PŪTAHI RANGAHAU/AUT RESEARCH CENTRE

Our publications

Our publications showcase the centre’s cutting-edge research in smart cities, sustainable infrastructure, and regenerative design. Through journals, conference papers, and collaborative reports, we share insights that advance knowledge and practice across the design, construction, and urban systems sectors.

Find below a selection of our recent publications.

2025

  • GhaffarianHoseini, A, Ghaffarianhoseini, AH, Rahimian, F & Purushothaman, M. (2025). Proceedings of the International Conference on Smart and Sustainable Built Environment (SASBE 2024) Springer Nature: https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-981-96-4051-5
  • Burfoot, M., Budha-Magar, S., GhaffarianHoseini, A., & Ghaffarianhoseini, A. (2025). A study of New Zealanders motivations towards increasing native backyard planting. Urbanization, Sustainability and Society, 2(1). doi:10.1108/uss-05-2024-0032
  • Chen, X., Chang-Richards, A. Y., Ling, F. Y. Y., Yiu, T. W., Pelosi, A., & Yang, N. (2025). Digital technology-enabled AEC project management: practical use cases, deployment patterns and emerging trends. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 32(6), 4125–4154.
  • Chen, X., Chang-Richards, A., Ling, F. Y. Y., Yiu, T. W., Pelosi, A., & Yang, N. (2025). Digital technologies in the AEC sector: a comparative study of digital competence among industry practitioners. International Journal of Construction Management, 25(1), 63–76.
  • Azzazy, S., Ghaffarianhoseini, A. H., GhaffarianHoseini, A., Naismith, N., Doan, D. T., & Hollander, J. B. (2025). The significance of indoor thermal comfort on occupants’ perception: in university buildings in Auckland, New Zealand. Building Research & Information, 53(1–2), 19–39. https://doi.org/10.1080/09613218.2024.2344072
  • Rehman, A., GhaffarianHoseini, A., Naismith, N., Almhafdy, A., Ghaffarianhoseini, A. H., Tookey, J., & Urrehman, S. (2025). Development of trust-based autonomous driving framework in New Zealand. Smart and Sustainable Built Environment, 14(2), 429–470. https://doi.org/10.1108/SASBE-04-2023-0086

