Follows is a list of Building Science and Sustainability Alumni and their thesis topics. You can also refer to the list of Ph.D Alumni dissertations for a broader range of research topics.
2020
Dylan Arceneaux –Nodal Networks Generated from Construction Waste
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.
2010 - 2019:
Megan Dawe – Field evaluation of occupant satisfaction and energy performance in eight LEED-certified buildings using radiant systems
Graduation Date: 2019
Mohammad Keshavarzi – RadVR: A 6DOF Virtual Reality Daylighting Analysis Tool
Graduation Date: 2018
Sebastian Cohn – Development of a Personal Heater Efficiency Index
Graduation Date: 2017
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
Graduation Date: 2017
Sara Tepfer – Material health assessment in the building industry: current practices, challenges, and opportunities
Graduation Date: 2016
Soazig Kaam –Time-Averaged Ventilation for optimized control of Variable-Air-Volume systems
Graduation Date: 2016
Taoning Wang - Direct Sun Control in Buildings with SUN CARVE
Graduation Date: 2016
Jared Landsman - Performance, Prediction and Optimization of Night Ventilation across Different Climates
Graduation Date: 2016
Kristine Walker - Indoor Environment Quality in Green-Rated Buildings: Understanding Conditions Affecting Performance
Graduation Date: 2015
Priya Ghandi - Commercial Office Plug Load Energy Consumption Trends and the Role of Occupant Behavior
Graduation Date: 2015
David Fannon - Developing Low-Energy Personal Thermal Comfort Systems: Design, Performance Testing, and Research Methods
Graduation Date: 2015
Christopher Elsworth - Preferred Air Speeds for Human Thermal Comfort at High Metabolic Rates
Graduation Date: 2015
Margaret Pigman - The Impact of Cooling Strategy and Personal Control on Thermal Comfort
Graduation Date: 2014
Gwen Fuertes - The Role of Plug Loads in LEED Certification and Building Performance Simulations
Graduation Date: 2014
Jingjuan Feng** - Design and Control of Hydronic Radiant Cooling Systems
Graduation Date: 2014
Bin Chen - Assessment and Improvements of the CBE Underfloor Air Distribution (UFAD) Cooling Load Design Tool
Graduation Date: 2014
Anoop Honnekeri - Indoor Environmenal Quality, Adaptive Action, and Thermal Comfort in Naturally Ventilated and Mixed-Mode Buildings
Graduation Date: 2014
Mallory Liza Taub - Power to the People: Personal Control in Offices for Thermal Comfort and Energy Savings
Graduation Date: 2013
Rongxin Yin - Identifying Efficient Demand Response Operations through LinkingMeas urements and Models in Commercial Buildings
Graduation Date: 2013
Brennan Less - Indoor Air Quality in 24 California Residences Designed as High Performance Green Homes
Graduation Date: 2012
David Heinzerling - Commercial Building Indoor Environmental Quality Evaluation: Methods and Tools
Graduation Date: 2012
Chandrayee Basu - Critical Simulation Based Evaluation of Thermally Activated Building Systems (Tabs) Design Models
Graduation Date: 2012
Allison Allbee - Old School: The Challenge of Behavior-Based Energy Programs as Conservation Strategies in Public Schools
Graduation Date: 2012
Krystyna Ewa Zelenay - Impact of Fixed Exterior Shading on Daylighting: A Case Study of the David Brower Center
Graduation Date: 2011
Benjamin Tarr Rosenblum - Collecting Occupant Presence Data for Use in Energy Management of Commercial Buildings
Graduation Date: 2011
Jeremy Fisher - Deep Energy Retrofits in Ten California Case Studies
Graduation Date: 2011
Katherine Clay Ackerly - Occupant Response to Window Control Signalling Systems
Graduation Date: 2011
Nathaniel Cooley Brown - Observing Patrons in Daylit Public Library Reading Spaces: Can Occupant Behavior Indicate Stressful Daylight Design Strategies?
