Publications – Transforming Places, Practices, and Pedagogies Collaborative (TP3C)

Simulation-Driven Xgboost Model for Multi-Output Building Facade Performance Prediction

“Simulation-Driven Xgboost Model for Multi-Output Building Facade Performance Prediction” presents a research study that couples artificial intelligence (AI) techniques with building performance simulations for facade design analysis and optimization. Building performance simulations have become the most widely adopted approach for evaluating facade performance during the design process; however, they are computationally expensive, especially when exploring […]

May 6, 2026

Community Engagement and Revitalization of Civic Buildings: Case Study of the Liberty Park Greenhouse

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“Community Engagement and Revitalization of Civic Buildings: Case Study of the Liberty Park Greenhouse ” discusses revitalization study for the Liberty Park Greenhouse, located in Salt Lake City, Utah. Liberty Park is the oldest and one of the most prominent historic urban parks in Utah, listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1979. […]

April 8, 2026

Place-Based Retrofitting Strategies for Global Architectural Challenges: A Comparative Analysis of Three Brutalist Building Typologies in the Western Balkans

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“Place-Based Retrofitting Strategies for Global Architectural Challenges: A Comparative Analysis of Three Brutalist Building Typologies in the Western Balkans” presents a comparative analysis of energy-efficient retrofit strategies across three historically significant Brutalist-style buildings in the Western Balkans. Each case study represents a distinct typology, scale, and urban context within cold and mixed climate zones: a […]

April 8, 2026

Liberty Park Greenhouse Revitalization Study

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“Liberty Park Greenhouse Revitalization Study” documents the outcomes of a revitalization study for the Liberty Park Greenhouse in Salt Lake City, Utah. The study was conducted by the University of Utah School of Architecture in collaboration with the Salt Lake City Public Lands, as part of the Capital Improvement Program (CIP) initiative. The CIP initiative […]

January 29, 2026

Energy-Efficient Retrofitting Strategies for Research Laboratory Buildings: Case Study at the University of Utah

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“Energy-Efficient Retrofitting Strategies for Research Laboratory Buildings: Case Study at the University of Utah” discusses building performance and retrofitting strategies for reducing energy consumption in existing research laboratories. Research laboratory buildings are one of the most energy-intensive building typologies due to their high energy demands, complex building systems, and significant loads for mechanical cooling and […]

January 12, 2026

Preserving the Past, Modeling the Future: A Retrofit Framework for the Sava Center in Belgrade

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“Preserving the Past, Modeling the Future: A Retrofit Framework for the Sava Center in Belgrade” presents a research study on energy-efficient retrofit strategies for a culturally significant building. The Sava Center is one of the most iconic architectural and cultural landmarks of Yugoslav Modernism. Built between 1976 and 1979, it functioned as a major congress […]

December 4, 2025

Environmentally Resilient and Energy Efficient Retrofit Strategies for Historically Significant Buildings

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“Environmentally Resilient and Energy Efficient Retrofit Strategies for Historically Significant Buildings: Building Enclosure and Whole Building Energy Use Analysis” discusses research on environmentally resilient and energy efficient (EE) retrofit strategies for historically significant examples of Brutalist-style buildings in the Western Balkans. It presents a case-study analysis of a civic building, the Spomen Dom cultural and […]

October 30, 2025

Energy Efficiency Retrofit of a Multifamily Residential Complex in Utah

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“Energy Efficiency Retrofit of a Multifamily Residential Complex in Utah” discusses the energy-efficiency retrofit of an existing multifamily residential complex in Murray, Utah. Funded by the Department of Energy (DOE), the project included two buildings, each comprised of four residential units. The retrofit primarily focused on improvements to the building enclosure and building systems of […]

April 8, 2025

Housing for Environmental and Human Health: Intersecting the Living Building Challenge and Cohousing

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“Housing for Environmental and Human Health: Intersecting the Living Building Challenge and Cohousing” presents a research study on environmentally conscious cohousing development in Utah. The state of housing in Utah faces competing challenges–a housing shortage that cannot be ignored as well as the negative impact of the built environment on the state’s natural resources. A […]

April 8, 2025

Evaluating Building Performance of an Existing Research Laboratory Building: Energy-Efficiency and Indoor Environmental Quality

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“Evaluating Building Performance of an Existing Research Laboratory Building: Energy-Efficiency and Indoor Environmental Quality” presents a comprehensive study on energy-efficient (EE) retrofit strategies for improving building performance and indoor environmental quality (IEQ) in a higher-education research laboratory building. The case study is an existing 12,932m2 (139,200ft2), five-story research laboratory building on the University of Utah […]

November 21, 2024