. Building and Environment, 114492.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2026.114492

Luo Y, Gopinadhan J, Grimaldi N S, Lu X, Ahrentzen S, Srinivasan R S, and Hu B.  2026. Evaluation of Home Modifications for Individuals with Mobility Impairments using Virtual Reality and Wearable Sensors. Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology, 21 (1), 309-324. https://doi.org/10.1080/17483107.2025.2467044

Wang D, Balakrishnan D, Srinivasan R S, and Wang S.  2026. Built Environment Reasoning from Remote Sensing Imagery using Large Vision-Language Models. arXiv preprint arXiv:2605.08404. https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.08404

2025

Zhang H, Srinivasan R S, Yang X, Ganesan V, Zhang J, and Zhang H.  2025. Quantifying Indoor Air Quality Determinants in Green-Certified Buildings using a Hybrid Machine Learning Method: A Case Study in Florida. Indoor Air, 2025 (1), 2150075. https://doi.org/10.1155/ina/2150075

Kakade S, Nalawala Q, Srinivasan R S, and Rinker M.  2025. Preliminary Research in UAV-based Estimation of the Lowest Floor Elevation for Flood Hazard Pre-Disaster Management. SENVAR 20. The 20th International Conference on Sustainable Environment & Architecture.

2024

Arbulu M, Oregi X, Etxepare L, Fuster A, and Srinivasan R S. Decarbonisation of the Basque Country Residential Stock by a Holistic Enviro-economic Assessment of Renovation Strategies under the Life Cycle Thinking for Climate Risk Mitigation. Sustainable Cities and Society, Vol 117. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2024.105963 

Zhang H, Srinivasan R S, Yang X, Ganesan V, Zhang H. Diurnal Variation of Indoor Air Pollutants and their Influencing Factors in Educational Buildings: A Case Study using LASSO-based ANNs. Atmospheric Environment, vol 333. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2024.120673

Zhang H, Srinivasan R S, Yang X, Ganesan V, Chen H, Zhang H. An Attention Temporal Convolutional Network-based Hybrid Approach to Simulating Indoor Air Pollutants and their Determinants in Classroom and Office Spaces. Journal of Building Engineering, vol 93. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2024.109873

Onatayo D A, Aggarwal R, Srinivasan R S, Shah B. A Data-driven Approach to Thermal Transmittance (U-factor) Calculation of Double-glazed with or without Inert Gases between the Panes. Energy & Buildings Journal, Vol. 305, Feb 2024. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2024.113907

2023

Onatayo D A, Srinivasan R S, and Shah B. 2023. Ultraviolet Radiation Transmission in Buildings’ Fenestration: Part II, Exploring Digital Imaging, UV Photography, Image Processing, and Computer Vision Techniques. Buildings 13 (8), 1922. https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings13081922

Onatayo D A, Srinivasan R S, and Shah B. 2023. Ultraviolet Radiation Transmission in Buildings’ Fenestration: Part I, Detection Methods and Approaches using Spectrophotometer and Radiometer. Buildings 13 (7), 1670. https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings13071670

Wang Z, Liang Z, Zeng R, Yuan H, and Srinivasan R S. 2023. Identifying the Optimal Heterogenous Ensemble Learning Model for Building Energy Prediction using the Exhaustive Search Method. Energy and Buildings 281, 112763. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2022.112763

Carney J, Srinivasan R S, Bender S, O’Dell B, Sharston R, and Chini R. 2023. Advanced Modular Housing Design. HUD Cityscape 25 (1), 37-56. https://www.jstor.org/stable/48725032

2022

Ramadhan T, Paramita B, and Srinivasan R S. 2022. Study of Cost and Construction Speed of Cladding Wall for Lightweight Steel Frame (LSF). Buildings 12 (11), 1958. https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings12111958

Zhang H, Srinivasan R S, Yang X, Ahrentzen S, Coker E S, and Alwisy A. 2022. Factors Influencing Indoor Air Pollution I Buildings using PCA-LMBP Neural Network: A Case Study of a University Campus. Building and Environment 225, 109643. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2022.109643

Wang Z, Xia L, Yuan H, Srinivasan R S, and Song X. 2022. Principles, Research Status, and Prospects of Feature Engineering for Data-driven Building Energy Prediction: A Comprehensive Review. Journal of Building Engineering 105028. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2022.105028

