A life cycle assessment – based case study analysis of the sustainability of “vernacular” versus contemporary construction techniques

Ann Francis, Vandana Padmanabhan, Albert Thomas

Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 2024

Blue Carbon as a Potent Strategy in the Pathway to Achieve Net Zero

Ekta Gandhi, Ann Francis, Hishmi Jamil Husain

Vision: The Journal of Business Perspective, Ahead of print, 2024

An Integrated Life Cycle Assessment and Energy Simulation framework for residential building walling systems.

Supriya Mahlan, Ann Francis, Vaishnavi Thumuganti, Albert Thomas, Abdul-Manan Sadick, Olubukola Tokede

Building and Environment, Elsevier, 2024, p. 111542

Sustainability Assessment and Benchmarking Framework for Buildings Using a System Dynamics Modeling and Simulation Approach

Francis Ann, Thomas Albert

Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering, vol. 37, American Society of Civil Engineers, https://ascelibrary.org/doi/full/10.1061/JCCEE5.CPENG-5146, 2023, p. 04023005

A framework for dynamic life cycle sustainability assessment and policy analysis of built environment through a system dynamics approach

Francis Ann, Thomas Albert

Sustainable Cities and Society, vol. 76, 2022, p. 103521

System dynamics modelling coupled with multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) for sustainability-related policy analysis and decision-making in the built environment

Francis Ann, Thomas Albert

Smart and Sustainable Built Environment, Emerald Publishing Limited, 2022

Exploring the relationship between lean construction and environmental sustainability: A review of existing literature to decipher broader dimensions

Francis Ann, Thomas Albert

Journal of Cleaner Production, vol. 252, 2020, p. 119913

A simulation-based investigation of sustainability aspects of 3D printed structures

Mahadevan Meera, Francis Ann, Thomas Albert

Journal of Building Engineering, vol. 32, 2020, p. 101735

Critical Success Factors And Risk Factors For Implementation Of Public Private Partnership Model In Affordable Housing Segment In India

Bhumit Sanghavi, Yogesh Soni, Prakalp Rai Saxena, Kaivan Visaria, Ann Francis

NICMAR Journal of construction management, Vol. XXXIV-II(April-June 2019 issue), Elsevier, 2019, pp. 5-21

The impact of Lean Technique of Value Stream Mapping in Indian Construction Sites on reducing Carbon Emissions

Francis Ann, Mahalingam Ashwin

NICMAR Journal of construction management, vol. 27(4,OCT-DEC), Elsevier, 2012, pp. 5-21

Quantifying the Thermal Comfort Improvement in a Redevelopment Project in Comparison to Semi-Permanent Homes in a Densely Populated Slum.

Padmanabhan Vandana, Francis Ann

CI-CRC ASCE Conference, vol. 2024, CI-CRC ASCE

A sustainable roadmap for affordable housing in India. A benchmarking approach to achieve the SDGs

Francis Ann, Thomas Albert

IABSE Congress, 2023

Water Neutrality: A Sustainable Business Strategy for the Real Estate Sector.

Sharma Vasudha, Francis Ann

International Conference on Creating and Managing Responsible Organizations - An Emerging Economy Perspective (ICCMRO'23), New Delhi (Won Best Paper Award), 2023

Business Models for Agri Photovoltaics and Assessment of Stakeholders.

Verma Arundhati, Acharya Moumita, Francis Ann

International Conference on Creating and Managing Responsible Organizations - An Emerging Economy Perspective (ICCMRO'23, 2023

A System Dynamics based Sustainability Benchmarking

Francis Ann, Thomas Albert

2022 Winter Simulation Conference (WSC), 2022

A Machine Learning-based LCA prediction model for environmental impacts of buildings

Francis Ann, Thomas Albert

Conference: 38th Annual General meeting and conference of the Association of Researchers in Construction Management Conference, (ARCOM)At: Glasgow, Scotland, 2022

Decoupling housing growth from environmental impact: a pathway to sustainability through a system dynamics simulation approach

Francis Ann, Thomas Albert

Construction Research Congress 2020: Infrastructure Systems and Sustainability, American Society of Civil Engineers Reston, VA, 2020, pp. 268--277

Sustainable and Affordable Housing in India: Challenges and Prospects

Francis Ann, Kurian Jinu, Thomas Albert

vol. 79(NFiCE2018, IIT Bombay Paper ID: DJCE1234), 2019, pp. 433--447

Integrating lean construction and sustainability via a system dynamics framework

Francis Ann, Thomas Albert

Proc. 27th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC), At: Dublin, Ireland, 2019, pp. 1187--1196

Potential of Lean construction concepts in promoting Green’er construction

Francis Ann

Project Management National Conference 2012, Chennai India, PMI, 2012, pp. 268--277

A System Simulation Framework to Evaluate the Sustainability of Buildings

Francis Ann, Thomas Albert

Infrastructure Development--Theory, Practice and Policy, Routledge, 2022, pp. 129--141

A System Simulation-Based approach for sustainability evaluation and Benchmarking of buildings

Ann Francis

Presented at the Ph.D. Colloquium at Winter Simulation Conference, 2022 Dec 11

Working towards sustainable infrastructure in different phases of construction.

Francis Ann, Sreram Prasanth, Smitha J.S, Thomas Albert

Poster presented at Conclave on Sustainability at IIT Bombay, 2022 Nov 30

A Benchmark scale to assess the Sustainability of Affordable Housing in India

Francis Ann, Thomas Albert

Poster presented at Indian Urban Housing Conclave, Rajkot, Gujarat, GHTC, 2022 Oct 19

Institutional inertia in the maintenance of infrastructure assets: The case of majerhat bridge

In Sage Business Cases, SAGE Publications, Ltd, 2024