Graduation Date: 2010
Hsin-Hsien Chiu - Intelligent Home Care Environments for the Elderly
Graduation Date: 2010
Mark Bradley Perepelitza - Integrated Building Facades: Performance Potential and Effective Applications
Graduation Date: 2010
Samuel Dalton Borgeson - Assessment of Energy Use and Comfort in Buildings Utilizing Mixed-Mode Controls with Radiant Cooling
Graduation Date: 2010
Lindsay Alana Baker - What School Buildings Can Teach Us: Post-Occupancy Evaluation Surveys in K-12 Learning Environments
Graduation Date: 2010
Mao Ye - Architectural Elements of Virtual Architecture/Environment in Cyberspace
Graduation Date: 2010
2000 - 2009:
Yoon Soo Lee - Performance Assessment of Commercial Underfloor Air Distribution Building: Case Studies and Analyses
Graduation Date: 2009
Dong Eun Kim - Comfort and Energy Analysis of Task Ambient Conditions System
Graduation Date: 2008
Timothy Charles Moore - Simulation of Radiant Cooling Performance with Evaporative Cooling Sources
Graduation Date: 2008
Kirstin Nordgren Weeks - Green Roof Thermal Performance
Graduation Date: 2007
Carrie Ann Brown - Multizone Register Controlled Residential Heating: Optimized for Energy Use and Comfort
Graduation Date: 2007
Corinne Laura Benedek - Evaulating the Effects of Facades on Occupant Satisfaction in Office Buildings
Graduation Date: 2007
Tetsuya Yamamoto - Thermal Control System for Office Space Using Wireless Sensors and Occupants' Voting
Graduation Date: 2007
Anna May Larue - Distributed Sensing and Controllling of Residential HVAC Systems for Thermal Comfort, Demand Response, and Reduced Annual Energy Comsumption
Graduation Date: 2006
Allan Wesley Daly - Building Investigation Using the Internet for Real Time Data Acquisition, Analysis, and Presentation
Graduation Date: 2006
Sahar Abbaszadeh Fard - Post Occupancy Evaluation of Indoor Environmental Quality in Commercial Buildings: Do Green Buildings Have More Satisfied Occupants?
Graduation Date: 2006
Jane Cho Hua Lin - The Practice of Designing Operable Windows in Office Buildings
Graduation Date: 2005
Keke Chen - Control Strategies for Dynamic Cooling of a Data Center
Graduation Date: 2005
Gwelen Paliaga - Operable Windows, Personal Control and Occupant Comfort
Graduation Date: 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
Graduation Date: 2004
Ryota Shirai - How Post-Occupancy Evaluation Can Help Commissioning of Green Building: An Example of Leed Gold Building with UFAD
Graduation Date: 2004
Naoya Motegi - Web-Based Energy Information Systems for Energy Management and Demand Response in Commercial Buildings
Graduation Date: 2003
Hannah Yan - Developing an Advanced Thermal Comfort Model for Environmental Deisgn
Graduation Date: 2003
Huilin Li - Transient Behavior of Air Distribution Systems in Buildings
Graduation Date: 2002
Charles Kingston Ehrlich - Computer Aided Perception: A Method to Evaluate the Representation of Glare in Computer Graphics Imagery
Graduation Date: 2002
Qiang Zhang - Room Air Stratification Model For Underfloor Air Distribution System
Graduation Date: 2001
Rachel Joanna Bannon - Case Studies in Architecture: A Framework for Analysis
Graduation Date: 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
Graduation Date: 2000
1990 - 1999:
Eric Freitag - Automated Night-Time Pre-Cooling of Development Residential Housing: A Field Study of Four Houses Using the Smart Vent System
Graduation Date: 1998
Prerna Jain - Occupant Response to the Automatic Interior Shading System at the New Main San Francisco Public Library
Graduation Date: 1998
Thomas Graham Carter - A Comparison of Duct Airflow Measurement Techniques: Pitot Traverse and Tracer Gas
Graduation Date: 1998
Eric Freitag - Automated Night-Time Pre-Cooling of Development Residential Housing: A Field Study of Four Houses Using the Smart Vent System
Graduation Date: 1998
Anne Veronica Baughman - An Automated Survey Method for Environmental Quality Assessment in Office Buildings
Graduation Date: 1997