Science-based Innovation

Research to advance compliance automation.

A science-based approach to product development
to accelerate accessibility and sustainability compliance.

Recent Publications

  • A detailed 3D architectural model of a multi-story building showing interior and exterior structures, with visible plumbing, electrical, and HVAC systems.

    Living Lab Digital Twin: Case Study of the Development of a Research-Oriented Digital Twin in a LEED Platinum Academic Building

    ANNSIM Symposium on Simulation for Architecture and Urban Design (2025)

  • Architectural diagram.

    Path Counting for Grid-Based Navigation

    Journal of Artificial Intelligence Research 74 (2022)

  • Infographic.

    The field of human building interaction for convergent research and innovation for intelligent built environments

    Scientific Reports v12 (2022)

  • Diagram illustrating the relationships.

    Thinking Tools for Systems Thinking

    Technology | Architecture + Design, 5:2 (2021)

  • 3D building floor plan with color-coded heatmaps and a radar chart showing various metrics such as EUI, UDI, sDA, QV, VLT, WFA, REP, ASE, and P2, indicating energy efficiency and building performance.

    Sustainability Certification Systems as Goals in a Generative Design System

    Symposium on Simulation for Architecture and Urban Design (2021)

  • Flowchart illustrating energy and water use simulation process, involving baseline data, model adjustments, retrofit design, and output reports.

    Sustainable Retrofit Design Framework Case Study for Multifamily Housing Structure

    Symposium on Simulation for Architecture and Urban Design (2021)

  • A computer screen showing a radar or sonar display with gradient purple and cyan colors, a small yellow circle, and lines indicating structure or boundaries.

    SpaceAnalysis: A Tool for Pathfinding, Visibility, and Acoustics Analyses in Generative Design Workflows

    Symposium on Simulation for Architecture and Urban Design (2020)

  • A fluid dynamics simulation with colored flow streamlines showing flow from a supply inlet to a return outlet within a rectangular enclosure.

    Investigation of the Potential Benefits of Optimizing Building Element Placement Using Computational Fluid Dynamics

    Building Performance Analysis Conference and SimBuild co-organized by ASHRAE and IBPSA-USA (2020)

  • Diagram showing land use and food supply statistics, including percentages of habitable land, types of land, and global food supply.

    SimAUD Grand Challenge: A Decade of Action

    Symposium on Simulation for Architecture and Urban Design (2020)

  • Diagram of a system with three components labeled A, B, and C, showing input and output connections.

    Simulation as Experimentation

    Body of Knowledge for Modeling and Simulation (2023)