MS – Building Science, Technology and Sustainability Alums
Following is a list of Building Science, Technology, and Sustainability alums and their thesis topics. Refer to the PhD alum dissertations for a wider range of topics.
2023
- Isabel Burgess – View Clarity: A human subject laboratory assessment of the effect of window films, electrochromic glass and fabric shades on visual acuity, contrast sensitivity, color perception and satisfaction
- Yi Ju – Robo-Chargers: Optimal Operation and Planning of a Robotic Charging System to Alleviate Overstay
- Marya Thawer – Screening Method to Identify High VAV Minimum Airflow Rates and Retrofit Opportunities
2022
- Eric J. Futerfas – From Seeds to Cities: Retrofitting Vegetation into Urban Habitats through Environmentally Computed Architecture
- Danay Kamdar – Regulating Outdoor Thermal Comfort Using Lightweight Urban Interventions
- Emily Lamon – Boiler Retrofits and Decarbonization in Existing Buildings: HVAC Designer Interviews
- Emily Miller – The effect of control and optionality on occupant satisfaction in shared living environments
- Patrick Wendler – Variable Air Volume Hot Water Reheat Terminal Units: Temperature Stratification, Performance at Low Hot Water Supply Temperature, and Myths from the Field
2021
- Isabelle Hens – Life Cycle Impacts of Timber Unitized Curtain Wall
- Zhirong Lin – Artificial Intelligence Augmented Reality Lighting Control Platform
- Tina Piracci – Functional Ceramic & Composite 3D Printing Solutions for Developing Nations
- Yuming Xu – Capturing Energy Savings from Correcting VAV Box Minimums on Campus
- Jing Yuan – A Review of Multisensory Studies in Built Environment: Implications for Biophilic Design Studies
2020
- Dylan Arceneaux – Nodal Networks Generated from Construction Waste
- Marta Delgado – Home is Restoration: a Health-Based Approach to the Importance of Home for Survivors of Natural Disasters
- Benjamin Taube – Energy and comfort performance assessment for a new occupancy sensing thermostat in residential buildings
- Valerie Green – Impact of Fenestration-Wall Integration on Modeled Thermal Performance
- Dana Miller – Cooling energy savings and occupant comfort in a two-year field study of automated ceiling fans installed as retrofits in 7 air conditioned buildings.
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- Megan Dawe – Field evaluation of occupant satisfaction and energy performance in eight LEED-certified buildings using radiant systems
- Mohammad Keshavarzi – RadVR: A 6DOF Virtual Reality Daylighting Analysis Tool
- Sebastian Cohn – Development of a Personal Heater Efficiency Index
- Gabriella Vasconcellos – Evaluation of Annual Sunlight Exposure (ASE) as a Proxy to Glare: A Field Study in a NZEB and LEED Certified Office in San Francisco
- Sara Tepfer – Material health assessment in the building industry: current practices, challenges, and opportunities
- Soazig Kaam – Time-Averaged Ventilation for optimized control of Variable-Air-Volume systems
- Taoning Wang – Direct Sun Control in Buildings with SUN CARVE
- Jared Landsman – Performance, Prediction and Optimization of Night Ventilation across Different Climates
- Kristine Walker– Indoor Environment Quality in Green-Rated Buildings: Understanding Conditions Affecting Performance
- Priya Ghandi– Commercial Office Plug Load Energy Consumption Trends and the Role of Occupant Behavior
- David Fannon– Developing Low-Energy Personal Thermal Comfort Systems: Design, Performance Testing, and Research Methods
- Christopher Elsworth– Preferred Air Speeds for Human Thermal Comfort at High Metabolic Rates
- Margaret Pigman – The Impact of Cooling Strategy and Personal Control on Thermal Comfort
- Gwen Fuertes – The Role of Plug Loads in LEED Certification and Building Performance Simulations
- Jingjuan Feng – Design and Control of Hydronic Radiant Cooling Systems
- Bin Chen – Assessment and Improvements of the CBE Underfloor Air Distribution (UFAD) Cooling Load Design Tool
- Anoop Honnekeri – Indoor Environmenal Quality, Adaptive Action, and Thermal Comfort in Naturally Ventilated and Mixed-Mode Buildings
- Mallory Liza Taub– Power to the People: Personal Control in Offices for Thermal Comfort and Energy Savings
- Rongxin Yin– Identifying Efficient Demand Response Operations through LinkingMeas urements and Models in Commercial Buildings
- Brennan Less– Indoor Air Quality in 24 California Residences Designed as High Performance Green Homes
- David Heinzerling–Commercial Building Indoor Environmental Quality Evaluation: Methods and Tools, 2012
