AIA New York. Guest. “Net Zero Neighborhoods”. USA (12.2019). VIDEO
Future Design Project Podcast. Guest. “Smart Grids and Energy Optimisation”. Singapore (12.2019). VIDEO
City Energy Analyst. Guest. “Executive Course on Urban Energy Systems”. Singapore (07.2019). VIDEO
ETH Zurich. Guest. “Torre David - Book Vernissage”. Switzerland (12.2012). VIDEO
Scientific Articles
J. A. Fonseca, I. Nevat and G. W. Peters, “Quantifying the uncertain effects of climate change on building energy consumption across the United States,” Applied Energy, 2020. PDF
G. Happle, J. A. Fonseca, and A. Schlueter, “Impacts of diversity in commercial building occupancy profiles on district energy demand and supply,” Applied Energy, 2020. PDF
J. A. Fonseca, and A. Schlueter, “Daily Enthalpy Gradients and the Effects of Climate Change on the Thermal Energy Demand of Buildings in the United States,” Applied Energy, 2020. PDF
S. Troitzsch, B. Sreepathi, J. A. Fonseca, S. Hanif, and T. Hamacher, “Optimal Electric-Distribution-Grid Planning considering the Demand-Side Flexibility of Thermal Building Systems for a Test Case in Singapore,” Applied Energy. 2020. PDF
Z. Shi, S. Hsieh, J.A. Fonseca, and A. Schlueter. “Street grids for efficient district cooling systems in high-density cities,” Sustainable Cities and Society, 2020. PDF
M. Mosteiro, I. Hischier, J.A. Fonseca and A. Schlueter. “A novel population-based occupancy modeling approach for district-scale simulations compared to standard-based methods”, Building and Environment. PDF
A Marvuglia, L Havinga, O Heidrich, J Fonseca, N Gaitani, D Reckien. Advances and challenges in assessing urban sustainability: an advanced bibliometric review. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 124, 2020. PDF
G. Happle, J. A. Fonseca, and A. Schlueter, “Context-specific urban occupancy modeling using location-based services data,” Building and Environment, 2020. PDF
G. Happle, J. A. Fonseca, and A. Schlueter, “A review on occupant behavior in urban building energy models,” Energy and Buildings, vol. 174, pp. 276-292, 2018. PDF
J. A. Fonseca, L. Estévez-Mauriz, C. Forgaci, and N. Björling, “Spatial heterogeneity for environmental performance and resilient behaviour in energy and transportation systems,” Computers, Environment and Urban Systems, vol. 62, pp. 136-145, 2017. PDF
Z. Shi, J. A. Fonseca, and A. Schlueter, “A review of simulation-based urban form generation and optimization for energy-driven urban design,” Building and Environment, vol. 121, pp. 119-129, 2017. PDF
L. Estévez-Mauriz, J. A. Fonseca, C. Forgaci, and N. Björling, “The liveability of spaces: Performance and/or resilience? Reflections on the effects of spatial heterogeneity in transport and energy systems and the implications on urban environmental quality,” International Journal of Sustainable Built Environment, vol. 6, no.1, pp. 1-8, 2017. PDF
J. A. Fonseca, T.-A. Nguyen, A. Schlueter, and F. Marechal. “City Energy Analyst (CEA): Integrated framework for analysis and optimization of building energy systems in neighborhoods and city districts,” Energy and Buildings, vol. 113, pp. 202-226, 2016. PDF
J. A. Fonseca, and A. Schlueter, “Integrated model for characterization of spatiotemporal building energy consumption patterns in neighbourhoods and city districts,” Applied Energy, vol. 142, pp. 247-265, 2015. PDF
J. A. Fonseca, and A. Schlueter, “Novel approach for decentralized energy supply and energy storage of tall buildings in Latin America based on renewable energy sources: Case study – Informal vertical community Torre David, Caracas, Venezuela,” Energy, vol. 53, pp. 93-105, 2013. PDF
