Architectural research helping inform policy, guidance and decisions about buildings and cities.
Beyond citation counts
Research that helps shape decisions
These examples trace how Professor Amir’s research has helped inform policy discussions, climate assessments, professional guidance, industry methods and education around the world. They show research moving into the resources people use to make decisions about buildings, cities and the environment.
This is the value of real-world research impact beyond citation counts: knowledge being interpreted, adapted and used. The connections include research factors used in industry surveys, technical explanations adapted into guidance, evidence informing recommendations and expertise contributed directly to national science advice.
Each example identifies the specific contribution and links to the original evidence. Supporting references and curated resources are labelled separately, so readers can distinguish them from documented methodological use, technical adaptation and guidance contributions. Professor Amir’s papers include collaborations with other researchers; the linked studies and story credits retain the original authorship.
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GlobalIPCCAssessment evidencePassive-building research in the IPCC climate assessment
Source guideClimate Change 2022: Mitigation of Climate ChangeIntergovernmental Panel on Climate Change · Working Group III2022
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Assessment evidence
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change · Working Group III
Climate Change 2022: Mitigation of Climate ChangeInternational climate assessment · 2022 · Buildings Supplementary Material · Table 9.SM.6
Professor Amir’s passive-wall research contributes to the IPCC’s assessment of the feasibility of building-envelope improvements.
International · Toronto case study, CanadaEuropean Observatory · WHOPolicy evidenceUrban-heat research informing health-system climate action
Cover: World Health Organization / European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies (2024). Greer, Falkenbach, Figueras and Wismar (eds.), Health for All Policies. Cambridge University Press. CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. Reuse terms
Policy evidence
European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies · hosted by WHO
Health for All Policies: The Co-Benefits of Intersectoral ActionHealth-policy study · 2024 · Chapter 12 · SDG13 climate action
The study uses Professor Amir’s urban-heat research to discuss green buildings and tree cover in heat-wave resilience.
International · Central Europe & PakistanWorld BankDevelopment guidanceUrban-climate research in international development guidance
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Development guidance
World Bank
Analysis of Heat Waves and Urban Heat Island Effects in Central European Cities and Implications for Urban PlanningDevelopment reports · 2020–2021 · Also: Climate Modeling for Macroeconomic Policy: A Case Study for Pakistan (2021)
Two reports draw on Professor Amir’s studies when discussing vegetation-based cooling and heat-adaptation options.
Source guideBackground report for the revision of EU Green Public Procurement criteria for BuildingsEuropean Commission · Joint Research Centre2019 & 2024
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Technical guidance
European Commission · Joint Research Centre
Background report for the revision of EU Green Public Procurement criteria for BuildingsTechnical background reports · 2019 & 2024 · JRC138891 · JRC116121
The JRC report repeatedly uses Professor Amir’s review to explain roof systems, planting choices and environmental benefits.
New ZealandNew Zealand · PMCSAReference-group contributionContributing expertise to national science advice
Archive title sheet: Office of the Prime Minister’s Chief Science Advisor (2023). Reuse terms
Reference-group contribution
Office of the Prime Minister’s Chief Science Advisor
Capturing the benefits of AI in healthcare for Aotearoa New ZealandNational science-advice report · 2023 · Reference-group contribution · Printed page iv
Professor Amir is acknowledged in the report’s reference group, contributing to the wider consultation on AI in healthcare.
Canada · QuébecQuébec · INSPQPublic-health guidanceUrban-climate research in public-health guidance
Source guideUrban Heat Island Mitigation Strategies: 2021 UpdateQuébec public-health institute · INSPQ2021 / 2023
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Public-health guidance
Québec public-health institute · INSPQ
Urban Heat Island Mitigation Strategies: 2021 UpdatePublic-health guidance · 2021 / 2023 · English edition · Institut national de santé publique du Québec
The institute uses Professor Amir’s comparative review to discuss urban greening, materials and city temperatures.
New ZealandBRANZ · WSPResearch-priority assessmentBuilding-performance research in adaptation priorities
Cover: BRANZ (2024), ER89; report by Nick Locke and Leoni McKelvey, WSP NZ Ltd. Reuse terms
Research-priority assessment
BRANZ · WSP
Climate change adaptation of buildings in New Zealand – research prioritisation assessmentBuilding-adaptation research report · 2024 · BRANZ External Research Report ER89 · WSP
A WSP report for BRANZ discusses Professor Amir’s building-performance study when assessing building-adaptation research needs.
GermanyDDV · DLRApplied project evidenceGreen-roof research in municipal planning evidence
Source guideFernerkundliche Identifizierung von Vegetationsflächen auf Dächern zur Entwicklung des für die Bereiche des Stadtklimas, der Stadtentwässerung und des Artenschutzes aktivierbaren Flächenpotenzials in den StädtenDDV · DLR2015
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Applied project evidence
DDV · DLR
Fernerkundliche Identifizierung von Vegetationsflächen auf Dächern zur Entwicklung des für die Bereiche des Stadtklimas, der Stadtentwässerung und des Artenschutzes aktivierbaren Flächenpotenzials in den StädtenDBU-funded development report · 2015 ·
A DDV/DLR report uses Professor Amir’s review to explain ecosystem services within a practical green-roof inventory and potential-assessment project.
Wellington · New ZealandWellington district-plan hearingsSubmitted planning evidenceUrban-climate research reaching Wellington’s planning hearings
Source guideMultiple Roles of Green Space in the Resilience, Sustainability and Equity of Aotearoa New Zealand’s CitiesWellington City Council · Proposed District Plan, Hearing Stream 112024
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Submitted planning evidence
Wellington City Council · Proposed District Plan, Hearing Stream 11
Multiple Roles of Green Space in the Resilience, Sustainability and Equity of Aotearoa New Zealand’s CitiesSubmitted planning evidence · 2024 · Hearing Stream 11 · submitted by Dr Paul Blaschke
A green-space review submitted to the hearings draws on Professor Amir’s urban-climate research in its discussion of urban heat and green infrastructure.
Source guideMalaysia Building Information Modelling Report 2019Construction Industry Development Board Malaysia · CREAM2020
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Survey-method use
Construction Industry Development Board Malaysia · CREAM
Malaysia Building Information Modelling Report 2019National industry report · 2020 · Printed pages 18 and 42; full reference page 44
Professor Amir’s research informed the BIM-readiness factors used in CIDB Malaysia’s national industry survey. The report explicitly connects factors from Professor Amir’s SME execution-framework paper to questions about organisational readiness.
The paper is Professor Amir’s with Ali GhaffarianHoseini and colleagues. This documents use of research factors, rather than authorship of the entire survey or a measured effect on national uptake.