2024

  • GhaffarianHoseini, A., Rehman, A., Azzazy, S., Doan, D. T., & Ghaffarianhoseini, A. H. (2024). Beyond Density: Investigating the Impact of High-Density Urban Form on Microclimate in Medium-Density Cities. Cities, 147, 105607. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cities.2024.105607
  • GhaffarianHoseini, A. & GhaffarianHoseini, AH. (2024). How Auckland's New Urban Plan Can Forge a Smart, Sustainable Future, ArchitectureNow. https://architecturenow.co.nz/articles/future-of-auckland/
  • GhaffarianHoseini, A. & GhaffarianHoseini, AH. (2024). Beyond Rankings: 2023’s Top 10 most liveable cities, archutectureNow.  https://architecturenow.co.nz/articles/beyond-rankings-2023s-top-10-most-liveable-cities/??%EF%B8%8F
  • GhaffarianHoseini, A., & Ghaffarianhoseini, A. H. (2024, 7–9 November). Shaping Tomorrow: Insights from SASBE2024 on Advancing Smart, Sustainable, and Inclusive Built Environments. Conference Chair Message, SASBE2024. Auckland, New Zealand: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-96-4051-5_1
  • GhaffarianHoseini, A, Ghaffarianhoseini, A. H., Rahimian, F., & Purushothaman, M. B. (2024, 7–9 November). Proceedings Editorial. In Proceedings of the International Conference on Smart and Sustainable Built Environment (SASBE2024). Auckland, New Zealand: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-96-4051-5_0
  • Burfoot, M. (2024). Analysis of interior colour schemes in New Zealand architectural spaces. In The 57th International Conference of the Architectural Science Association (ANZAScA). Gold Coast. Retrieved from https://asaconference2024.com/
  • Muneer, T., & Burfoot, M. (2024). Universal design for neurodiverse in New Zealand workspaces. In International Conference of Smart and Sustainable Built Environment (SASBE 2024). Auckland.
  • Burfoot, M., Budha-Magar, S., Ghaffarian Hoseini, A., & Ghaffarianhoseini, A. (2024). Assessing native plant presence and maintenance resource allocations in New Zealand backyards: A nation-wide online questionnaire. In International Conference of Smart and Sustainable Built Environment (SASBE 2024). Auckland.
  • Amirhosein Ghaffarianhoseini Ali Ghaffarianhoseini Kamal Dhawan Derek Clements-Croome Shen Wei Derek Clements-Croome (2024). Intelligent Buildings and Infrastructure with Sustainable and Social Values, Third edition. Chapter 7Optimising Systems in Intelligent Buildings.  Emerald Publishing: https://bookstore.emerald.com/intelligent-buildings-and-infrastructure-with-sustainable-and-social-values-hb-9781835498194.html
  • Jalali, Z., Shamseldin, A. Y., & Ghaffarianhoseini, A. (2024). Urban microclimate impacts on residential building energy demand in Auckland, New Zealand: A climate change perspective. Urban Climate, 53, 101808.
  • Chen, X., Chang-Richards, A. Y., Yiu, T. W., Ling, F. Y. Y., Pelosi, A., & Yang, N. (2024). A multivariate regression analysis of barriers to digital technologies adoption in the construction industry. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 31(11), 4281–4307.
  • Chen, X., Chang-Richards, A., Ling, F. Y. Y., Yiu, K. T. W., Pelosi, A., & Yang, N. (2024). Effects of digital readiness on digital competence of AEC companies: a dual-stage PLS-SEM-ANN analysis. Building Research & Information, 52(8), 905–922.
  • Tookey, L., Boulic, M., Phipps, R., & Wang, Y. (2024, November 7). Air stuffiness index and cognitive performance in primary schools in New Zealand. Paper presented at the 44th AIVC – 12th TightVent – 10th venticool Conference, Dublin, Ireland. https://openaccess.wgtn.ac.nz/articles/conference_contribution/Air_Stuffiness_index_and_cognitive_performance_in_primary_schools_in_New_Zealand/20651283
  • Tookey, L., Boulic, M., Page, W., Wargocki, P., & van Heerden, H. (2024). A pilot study on window opening behaviour in Auckland, New Zealand. REHVA European HVAC Journal, 61(2), 25–29. https://www.rehva.eu/rehva-journal/chapter/a-pilot-study-on-window-opening-behaviour-in-auckland-new-zealand
  • Azzazy, S., Ghaffarianhoseini, AH., GhaffarianHoseini, A., Naismith, N., & Omrany, H. (2024). The brain response to indoor thermal comfort: from the thermal perception to the current indoor thermal comfort indices. Architectural Science Review, 1–22.https://doi.org/10.1080/00038628.2024.2424861
  • Hashemi, S., Ghaffarianhoseini, AH., GhaffarianHoseini, A., Naismith, N., Santamouris, M., & Kikumoto, H. (2024). Pedestrian-level wind speed analysis: a case study. Architectural Science Review, 1–16. https://doi.org/10.1080/00038628.2024.2420686
  • Bakhshi, S., GhaffarianHoseini, A., GhaffarianHoseini, AH., Rahimian, F. & Park, C. (2024). A Review of Digital Twin Applications in Construction Supply Chain. Journal of Archives of Computational Methods in Engineering. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.autcon.2024.105679
  • Hashemi, S., Ghaffarianhoseini, AH., GhaffarianHoseini, A., Naismith, N., Barmomanesh, S., Sailor, D., & Berardi, U. (2024). Summer outdoor thermal risk area mapping on a university campus in Auckland, New Zealand. Architectural Science Review, 1–24. https://doi.org/10.1080/00038628.2024.2443137
  • Hashemi, S., Ghaffarianhoseini, AH., Ghaffarianhoseini, A., Naismith, N., & Jamei, E. (2024). A systematic review of microclimate and outdoor thermal comfort studies in Australia and New Zealand. Smart and Sustainable Built Environment. https://doi.org/10.1108/SASBE-10-2023-0322
  • Patel, U. R., Ghaffarianhoseini, A., Ghaffarianhoseini, A., & Burgess, A. (2024). Digital Twin Technology for sustainable urban development: A review of its potential impact on SDG 11 in New Zealand. Cities, 155, 105484. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cities.2024.105484
  • Bakhshi, S., Ghaffarianhoseini, A., Ghaffarianhoseini, A., Najafi, M., Rahimian, F., Park, C., & Lee, D. (2024). Digital twin applications for overcoming construction supply chain challenges. Automation in Construction, 167, 105679. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.autcon.2024.105679

