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Ravi Srinivasan

College of Design, Construction and Planning, M.E. Rinker, Sr. School of Construction Management
Associate Dean for Research and Strategic Initiatives, and Professor
352-294-1406
AH 331C
sravi@ufl.edu
https://urbsys.org/

Ph.D. in Architecture (Building Technology), University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
M.S. in Architecture (Building Technology), University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
M.S. in Civil Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

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Areas of Focus

Sustainability (Building Energy, Building Materials, Built Environment Resilience, Renewable Energy, Smart Buildings/Cities, Sustainable Architecture and Design, Sustainable Construction,, Sustainable Technology)
Developing dynamic sustainability information modeling (dSIM) platform; more info is available here: https://built-ecologist.com/2019/05/11/dynamic-sustainability-information-modeling-d-sim-for-smart-cities/

Biography

Dr. Ravi Shankar Srinivasan is the Associate Dean for Research and Strategic Initiatives in the College of Design, Construction & Planning (DCP), University of Florida (UF). His role encompasses both the creation and execution of new strategic initiatives for the college, as well as the comprehensive oversight of graduate, faculty, and research affairs. He is a tenured Full Professor of Construction Management, M.E. Rinker Sr. School of Construction Management at UF DCP. He is an external faculty collaborator with the Center for Environmental Building & Design at the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Design. He is the Director of UrbSys (Urban Building Energy, Sensing, Controls, Big Data Analysis, and Visualization) Lab. He was the interim director of the Sustainability and the Built Environment (SBE) program in AY2025-26.

His current research projects focus on leveraging AI and the IoT to create Net Zero Carbon buildings and resilient Smart Cities. Dr. Srinivasan has served as PI and Co-PI on projects funded, over $12 million, by internal and external sponsored agencies including National Science Foundation (NSF), U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD), U.S. Veteran Affairs (VA), National Research Council (NRC) of Canada, Diakin Open Innovation Lab in the Silicon Valley, Nesta Enterprises UK, and other private companies.

Dr. Srinivasan has published 120 journal articles, refereed conference papers and book chapters, and has published one book as a lead author titled, “The Hierarchy of Energy in Architecture: Emergy Analysis,” Routledge with Keil Moe, and co-edited a book titled, “Smart Cities: Foundations, Principles, and Applications,” John Wiley & Sons. His work has accumulated over 7,400 citations.

In addition, he has 11 patents filed with the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO). Of these, four have been granted (US Patents 12,020,339; 12,344,408; 12,561,973; and 12,572,992) and are available online at USPTO, while the remaining applications are currently in review at the USPTO. Three of these were further submitted to the International Patent Office (IPO), Switzerland for global intellectual rights/patents review. In addition, he has filed four provisional patent applications: rapid digital twin generation with a camera array hub; unified digital twins; an NVIDIA™ Omniverse bi-directional connector for building energy simulation; and AI-powered geospatial site planning and code compliance.

Dr. Srinivasan has advised undergraduate honors theses, chaired ten masters’ theses and ten Ph.D. dissertations and all of them were successfully employed in the industry including NVIDIA, McKinsey & Company, and academia. He taught undergraduate and graduate courses including Building Energy Modeling and Sustainability.

Dr. Srinivasan served on the board of directors at the National Fenestration Rating Council (NFRC) for six years and, currently chairs the handbook subcommittee (TC 4.5, Fenestration) for the American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Airconditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) Handbook of Fundamentals. Most recently, he led the updates to the Fenestration chapter in the ASHRAE Handbook of Fundamentals. He is an Expert Witness to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), New York.

Dr. Srinivasan holds a B.Arch degree from the National Institute of Technology (NIT), Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India; a M.S. degree in Civil Engineering from University of Florida; and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Architecture (Building Technology) from the University of Pennsylvania. He is a Certified Energy Manager (CEM), LEED Accredited Professional, Green Globes Professional (GGP), Certified U.S. Institute of Building Documentation (USIBD) Level of Accuracy v3.0., and U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Certified Remote (Drone) Pilot and a FAA Student Pilot (Private).

 

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