A. B. Acosta, H. Franco, and J. A. Fonseca, “Hybrid Model for Energy Consumption Forecasting in Buildings Stocks in Tropical Regions,” in 16th IBPSA International Conference and Exhibition, Building Simulation 2019, September 2-4, 2019. PDF
G. Happle, Z. Shi, S. Hsieh, B.L. Ong, J. A. Fonseca, and A. Schlueter, “Identifying carbon emission reduction potentials of BIPV in high-density cities in Southeast Asia,” in Journal of Physics: Conference series, September 4-6, 2019. PDF
J. A. Fonseca, C. Miller, and A. Schlueter, “Unsupervised load shape clustering for urban building performance assessment,” Energy Procedia, vol. 122, pp. 229-234, 2017. BEST PAPER AWARD CISBAT 2017. PDF
G. Happle, E. Wilhelm, J. A. Fonseca, and A. Schlueter, “Determining air-conditioning usage patterns in Singapore from distributed, portable sensors,” Energy Procedia, vol. 122, pp. 313-318, 2017. PDF
S. Hsieh, N. Schueler, Z. Shi, J. A. Fonseca, F. Marechal, and A. Schlueter, “Defining density and urban program under energy resource constraints and energy performance targets at early stage of urban planning processes,” Energy Procedia, vol. 122, pp. 301-306, 2017. PDF
M. Mosteiro-Romero, J. A. Fonseca, and A. Schlueter, “Seasonal effects of input parameters in urban-scale building energy simulation,” Energy Procedia, vol. 122, pp. 433-438, 2017. PDF
G. Happle, J. A. Fonseca, and A. Schlueter, “Effects of air infiltration modelling approaches in urban building energy demand forecasts,” Energy Procedia, vol. 122, pp. 283-288, 2017. PDF
B. K. Sreeepathi, J. A. Fonseca, and A. Schlueter, “A framework for Agile Optimization of District Energy Systems,” Energy Procedia, vol. 122, pp. 223-228, 2017. PDF
Z. Shi, S. Hsieh, B. Sreepathi, J. A. Fonseca, F. Maréchal, and A. Schlueter, “Pilot studies on optimizing land use, building density and solar electricity generation in dense urban settings,” in XXIV ISUF Conference - City and Territory in the Globalization Age, pp. 641-648, September 27-29, 2017. PDF
Z. Shi, J. A. Fonseca, and A. Schlueter, “Building Regulations and Urban Policies as Incentives for Application of District Cooling Systems in Singapore,” in World Sustainable Built Environment Conference 2017 (WSBE17), pp. 1-7, June 5-7, 2017. PDF
S. Hsieh, J. A. Fonseca, F. Maréchal, and A. Schlueter, “Hybrid Air-conditioning System Efficiency for Districts in the Tropics,” in World Sustainable Built Environment Conference 2017 (WSBE17), pp. 326-332, June 5-7, 2017. PDF
J. A. Fonseca, and A. Schlueter, “Assessing the performance and resilience of future energy systems at neighbourhood scale,” in Sustainable Built Environment (SBE) Regional Conference Zurich 2016, pp. 96-100, June 15-17, 2016. PDF
J. A. Fonseca, D. Thomas, A. Willmann, A. Elesawy, and A. Schlueter, “The City Energy Analyst Toolbox V0.1,” Sustainable Built Environment (SBE) Regional Conference Zurich 2016, pp. 584-589, June 15-17, 2016. PDF
J. A. Fonseca, A. Willmann, C. Moser, M. Stauffacher, and A. Schlueter, “Assessing the environmental impact of future urban developments at neighborhood scale,” International Conference on Future Buildings and Districts Sustainability from Nano to Urban Scale (CISBAT 2015), pp. 457-462, September 9-11, 2015. PDF
J. A. Fonseca, P. Jayathissa, and A. Schlueter, “Integrated sustainable building design in the tropics: Case study ‘Fabrica de Cultura,’ Barranquilla, Colombia,” Energy and Sustainability VI, pp. 499-510, 2015. PDF
E. Thoma, J. A. Fonseca, and A. Schlueter, “Estimation of base-values for Grey Energy, Primary Energy, Global Warming Potential (GWP 100A) and Umweltbelastungspunkte (UBP 2006) for Swiss constructions from before 1920 until today,” Contemporary Urban Issues ’14, pp. 1-17, 2014. PDF
