Selected Publications
Dennis Shelden
A framework for integrating BIM, building automation systems, and IoT: an application in design and operation using open standards, Journal of Building Engineering: Volume 113, 2025
ASHRAE RP-1815 - Integrating Occupant Behavior Data into Building Information Modeling Workflows and Open Data Standards, Journal of Science and Technology for the Built Environment: Volume 31 Issue 8, 2025
Enhancing Occupant Behavior Representation for Interoperability between Building Information Modeling and Building Energy Modeling, Building Simulation: Volume 18 Issue 9, 2025
A Framework of ifcJSON-Based Digital Twin Platform for Monitoring Building Environment Using BIM, IoT, and Semantic Web Technologies, 20th International Conference on Computing in Civil and Building Engineering, ICCCBE 2024
Internet of Things Enabled Data Acquisition Framework for Smart Building Applications, Journal of Construction Engineering and Management Volume 147 Issue 2, 2021
Cloud BIM Technology as a Means of Collaboration and Project Integration in Smart Cities, Sage Journals, 2021
Machine Learning-Based Building Life-Cycle Cost Prediction: A Framework and Ontology, Construction Research Congress 2020: Computer Applications
A Framework Utilizing Modern Data Models with IFC for Building Automation System Applications, Construction Research Congress 2020: Computer Applications
BIM Assisted BAS Information Exchange Using BACnet and IFC, Automation in Construction: Volume 110, 2020
The Disruptors: Technology-Driven Architect-Entrepreneurs: Technology Enabling Design, Architecture Design, 2020
Entrepreneurial Practice: New Possibilities in a Reconfiguring Profession, Architectural Design Volume 90 Issue 2, 2020
A Review of Building Information Modeling (BIM) and the Internet of Things (IoT) Devices Integration: Present Status and Future Trends, Automation in Construction: Volume 101, 2019
Cyber-Physical Systems and the Built Environment, Technology | Architecture + Design Volume 2 Issue 2, 2018
Building Information Modeling Data Interoperability for Cloud-Based Collaboration: Limitations and Opportunities, International Journal of Architectural Computing Volume 15 Issue 3, 2017
A Neuro-Symbolic GraphRAG Approach to Building Energy Modeling Automation, ASHRAE Annual Conference, 2024
Towards an Indoor Environmental Quality Management Ontology, Proceedings of First International Workshop on Semantic Web on Constrained Things, 2023
Technology Transformation, Are We There Yet, Design Intelligence Quarterly, 2020
Fengqi (Frank) Li
Investigating Building Energy Consumption and CO2 Emission in Phoenix Using AutoBEM and Future Typical Meteorological Year (fTMY) Weather Data, ASHRAE Annual Conference, 2025
Quantifying and Zoning Urban Heat Island Effects Using Unsupervised Machine Learning, ASME 2025 International Conference on Energy Sustainability, 2025
Exploring Building Retrofit Strategies Using AutoBEM Under Future Weather Scenarios, 2025 Buildings XVI International Conference
Evaluating system responses to electric vehicle charging infrastructure expansion through data-driven simulation, Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments, 2025
UrbanScaping: Community Spatial Data Visualization & Analytics, ASME 2025 19th International Conference on Energy Sustainability
Impact of Building Characteristics on Energy Demand Profile Forecasting: An Evaluation of Predictive Accuracy and Methods, 2025 ASHRAE Winter Conference
Machine Learning for Determining Building Type, SimBuild Conference, 2024
Empirical Validation of UBEM: An Assessment of Bias in Urban Building Energy Modeling for Chicago, 2024 ASHRAE Winter Conference
Evaluating an auto decoder-based generative model for the infomorphism urban planning framework, 2023 Building Simulation Conference
Fengqi (Frank) Li & Alexandros Tsamis
Evaluation for Bamboo-Based Buildings: Current Status, Potential, and Environmental Impact As Compared to Mass Timber Buildings in North America, Special Journal: Breaking disciplinary barriers—Integrated cost, energy, and emissions decision-making for the built environment, 2026
TOPOAtlas: A spatial context-based co-planning interface for building-to-grid ecosystem integration, IEEE VIS - Visualization Conference, 2026
Infomorphism: an urban planning approach for equitable access to renewable energy, 2023 Building Simulation Conference
Infomorphism: integrating a forecasting model for highresolution urban energy demand prediction, 2023 Building Simulation Conference
Infomorphism: A Forecasting Model for High-Resolution Urban Energy Demand Prediction, The 18th International IBPSA Conference and Exhibition Building Simulation, 2023
Infomorphism: Urban Planning For Renewable Energy Integration Via Simulated Energy Exchange Networks, 2022 Annual Modeling and Simulation Conference
Infomorphism: An Urban Planning Framework for Local Renewable Energy Integration, 2022 Building Performance Modeling Conference and SimBuild
INFORMORPHISM: The Autonomous Building as a Driver for Urban Planning, Deep City: Climate Crisis, Democracy and the Digital, 2021
Alexandros Tsamis
Investigation of Climate-Adaptive Thermal Effects of a Double-Sided Hydronic Loop Embedded in an Opaque Building Envelope, Journal of Building Engineering Volume 102, 2025
Feasibility Study of a Ground Sourced Thermoelectric Heat Pump Fitted in Single Family Detached Homes in Different Climate Zones of New York State, 19th International Conference on Energy Sustainability ES 2025
Metabolizing Heat: Thermal Tunability of 3D printed Envelopes using Phase Change Materials, Journal of 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing Volume 12 Issue 2 Biobased Design, 2024
Building Integrated Agriculture Simulation (BIA-SIM), ASCA 112 Annual Meeting: Disrupters on the Edge, 2024
Thermal Properties of Commingled Fibers for Pultrusion of Thermoplastic Biocomposites, Journal of Thermoplastic Composite Materials, 2023
Human-System Collaboration: toward Lighting Enabled Collaborative System Design, Proceedings of Building Simulation 2023: 18th Conference of IBPSA
The Marching Shape: 3-Dimensional Extensions of the Ice Ray Shape Grammar, 2022 Building Performance Modeling Conference and SimBuild
Fibrewerks: An interscalar study into the viability of natural fibre composite rebar for cementitious materials, ACSA 2022 Intersections Research Conference: RESILIENT FUTURES
Gaming Engine as a Tool for Designing Smart, Interactive, Light-Sculpting Systems, Proceedings of the International Conference of the Iberoamerican Society of Digital Graphics, 2022
CABE: Modeling, Simulation, and Evaluation of a Climate-Adaptive Building Envelope, Buildings XV International Conference, 2022
Algae Bio-reactive Building Envelope: Dynamic Lighting and Energy Aspects for Algae-based Building Skin, 2022 Building Performance Analysis Conference and SimBuild
Path Optimization for Multi-Material 3D Printing Using Self-Organizing Maps, Computer-Aided Architectural Design: Communications in Computer and Information Science Vol 32, 2021
An Ectothermic Approach to Heating and Cooling in Buildings, ACSA Intersections Research Conference, 2020
Towards Functionally Graded Bio-ceramic Composites in Additive Manufacturing, ACSA 108th Annual Meeting, 2020
A Pedagogical Approach to Materials by Design, ACSA 108th Annual Meeting, 2020
The Recombinant City. Legacy in Extreme Mining Territories, Abitare la Terra 3, 2019
2019 HUMAN-BUILDING COLLABORATION: A Pedagogical Framework for Smart Building Design, CAADRIA, 2019
The Marching Shape, Computer-Aided Architectural Design: Future Trajectories, 2017