New ZealandBRANZ · ER73Survey-method useBIM research informing an automated-compliance roadmap
Source guideRoadmap for Automated Compliance Checking Adoption in New Zealand Offsite Manufacturing IndustryBRANZ · University of Auckland · Building Research Levy2022
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Survey-method use
BRANZ · University of Auckland · Building Research Levy
Roadmap for Automated Compliance Checking Adoption in New Zealand Offsite Manufacturing IndustryLevy-funded industry roadmap · 2022 · Printed page 10; bibliography page 32 · ER73 / LR12046
Professor Amir’s research helped inform industry-survey response options in BRANZ’s roadmap for automated compliance checking in New Zealand offsite manufacturing. The methodology explicitly identifies Professor Amir’s BIM review among the sources used to construct questions about adoption barriers.
The review is one of several methodological sources. The roadmap is authored by Yang Zou, Brian Guo, Johannes Dimyadi and Eleni Papadonikolaki.
Germany’s Climate Service Center drew on Professor Amir’s green-roof review in its guidance for planners and municipalities. Figure 6 explicitly adapts the review’s explanation of green-roof heat transfer.
The report also draws on the review when explaining roof types, thermal performance and environmental benefits. This is documented technical translation into guidance.
Source guideYapı Bilgi Modellemesi Uygulaması — Akıllı Şehir Uygulama Rehberlik KılavuzuMinistry of Environment, Urbanisation and Climate Change · Directorate General GIS2024
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Implementation-guidance evidence
Ministry of Environment, Urbanisation and Climate Change · Directorate General GIS
Yapı Bilgi Modellemesi Uygulaması — Akıllı Şehir Uygulama Rehberlik KılavuzuGovernment implementation guide · 2024 · Section 2.2, Proje Gerekçesi · References 26 and 42
Türkiye’s smart-city implementation guide cites Professor Amir’s research within its rationale for BIM-enabled planning, information integration and sustainable building delivery. Both the BIM-uptake review and the Green Star/BIM adoption study appear in the guide’s evidence base.
This establishes research use in official implementation guidance, rather than authorship of the guide or demonstrated effects on a completed building.
JapanJapan · PatentPatent-description citationHealthy-building research reaching a Japanese patent
Source guideDepression and/or anxiety biomarkers in mice · JP7301327B2Kyoto Sangyo University · Patent JP7301327B22023
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Patent-description citation
Kyoto Sangyo University · Patent JP7301327B2
Depression and/or anxiety biomarkers in mice · JP7301327B2Granted patent · 2023 · Granted 3 July 2023 · Paragraphs 0026, 0045 and bibliography 0050
Professor Amir’s sick-building syndrome review is cited in the technical description of a granted Japanese patent concerning mouse depression and anxiety biomarkers. The review appears in the indoor-environment discussion that precedes the experimental rationale.
The inventors are Keiko Kato and Akiko Fujita. This is a research citation in the patent description; it does not establish Professor Amir’s inventorship, patent ownership, clinical validation or commercial deployment.
United StatesSageGlassCommercial evidence communicationFaçade research reaching commercial building decisions
Source guideAn appealing alternative to double-skin façadesSageGlass · Commercial smart-glazing manufacturer2021
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Commercial evidence communication
SageGlass · Commercial smart-glazing manufacturer
An appealing alternative to double-skin façadesCommercial industry guidance · 2021 · 9 August 2021 · Illustration credit and reference 10
SageGlass draws on Professor Amir’s research in its practitioner-facing comparison of double-skin façades and smart glazing. The article expressly credits a façade illustration to Professor Amir’s review and cites the study in discussion of performance and dynamic sunlight and heat management.
This documents commercial communication of the research. It does not imply that Professor Amir developed or endorses the product, or that the review validates the manufacturer’s performance claims.
GermanyGermany · UBA DASIFIndicator-rationale evidenceGreen-roof evidence in climate-adaptation monitoring
Source guideOperationalisierung von DAS-Indikatoren mit Fernerkundungsdaten — DASIFGerman Environment Agency · Umweltbundesamt2024
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Indicator-rationale evidence
German Environment Agency · Umweltbundesamt
Operationalisierung von DAS-Indikatoren mit Fernerkundungsdaten — DASIFGovernment adaptation-monitoring research · 2024 · CLIMATE CHANGE 50/2024 · Printed page 34; reference page 105
Germany’s Environment Agency cites Professor Amir’s green-roof review when establishing the rationale for green roofs as a metropolitan climate-adaptation response. The DASIF report develops remote-sensing approaches for adaptation monitoring, including green roofs in major cities.
The review supports the indicator’s conceptual rationale. The remote-sensing algorithms and operational monitoring methods are the work of the report’s authors.
United KingdomNatural Resources WalesAction-recommendation evidenceGreen-roof research supporting an air-quality action opportunity
Source guideSoNaRR2020 — Air QualityNatural Resources Wales2021
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Action-recommendation evidence
Natural Resources Wales
SoNaRR2020 — Air QualityNational natural-resources assessment · 2021 · Section 7, printed page 24; bibliography page 28 · Wales
Natural Resources Wales cites Professor Amir’s green-roof review beside an explicit opportunity to expand green infrastructure and vegetation for air-quality exposure reduction. The connection appears in the action section of its national natural-resources assessment.
The Air Quality report’s recommended citation year is 2021, within the SoNaRR2020 series. This is assessment guidance, rather than proof that a specific scheme was implemented.
ChinaChina · CCICEDPolicy-study evidenceIoT research informing digital-green urban transformation
Source guideDigitalization and Green Technologies for Sustainable DevelopmentChina Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development2024
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Policy-study evidence
China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development
Digitalization and Green Technologies for Sustainable DevelopmentInternational policy study · 2024 · Building improvement discussion; reference 44 · September 2024
Professor Amir’s review is cited in CCICED’s 2024 policy study on digital and green urban transformation. It forms part of the evidence accompanying discussion of smart-home technologies, IoT and building-energy improvements.
This establishes inclusion in the policy study’s evidence base. It does not establish that its recommendations were adopted or that the paper caused measured energy savings.
Source guideİstanbul Yeşil Alanlar Çalıştayı — Bildiri KitabıIstanbul Metropolitan Municipality · Ağaç ve Peyzaj AŞ2020
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Attributed policy-table adaptation
Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality · Ağaç ve Peyzaj AŞ
İstanbul Yeşil Alanlar Çalıştayı — Bildiri KitabıMunicipal workshop proceedings · 2020 · Workshop 5–6 February 2020 · Printed pages 539–540; reference page 543
A contribution to Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality’s Green Areas Workshop draws on Professor Amir’s green-roof review to compare international incentive policies. Its policy table is explicitly compiled from Professor Amir’s research before discussing options relevant to Türkiye.
The chapter is by Ülger Bulut Karaca and Senem Asrak. The table’s research derivation is documented; municipal adoption of those incentives is not established.
AustraliaCLOCS-AGuidance evidence reviewConstruction-logistics research in Australian guidance
Source guideCLOCS-A Standard — Logistics and Planning GuidanceConstruction Logistics and Community Safety — Australia2023 asset
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Guidance evidence review
Construction Logistics and Community Safety — Australia
CLOCS-A Standard — Logistics and Planning GuidanceProfessional planning guidance · 2023 asset · Literature review reference 29; work-area mapping in Table 1
Professor Amir’s construction-consolidation research is summarised in CLOCS-A’s published logistics and planning guidance. The source maps the study to the evidence supporting preparation of a Construction Logistics Plan.
