Journal Publications
2025
Urban Microclimate and Energy Modeling: A Review of Integration Approaches
(2025) Manapragada, N. V. S. K., & Natanian, J.
Sustainability, 17(7), 3025.
Remote Sensing for Environmentally Responsive Urban Built Environment: A Review of Tools, Methods and Gaps
(2025) Manapragada, N. V. S. K., Mandelmilch, M., Roitberg, E., Kizel, F., & Natanian, J.
Remote Sensing Applications: Society and Environment, 101529.
2024
Ten questions concerning environmental architectural design exploration
(2024) De Luca, F., Natanian, J., & Wortmann, T.
Building and Environment, 261, 111697.
Towards Sustainable Education by Design: Evaluating Pro-Ecological Architectural Solutions in Centers for Environmental Education
(2024) Bradecki, T., Uherek-Bradecka, B., Tofiluk, A., Laar, M., & Natanian, J.
Sustainability, 16(12), 5053.
Ten questions on tools and methods for positive energy districts
(2024) Natanian, J., Guarino, F., Manapragada, N., Magyari, A., Naboni, E., De Luca, F., ... & Reith, A.
Building and Environment, 111429.
Ten questions concerning environmental architectural design exploration
(2024) De Luca, F., Natanian, J., & Wortmann, T.
Building and Environment, 111697.
2023
Optimizing mixed-use district designs in hot climates: A two-phase computational workflow for energy balance and environmental performance
(2023) Natanian, J.
Sustainable Cities and Society, 98, 104800.
Parametric Integration of CFD-based Wind Pressure Coefficients into Building Energy Models: A Novel Workflow
(2023) Manapragada, N. V. S. K., &Natanian, J.
In Journal of Physics: Conference Series (Vol. 2600, No. 3, p. 032011). IOP Publishing.
2021
Optimizing solar access and density in Tel Aviv: Benchmarking multi-objective optimization algorithms
(2021) Wortmann, T., & Natanian, J.
In Journal of Physics: Conference Series (Vol. 2042, No. 1, p. 012066). IOP Publishing.
The Solar Block Generator: an additive parametric method for solar driven urban block design
(2021) Natanian, J., De Luca, F., Wortmann, T., & Capeluto, G.
In Journal of Physics: Conference Series (Vol. 2042, No. 1, p. 012049). IOP Publishing.
Simplified evaluation metrics for generative energy-driven urban design: A morphological study of residential blocks in Tel Aviv
(2021) Natanian, J., & Wortmann, T.
Energy and Buildings, 240, 110916.
2020
From energy performative to livable Mediterranean cities: An annual outdoor thermal comfort and energy balance cross-climatic typological stud
(2020) Natanian, J., Kastner, P., Dogan, T., & Auer, T.
Energy and Buildings, 224, 110283.
Beyond nearly zero energy urban design: A holistic microclimatic energy and environmental quality evaluation workflow
(2020) Natanian, J., & Auer, T.
Sustainable Cities and Society, 56, 102094.
2019
Synergetic urban microclimate and energy simulation parametric workflow
(2019) Natanian, J., Maiullari, D., Yezioro, A., & Auer, T.
Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 1343, 012006.
A parametric approach to optimizing urban form, energy balance and environmental quality: The case of Mediterranean districts
(2019) Natanian, J., Aleksandrowicz, O., & Auer, T.
Applied Energy, 254, 113637.
A digital workflow to quantify regenerative urban design in the context of a changing climate.
(2019) Naboni, E., Natanian, J., Brizzi, G., Florio, P., Chokhachian, A., Galanos, T., & Rastogi, P.
Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 113, 109255.
2018
Balancing urban density, energy performance and environmental quality in the Mediterranean: a typological evaluation based on photovoltaic potential
(2018) Natanian, J., & Auer, T.
Energy Procedia, 152, 1103-1108.
Environmental Education of an Architect: The case of Final-Year Design Studio at the Technion, Israel
(2018) Natanian, J., & Aleksandrowicz, O.
International Journal of Architectural Research: ArchNet-IJAR, 12(1), 356.
Conference papers
2025
Cross-Scale and Cross-Climate Optimization of Vertical Greenery Systems: Balancing Thermal Comfort and Energy Efficiency
(2025) Sklar, E., Tuncer, B., & Natanian, J.