J. A. Fonseca, and A. Schlueter, “Method and data analysis for assessment of local energy potentials for urban transformation: Case study of a mixed-use city quarter,” International Conference on Cleantech for Smart Cities and Buildings (CISBAT 2013), pp. 649-654, September 4-6, 2013. PDF
Scientific Reports
Riegelbauer, E., Santos, L., Singh, V., Nevat, I. Schmitt. G. Fonseca, J., Norford, L. “Potential of District Cooling in Singapore: From Micro to Mesoscale,” Technical Report, ETH Zurich 2020. https://doi.org/10.3929/ethz-b-000445484. PDF
J.A. Fonseca. “BSTS-SG: An ensemble timeseries model for the evaluation of energy conservation strategies in Singaporean households,” Technical Report, ETH Zurich 2020. https://doi.org/10.3929/ethz-b-000441382. PDF
Santos, Luis Guilherme R.; Singh, Vivek Kumar; Mughal, Muhammad Omer; et al.. “Building Anthropogenic heat flux in Singapore ,” Technical Report, ETH Zurich 2020. https://doi.org/10.3929/ethz-b-000440490. PDF
D. Kayanan, J.A. Fonseca, and L. Norford. “Anthropogenic Heat of Power Generation in Singapore: analysing today and a future electromobility scenario,” Technical Report, ETH Zurich 2020. https://doi.org/10.3929/ethz-b-000412794. PDF
J. Ivanchev, and J.A. Fonseca. Anthropogenic Heat Due to Road Transport: A Mesoscopic Assessment and Mitigation Potential of Electric Vehicles and Autonomous Vehicles in Singapore. 2020. https://doi.org/10.3929/ethz-b-000401288. 14 pp. PDF
D. Kayanan, L. Santos, J. Ivanchev, J.A. Fonseca, and L. Norford. Anthropogenic Heat Sources in Singapore. 2019. https://doi.org/10.3929/ethz-b-000363683. 60pp. PDF
J. A. Fonseca, S. Hanif, B. Shreepathi, S. Troitzsch, T. Huynh, A. Moine, M. Abdulhadi, “Connecting District Energy and Power Systems for Future Singaporean New Towns (CONCEPT),” Technical Report, ETH Zurich, 2019. https://doi.org/10.3929/ethz-b-000401217. PDF
J. A. Fonseca, “Management of interdisciplinary research groups: A comparison of traditional and agile approaches,” Technical Report, ETH Zurich, 2017. https://doi.org/10.3929/ethz-b-000329949. 24pp. PDF
Moser, Corinne; Wirth, Timo von; Adler, Carolina; et al, “Nachhaltige Arealentwicklung: Der Fall Siemensareal in Zug,” Technical Report, ETH Zurich, 2013. https://www.research-collection.ethz.ch/handle/20.500.11850/91275. 24pp. PDF
A. Verbel, J. A. Fonseca, and A. Elesawy, “Evolving Calco: A holistic approach towards a net-zero energy building,” Master Thesis, POLIMI, 1024 pp. 2011. PDF
Books / Chapters
J. A. Fonseca, “Energy efficiency strategies in urban communities: Modeling, analysis and assessment,” Ph.D. Dissertation, ETH Zurich, 2016. https://doi.org/10.3929/ethz-a-010639933. 87 pp. PDF
J. A. Fonseca, and C. Garcia, “Experimental effects of moisture on the mechanical behavior of sub-granular materials in Bogota: Resilient modulus vs. moisture content,” Bachelor Thesis, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, 2009.
A. Schlueter, J.A. Fonseca, G. Happle, S. Hsieh, Z. Shi, B. Sreepathi, and K. Barathi, “Chapter A3. Connecting the dots: The Integrated Design of Urban Energy Systems,” Future Cities Laboratory: Indicia 02, S. Cairns and D. Tunas, Eds. Zurich: Lars Müller Publishers, 2019, pp. 22-31.
A. Schlueter, J.A. Fonseca, G. Happle, S. Hsieh, and Z. Shi, “Chapter 4. Multi-Scale Energy Systems for Low-carbon Cities,” Future Cities Laboratory: Indicia 01, S. Cairns and D. Tunas, Eds. Zurich: Lars Müller Publishers, 2017, pp. 67-73.
A. Schlueter, J.A. Fonseca, A. Brillembourg, and H. Klumpner, “Chapter 3: Possibility,” Torre David: Informal Vertical Communities, A. Brillembourg and H. Klumpner, Eds. Zurich: Lars Müller Publishers, 2012, p. 71-82.
Magazines
Ruefenacht, L. A., & Fonseca, J. A. (2020). « Cooling Singapore »: Der digitale Klimazwilling hilft , die städtische Überhitzung zu vermindern. Forum, 30–32. Forum, Bündesamt für Raum Plannung - Schweiz. PDF