Part B is labelled Draft 1 for discussion and retains drafting notes. Describe this as evidence-review inclusion, rather than a mandatory national requirement derived from the research.
Shanghai’s science and technology intelligence platform cites Professor Amir’s CIM review in its Chinese-language briefing on urban digital transformation. The briefing presents the review’s application domains, from urban energy and infrastructure to microclimate and digital twins.
This is professional knowledge dissemination. The briefing’s references to Chinese pilot cities do not establish that those pilots implemented Professor Amir’s research.
Source guideGreen Roof Options for Campus BuildingsQueen’s University · Physical Plant Services · Greengenuity capstone team2021
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Design-report technical use
Queen’s University · Physical Plant Services · Greengenuity capstone team
Green Roof Options for Campus BuildingsClient-facing student design report · 2021 · 26 March 2021 · Section 4.4.1, printed page 44; reference page 57
A design report prepared for Queen’s University’s campus facilities team uses Professor Amir’s green-roof review to explain thermal parameters and the relationship between existing roof insulation and green-roof performance. The report proposes a campus implementation and maintenance resource.
This is a client-facing final-year student project. The report requires professional review before construction use; final adoption into campus requirements has not been established.
United StatesNew York · The Nature ConservancyApplied-research evidenceGreen-roof research in New York’s urban mapping evidence
Source guideExamining the distribution of green roofs in New York City through a lens of social, ecological, and technological filtersThe Nature Conservancy-led research team2022
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Applied-research evidence
The Nature Conservancy-led research team
Examining the distribution of green roofs in New York City through a lens of social, ecological, and technological filtersApplied mapping study · 2022 · Ecology and Society 27(3):20 · Introduction and reference list
A Nature Conservancy-led study mapping New York City’s green roofs cites Professor Amir’s research when explaining how roof design and location affect benefits. The project released an open dataset to support further research and urban green-infrastructure planning.
The cited review supports the study’s framing. The mapping and dataset are the work of its authors; this does not establish causal influence on New York City policy.
Germany’s Environment Agency cites Professor Amir’s green-roof review in its assessment of biodiversity and rooftop urban-gardening benefits within local wastewater and rainwater management. The research contributes to the report’s discussion of neighbourhood-scale co-benefits.
The connection concerns assessment evidence; authorship of the report’s legal recommendations is not implied.
United KingdomUK · DEFRA / AQEGQualified evidence synthesisGreen-roof research in government air-quality synthesis
Source guideEffects of vegetation on urban air pollutionUK Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs · Air Quality Expert Group2018
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Qualified evidence synthesis
UK Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs · Air Quality Expert Group
Effects of vegetation on urban air pollutionGovernment evidence review · 2018 · Section 4.1, printed page 15; reference page 31
The UK Air Quality Expert Group includes Professor Amir’s green-roof review among the contextual reviews discussed in its assessment of vegetation and urban air pollution. The report brings research evidence and its limitations into a policy-facing synthesis.
The report explicitly notes limitations in quantifying policy-scale pollutant-concentration reductions. This case preserves that qualification rather than presenting a measured air-quality effect.
NorwayNorway · VANNPractitioner evidenceGreen-roof evidence in inspection and maintenance discussion
Source guideFrom Inspection to Maintenance: A Visual Guide for Assessing Green Roof ConditionsNorwegian Water Association · VANN2025
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Practitioner evidence
Norwegian Water Association · VANN
From Inspection to Maintenance: A Visual Guide for Assessing Green Roof ConditionsPractice-facing technical article · 2025 · VANN 03/2025 · Background page 242; reference page 247
A Norwegian practice-facing article on green-roof inspection and maintenance cites Professor Amir’s review when explaining environmental benefits. Its applied study examines roofs in Trondheim and connects research with maintenance considerations.
The review supports the background discussion. The inspection checklist and study methods derive from other research and standards.
TürkiyeYAPI DergisiProfessional knowledge transferGreen-roof knowledge reaching architectural practice
Source guideÇatı ve Cephe Bahçelerinin Yapıya ve Çevreye EtkileriYAPI Dergisi · Gülru Koca
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Professional knowledge transfer
YAPI Dergisi · Gülru Koca
Çatı ve Cephe Bahçelerinin Yapıya ve Çevreye EtkileriProfessional architecture article · Reference 1 and performance discussions · Publication date not stated
Türkiye’s YAPI architecture magazine uses Professor Amir’s green-roof review to explain implications for energy, urban heat, stormwater, acoustics and biodiversity. Repeated in-text citations connect the research with practical questions for building design.
This is professional dissemination, rather than evidence of policy adoption. The inspected online article does not state a publication date.
SingaporeSingapore · BCASupporting evidence · Report referenceGreen-rating research in Singapore’s independent review
Source guideIndependent Review of BCA Green Mark SchemesBuilding and Construction Authority · Independent consultancy team2019 study
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Report reference
Building and Construction Authority · Independent consultancy team
Independent Review of BCA Green Mark SchemesCommissioned professional review · 2019 study · References, printed page 10
Professor Amir’s comparison of green-building rating systems is cited in the independent professional review of Singapore’s BCA Green Mark schemes. The commissioned study examines robustness, benchmarking and lifecycle costs.
The verified connection is inclusion in the report’s references. It does not establish that the paper changed Green Mark criteria or produced the study’s cost-saving results.
GlobalGBPNSupporting evidence · Curated evidence appraisalGreen-rating research translated for policy audiences
Source guideA critical comparison of green building rating systems — policy evidence libraryGlobal Buildings Performance Network2017
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Curated evidence appraisal
Global Buildings Performance Network
A critical comparison of green building rating systems — policy evidence libraryCurated policy evidence library · 2017 · Resource appraisal · Methods, conclusions and limitations
The Global Buildings Performance Network’s evidence library profiles Professor Amir’s rating-systems paper. Its detailed appraisal summarises the study’s methods, findings, limitations and implications for sustainability assessment.
This is curated policy and practitioner dissemination. The library’s Policy Quality field is not a personal award, ranking or demonstrated policy adoption.
GlobalIEA EBC · Annex 57Supporting evidence · Evidence-corpus inclusionSustainable-building research in an international energy synthesis
Source guideEvaluation of Embodied Energy and CO₂eq for Building Construction — Subtask 2: A Literature ReviewInternational Energy Agency · Energy in Buildings and Communities2016
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Evidence-corpus inclusion
International Energy Agency · Energy in Buildings and Communities
Evaluation of Embodied Energy and CO₂eq for Building Construction — Subtask 2: A Literature ReviewInternational technical synthesis · 2016 · August 2016 · Reference 199, printed page 51
Professor Amir’s sustainable-energy review appears in the study corpus of IEA EBC Annex 57’s international literature synthesis. The report reviews methods and emerging research to support embodied-energy and carbon-assessment guidance.
