2018

Khashe S, Lucas G, Becerik-Gerber B, Gratch, J. (2018) “Establishing Social Dialogue Between Buildings and Their Users,” International Journal of Computer-Human Interaction,https://doi.org/10.1080/10447318.2018.1555346

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Aryal A, Becerik-Gerber B. (2018) “Energy Consequences of Comfort-driven Temperature Setpoints in Office Buildings,” Journal of Energy and Buildings, Vol.177, pp: 33-46, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2018.08.013

 

Ghahramani A, Dutta K, Becerik-Gerber B. (2018)  “Energy Trade Off Analysis of Optimized Daily Temperature Setpoints,” Journal of Building Engineering, Vol. 19, pp: 584-591, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2018.06.012  

  

Ozcelik G, Becerik-Gerber B. (2018) “Benchmarking Thermoception in Virtual Environments to Physical Environments for Understanding Human-Building Interactions,” Journal of Advanced Engineering informatics, Vol. 36, pp: 254-263, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aei.2018.04.008

 

Ghahramani A, Castro G, Ahmadi-Karvigh S, Becerik -Gerber B. (2018) “Towards Unsupervised Learning of Thermal Comfort Using Infrared Thermography,” Applied Energy, Applied Energy, Vol 211, pp: 41-49, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2017.11.021

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Ahmadi-Karvigh S, Ghahramani A, Becerik-Gerber B, Soibelman L. (2018) “Real-Time Activity Recognition for Energy Efficiency in Buildings,” Applied Energy, Vol 211, pp: 146-161, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2017.11.055

2017​

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Heydarian A, Becerik-Gerber B. (2017) “Immersive Virtual Environments for Occupant Behavior Monitoring and Data Collection,” Journal of Building Performance Simulation, Special Issue on Fundamental of Occupant Behavior Modeling and Simulation, Vol.10, pp:484-497, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19401493.2016.1267801

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Oskouie P, Becerik-Gerber B, Soibelman L. (2017) “Automated Recognition of Façade Elements for Creating As-is Mock-up Building Models,” Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering, Vol. 31, 10.1061/(ASCE)CP.1943-5487.0000711 

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Aryal A, Ghahramani A, Becerik-Gerber B. (2017) “Monitoring Fatigue in Construction Workers Using Physiological Measurements,” Journal of Automation in Construction, Special Issue on Safe Construction through Wearable Protection Devices, Vol. 82, pp: 154-165,  http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.autcon.2017.03.003

 

Khashe S, Lucas G, Becerik-Gerber B, Gratch J. (2017) “Buildings with Persona: Towards Effective Building-Occupant Communication,” Journal of Computers in Human Behavior, Vol 75, pp: 607-618, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2017.05.040

 

Ghahramani A, Yang Z, Ahmadi-Karvigh S, Becerik-Gerber B. (2017) “HVAC Systems Energy Optimization using an Adaptive Hybrid Metaheuristic,” Journal of Energy and Buildings, Vol 152, pp: 149-161, https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2017.07.053

 

Heydarian A, Pantazis E, Wang A, Carneiro J P, Gerber D, Becerik-Gerber B. (2017) “Towards User Centered Building Design: Identifying End-User Lighting Preferences via Immersive Virtual Environments,” Journal of Automation in Construction, Vol 81, pp: 56-66, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.autcon.2017.05.003

 

Ahmadi-Karvigh S, Becerik-Gerber B, Soibelman L. (2017) “One Size Does Not Fit All: Understanding User Preferences for Building Automation Systems,” Journal of Energy and Buildings, Vol 145, pp: 163-173, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2017.04.015  

 

Yang Z, Becerik-Gerber B. (2017) “Assessing the Impacts of Real-time Occupancy State Transitions on Building Heating/Cooling Loads,” Journal of Energy and Buildings, Vol 135, pp: 201-211,  http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2016.11.038  

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2016​

 

Heydarian A, Pantazis E, Carneiro J P, Gerber D, Becerik-Gerber B. (2016) “Lights, Building, Action: Impact of Default Lighting Settings on Occupant Behaviour,” Journal of Environmental Psychology, Vol 48, pp:212-223, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2016.11.001 

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Ghahramani A, Castro G, Becerik-Gerber B, Xinran Y. (2016) “Infrared Thermography of Human Face for Monitoring Thermoregulation Performance and Estimating Personal Thermal Comfort,” Journal of Building and Environment, Vol. 109, pp: 1-11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2016.09.005