Kumar T, Srinivasan R S, and Mani M.  2022. An Emergy-based Approach to Evaluating the Effectiveness of Integrating IoT-based Sensing Systems in Smart Buildings.  Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments. 52(102225). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seta.2022.102225 

Valipoor S, Ahrentzen S, Srinivasan R S, Akiely F, Gopinadhan J, Okun M, Ramirez-Zamora A, and Shukla A.  2022. The Use of Virtual Reality to Modify and Personalize Interior Home Features in Parkinson’s Disease.  Experimental Gerontology.  159 (111702). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.exger.2022.111702 

Im H, Srinivasan R S, Maxwell D, Steiner R, and Karmakar S.  2022. The Impact of Climate Change on a University Campus Energy Use: Use of Machine Learning and Building Characteristics.  Buildings.  12(2): https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings12020108 

2021

Woo J, Fatima R, Kibert C J, Newman R E, Tian Y, and Srinivasan R S. 2021. Applying Blockchain Technology for Building Energy Performance Measurement, Reporting, and Verification (MRV) and the Carbon Credit Market: A Review of the Literature. Building and Environment 205, 108199. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2021.108199

Zhang H, Yang X, and Srinivasan R S.  2021. Simulation and Analysis of Indoor Air Quality in Florida Using Time Series Regression (TSR) and Artificial Neural Networks (ANN) Models.  Symmetry.  13(6): 952. https://doi.org/10.3390/sym13060952 

Zhang H(g), and Srinivasan R S.  2021. A Biplot-based PCA Approach to Study the Relations Between Indoor and Outdoor Air Pollutants using Case study Buildings.  Buildings.  11(5): 218. https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings11050218

Wang Z, Zhang R, Yuan H, Liu J, and Srinivasan R S.  2021. Practical Issues in Implementing Machine Learning Models for Building Energy Efficiency: Moving Beyond Obstacles.  Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews.  143: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2021.110929

Jia M, Srinivasan R S, Ries R, Bharathy G, and Weyer N.  2021. Investigating the Impact of Actual and Modeled Occupant Behavior Information Input to Building Performance Simulation.  Buildings.  11(1): https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings1101003

Zhang H, Ganesan V, and Srinivasan R S.  2021. Low Cost, Multi-Pollutant Sensing System using Raspberry Pi for Realtime Indoor Air and Environmental Condition Monitoring.  Sustainability.  13(1): 370. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13010370

Im H, and Srinivasan R S.  2021. The Impact of Climate Change on a University Campus Energy Use: Use of Machine Learning, Future Weather Data, and Building Characteristics.  In Artificial Intelligence in Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC), March 24-45, 2021.

2020

Zhang H, and Srinivasan R S.  2020. A Systematic Review of Air Quality Sensors, Guidelines, and Measurement Studies for Indoor Air Quality Management.  Sustainability.  12(21): 9045. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12219045

Jia M, and Srinivasan R S.  2020. Building Performance Evaluation using Coupled Simulation of EnergyPlus™ and an Occupant Behavior Model.  Sustainability.  12(10): 4086. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12104086

Zhang J, Srinivasan R S, and Peng C.  2020. Ecological Assessment of Clay Brick Manufacturing in China using Emergy Analysis.  Buildings.  10(11): 190. https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings10110190

Fathi S, Srinivasan R S, Kibert C J, Steiner R L, and Demirezen E.  2020. AI-based Campus Energy Use Prediction for Assessing the Effects of Climate Change.  Sustainability.  12: 3223. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su12083223

Fathi S, Fenner A, and Srinivasan R S.  2020. Machine Learning Applications in Urban Building Energy Performance Forecasting: A Systematic Review.  Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews.  133: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2020.110287

Zhang J, Srinivasan R S, and Peng C.  2020. A Systematic Approach to Calculate Unit Emergy Values of Cement Manufacturing in China Using Consumption Quota of Dry and Wet Raw Materials.  Buildings.  10(7): 128. https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings10070128

Im H, Srinivasan R S, and Jia M.  2020. Energy Consumption Scenarios to Prepare for the Climate Change with Regression Model.  Construction Research Congress (CRC), Tempe, AZ. March 8-10, 2020.

Im H, Srinivasan R S, and Jia M.  2020. Building Energy Use Prediction owing to Climate Change: A Case Study of a University Campus.  he 1st Urban Building Energy Sensing, Controls, Big Data Analysis, and Visualization (UrbSys) Workshop, ACM BuildSys, Nov 10-14, New York, NY, US.