- Chandrayee Basu–Critical Simulation Based Evaluation of Thermally Activated Building Systems (Tabs) Design Models, 2012
- Allison Allbee–Old School: The Challenge of Behavior-Based Energy Programs as Conservation Strategies in Public Schools, 2012
- Krystyna Ewa Zelenay–Impact of Fixed Exterior Shading on Daylighting: A Case Study of the David Brower Center, 2012
- Benjamin Tarr Rosenblum–Collecting Occupant Presence Data for Use in Energy Management of Commercial Buildings, 2011
- Jeremy Fisher–Deep Energy Retrofits in Ten California Case Studies, 2011
- Katherine Clay Ackerly–Occupant Response to Window Control Signalling Systems, 2011
- Nathaniel Cooley Brown– Observing Patrons in Daylit Public Library Reading Spaces: Can Occupant Behavior Indicate Stressful Daylight Design Strategies?, 2010
- Hsin-Hsien Chiu–Intelligent Home Care Environments for the Elderly, 2010
- Mark Bradley Perepelitza–Integrated Building Facades: Performance Potential and Effective Applications, 2010
- Samuel Dalton Borgeson–Assessment of Energy Use and Comfort in Buildings Utilizing Mixed-Mode Controls with Radiant Cooling, 2010
- Lindsay Alana Baker–What School Buildings Can Teach Us: Post-Occupancy Evaluation Surveys in K-12 Learning Environments, 2010
- Mao Ye–Architectural Elements of Virtual Architecture/Environment in Cyberspace, 2010
- Yoon Soo Lee – Performance Assessment of Commercial Underfloor Air Distribution Building: Case Studies and Analyses, 2009
- Dong Eun Kim – Comfort and Energy Analysis of Task Ambient Conditions System, 2008
- Timothy Charles Moore – Simulation of Radiant Cooling Performance with Evaporative Cooling Sources, 2008
- Kirstin Nordgren Weeks – Green Roof Thermal Performance, 2007
- Carrie Ann Brown – Multizone Register Controlled Residential Heating: Optimized for Energy Use and Comfort, 2007
- Corinne Laura Benedek – Evaulating the Effects of Facades on Occupant Satisfaction in Office Buildings, 2007
- Tetsuya Yamamoto – Thermal Control System for Office Space Using Wireless Sensors and Occupants’ Voting, 2007
- Anna May Larue – Distributed Sensing and Controlling of Residential HVAC Systems for Thermal Comfort, Demand Response, and Reduced Annual Energy Consumption, 2006
- Allan Wesley Daly – Building Investigation Using the Internet for Real Time Data Acquisition, Analysis, and Presentation, 2006
- Sahar Abbaszadeh Fard – Post Occupancy Evaluation of Indoor Environmental Quality in Commercial Buildings: Do Green Buildings Have More Satisfied Occupants?, 2006
- Jane Cho Hua Lin – The Practice of Designing Operable Windows in Office Buildings, 2005
- Keke Chen – Control Strategies for Dynamic Cooling of a Data Center, 2005
- Gwelen Paliaga – Operable Windows, Personal Control and Occupant Comfort, 2004
- Judy Roberson – Effect of Building Airtightness and Fan Size on the Performance of Mechanical Ventilation Systems in New U.S. Houses: A Critique of Ashrae Standard 62.2-2003, 2004
- Ryota Shirai – How Post-Occupancy Evaluation Can Help Commissioning of Green Building: An Example of Leed Gold Building with UFAD, 2004
- Naoya Motegi – Web-Based Energy Information Systems for Energy Management and Demand Response in Commercial Buildings, 2003
- Hannah Yan – Developing an Advanced Thermal Comfort Model for Environmental Design, 2003
- Huilin Li – Transient Behavior of Air Distribution Systems in Buildings, 2002
- Charles Kingston Ehrlich – Computer Aided Perception: A Method to Evaluate the Representation of Glare in Computer Graphics Imagery, 2002
- Qiang Zhang – Room Air Stratification Model For Underfloor Air Distribution System, 2001
- Rachel Joanna Bannon – Case Studies in Architecture: A Framework for Analysis, 2001
- Erik William Ring – Mixed-Mode Office Builidings: A Primer on Design and Operation of Mixed-Mode Buildings and an Analysis of Occupant Satisfaction in Three California Mixed-Mode Office Builidings, 2000
- Eric Freitag – Automated Night-Time Pre-Cooling of Development Residential Housing: A Field Study of Four Houses Using the Smart Vent System, 1998
- Prerna Jain – Occupant Response to the Automatic Interior Shading System at the New Main San Francisco Public Library, 1998
- Thomas Graham Carter – A Comparison of Duct Airflow Measurement Techniques: Pitot Traverse and Tracer Gas, 1998
- Eric Freitag – Automated Night-Time Pre-Cooling of Development Residential Housing: A Field Study of Four Houses Using the Smart Vent System, 1998
- Anne Veronica Baughman – An Automated Survey Method for Environmental Quality Assessment in Office Buildings, 1997