In Proceedings of the Sustainable Built Environment Conference (SBE 2025), Tokyo, Japan.
A Hybrid Machine Learning Framework for Identifying Representative Climate Days in Bimodal Weather Distributions
(2025) Manapragada, N.V.S.K., & Natanian, J.
In Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Urban Climate (ICUC 2025), Rotterdam, Netherlands.
Simulating Tree Cooling Effects on Building Energy Performance: An Integrated Microclimate-Driven Approach
(2025) Manapragada, N.V.S.K., Sklar, E., & Natanian, J.
In Proceedings of the third International Conference on Construction, Energy, Environment and Sustainability (CEES 2025), Bari, Italy.
Enhancing Environmental Performance-Driven Design Decisions Through Immersive Exploration.
(2025) Malka, A., Manapragada, N.V.S.K., & Natanian, J.
In Proceedings of the 16th annual Symposium on Simulation for Architecture and Urban Design (SimAUD 2025), Madrid, Spain.
2024
Thermochromic Coating’s Impact on Building Energy Efficiency via a Ladybug Tools Radiative Heat Modeller
(2024) Giancola, E., Manapragada, N.V.S.K., Amin, S., Turrini, M., Natanian, J., Naboni, E.
In: Littlewood, J.R., Howlett, R.J., Jain, L.C. (eds) Sustainability in Energy and Buildings 2024. SEB 2024. Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies, vol 113. Springer, Singapore.
Mixed-Use Eco-Computational Design in Hot Climates: A Two-Step Cross-Climate Parametric Workflow
(2024) Sklar, E., Lorberbom, S., & Natanian, J.
In Proceedings of the 29th Annual Conference for Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia (CAADRIA 2024), Singapore.
Thermal and structural performance of cork-cement composite for additive manufacturing (AM)
(2024) Meyuhas, O. Y., Larianovsky, P., Natanian, J., & Sprecher, A.
In Proceedings of the International Conference on Education and Research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe (eCAADe 2024), Nicosia, Cyprus (pp. 9-13).
2022
From Repetition to Diversity: A Workflow for Energy-Driven Optimization of Heterogeneous Urban Blocks in Hot Climates
(2022) Natanian, J., De Luca, F., & Naboni, E.
In Proceedings of the 36th International Conference Passive and Low Energy Architecture-PLEA (pp. 842-847).
2020
Multi-Objective Optimization for Zero-Energy Urban Design in China: A Benchmark
(2020) Wortmann, T., & Natanian, J.
In SimAUD 2020: Symposium on Simulation in Architecture and Urban Design, 2020, Vienna, Austria.
2018
Zero Energy Buildings in the Mediterranean: Typological Feasibility Analysis towards an Israeli Adaptation
(2018) Natanian, J.
In the International Conference on Passive Low Energy Architecture (PLEA), 2018, Hong Kong.
2017
Articulation, space and sustainability A report on diploma student projects at the Technion, Israel
(2017) Natanian, J., & Aleksandrowicz, O.
In the International Conference on Passive Low Energy Architecture (PLEA), 2017, Edinburgh, UK.
2014
‘The Open-Air Office’, Climatic adaptation of the office building typology in the Mediterranean
(2014) Natanian, J.
In: ‘Design to Thrive’, the International Conference on Passive Low Energy Architecture (PLEA), 2014, Ahmedabad, India.
Research reports and other publications
2016
Towards Zero Energy Buildings in Israel: Models, criteria and methodology towards a road map for local adaptation
(2016) Natanian, J.
Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design for the Israeli Ministry of Environmental protection.
2014
Costs and Savings of Green Building in Office Buildings in Israel
(2014) Kot, H., & Natanian, J.
The Israeli Green Building Council for the Israeli Ministry of Environmental protection.
Green building and Urban Design
(2014) Pelman, B., Ella, E., & Natanian J.
Bezalel Research and Innovation Authority, Bezalel Academy of art and design for the Israeli Ministry of Environmental protection.
Implementation of the Israeli green building code in dense residential schemes.
(2014) Schwatz, K., Pelman, B., Daniel, R., & Natanian, J.
The Israeli Green Building Council for the Israeli Ministry of Environmental protection.
Book chapters
2019
Communal and Biophilic Principles in Regenerative Projects
(2019) Natanian, J.
In Regenerative design in digital practice: a handbook for the built environment, 370-375. Bolzano: EURAC Research.