Fathi S, and Srinivasan R S.  2020. Climate Change Impacts on Campus Buildings Energy Use: An AI-based Scenario Analysis.  The 1st Urban Building Energy Sensing, Controls, Big Data Analysis, and Visualization (UrbSys) Workshop, ACM BuildSys, Nov 10-14, New York, NY, US.

2019

Jia M, Srinivasan R S, Ries R, Weyer N, and Bharathy G.  2019. A Systematic Development and Validation Approach to a Novel Agent-based Modeling of Occupant Behaviors in Commercial Buildings.  Energy and Buildings.  199: 352-367. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2019.07.009

Jia M, Komeily A, Wang Y, and Srinivasan R S.  2019. Adopting Internet of Things for the Development of Smart Buildings: A Review of Enabling Technologies and Applications.  Automation in Construction.  101: 111-126. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.autcon.2019.01.023

Fathi S, Srinivasan R S, and Ries R.  2019. Campus Energy Demand Prediction (CEDP) Using Artificial Intelligence to Study the Effect of Climate Change.  Building Simulation, 2019. Rome, Italy.

Messaoudi M, Nawari N, and Srinivasan R S.  2019. Virtual Building Permitting Framework for the State of Florida: Data Collection and Analysis.  The 2019 ASCE International Conference on Computing in Civil Engineering, GeorgiaTech, Atlanta, US.

2018

Wang Z, Wang Y, and Srinivasan R S.  2018. Random Forest-based Hourly Building Energy Prediction.  Energy and Buildings.  171(15): 11-25. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2018.04.008

Jia M, Srinivasan R S, Ries R, and Bharathy G.  2018. Exploring the Validity of Occupant Behavior Model for Improving Office Building Energy Simulation.  Winter Simulation Conference 2018, Gothenburg, Sweden.

Jia M, Srinivasan R S, Ries R, and Bharathy G.  2018. A Framework of Occupant Behavior Modeling and Data Sensing for Improving Building Energy Simulation.  SimAUD 2018 Conference, Delft, The Netherlands.
 

2017

Yi H, Srinivasan R S, Braham W W, and Tilley D.  2017. An Ecological Understanding of Net Zero Energy Building: Evaluation of Sustainability based on Emergy Theory.  Journal of Cleaner Production.  143(1): 654-671. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.12.059

Wang Z, and Srinivasan R S.  2017. A Review of Artificial Intelligence based Building Energy Use Prediction: Contrasting the Capabilities of Single and Ensemble Prediction Models.  Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews.  75: 796-808. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2016.10.079

Jia M, Srinivasan R S, and Raheem A A.  2017. From Occupancy to Occupant Behavior: An Analytical Survey of Data Acquisition Technologies, Modeling Methodologies, and Simulation Coupling Mechanisms for Building Energy Efficiency.  Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews.  2017: 525-540. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2016.10.011

Mahajan V, Srinivasan R S, Chini A, and Ries R.  2017. Space-Level Plug-Load Densities of Educational Buildings on University Campuses.  Journal of Energy Engineering.  143(2): 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)EY.1943-7897.0000388

Srinivasan R S, Islam M T, Islam B, Wang Z, Sookoor T, and Nirjon S.  2017. Preventive Maintenance of Centralized HVAC Systems: Use of Acoustic Sensors, Feature Extraction, and Unsupervised Learning.  Fifteenth International Building Performance Simulation Association (IBPSA) Conference.

Mengda J, Srinivasan R S, Bharathy G, Silverman B S, and Weyer N.  2017. An Agent-based Model Approach for Simulating Interactions between Occupants and Building Systems.  Fifteenth International Building Performance Simulation Association (IBPSA) Conference.

Wang, S, Srinivasan, R.S., and Zheng, P.  2017. A Novel Ensemble Learning Approach to Support Building Energy Use Prediction.  Energy and Buildings.  159(15): 109-122. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2017.10.085

Wang, Z, and Srinivasan, R.S..  2017. A Review of Artificial Intelligence based Building Energy Use Prediction: Contrasting the Capabilities of Single and Ensemble Prediction Models.  Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews.  75: 796-808. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2016.10.079

Jia, M, Raheem, A.A, and Srinivasan, R.S.  2017. From Occupancy to Occupant Behavior: An Analytical Survey of Data Acquisition Technologies, Modeling Methodologies, and Simulation Coupling Mechanisms for Building Energy Efficiency.  Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews.  68(1): 525-540. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2016.10.011

Srinivasan, R.S., Islam, M.T, Islam, B, Wang, Z, Sookoor, R, and Nirjon, S.  2017. Preventive Maintenance of Centralized HVAC Systems: Use of Acoustic Sensors, Feature Extraction, and Unsupervised Learning.  Building Simulation 2017.

