@article{mccormick_wu_roberts_im_2023, title={Democratized innovation & accessible thermal testing: The approachable hot box}, volume={281}, ISSN={["1872-6178"]}, url={https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2022.112769}, DOI={10.1016/j.enbuild.2022.112769}, abstractNote={To meet the goals established by the 2015 Paris Accord, scientists say that we will need to achieve zero emissions between 2030 and 2050, which will require a drastic departure from current practices in the building industry, as buildings are a primary contributor of carbon emissions and a major consumer of natural resources. However, building technology research is often driven by disciplinary ‘experts’ and end-users have little opportunity for involvement in the design process. As buildings become more technologically complex, users must rely on industry professionals with specialized knowledge to design, manufacture and manage these increasingly complex environments Instead, this paper provides an alternative attitude to approachable research methods that open up building technology innovation opportunities to untraditional innovators. When the user has control of the design/innovation process, it opens up a new realm of possibilities rich with lived experience. Understanding the movement of heat, or thermal transmittance, through materials and assemblies is critical in controlling energy consumption in buildings. Despite recent advances in computational technologies, physical testing is still the industry standard to determine a material’s thermal properties. However, this process can require expensive equipment, a controlled environment for testing and deep technical knowledge to create a degree of accuracy that is not necessary for all phases of the innovation process and can even act as a barrier to the early stages of design. In this paper we propose the Approachable Hot Box (AHB), a low-cost, low-tech and accessible testing apparatus that can quickly and easily evaluate the impact of simple building materials and assemblies on ambient environmental conditions. By reducing unnecessary complexity for early-level design decisions, the AHB is consistent and reliable at an affordable price. Not only does the AHB rapidly and affordably test small material samples, it helps to articulate potentially complex concepts in a tangible and understandable way, which helps to lower the barrier to innovation. By creating a non-disciplinary, iterative design approach that uses conventional materials and accessible concepts, this work demonstrates that rapid experimentation can be used as a tool to study building assemblies or systems by non-traditional innovators.}, journal={ENERGY AND BUILDINGS}, author={McCormick, Elizabeth and Wu, Chengde and Roberts, MaryGrayson and Im, Ok-Kyun}, year={2023}, month={Feb} }
 @article{mccormick_cooper_esfandiar_roberts_shields_2023, title={Process-Oriented Design Methodologies Inspired by Tropical Plants}, volume={15}, ISSN={["2071-1050"]}, url={https://doi.org/10.3390/su152216119}, DOI={10.3390/su152216119}, abstractNote={In light of the escalating climate crisis, there is a pressing need for a significant shift in how we design the built environment to effectively confront global challenges. Natural systems have inspired scientists, architects, and engineers for centuries; however, conventional biomimetic approaches often focus on superficial aspects, disregarding the underlying complexities. While this approach may lead to a more efficient outcome, it operates under the assumption that the organism functions exclusively within the confines of human knowledge, which are inherently limited by established epistemological and technological systems. This study advocates for a departure from conventional biomimetic approaches and asks the mechanisms of the biological system to inform the process of translation, as opposed to simply defining the outcome. By relinquishing control to material properties and dynamic processes of the biological analog, this study explores the generation of novel, bio-inspired dynamic formworks through non-linear fabrication processes. Specifically, it investigates the thermal properties of accessible building materials, enabling them to respond to environmental conditions without sophisticated technology or human intervention. By embracing chance and unpredictability, translated behaviors are granted the same influence as human intervention. Drawing inspiration from adaptive plant physiology, this research seeks to inspire innovative, climate-responsive methodological practices within broader architectural systems.}, number={22}, journal={SUSTAINABILITY}, author={McCormick, Elizabeth L. and Cooper, Elizabeth A. and Esfandiar, Mahsa and Roberts, MaryGrayson and Shields, Lindsay}, year={2023}, month={Nov} }
 @inbook{mccormick_2022, place={New York}, edition={1st}, title={Air Conditioning: The Social Machine}, ISBN={9781648961649 9781648961922}, booktitle={The Pandemic Effect: Ninety Experts on Immunizing the Built Environment}, publisher={Princeton Architectural Press}, author={McCormick, L.}, editor={Brownell, B.E.Editor}, year={2022} }
 @inproceedings{mccormick_rider_2022, title={Modernity and Human Health: The Connection to Outdoor Air}, author={McCormick, E. and Rider, T.}, year={2022} }
 @inproceedings{marcos_mccormick_2021, title={Digitally Disruptive Critical Regionalism: Climate, Place and Façade}, booktitle={Conference Proceedings, 27th World Congress of Architects UIA 2020, Rio de Janeiro}, author={Marcos, C.L. and McCormick, E.}, year={2021} }
 @article{mccormick_2020, title={Build Test Iterate Repeat, Experimentation within a Design Environment}, journal={Conference Proceedings, Facade Tectonics 2020 World Congress}, author={McCormick, E.}, year={2020} }
 @article{marcos_fernandez-alvarez_mccormick_2020, title={Semperian digitally woven mythologies. On grids, warps, wefts and skins in the computer age}, volume={4}, DOI={10.15168/xy.v4i8.163}, number={8}, journal={XY}, author={Marcos, C.L. and Fernandez-Alvarez, A.J. and McCormick, L.}, year={2020} }
 @inproceedings{mccormick_alghamdi_2020, title={Thin Architecture: Energy, Economy & the All-Glass Archetype}, booktitle={Conference Proceedings, EAAE-ARCC International Conference}, author={McCormick, E. and Alghamdi, W.}, year={2020} }
 @inproceedings{mccormick_jakubiec_budig_2017, title={Analysis Of Architectural Façade Elements In Tropical Climates For Daylight, Thermal Comfort And Passive Climatization}, booktitle={Conference Proceedings, International Building Performance Simulation Association (IBPSA)}, author={McCormick, E. and Jakubiec, J.A. and Budig, M.}, year={2017} }