The exact paper is included in the evidence corpus. An individual guideline requirement derived from this paper has not been established.
BrazilUniversity of São PauloCurricular inclusionSustainable-energy research in engineering education
Source guidePCC3533 — Building Thermal and Daylight Performance SimulationUniversity of São Paulo · Escola Politécnica2025 syllabus
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Curricular inclusion
University of São Paulo · Escola Politécnica
PCC3533 — Building Thermal and Daylight Performance SimulationOfficial engineering syllabus · 2025 syllabus · PCC3533 · Official syllabus activated 1 January 2025
The University of São Paulo’s practical course on building thermal and daylight simulation includes Professor Amir’s sustainable-energy review in its official bibliography. The course connects simulation, indoor environmental quality and passive-design projects.
This documents curricular inclusion, rather than use by every student or a professional accreditation decision.
DenmarkUIA · Architecture & SDGsProfessional reference resourceWastewater research in sustainable architecture guidance
Source guideAn Architecture Guide to the UN 17 Sustainable Development GoalsUIA Commission on UN SDGs · Danish architecture partners2018–2019 editions
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Professional reference resource
UIA Commission on UN SDGs · Danish architecture partners
An Architecture Guide to the UN 17 Sustainable Development GoalsProfessional architecture guide · 2018–2019 editions · Japanese edition · SDG 6 source list, printed page 135
Professor Amir’s research is included among the SDG 6 sources in the UIA-partnered architecture guide. The Japanese edition connects the wastewater-treatment review with professional discussion of clean water, sanitation and sustainable design.
Translated editions are one source family. The reference does not establish that any illustrated project used the paper. Denmark identifies the guide’s architecture partners; the source has international reach.
AustraliaClimateworks · CEFCSupporting evidence · Report referenceConstruction-transport research in freight decarbonisation evidence
Source guideDelivering freight decarbonisation: Strategies for reducing Australia’s transport emissionsClimateworks Centre · CEFC-hosted report2023
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Report reference
Climateworks Centre · CEFC-hosted report
Delivering freight decarbonisation: Strategies for reducing Australia’s transport emissionsNational freight strategy report · 2023 · Bibliography, printed page 36
Professor Amir’s construction-transport research is cited in Climateworks Centre’s report on reducing Australia’s freight emissions. The source connects Professor Amir’s New Zealand research framework with a wider national transport-decarbonisation evidence base.
The verified connection is the exact bibliography entry. A specific recommendation derived from the paper has not been traced.
MexicoMexico · INAHSupporting evidence · Professional-publication referenceHealthy-building research in cultural-heritage workplaces
Source guideRiesgos latentes para la salud dentro de los repositorios y acervos del patrimonio cultural del INAHInstituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia · Conservation publication2021 online
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Professional-publication reference
Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia · Conservation publication
Riesgos latentes para la salud dentro de los repositorios y acervos del patrimonio cultural del INAHProfessional conservation publication · 2021 online · Published online 8 July 2021 · Special issue labelled 2020 · Reference 8
An INAH conservation publication in Mexico cites Professor Amir’s sick-building syndrome review in its discussion of health risks inside cultural-heritage repositories. It connects built-environment research with a specialist conservation audience.
The article record and full scholarly reference are verified. A specific operational recommendation derived from the paper has not been established.
South AfricaSouth Africa · SAICESupporting evidence · Technical-publication evidenceBIM research in South African industry discussion
Source guideA proposal to facilitate BIM implementation across the South African construction industryJournal of the South African Institution of Civil Engineering2022
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Technical-publication evidence
Journal of the South African Institution of Civil Engineering
A proposal to facilitate BIM implementation across the South African construction industryIndustry-oriented technical paper · 2022 · Volume 64(4), pages 29–37 · Citation page 30; bibliography page 37
A South African civil-engineering technical paper cites Professor Amir’s research when explaining how BIM can reduce design clashes and rework. The paper proposes an industry implementation approach informed by expert interviews.
This is an industry-oriented research proposal, rather than adopted national policy. The paper does not attribute its interview methodology or local challenge categories to Professor Amir’s review.
South KoreaETRIAttributed framework synthesisProfessor Amir’s intelligent-building framework reused in Korea’s AI analysis
Source guideReview of Conditions for Introducing Artificial Intelligence into Smart Buildings · Insight Report 2019-44Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute · Technology Policy Research Division2019
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Attributed framework synthesis
Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute · Technology Policy Research Division
Review of Conditions for Introducing Artificial Intelligence into Smart Buildings · Insight Report 2019-44Attributed framework synthesis · 2019 · Printed page 2 · Section 1 · Footnote 2
A Korean-language ETRI report draws directly on Professor Amir’s intelligent-building review to explain the evolution of the field.
How the research was used
The report reorganises the review’s account of intelligent buildings from the 1980s to 2015: from automation and cost control toward occupant experience, health, environmental performance and connected systems. Its footnote explicitly credits the study as the source for this synthesis, which sets the context for examining AI in smart buildings.
The review is coauthored. ETRI’s report expresses its researchers’ views; this documents framework reuse, without establishing adopted government policy.
Hong KongHong Kong · BIM policy studyPolicy-evaluation evidenceBIM research informing the analysis of policy interventions
Source guideEvaluation of Impact of Policy Interventions on BIM Adoption Status in the Hong Kong Construction IndustryHong Kong Polytechnic University · Public Policy Research Funding Scheme2023
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Policy-evaluation evidence
Hong Kong Polytechnic University · Public Policy Research Funding Scheme
Evaluation of Impact of Policy Interventions on BIM Adoption Status in the Hong Kong Construction IndustryPolicy-evaluation evidence · 2023 · February 2023 · Printed pages 36–38 · References pages 104 and 107
Two of Professor Amir’s studies contribute to a government-funded evaluation of BIM policy interventions in Hong Kong.
How the research was used
The report uses the BIM-uptake review when explaining organisational capabilities, and the proposed adoption framework when discussing top-management support. These connections feed the study’s analysis of the conditions affecting BIM adoption, beyond a reference-list mention.
The report presents the research team’s findings, not government endorsement or evidence that its recommendations were adopted.
Hong KongHong Kong · BEAM PlusBuilding-assessment evidenceResearch informing a policy study of BEAM Plus
Source guideCosts and Benefits of Undertaking BEAM Plus New Building Assessments in Hong KongHong Kong Polytechnic University · Public Policy Research Funding Scheme2023
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Building-assessment evidence
Hong Kong Polytechnic University · Public Policy Research Funding Scheme
Costs and Benefits of Undertaking BEAM Plus New Building Assessments in Hong KongBuilding-assessment evidence · 2023 · 10 April 2023 · Printed pages 19, 22 and 88 · References pages 112–113
A government-funded BEAM Plus evaluation uses Professor Amir’s research on green-building rating systems and green roofs.