2016

Wang Z, Srinivasan R S, and Shi J.  2016. Artificial Intelligence Models for Improved Prediction of Residential Heating.  ASCE Journal of Energy Engineering.  142(4): 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)EY.1943-7897.0000342

Salcido J C, Raheem A A, and Srinivasan R S.  2016. Comparison of Embodied Energy and Environmental Impact of Alternative Materials used in Reticulated Dome Construction.  Building and Environment.  96(1): 22-34. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2015.11.010

Morrison M, Srinivasan R S, and Ries R R.  2016. Complementary Life Cycle Assessment of Wastewater Treatment Plants: An Integrated Approach to Comprehensive Upstream and Downstream Impact Assessments and its Extension to Building-level Wastewater Generation.  Sustainable Cities and Society.  23: 37-49. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2016.02.013

Dongsoo K and Srinivasan R S.  2016. Toward Urban-scale Assessments of Building Environmental Impacts: A Review.  Sixteenth International Conference on Computing in Civil and Building Engineering.

Dongsoo K, Srinivasan R S, and Chini A.  2016. Prediction of Building Energy Use and Emissions for Implementing Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Programs: Toward Sustainable Cities.  Sixteenth International Conference on Computing in Civil and Building Engineering.

Gulati R, Suddapalli S, and Srinivasan R S.  2016. Roof Fasteners for Metal Deck Roofing Systems: Energy Impact on Re-roofing and Re-Cover Scenarios.  Thirty First Roof Construction Institute (RCI) International Convention and Trade Show.  55-67.

Zeng R, Chini A, Srinivasan R S, and Jiang P.  2016. Energy Efficiency of Smart Windows Made of Photonic Crystal.  International Journal of Construction Management.  1-15. https://doi.org/10.1080/15623599.2016.1207368

Komeily A and Srinivasan R S.  2016. What Is Neighborhood Context and Why Does It Matter In Sustainability Assessment?.  Procedia Engineering.  145: 876-883. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2016.04.114

Komeily A, Salili S M, Srinivasan R S, Shahsavan H, and Jakli A.  2016. Application of Wide-Band Liquid Crystal Reflective Windows in Building Energy Efficiency: A Case-study of Educational Buildings.  Forty Seventh Winter Simulation Conference (WSC).  3213-3224.


2015

Wang Z, and Srinivasan R S.  2015. Classification of Household Appliance Operation Cycles: A Case-study Approach.  Energies.  8: 10522-10536. https://doi.org/10.3390/en80910522

Srinivasan R S, Campbell D E, and Wang W.  2015. Renewable Substitutability Index: Maximizing Renewable Resource Use in Buildings.  Buildings.  5(2): 581-596. https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings5020581

Agdas D, Srinivasan R S, Frost K, and Masters F J.  2015. Energy Use Assessment of Education Buildings: Toward a Campus-wide Sustainable Energy Policy.  Sustainable Cities and Society.  17(1): 15-21. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2015.03.001

Yi H, Srinivasan R S, and Braham W W.  2015. An Integrated Energy-Emergy Approach to Building Form Optimization: Use of EnergyPlus, Emergy Analysis, and Taguchi-Regression Method.  Building and Environment.  84: 89-104. https://doi:10.1016/j.buildenv.2014.10.013

Komeily A and Srinivasan R S.  2015. A Need for Balanced Approach to Neighborhood Sustainability Assessment Tools: A Critical Review and Analysis.  Sustainable Cities and Society.  18: 32-43. https://doi:10.1016/j.scs.2015.05.004

Wang Z and Srinivasan R S.  2015. A Review of Artificial Intelligence-based Building Energy Prediction with a Focus on Ensemble Prediction Models.  Forty Seventh Winter Simulation Conference (WSC).  3438-3448.

Jia M and Srinivasan R S.  2015. Occupant Behavior Modeling for Smart Buildings: A Critical Review of Data Acquisition Technologies and Modeling Methodologies.  Forty Sixth Winter Simulation Conference (WSC).  3345-3355.

