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      Zero-Energy House
Ten years of research went into the production of California's first zero-energy single family house designed to use no air-conditioning in the Central Valley, a climate with severe diurnal temperature swings.
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      “The Dance of a Summer Day: Le Corbusier's Sarabhai House in Ahmedabad, India" in Traditional Dwellings and Settlement Review (TDSR), Volume XIV, No. 11, 2003, p. 65-80.
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      “The Delusion of Easy Answers: The Ahmedabad Pol House as a Model for Sustainable Development” in Traditional Dwelling and Settlements Working Papers Series, Vol. 66, 1995, p. 80-118.
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      “The Indian Monsoon: Building Thermal Performance and Cultural Expectations” in Architecture + Culture Proceedings, International Research Symposium, Carleton University, 1992, p. 106-113.
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      "Oak Alley: The Heavy Mass Plantation House" from Eleventh National Passive Solar Conference Proceedings, American Solar Energy Society, 1986.
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      "Energy Pitfalls and Interpretive Opportunities in Regional House Museums" with E. Cizek from Building Redesign and Energy Challenges Conference, American Institute of Architects, 1984.
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      "Techniques for Managing Planar Daylight Data" with D.C. Glaser in Building and Environment, Vol. 37/8-9, July 2002, p. 825-831.
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      "Visualization for Time Dependent Building Simulation" with D.C. Glaser from Proceeding of the International Conference on Building Simulation, Rio de Janeiro, August 2001, p. 423-429.
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    Daylighting Software  

"Comparative Evaluation of Four Daylighting Software Programs"
from Proceedings of the 1998 Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings, ACEEE, 1998, p. 3.325-340.
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      “Occupant Thermal Comfort and Curtain Wall Selection” in Journal Of Building Enclosure Design, Summer 2006, pp. 32-34.
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      “A Case Study in Integrated Design: Modeling for High Performance Facades” from Performance of Exterior Envelopes of Whole Buildings Conference IX International Conference Proceedings, Tampa FL, December 2004, pp. 1-18.
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      "Daylighting Design: Advanced Window Wall Design in Practice" from Proceedings of the 2002 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings, American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy, August 2002, p. 3.385-3.400.
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      Stanford Graduate Housing Studios 3 & 4 Palo Alto, CA
Building monitoring, daylighting, and energy analysis for a post-occupancy evaluation. Inexpensive shading device add-ons helped the University save on energy costs and mechanical plant. Study Completed 2001.

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“Comfort in the Science Garden” from PLEA 2006 Clever Design, Affordable Comfort, Proceedings of the 23rd Conference on Passive and Low Energy Alternatives, Geneva, Switzerland, September 2006, pp. ii-523–528.
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        “Mending Webs: How to Think About Ecological/Green/Sustainable Design” in arcCA Architecture California, Vol. 5 No. 4, 2005, pp. 12-15.
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        “The Role of Daylighting in LEED Certification: A Comparative Evaluation of Documentation Methods” with Karen Carrier, Proceedings of the 2005 Solar World Conference, Orlando, FL, August 2005.
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        "The Myth of the Ecological Vernacular" in Design Book Review, Issue 20 Spring 1991, pp. 27-29.
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