How the research was used
The rating-system comparison supports discussion of assessment criteria and greenwashing. The green-roof review supports the explanation of environmental benefits under the Low Carbon Passive Design credit. The report therefore uses the research in both its assessment-method discussion and its treatment of a specific design measure.
This is evidence used in an evaluation of BEAM Plus, rather than proof that Professor Amir created or changed the certification scheme. The report separates team views from government views.
IndiaBMTPCHousing technology-transfer evidenceGreen-building research reaching climate-responsive housing guidance
Source guideNirman Sarika · Sustainable Design for Housing in Warm Humid Climatic Region — A Way ForwardBuilding Materials & Technology Promotion Council · Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs, India2020
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Housing technology-transfer evidence
Building Materials & Technology Promotion Council · Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs, India
Nirman Sarika · Sustainable Design for Housing in Warm Humid Climatic Region — A Way ForwardHousing technology-transfer evidence · 2020 · July–September 2020 · Article pages 19–27 · Citation page 20; reference page 26
Professor Amir’s energy-performance review appears in BMTPC’s technical discussion of sustainable housing in warm-humid climates.
How the research was used
The article cites the review when explaining the need for environmental evaluation and building-energy auditing. It brings that research into a technology-transfer publication for the housing and construction sector, authored by S.K. Singh, Sara Ali and Utkarsh Singh.
A technical article in a government-council publication; no statutory requirement or implemented housing project is attributed to Professor Amir.
Greece · LithuaniaD²EPCEnergy-certificate technical foundationsBIM research in the foundations of next-generation energy certificates
Source guideD1.8 — Aspects of Next Generation EPC’s Definition v3EU Horizon 2020 D²EPC consortium · Kaunas University of Technology2023
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Energy-certificate technical foundations
EU Horizon 2020 D²EPC consortium · Kaunas University of Technology
D1.8 — Aspects of Next Generation EPC’s Definition v3Energy-certificate technical foundations · 2023 · 22 August 2023 · Section 4.3.1, page 49 · Reference 86, page 85
The EU-funded D²EPC consortium draws on Professor Amir’s BIM review in its technical definition of dynamic energy certificates.
How the research was used
Its BIM section uses the review to explain applications across the building lifecycle: design and construction, facilities maintenance and demolition. This supplies part of the technical explanation within a deliverable establishing foundations for the dynamic EPC scheme.
Technical evidence in a consortium deliverable; no authorship of its platform, algorithms or pilot outcomes, or European Commission endorsement, is implied.
Italy · IrelandRINNODeep-renovation knowledge transferTwo studies translated into deep-renovation explanations
Source guideRINNO deep-renovation knowledge series · BIM and building-performance simulationEU Horizon 2020 RINNO · RINA Consulting · Dublin City University2023
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Deep-renovation knowledge transfer
EU Horizon 2020 RINNO · RINA Consulting · Dublin City University
RINNO deep-renovation knowledge series · BIM and building-performance simulationDeep-renovation knowledge transfer · 2023 · 28–29 November 2023 · BIM benefits and simulation use-case sections
RINNO’s public knowledge series draws on two of Professor Amir’s studies to explain digital approaches to deep renovation.
How the research was used
One article attributes BIM benefits—including interoperability, information capture, cost control and whole-life applicability—to the BIM-uptake review. A second cites the BIM-IKBMS study when explaining how simulation can visualise promising energy-control strategies. Together they show research translated for a renovation-project audience.
One project case with two research connections. The articles demonstrate knowledge transfer, rather than authorship of RINNO’s software or measured pilot savings.
IndonesiaUniversitas Lampung · Community water projectImplemented-project evidence discussionRainwater research in a report of an installed community system
Source guidePemanfaatan Air Langit bagi Taman Pendidikan Al Qur’an Darrul Islam Kabupaten Lampung SelatanUniversitas Lampung · TPQ Darrul Islam, South Lampung2021
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Implemented-project evidence discussion
Universitas Lampung · TPQ Darrul Islam, South Lampung
Pemanfaatan Air Langit bagi Taman Pendidikan Al Qur’an Darrul Islam Kabupaten Lampung SelatanImplemented-project evidence discussion · 2021 · March 2021 · Printed page 66 · Installation/first harvest reported for 2019
A community-project report cites Professor Amir’s rainwater review alongside an installed system supplying water for daily activities and hydroponics.
How the research was used
After describing the installation and a first harvest in August 2019, the report uses the review to explain rainwater harvesting’s dual benefits for water supply and environmentally sensitive drainage. The connection is to the project report’s explanation of benefits; the source does not establish that the review determined the hardware design.
The research supports the discussion of a completed community project; design authorship and quantified project effects are not attributed to Professor Amir.
SingaporeNParks · CUGEBiosolar-roof practitioner guidanceGreen-roof research informing biosolar design discussion
Source guideCITYGREEN 15 · Biosolar Roofs: A Symbiosis between Biodiverse Green Roofs and Renewable EnergyNational Parks Board Singapore · Centre for Urban Greenery and Ecology2017
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Biosolar-roof practitioner guidance
National Parks Board Singapore · Centre for Urban Greenery and Ecology
CITYGREEN 15 · Biosolar Roofs: A Symbiosis between Biodiverse Green Roofs and Renewable EnergyBiosolar-roof practitioner guidance · 2017 · November 2017 · Pages 42–49 · Page 43, footnote 10; reference page 48
NParks/CUGE’s practitioner publication draws on Professor Amir’s green-roof review to discuss integrated roof design.
How the research was used
The article uses the review in explaining the multifunctionality of green roofs while discussing how biodiversity and solar-energy generation can share roof space. This brings the research into professional discussion of integrated biosolar design.
Professional design dissemination, rather than a regulatory requirement or proof of an Professor Amir-designed roof.
AustraliaAHURIHousing-policy evidenceRating-system research informing sustainable-neighbourhood policy discussion
Source guideSustainable housing at a neighbourhood scale · Final Report 396Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute2023
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Housing-policy evidence
Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute
Sustainable housing at a neighbourhood scale · Final Report 396Housing-policy evidence · 2023 · April 2023 · Printed page 9 · Reference page 73
AHURI’s policy-oriented housing report uses Professor Amir’s rating-system comparison.
How the research was used
The report cites the comparison when explaining how the range of rating tools can confuse built-environment professionals about scope and standards. That evidence helps frame its investigation of sustainable housing at neighbourhood scale.
Evidence within an independent policy inquiry; this does not establish adoption of a recommendation or a change to Australian housing standards.
AustraliaMECLA · WWF-AustraliaBiodiversity-assessment evidenceResearch helping explain the gap between ratings and ecological outcomes
Source guideFrom the Outside In: Buildings and BiodiversityMECLA · WWF-Australia · Sydney Environment Institute2025
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Biodiversity-assessment evidence
MECLA · WWF-Australia · Sydney Environment Institute
From the Outside In: Buildings and BiodiversityBiodiversity-assessment evidence · 2025 · April 2025 · Section 6.1.1, printed page 78 · Reference page 113
An Australian industry-facing buildings-and-biodiversity report uses Professor Amir’s rating-system comparison.