2023

  • Burfoot, M., Ghaffarianhoseini, A., Naismith, N., & Ghaffarianhoseini, A. (2023). The birth of intelligent passive room acoustic technology: a qualitative review. Smart and Sustainable Built Environment, 12(1), 60-83. doi:10.1108/sasbe-06-2021-0096
  • Chen, X., Chang-Richards, A., Ling, F. Y. Y., Yiu, T. W., Pelosi, A., & Yang, N. (2023). Developing a readiness model and a self-assessment tool for adopting digital technologies in construction organizations. Building Research & Information, 51(3), 241–256.
  • Jalali, Z., Shamseldin, A. Y., & Ghaffarianhoseini, A. (2023). Impact assessment of climate change on energy performance and thermal load of residential buildings in New Zealand. Building and Environment, 243, 110627.
  • Jalali, Z., Shamseldin, A. Y., & Mannakkara, S. (2023). Evaluation of climate change effects on residential building cooling and heating demands in New Zealand: implications for energy efficiency standards and building codes. International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation.
  • Ling, F. Y., Heng, G. T. H., Chang-Richards, A., Chen, X., & Yiu, T. W. (2023). Impact of digital technology adoption on the comparative advantage of architectural, engineering, and construction firms in Singapore. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 149(12), 04023125.
  • Tookey, L., Boulic, M., McDonald, B., Page, W., Wargocki, P., & van Heerden, H. (2023, October 4–5). Ventilation reliability: A pilot study on window opening behaviour in a primary school. In P. Wouters, A. Janssens, A. Afshari, & M. Kapsalaki (Eds.), Proceedings of the 43rd AIVC – 11th TightVent – 9th venticool Conference (pp. 1–16). Copenhagen, Denmark. https://www.aivc.org/resource/ventilation-reliability-pilot-study-window-opening-behaviour-primary-school
  • Omrany, H., Ghaffarianhoseini, AH., Ghaffarianhoseini, A., & Clements-Croome, D. J. (2023). The uptake of City Information Modelling (CIM): A comprehensive review of current implementations, challenges and future outlook. Smart and Sustainable Built Environment, 12(5), 1090-1116. https://doi.org/10.1108/SASBE-06-2022-0116
  • Omrany, H., Ghaffarianhoseini, AH., Chang, R., Ghaffarianhoseini, A., & Rahimian, F. P. (2023). Applications of Building information modelling in the early design stage of high-rise buildings. Automation in Construction, 152, 104934. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.autcon.2023.104934

2022

  • GhaffarianHoseini, A., GhaffarianHoseini, AH., Rahimian, F. & Dawood, N. (2022), "Guest editorial – Future construction: design solutions and approaches", Smart and Sustainable Built Environment, 11(2), 177-180. https://doi.org/10.1108/SASBE-07-2022-236
  • Burfoot, M., Ghaffarianhoseini, A., Ghaffarianhoseini, A., & Naismith, N. (2022). Passive variable acoustic technology for classroom reverberation time: A case study. Smart and Sustainable Built Environment, 13(6), 1450-1472. doi:10.1108/SASBE-08-2022-0177
  • Burfoot, M., Naismith, N., GhaffarianHoseini, A., & Ghaffarianhoseini, A. (2022). Intelligent passive room acoustic technology to satisfy acoustic design standards in classrooms. Smart and Sustainable Built Environment, 12(5), 1031-1055. doi:10.1108/sasbe-06-2022-0106
  • Burfoot, M., Naismith, N., Ghaffarian Hoseini, A., & Ghaffarianhoseini, A. (2022). The potential for intelligent passive room acoustic technology in classrooms: A BIM-based simulation. In N. Dawood, F. Rahimian, & M. Sheikhkhoshkar (Eds.), Proceedings of the 21st International Conference on Construction Applications of Virtual Reality (pp. 229-240). Middelsbrough.
  • Jalali, Z., Ghaffarianhoseini, A., Ghaffarianhoseini, A., Donn, M., Almhafdy, A., Walker, C., & Berardi, U. (2022). What we know and do not know about New Zealand’s urban microclimate: A critical review. Energy and Buildings, 274, 112430.
  • Chen, X., Chang-Richards, A. Y., Pelosi, A., Jia, Y., Shen, X., Siddiqui, M. K., & Yang, N. (2022). Implementation of technologies in the construction industry: a systematic review. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 29(8), 3181–3209.
  • Valitabar, M., GhaffarianHoseini, A., Ghaffarianhoseini, AH., & Attia, S. (2022). Advanced Control Strategy to Maximize View and Control Discomforting Glare: A Complex Adaptive Façade. Architectural Engineering and Design Management, 18(6), 829-849. https://doi.org/10.1080/17452007.2022.2032576
  • Premier, A., GhaffarianHoseini, A., & GhaffarianHoseini, AH (2022). Solar Powered Smart Urban Furniture: Preliminary Investigation on Limits and Potentials of Current Designs. Journal of Smart and Sustainable Built Environment, 11(2), 334-345. https://doi.org/10.1108/SASBE-09-2021-0152

2021

  • GhaffarianHoseini, AH. & GhaffarianHoseini, A. (2021). Re-Imagining the Concepts Of ‘Co-Living’ and ‘Co-Working’ as New Solutions for Our Office and Residential Environments, ArchitectureNow.  https://architecturenow.co.nz/articles/re-imagining-the-concepts-of-co-living-and-co-working/
  • Azzazy, S., Ghaffarianhoseini, A., GhaffarianHoseini, AH., Naismith, N., & Doborjeh, Z. (2021). A Critical Review on The Impact of Built Environment on Users’ Measured Brain Activity. Architectural Science Review, 64(4), 319-335. https://doi.org/10.1080/00038628.2020.1749980
  • Amini, R., Ghaffarianhoseini, AH., Ghaffarianhoseini, A., & Berardi, U. (2021). Numerical investigation of indoor thermal comfort and air quality for a multi-purpose hall with various shading and glazing ratios. Thermal Science and Engineering Progress, 22. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsep.2020.100812