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Chen Y, Jahanshahi M, Manjunatha P, Gan W, Abdelbarr M, Masri S, Becerik-Gerber B, Caffrey J. (2016) “Inexpensive Multimodal Sensor Fusion System for Autonomous Data Acquisition of Road Surface Conditions,” IEEE Sensors Journal, Vol 16, No: 21, pp: 7731-7743, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/JSEN.2016.2602871  

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Khashe S, Heydarian A, Becerik-Gerber B, Wendy Wood. (2016) “Exploring the Effectiveness of Social Messages on Energy Consumption Behavior in Buildings,” Journal of Building and Environment, Vol. 102, pp: 83-94,

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Yang Z, Ghahramani A, Becerik-Gerber B. (2016) “Building Occupancy Diversity and HVAC (Heating,Ventilation and Air Conditioning) System Energy Efficiency,” Journal of Energy, Vol. 109, pp: 641-649,http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2016.04.099

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Oskouie P, Becerik-Gerber B, Soibelman L. (2016) “Automated Measurement of Highway Retaining Wall Displacements Using Terrestrial Laser Scanners,” Journal of Automation in Construction, Vol. 65, pp: 86-101, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.autcon.2015.12.023

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Ghahramani A, Zhang K, Dutta K, Yang Z, Becerik-Gerber B. (2016) “Energy Savings from Temperature Setpoints and Deadband: Quantifying the Influence of Building and System Properties on Savings,” Journal of Applied Energy, Vol. 165, pp: 930-942, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2015.12.115

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Ahmadi-Karvigh S, Becerik-Gerber B, Soibelman L. (2016) “A Framework for Allocating Personalized Appliance-Level Disaggregated Electricity Consumption to Daily Activities,” Journal of Energy and Buildings, Vol.111, pp.337-350, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2015.11.029

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2015​

 

Khashe S, Heydarian A, Gerber D, Becerik-Gerber, Hayes T, Wood W. (2015) “Influence of LEED Branding on Building Occupants’ Pro-Environmental Behavior,” Journal of Building and Environment, Vol. 94, pp. 477-488, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2015.10.005

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Li N, Yang Z, Becerik-Gerber B, Tang C, Chen N. (2015) “Why is the Reliability of Building Simulation Limited as a Tool for Evaluating Energy Conservation Measures?” Journal of Applied Energy, Vol. 159, pp. 196-205, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2015.09.001

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Li N, Becerik-Gerber B, Soibelman L. (2015) “Iterative Maximum Likelihood Estimation Algorithm: Leveraging Building Information and Sensing Infrastructure for Localization During Emergencies,” Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering, Vol 29, No. 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)CP.1943-5487.0000430

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Li N, Becerik-Gerber B, Soibelman L, Krishnamachari B. (2015) “A Comparative Assessment of an Indoor Localization Framework for Building Emergency Response,” Journal of Automation in Construction, Vol. 57, pp: 42-54, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.autcon.2015.04.004

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Ghahramani A, Tang C, Becerik-Gerber B. (2015) “An Online Learning Approach for Quantifying Personalized Thermal Comfort via Adaptive Stochastic Modeling,” Journal of Building and Environment, Vol. 92, pp. 86-96, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2015.04.017

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Yang Z, Becerik-Gerber B. (2015) “A Model Calibration Framework for Simultaneous Multi-Level Building Energy Simulation”, Journal of Applied Energy, Vol.149, pp: 415-431, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2015.03.048

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Heydarian A, Carneiro J P, Gerber D, Becerik-Gerber B, Hayes T, Wood W. (2015) “Immersive Virtual Environments versus Physical Built Environments: A Benchmarking Study for Building Design and User-Built Environment Explorations,” Journal of Automation in Construction, Vol.54, pp: 116-126, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.autcon.2015.03.020

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Heydarian A, Carneiro J P, Gerber D, Becerik-Gerber B. (2015) “Immersive Virtual Environments, Understanding the Impact of Design Features and Occupant Choice upon Lighting for Building Performance,” Journal of Building and Environment, Vol.89, pp:217-228, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2015.02.038

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2014​

 

Jazizadeh F, Becerik-Gerber B, Berges M, Soibelman L. (2014) “An Unsupervised Hierarchical Clustering Based Heuristic Algorithm For Facilitated Training for Electricity Consumption Disaggregation,” Journal of Advanced Engineering Informatics, Vol.28, Issue. 4, pp: 311-326,

 

Ghahramani A, Jazizadeh F, Becerik-Gerber B. (2014) “A Knowledge Based Approach for Selecting Energy- Aware and Comfort-Driven HVAC Temperature Set Points,” Journal of Energy and Buildings, Vol. 85, pp: 536-548,