How the research was used
The report cites the study when discussing the apparent gap between assessment metrics and ecological outcomes. It also uses the research in its account of rating systems and their evolving treatment of biodiversity, informing discussion of more nature-sensitive building decisions.
A specific evidence contribution to an industry-facing report; the report’s recommendations and certification changes are not attributed to Professor Amir.
New ZealandBRANZWorkplace-wellbeing evidenceHealthy-building research in New Zealand’s wellbeing evidence base
Source guideBuilding for wellbeing — a review of the literature · SR493BRANZ · Building Research Levy · Te Hotonga Hapori2025
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Workplace-wellbeing evidence
BRANZ · Building Research Levy · Te Hotonga Hapori
Building for wellbeing — a review of the literature · SR493Workplace-wellbeing evidence · 2025 · 2025 · Section 4.2.1, printed page 19 · Reference page 35
BRANZ uses Professor Amir’s sick-building-syndrome review in its examination of wellbeing and the built environment.
How the research was used
The workplace section cites the review for symptoms associated with indoor environments, including headaches, lethargy and irritation. This provides part of the evidence connecting internal building conditions with employee wellbeing.
A contribution to the review’s health evidence, rather than authorship of the BRANZ report or an adopted workplace standard.
United StatesMinnesota · CARDBuilding-performance evidence synthesisProfessor Amir’s intelligent-building analysis informing a Minnesota market study
Source guideIntelligent Buildings Literature Review · How Smart Do Intelligent Buildings Need To Be?Center for Energy and Environment · LHB · Building Intelligence Group2021
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Building-performance evidence synthesis
Center for Energy and Environment · LHB · Building Intelligence Group
Intelligent Buildings Literature Review · How Smart Do Intelligent Buildings Need To Be?Building-performance evidence synthesis · 2021 · September 2021 · Printed pages 2–3 · Reference page 4
A Minnesota Department of Commerce-funded project gives substantial attention to Professor Amir’s intelligent-building review.
How the research was used
The literature review explains the study’s performance indicators, ten characteristics for judging intelligent-building technologies, occupant needs and evidence limitations. These ideas form part of the project’s evidence base for balancing energy savings, operational costs and commercial adoption. A companion technical overview also cites Professor Amir’s review in its discussion of smart technology and flexible office design.
Use is documented in the 2021 project literature review. No claim is made that Professor Amir authored the project’s final taxonomy or that Minnesota adopted a policy from the study.
United StatesUS EPAStormwater-management research evidenceGreen-roof evidence in EPA research for Puget Sound managers
Source guideModeling the hydrologic effects of watershed-scale green roof implementation in the Pacific Northwest, United StatesU.S. Environmental Protection Agency · Puget Sound stormwater research2021
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Stormwater-management research evidence
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency · Puget Sound stormwater research
Modeling the hydrologic effects of watershed-scale green roof implementation in the Pacific Northwest, United StatesStormwater-management research evidence · 2021 · Journal issue 2021 · Introduction and reference 4 · EPA Impact/Purpose statement
EPA-led research across four Seattle watersheds includes Professor Amir’s green-roof review in its evidence base.
How the research was used
The review supports the introduction’s explanation of green roofs as ecosystem-service and stormwater-management measures. EPA states that its modelling study was developed with Region 10 input to inform Puget Sound resource managers addressing stormwater pollution.
The citation supports the study’s rationale. It does not establish that the review supplied model parameters or that a modelled roof programme was implemented.
SpainNeuroarchitecture learning communityResearch-to-design professional learningSick-building research translated into practical design strategies
Source guideNeuroarquitectura de la Calma y la Belleza: Evidencias y estrategias de diseñoAna Mombiedro · Spanish-language professional learning community2023
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Research-to-design professional learning
Ana Mombiedro · Spanish-language professional learning community
Neuroarquitectura de la Calma y la Belleza: Evidencias y estrategias de diseñoResearch-to-design professional learning · 2023 · 2023 · Report pages 80–82 · Spain-based programme with international participation
A Spanish-language neuroarchitecture learning community translates Professor Amir’s sick-building-syndrome review into design strategies.
How the research was used
Adriana Mora’s contribution uses the review to develop strategies for ventilation, CO₂ monitoring and material/product selection. The report places the cited research alongside its design interpretation, making the research-to-practice connection visible to professional learners.
Professional learning and design translation; no government, clinical or completed-building adoption is claimed. The map identifies the programme’s Spain context, not every participant’s country.
United Arab EmiratesDubai · Professional presentationIntelligent-building framework teachingProfessor Amir’s intelligent-building framework used in Dubai professional education
Dr Khaled Ali Youssef · Intelligence meets buildings
Intelligence meets buildings · Dubai presentationIntelligent-building framework teaching · 2016 · 27 November 2016 · Slides 29–30 · Date corroborated by presenter’s CV
A third-party Dubai presentation explicitly uses Professor Amir’s intelligent-building review to explain the field.
How the research was used
Slides 29 and 30 credit the review for the evolution of intelligent buildings and their key performance indicators. This is visible use of the review’s framework in professional education, connecting the research with how building intelligence is explained to practitioners.
Professional framework dissemination. The venue name does not establish governmental endorsement, and no completed-building adoption is inferred.
IranIran · HVAC and Building ServicesThermal-comfort practitioner discussionThermal-comfort findings reaching Persian residential-design discussion
Source guideImproving thermal comfort in outdoor spaces of residential complexes · Issue 136HVAC and Building Services monthly · University of Mazandaran authors2015
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Thermal-comfort practitioner discussion
HVAC and Building Services monthly · University of Mazandaran authors
Improving thermal comfort in outdoor spaces of residential complexes · Issue 136Thermal-comfort practitioner discussion · 2015 · Mehr 1394 / September–October 2015 · Page 43 · Reference 6, page 54
A Persian HVAC trade article draws on Professor Amir’s Malaysian outdoor thermal-comfort study.
How the research was used
The article discusses the study’s findings on shaded campus spaces and different comfort perceptions among native and non-native participants. These findings enter a practitioner-facing discussion of outdoor spaces in residential complexes and the relationship between environmental design and personal adaptation.
Professional dissemination, rather than evidence of implemented residential recommendations. The 2024 URL folder is an upload date, not the publication year.
EgyptEgypt · Heritage and healthy designAttributed design-framework adaptationProfessor Amir’s sick-building strategy matrix adapted for an Egyptian design assessment
Source guideThe Role of Architectural Heritage in Offering a More Resilient Lockdown in EgyptTarek Teba · Nada Muhammed Elzoghby · Nevin Gharib2024
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Attributed design-framework adaptation
Tarek Teba · Nada Muhammed Elzoghby · Nevin Gharib
The Role of Architectural Heritage in Offering a More Resilient Lockdown in EgyptAttributed design-framework adaptation · 2024 · Springer 2024, pages 65–91 · Institutional manuscript pages 9–10, Figure 9
An Egypt-focused assessment of heritage and contemporary buildings adapts the strategy matrix from Professor Amir’s sick-building-syndrome review.