Fathi S and Srinivasan R S.  2015. Critical Analysis of Energy Performance of Educational Buildings in a University Campus Setting using Statistical and Energy Modeling Approaches.  Forty Sixth Winter Simulation Conference (WSC).  3356-3366.

Wang Z and Srinivasan R S.  2015. Artificial Intelligence- based Prediction of Residential Space Heating: Use of Dynamic Human Behaviors for Improving Prediction Accuracy.  ASCE International Workshop on Computing in Civil Engineering.

Komeily A and Srinivasan R S.  2015. Geographic Information Systems (GIS)- based Decision Support System for Smart Project Location.  ASCE International Workshop on Computing in Civil Engineering.

Srinivasan R S, Ingwersen W, Trucco C, Ries R J, and Campbell D E.  2014. Comparing Energy-based Indicators used in Life Cycle Assessment Tools for Buildings.  Building and Environment.  79: 138-151. https://doi:10.1016/j.buildenv.2014.05.006


2014

Srinivasan R S, Thakur S Parmar M, and Ahmed I.  2014. Towards the Implementation of a 3D Heat Transfer Analysis in Dynamic-BIM Workbench.  Forty Fifth inter Simulation Conference (WSC).  3224-3235.

Pasunuru R, Hakim H, Sakhalkar A, Kibert C J, and Srinivasan R S.  2014. Towards New Zero Energy Schools – A Case Study Approach.  Forty Fifth inter Simulation Conference (WSC).  3248-3259.

Agdas D and Srinivasan R S.  2014. Parallel Computing in Building Energy Simulation.  Forty Fifth Winter Simulation Conference (WSC).  3167-3175.

2013

Kibert C J and Srinivasan R S.  2013. Net Zero: Rational Performance Targets for High Performance Buildings.  Seventh International Conference on Management Science and Engineering Management; Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering.  242: 971-986. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-642-40081-0_82

Kibert C J and Srinivasan R S.  2013. Net Zero: A Novel Approach for Setting Sustainability Targets for the Built Environment.  Advances in Building Sciences Conference.

Srinivasan R S, Kibert C J, Fishwick P, Thakur S, Lakshmanan J, Ezzell Z, Parmar M, and Ahmed I.  2013. Dynamic-BIM (D-BIM) Workbench for Integrated Building Performance Assessments.  Advances in Building Sciences Conference.

Srinivasan R S, Campbell D E, Lakshmanan J, Trucco C, and Acosta P.  2013. Emergy-LCA Synthesis Models for Built Environments: Challenges and Opportunities.  Advances in Building Sciences Conference.

2012

Srinivasan R S, Braham W W, Campbell D E, and Curcija C D.  2012. Re(de)fining Net Zero Energy: Renewable Emergy Balance of Environmental Building Design.  Building and Environment.  47: 300-315. https://doi:10.1016/j.buildenv.2014.05.006

Srinivasan R S, Kibert C J, Fishwick P, Ezzell Z, Thakur S, Ahmed I, and Lakshmanan J.  2012. Preliminary Researches in Dynamic-BIM (D-BIM) Workbench Development.  Forty Third Winter Simulation Conference (WSC).  594-605.

Bhandari M and Srinivasan R S.  2012. Window-Wall Interface Correction Factors: Thermal Modeling of Integrated Fenestration and Opaque Envelope Systems for Improved Prediction of Energy Use.  SimBuild Conference.  71-74.

2011

Srinivasan R S, Lakshmanan J, Santosa E, and Srivastav D.  2011. Plug Load Densities for Energy Analysis: K-12 Schools.  Energy and Buildings.  43 (11): 3289-3294. https://doi:10.1016/j.enbuild.2011.08.030

Srinivasan R S, Braham W W, Campbell D E, and Curcija D C.  2011. Re(de)fining Net Zero Energy: Renewable Emergy Balance of Environmental Building Design.  International Building Performance Simulation Association (IBSPA) Conference.

Srinivasan R S, Braham W W, Campbell D E, and Curcija D C.  2011. Building Envelope Optimization using Emergy Analysis in Environmental Building Design.  International Building Performance Simulation Association (IBPSA) Conference.

Srinivasan R S, Braham W W, Campbell D E, and Curcija D C.  2011. Sustainability Assessment Frameworks, Evaluation Tools and Metrics for Building and Environment – A Review.  International Building Performance Simulation Association (IBPSA) Conference.