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Becerik-Gerber B, Siddiqui M K, Brilakis I, El-Anwar O, El-Gohary N, Mahfouz T, Li S, Jog G, Kandil A. (2014) “Civil Engineering Grand Challenges: Opportunities for Data Sensing, Information Analysis and Knowledge Discovery,” ASCE Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering, Vol. 28, No. 4,

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Yang Z, Li N, Becerik-Gerber B, Orosz M. (2014) “A Systematic Approach to Occupancy Modeling in Ambient Sensor Rich Office Environments,” Simulation: Transactions of the Society for Modeling and Simulation International, Special Issue: Simulation for Architecture and Urban Design, Vol 90(8), pp:960-977 

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Yang Z, Becerik-Gerber B. (2014) “Coupled Effects of Personalized Occupancy Profile Based HVAC Schedule and Room Reassignment on Building Energy Consumption,” Journal of Energy and Buildings, Vol. 78, pp: 113-122,

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Yang Z, Becerik-Gerber B. (2014) “Modeling Personalized Occupancy Profiles for Representing Long Term Patterns by Using Ambient Context,” Journal of Building and Environment, Vol. 78, pp: 23-35 

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Li N, Becerik-Gerber B, Soibelman L, Krishnamachari B. (2014) “A BIM Centered Indoor Localization Algorithm to Support Building Fire Emergency Response Operations,” Journal of Automation in Construction, Vol 42, pp. 78-89,

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Jazizadeh F, Ghahramani A, Becerik-Gerber B, Kichkaylo T, Orosz M. (2014) “User-Led Decentralized Thermal Comfort Driven HVAC Operations for Improved Efficiency in Office Buildings,” Journal of Energy and Buildings, Vol. 70, pp: 398-410,

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Jazizadeh F, Ghahramani A, Becerik-Gerber B, Kichkaylo T, Orosz M. (2014) “Human-Building Interaction Framework for Personalized Thermal Comfort Driven Systems in Office Buildings,” ASCE Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering, Special Issue: Computational Approaches to Understand and Reduce Energy Consumption in the Built Environment, Vol. 28, No. 1, pp: 2-16,

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Jazizadeh F, Ahmadi-Karvigh S, Becerik-Gerber B, Soibelman L. (2014) “Spatiotemporal Lighting Load Decomposition Using Light Intensity Signals,” Journal of Energy and Buildings, Vol. 69, February 2014, pp: 572-583,

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Li N, Yang Z, Ghahramani A, Becerik-Gerber B, Soibelman L. (2014) “Situational Awareness for Supporting Building Fire Emergency Response: Information Needs, Information Sources, and Implementation Requirements,” Fire Safety Journal, Vol. 63, pp: 17–28,

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Kwak J, Varakantham P, Maheswaran R, Chang Y, Tambe M, Becerik-Gerber B, Wood W. (2014) “TESLA: An Extended Study of an Energy Saving Agent that Leverages Schedule Flexibility,” Journal of Autonomous Agents and Multi-Agent Systems, Vol: 28, Issue: 4, pp: 605-636,

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2013​

 

Calis G, Becerik-Gerber B, Goktepe B, Li S, Li N. (2013) “Analysis of the Variability of RSSI Values for Active RFID-Based Indoor Applications,” Turkish Journal of Engineering & Environmental Sciences Vol.37, pp: 186-210, http://dx.doi.org/10.3906/muh-1208-3

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Jahanshahi M R, Jazizadeh F, Masri S, Becerik-Gerber B. (2013) “Unsupervised Approach for Autonomous Pavement Defect Detection and Quantification Using An Inexpensive Depth Sensor,” ASCE Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering, Vol. 27, No. 6, pp: 743-754, http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)CP.1943-5487.0000245

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Forgues D, Becerik-Gerber B. (2013) “Integrated Project Delivery and Building Information Modeling: Refining the Relationship between Education and Practice,” The International Journal of Design Education, Volume 6, Issue 2, pp: 47-56, ISSN 2325-128X, http://ijge.cgpublisher.com/product/pub.235/prod.17

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Yang Z, Becerik-Gerber B, Mino L. (2013) “A Study on Student Perceptions of Higher Education Classrooms: Impact of Classroom Attributes on Student Satisfaction and Performance,” Journal of Building and Environment, Vol. 70, pp: 171-188, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2013.08.030

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Li N, Li S, Calis G, Becerik-Gerber B. (2013) “Improving in-Building Asset Localization By Offset Vector and Convergence Calibration Methods,” ASCE Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering, Vol. 27, No. 4., pp: 337–344, http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)CP.1943-5487.0000248

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Jazizadeh F, Marin M F, Becerik-Gerber B. (2013) “A Thermal Preference Scale for Personalized Comfort Profile Identification via Participatory Sensing,” Journal of Building and Environment, Vol. 68, pp: 140–149, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2013.06.011