How the research was used
The authors use the matrix to compare the effectiveness and complexity of strategies for reducing sick-building-syndrome triggers. Figure 9 explicitly credits the review, making the transfer of an analytical framework into a healthier, more resilient isolation-environment assessment directly traceable.
Research-to-design assessment, rather than a completed conservation intervention or Egyptian government adoption.
South AfricaSouth Africa · School water resilienceSupporting evidence · School-water design rationaleRainwater evidence supporting South African school-water design research
Source guideSchool Rainwater Harvesting Decision Support Tool · Designing School Rainwater Harvesting Systems in Water-Scarce Developing CountriesJeremy Gibberd · CSIR · School rainwater design research2023–2024
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School-water design rationale
Jeremy Gibberd · CSIR · School rainwater design research
School Rainwater Harvesting Decision Support Tool · Designing School Rainwater Harvesting Systems in Water-Scarce Developing CountriesSchool-water design rationale · 2023–2024 · 2023 study: printed page 5, section 2.1 · 2024 chapter: institutional draft page 2
Related school-water design and decision-support publications cite Professor Amir’s rainwater-harvesting review.
How the research was used
The 2023 decision-support study uses the review when explaining rainwater harvesting’s potential contribution to water supply, before assessing school cases in Eastern Cape and Gauteng. A subsequent design chapter carries the evidence into discussion for school governing bodies, teachers, designers and officials. These related outputs are grouped as one research-to-design connection.
The review supports the water-supply rationale. The SWARUM modeller specifications are attributed to other research; Professor Amir is not credited with its algorithm, tool or school installations.
United KingdomSamsung Climate SolutionsCommercial air-quality knowledge transferProfessor Amir’s sick-building research in Samsung’s office-air guidance
Source guideEnhanced Indoor Air Quality for Office Buildings · Whitepaper and business infographicSamsung Climate Solutions · UK BusinessDate not stated
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Commercial air-quality knowledge transfer
Samsung Climate Solutions · UK Business
Enhanced Indoor Air Quality for Office Buildings · Whitepaper and business infographicCommercial air-quality knowledge transfer · Date not stated · Infographic reference 3 · Whitepaper page 5, footnote 4
Samsung Climate Solutions uses Professor Amir’s sick-building-syndrome review in its office air-quality whitepaper and UK business infographic.
How the research was used
The infographic explicitly attributes its health-symptom and workplace-cost panels to Professor Amir’s paper. The whitepaper also cites the study when discussing indoor-air symptoms, productivity and potential costs, bringing the research into communication for commercial-building customers.
The documented use explains the air-quality problem. It does not establish validation of Samsung products, product development by Professor Amir, or a partnership or endorsement.
ItalyENEA · University of BolognaAttributed technical-table reuseProfessor Amir’s roof-classification table reused in Italian urban-water research
Source guideNature-based urban stormwater solutions with real-time control and early warning · RdS/PAR2018/038ENEA · University of Bologna DICAM · Italian energy research programme2018
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Attributed technical-table reuse
ENEA · University of Bologna DICAM · Italian energy research programme
Nature-based urban stormwater solutions with real-time control and early warning · RdS/PAR2018/038Attributed technical-table reuse · 2018 · December 2018 · Page 27, Table 3.2 · Reference 3, page 73
An ENEA–University of Bologna report explicitly reuses the green-roof classification table from Professor Amir’s review.
How the research was used
Table 3.2 credits Professor Amir’s paper for its comparison of extensive and intensive roofs, covering substrate, accessibility, weight, planting, irrigation, maintenance and cost. The surrounding discussion also cites the review on roof loading and retrofit suitability. This transfers a technical comparison into an agency investigation of urban stormwater solutions.
Professor Amir’s documented contribution is the classification table and supporting explanation. The report’s Bologna experiment, drainage models, control systems and measured results belong to its authors.
TaiwanTaiwan · ABRIPurchase-incentive policy researchProfessor Amir’s intelligent-building research informing a Taiwan purchase-incentive study
Source guideUsing Premium Analysis to Investigate Public Willingness and Incentives to Purchase Intelligent Buildings · GRB11363G0021Architecture and Building Research Institute · Ministry of the Interior · National Chengchi University2024
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Purchase-incentive policy research
Architecture and Building Research Institute · Ministry of the Interior · National Chengchi University
Using Premium Analysis to Investigate Public Willingness and Incentives to Purchase Intelligent Buildings · GRB11363G0021Purchase-incentive policy research · 2024 · December 2024 · Pages 29–30 and 69 · Reference page 195
A Taiwanese government-commissioned study uses Professor Amir’s intelligent-building review in its investigation of purchasing incentives and property-price premiums.
How the research was used
The report discusses Professor Amir’s user-centred interpretation of intelligent buildings and cites the study when motivating its positive-price-premium hypothesis. The research therefore contributes to the conceptual framing of a policy-oriented analysis of why buyers might value intelligent-building features.
The report states the research team’s views rather than the commissioning agency’s position. It does not establish an adopted incentive policy or attribute its market estimates to Professor Amir.
TaiwanTaiwan · AI patent landscapeFramework use in patent-search rationaleProfessor Amir’s development framework informing an AI patent search
Source guideIntelligent Buildings × AI Patent Analysis · Industry Patent Analysis and Layout CompetitionPurple Cow Effect team · TIPO-hosted industry patent-analysis competition2023
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Framework use in patent-search rationale
Purple Cow Effect team · TIPO-hosted industry patent-analysis competition
Intelligent Buildings × AI Patent Analysis · Industry Patent Analysis and Layout CompetitionFramework use in patent-search rationale · 2023 · 11 October 2023 · Page 17, Figure 6 and footnote 4
A Taiwanese industry patent-analysis report uses Professor Amir’s intelligent-building development framework to explain its AI patent-landscape search period.
How the research was used
Figure 6 reproduces Professor Amir’s development diagram with explicit attribution. The preceding discussion uses the depicted history of computer–building integration to justify 1995 as the search starting point. This connects the research framework to a methodological choice in analysis intended to inform firms’ R&D and patent strategies.
A competition-team submission hosted by TIPO, rather than TIPO-authored guidance, an award to Professor Amir or adoption of a patent.
European UnionEuropean Commission · SRISmart-readiness policy-preparation evidenceProfessor Amir’s intelligent-building research in the EU smart-readiness evidence base
Source guideFinal report on the technical support to the development of a smart readiness indicator for buildingsEuropean Commission · Directorate-General for Energy2020
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Smart-readiness policy-preparation evidence
European Commission · Directorate-General for Energy
Final report on the technical support to the development of a smart readiness indicator for buildingsSmart-readiness policy-preparation evidence · 2020 · 2020 · Section 1.2.2, printed page 64 · Footnote 73 · Report DOI 10.2833/41100
The European Commission’s SRI technical-support report cites Professor Amir’s intelligent-building review when examining the scope of smart readiness.
