Leslie K. Norford 
- : Integrated urban heat sinks for low-carbon neighbourhoods: dissipating heat to the ground and sky through building structures. In: Journal of Building Performance Simulation.
- (2023): Mitigating peak load and heat stress under heatwaves by optimizing adjustments of fan speed and thermostat setpoint. In: Journal of Building Performance Simulation, v. 16, n. 4 (January 2023).
- (2022): Shape optimization of chilled concrete ceilings – Reduced embodied carbon and enhanced operational performance. In: Building and Environment, v. 221 (August 2022).
- (2021): Validation of a building energy model of a hydroponic container farm and its application in urban design. In: Energy and Buildings, v. 250 (November 2021).
- (2019): Thermal impact of the orientation and height of vertical greenery on pedestrians in a tropical area. In: Building Simulation, v. 12, n. 6 (August 2019).
- (2015): Demonstration of HVAC chiller control for power grid frequency regulation—Part 2: Discussion of results and considerations for broader deployment. In: Science and Technology for the Built Environment, v. 21, n. 8 (November 2015).
- (2015): Demonstration of HVAC chiller control for power grid frequency regulation—Part 1: Controller development and experimental results. In: Science and Technology for the Built Environment, v. 21, n. 8 (November 2015).
- (2016): A novel multi-market optimization problem for commercial heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning systems providing ancillary services using multi-zone inverse comprehensive room transfer functions. In: Science and Technology for the Built Environment, v. 22, n. 6 (August 2016).
- (1996): Non-intrusive electrical load monitoring in commercial buildings based on steady-state and transient load-detection algorithms. In: Energy and Buildings, v. 24, n. 1 (January 1996).
- (2015): Robust model-based fault diagnosis for air handling units. In: Energy and Buildings, v. 86 (January 2015).
- (2015): Estimation of urban temperature and humidity using a lumped parameter model coupled with an EnergyPlus model. In: Energy and Buildings, v. 96 (June 2015).
- (2016): A new validation protocol for an urban microclimate model based on temperature measurements in a Central European city. In: Energy and Buildings, v. 114 (February 2016).
- (2018): Optimal control of HVAC and window systems for natural ventilation through reinforcement learning. In: Energy and Buildings, v. 169 (June 2018).
- (2019): Pedestrian-level wind speed enhancement with void decks in three-dimensional urban street canyons. In: Building and Environment, v. 155 (May 2019).
- (2019): Spatiotemporal patterns of street-level solar radiation estimated using Google Street View in a high-density urban environment. In: Building and Environment, v. 148 (January 2019).
- (2018): Pedestrian-level wind speed enhancement in urban street canyons with void decks. In: Building and Environment, v. 146 (December 2018).
- (2018): Buoyant flows in street canyons: Comparison of RANS and LES at reduced and full scales. In: Building and Environment, v. 146 (December 2018).
- (2018): Optimization-aided calibration of an urban microclimate model under uncertainty. In: Building and Environment, v. 143 (October 2018).
- (2018): Mapping sky, tree, and building view factors of street canyons in a high-density urban environment. In: Building and Environment, v. 134 (April 2018).
- (2017): Global sensitivity analysis of an urban microclimate system under uncertainty: Design and case study. In: Building and Environment, v. 124 (November 2017).
- (2014): Improving air quality in high-density cities by understanding the relationship between air pollutant dispersion and urban morphologies. In: Building and Environment, v. 71 (January 2014).
- (2011): An interactive expert system for daylighting design exploration. In: Building and Environment, v. 46, n. 11 (November 2011).
- (2009): Naturally ventilated and mixed-mode buildings—Part I: Thermal modeling. In: Building and Environment, v. 44, n. 4 (April 2009).
- (2009): Naturally ventilated and mixed-mode buildings—Part II: Optimal control. In: Building and Environment, v. 44, n. 4 (April 2009).
- (2002): A design optimization tool based on a genetic algorithm. In: Automation in Construction, v. 11, n. 2 (February 2002).
- (2003): Shape Generation Using Pareto Genetic Algorithms: Integrating Conflicting Design Objectives in Low-Energy Architecture. In: International Journal of Architectural Computing, v. 1, n. 4 (December 2003).
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