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2012​

 

Li N, Calis G, Becerik-Gerber B. (2012) “Measuring and Monitoring Occupancy with an RFID Based System for Demand-Driven HVAC Operations,” Journal of Automation in Construction, Vol. 24, pp-89-99, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.autcon.2012.02.013

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Klein L, Li N, Becerik-Gerber B. (2012) “Imaged-Based Verification of As-Built Documentation of Operational Buildings,” Journal of Automation in Construction Vol. 21, pp: 161-171, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.autcon.2011.05.023

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Li N, Li S, Becerik-Gerber B, Calis G, (2012) “Deployment Strategies and Performance Evaluation of a Virtual-Tag-Enabled Indoor Localization Approach,” ASCE Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering, Vol. 26, No. 5, pp:574-583, http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)CP.1943-5487.0000161

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Klein L, Kwak J, Kavulya G, Jazizadeh F, Becerik-Gerber B, Varakantham P, Tambe M, (2012) “Coordinating Occupant Behavior for Building and Comfort Management Using Multi-Agent Systems,” Journal of Automation in Construction, Vol. 22, pp: 515-536, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.autcon.2011.11.012

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Becerik-Gerber B, Ku K., Jazizadeh F. (2012) “BIM-Enabled Virtual and Collaborative Construction Engineering and Management,” ASCE Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice – Vol. 138, No.3, pp: 234-245, http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)EI.1943-5541.0000098

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Becerik-Gerber B, Jazizadeh F, Li N, Calis G. (2012) “Application Areas and Data Requirements for BIM Enabled Facilities Management,” ASCE Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, Vol. 138, No.3, pp: 431-442, http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0000433

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2011

 

Ghassemi R, Becerik-Gerber B. (2011) “Transitioning to Integrated Project Delivery: Potential Barriers and Lessons Learned,” Lean Construction Journal, Lean and Integrated Project Delivery Special Issue, pp 32-52, ISSN 1555 -1369, http://www.leanconstruction.org/media/docs/lcj/2011/LCJ_11_sp3.pdf

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Becerik-Gerber B, Gerber D, Ku K. (2011) “The Pace of Technological Innovation in Architecture, Engineering and Construction Education: Integrating Recent Trends into The Curricula,” Journal of Information Technology in Construction, Vol. 16, pg. 411-432, http://www.itcon.org/2011/24

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Li N, Becerik-Gerber B. (2011) “Performance Based Evaluation of RFID Based Indoor Location Sensing Solutions for the Built Environment,” Journal of Advanced Engineering Informatics, Vol. 25, pp: 535–546,http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aei.2011.02.004 (has been among the journal’s most downloaded and most cited papers)

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Li N, Becerik-Gerber B. (2011) “A Life Cycle Approach for Implementing RFID Technology in Construction: Learning from Academic and Industry Use Cases,” ASCE Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, Vol. 137, No. 12, pp: 1-10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0000376

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Becerik-Gerber B, Jazizadeh F, Kavulya G, Calis G. (2011) “Assessment of Target Types and Layouts in 3D Laser Scanning for Registration Accuracy,” Journal of Automation in Construction, Vol. 20, pp: 649-658, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.autcon.2010.12.008

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2010 and Before

 

Kent D, Becerik-Gerber B. (2010) “Understanding Construction Industry Experience and Attitudes Toward Integrated Project Delivery,” ASCE Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, Vol. 136, No. 8, pp:815-825, http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0000188

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Becerik-Gerber B, Kensek K. (2010) “Building Information Modeling in Architecture, Engineering and Construction: Emerging Research Directions and Trends,” ASCE Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice, Vol.136, No.3, pp: 139-147, http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)EI.1943-5541.0000023

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Becerik-Gerber B, Rice S. (2010) “The Perceived Value of Building Information Modeling in the U.S. Building Industry,” Journal of Information Technology in Construction, Vol. 15, pg. 185-201,

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Allen R K, Becerik B, Pollalis P N, and Schwegler B R. (2005) “The Promise and Barriers to Technology Enabled and Open Project Team Collaboration,” ASCE Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice, Vol. 131, No. 4, pp: 301-311, http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)1052-3928(2005)131:4(301)

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Becerik B. (2004) “A Review on Past, Present and Future of Web-Based Project Management and Collaboration Tools and their Adoption by the US AEC Industry,” International Journal of IT in Architecture, Engineering and Construction, Vol. 2, Issue 3, October 2004, pp. 233-248, http://itc.scix.net/cgi-bin/works/Show?itaec-2004-18

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