How the research was used
Its scope discussion uses Professor Amir’s paper to support the observation that intelligent and smart buildings have competing definitions. This is a specific conceptual contribution within technical work commissioned to inform development of the European Smart Readiness Indicator.
The documented use concerns definitions in technical preparation. It does not establish that Professor Amir authored the adopted SRI calculation, its criteria or implementing rules.
New ZealandAuckland · Mason FIDSSService-model environmental rationaleProfessor Amir’s building-health research informing a model-of-care rationale
Source guideThe Development of a Forensic Intellectual Disability Model of Care: Synergy to Achieve EquityAuckland Regional Forensic Psychiatry Services · Mason FIDSS Approach2023
The Development of a Forensic Intellectual Disability Model of Care: Synergy to Achieve EquityService-model environmental rationale · 2023 · 16 February 2023 · Environment section, printed page 8 · Reference page 10
Professor Amir’s sick-building research is cited in the environmental rationale for the Mason FIDSS model of care developed for Auckland’s secure forensic intellectual disability service.
How the research was used
The model-development account uses Professor Amir’s paper when explaining how harmful building conditions can affect health and wellbeing. This brings architectural research into the discussion of the care environment alongside the service’s other principles and goals.
A documented contribution to the model’s environmental rationale. No measured clinical improvement, implemented building redesign or authorship of the clinical model is attributed to Professor Amir.
IsraelCTBUH JournalProfessional façade-design evidenceProfessor Amir’s façade reviews framing a professional high-rise design analysis
Source guideImproving the Energy Efficiency of a Mediterranean High-Rise Envelope · CTBUH Journal, Issue IICouncil on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat · Tel Aviv envelope analysis2020
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Professional façade-design evidence
Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat · Tel Aviv envelope analysis
Improving the Energy Efficiency of a Mediterranean High-Rise Envelope · CTBUH Journal, Issue IIProfessional façade-design evidence · 2020 · 2020 Issue II · Pages 20–27 · Introduction page 21; references page 27
CTBUH Journal uses two of Professor Amir’s façade reviews in its analysis of energy-efficient high-rise envelopes in Tel Aviv.
How the research was used
The introduction cites Professor Amir’s double-skin-façade review for the lack of climate-specific design guidance, and the energy-conscious façade review for gaps in hot-climate research. These findings frame the professional design question that the authors then investigate through their own analysis.
Professor Amir’s research frames the design problem; the authors’ simulations, proposed design and savings are not attributed to him. The primary PDF has been intermittently unavailable.
South AfricaCSIR · Government building assessmentSupporting evidence · Proposed assessment-tool evidenceProfessor Amir’s rating-system research informing a proposed government-building tool
Source guideA Government Sustainable Building Rating Tool?CSIR · Jeremy Gibberd · South Africa2024
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Proposed assessment-tool evidence
CSIR · Jeremy Gibberd · South Africa
A Government Sustainable Building Rating Tool?Proposed assessment-tool evidence · 2024 · 2024 · Printed pages 1–2 and 9 · Reference 7, page 10
A CSIR researcher’s proposed government-building assessment framework draws on Professor Amir’s comparison of green-building rating systems.
How the research was used
The paper cites Professor Amir’s study when examining how rating systems align with government priorities, and again when discussing broader social, economic and institutional criteria. The connection supports the rationale and scope of a proposed assessment approach for public buildings.
A research proposal for an assessment tool, rather than an adopted South African government rating system.
South AfricaOccupational Health Southern AfricaSupporting evidence · Workplace-investigation background evidenceProfessor Amir’s sick-building research reaching occupational-health investigators
Source guideInvestigating sick building syndrome: a study of indoor air quality in an office space · Volume 32, Issue 2Occupational Health Southern Africa · Professional occupational-health journal2026
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Workplace-investigation background evidence
Occupational Health Southern Africa · Professional occupational-health journal
Investigating sick building syndrome: a study of indoor air quality in an office space · Volume 32, Issue 2Workplace-investigation background evidence · 2026 · 2026 · Pages 76–84 · Citation page 76; reference 2, page 82
A workplace indoor-air investigation published for Southern African occupational-health professionals cites Professor Amir’s sick-building review.
How the research was used
The introduction uses Professor Amir’s paper to frame the implications of building management for workers’ health and comfort. The article reports a complaint-driven investigation in a Durban office, connecting the research with a specialist audience evaluating real workplace conditions.
Professor Amir’s paper supplies contextual evidence, rather than the audit questionnaire, measurement procedure or evidence of implemented improvements.
MexicoNatural ventilation · Design referenceResidential-design learning evidenceProfessor Amir’s building-health paper in a natural-ventilation design reference
Source guideFundamentals of Natural Ventilation Design within Dwellings · Different Strategies of Housing DesignIvan Oropeza-Perez · Universidad de las Américas Puebla · IntechOpen2019
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Residential-design learning evidence
Ivan Oropeza-Perez · Universidad de las Américas Puebla · IntechOpen
Fundamentals of Natural Ventilation Design within Dwellings · Different Strategies of Housing DesignResidential-design learning evidence · 2019 · 6 March 2019 · Section 1 · Reference 4
A natural-ventilation design chapter uses Professor Amir’s sick-building review when explaining the health rationale for better residential ventilation.
How the research was used
The introductory discussion cites Professor Amir’s paper for the health symptoms associated with poor indoor conditions. Later sections discuss early design choices and occupant behaviour, placing that health evidence within an educational resource for dwelling design.
Design education and health rationale. The chapter’s equations, dimensional proposals and any implemented construction are not attributed to Professor Amir.
BrazilBosch Campinas · ABRAFACIndustrial BIM project rationaleProfessor Amir’s BIM research in a Bosch facilities-digitalisation case
Source guideBIM, facilities and COVID-19: digitalisation at Bosch to address the crisisBosch Campinas · Júlio Franco · ABRAFAC facilities-management case report2020
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Industrial BIM project rationale
Bosch Campinas · Júlio Franco · ABRAFAC facilities-management case report
BIM, facilities and COVID-19: digitalisation at Bosch to address the crisisIndustrial BIM project rationale · 2020 · 23 June 2020 · Introduction, printed page 1 · Full reference page 9
A Bosch Campinas facilities-digitalisation report uses Professor Amir’s BIM-uptake review alongside its account of completed industrial BIM pilots.
How the research was used
The introduction cites Professor Amir’s paper to explain how richer, structured information can support collaboration between project teams. The case then documents drone inspection and photogrammetry, scan-to-BIM and a shared digital collaboration environment. The research connection is the information-and-collaboration rationale within this industrial implementation account.
The case’s implementation methodology follows other industry guides. Professor Amir is not credited with designing the pilots, developing Bosch systems or causing their measured outcomes.