Srinivasan R S, Lakshmanan J, and Srivastav D.  2011. Calibrated Simulation of an Existing Convention Center Building: The Role of Event Calendar and Energy Modeling Software.  International Building Performance Simulation Association (IBPSA) Conference.

Srinivasan R S, Lakshmanan J, Srivastav D, and Santosa E.  2011. Benchmarking Plug-load Density for K-12 Schools.  In Proceedings of the Twelfth International Building Performance Simulation Association Conference, November 14-16, 2011, Sydney, Australia.

Srinivasan R S, Braham W W, Campbell D E, and Curcija D C.  2011. Energy Balance Verification Protocol for Net Zero Energy Buildings.  Forty Second Winter Simulation Conference (WSC).  3365-3377.

2007

Srinivasan R S, and Malkawi A M. 2007. An Approach to Real-Time Airflow Simulation and Immersive Visualization. International Conference on Computer Graphics and Vision.

Srinivasan R S, and Malkawi A M. 2007. Toward Real-Time Airflow Simulations for Immersive Visualization using Adaptive Localization Method. International Building Performance Simulation Association (IBPSA) Conference.

Malkawi A M and Srinivasan R S. 2007. Energy Based Decision Support System for Facilities Management: Integration of Data/Web Mining, Knowledge Base and Thermal Simulation. International Building Performance Simulation Association (IBPSA) Conference.

2006

Srinivasan R S, and Malkawi A M. 2006. Real-time Simulations using Learning Algorithms for Immersive Data Visualization in Buildings. International Journal of Architectural Computing. 3 (3): 256-280. http://cumincad.architexturez.net/doc/oai-cumincadworks.id-ijac20053301

Lakaemper R, Malkawi A M, Srinivasan R S, and Latecki L J. 2006. Mobile Robot Mapping and Immersive Building Simulation. International Conference on Computer Graphics.

2005

Malkawi A M and Srinivasan R S. 2005. A New Paradigm for Human-Building Interactions: The Use of CFD and Augmented Reality. Automation in Construction. 14(1): 71-84.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.autcon.2004.08.001

Malkawi A M, Srinivasan R S, and Veer V J. 2005. Interfacing with Building Data: Toward an Integrated Mobile Augmented Environment. International Building Performance Simulation Association Conference.

Malkawi A M and Srinivasan R S. 2005. Interfacing with the Real Space and its Performance. International Journal of Architectural Computing. 3(1): 43-56.
http://cumincad.architexturez.net/system/files/pdf/ijac20053103.pdf

Malkawi A M, Srinivasan R S, Yi Y, and Choudhary R. 2005. Decision Support and Design Evolution: Integrating Genetic Algorithms, CFD and Visualization. Automation in Construction. 14(1): 33-44. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.autcon.2004.06.004

Srinivasan R S, and Malkawi A M. 2005. Reinforcement Learning and Real-time Thermal Performance Visualization in Buildings. Association for CAADRIA.

2004

Srinivasan R S, and Malkawi A M. 2004. The Use of Learning Algorithms for Real-time Immersive Data Visualization in Buildings. Iberoamerican Congress of Digital Graphic (SIGRADI) Conference.

Malkawi A M and Srinivasan R S. 2004. Building Performance Visualization Using Augmented Reality. International Conference on Computer Graphics and Vision.

Malkawi A M, Srinivasan R S, Jackson B, Chan K H, and Angelov S. 2004. Interactive, Immersive Visualization for Indoor Environments: Use of Augmented Reality, Human-Computer Interaction and Building Simulation. International Conference on Information Visualization.

Malkawi A M and Srinivasan R S. 2004. Multimodal Human-Computer Interaction for Immersive Visualization: Integrating Speech-Gesture Recognitions and Augmented Reality for Indoor Environments. IASTED Conference on Computer Graphics and Imaging.

2003

Malkawi A M, Srinivasan R S, Yi Y, and Choudhary R. 2003. Performance-based Design Evolution: The Use of Genetic Algorithms and CFD. Eight IBPSA Conference Held in Eindhoven, The Netherlands. 793-798.

2001

Fukai D and Srinivasan R S. 2001. A Visual Decision Tool for Design and Construction Management. Sixth International Conference on Information Visualization. 376-381.

Fukai D and Srinivasan R S. 2001. Piece-based Construction Information System (PCIS) Revisited: A Visual Database for Design and Construction. Twenty First Annual Conference of the Association for Computer-Aided Design in Architecture. 372-379.