Pearce publications in energy conservation

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• Rana, Shafquat; Pearce, Joshua M.; Straatman, Anthony G. Field Study of Thermal Energy Storage Integration with Air-source Heat Pump and Solar Photovoltaics in Canadian Climate. Eurotherm Seminar #119 "Contribution of thermal energy storage towards decarbonization" from May 13th to 15th, 2026, in Lleida (Spain) https://doi.org/10.21001/eurotherm2026.036

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• Alessia Romani, Abolfazl Taherzadeh Finib, Megan R. Cockburn, Anthony G. Straatman, and Joshua M. Pearce. Design and Validation of Cost-effective Customizable 3-D Printed Phase-Change Material-based Thermal Energy Storage Modules. The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology (2026). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-026-18499-3. Academia as accepted , preprint
• Bow Pearce, E.; Pearce, J.M.; Romani, A. Design of Alternatives to Stained Glass with Open-Source Distributed Additive Manufacturing for Energy Efficiency and Economic Savings. Designs 2025, 9, 80. https://doi.org/10.3390/designs9040080, academia OA, preprint
• Rana, S.; Pearce, J.M. A Review of Phase-Change Material-Based Thermal Batteries for Sustainable Energy Storage of Solar Photovoltaic Systems Coupled to Heat Pumps in the Building Sector. Energies 2025, 18, 3265. https://doi.org/10.3390/en18133265 open access
• Joshua M. Pearce, The Unexpected Reason Firms Should Institute Policies to Remove Email Signatures: Quantifying Human Mortality Costs of Email Signature-based Reputation Signaling, Sustainable Futures 9, 100516, 2025. Elsevier, 2025/6/1100516, ISSN 2666-1888, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sftr.2025.100516.
• B. Ugwoke, S.P. Corgnati, P. Leone, J.M. Pearce, Adapting the European typology approach for building stock energy assessment (TABULA) concept for the developing world: The Nigerian case study, Energy Strategy Reviews, 51, 2024, 101293. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.esr.2023.101293.Academia open access
• Asgari, N.; McDonald, M.T.; Pearce, J.M. Energy Modeling and Techno-Economic Feasibility Analysis of Greenhouses for Tomato Cultivation Utilizing the Waste Heat of Cryptocurrency Miners. Energies 2023, 16, 1331. https://doi.org/10.3390/en16031331 academia OA
• Denkenberger, D.; Pearce, J.M.; Brandemuehl, M.; Alverts, M.; Zhai, J. Expanded Microchannel Heat Exchanger: Finite Difference Modeling. Designs 2021, 5, 58. https://doi.org/10.3390/designs5040058 OA Academia
• David Denkenberger, Michael Brandemuehl; John Zhai, Joshua Pearce. Finite Difference Heat Exchanger Model: Flow Maldistribution with Thermal Coupling, Heat Transfer Engineering 2021.42:11, 889-903, https://doi.org/10.1080/01457632.2020.1756060 open access
• Denkenberger, D.C., Brandemuehl, M.J., Pearce, J.M., Zhai, J. Expanded Microchannel Heat Exchanger: Nondestructive Evaluation. Heat Transfer Engineering 40(20)1671-1679, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1080/01457632.2018.1496976 open access
• John J. Laureto and Joshua M. Pearce. Open Source Multi-Head 3D Printer for Polymer-Metal Composite Component Manufacturing Technologies 2017, 5(2), 36; doi:10.3390/technologies5020036 open access
• Martinus A. Arie, Amir H. Shooshtari, Ratnesh Tiwari, Serguei V. Dessiatoun, Michael M. Ohadi, Joshua M. Pearce. Experimental Characterization of Heat Transfer in an Additively Manufactured Polymer Heat Exchanger. Applied Thermal Engineering. 113, pp. 575–584 (2017). DOI:10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2016.11.030 free open access
• D. Denkenberger, M. Parisi, J.M. Pearce. "Towards Low-Cost Microchannel Heat Exchangers: Vehicle Heat Recovery Ventilator Prototype" Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics (HEFAT), 14-16 July 2014, Orlando, FL, USA. open access
• Devproshad K. Paul, Kunal Karan, Aristides Docoslis, Javier B. Giorgi, and Joshua Pearce, Characteristics of Self-Assembled Ultrathin Nafion Films, Macromolecules 46 (9), pp 3461–3475 (2013).
• Patrick Leslie, Joshua M. Pearce, Rob Harrap, Sylvie Daniel, "The application of smartphone technology to economic and environmental analysis of building energy conservation strategies", International Journal of Sustainable Energy 31(5), pp. 295-311 (2012). open access

Joshua M. Pearce,  "Green Homes", pp. 673-675,  "Green Cities",  pp.667-669, and  "Life Cycle Analysis",  pp.858-860, Philander, George (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Global Warming and Climate Change, Second Edition, SAGE Publications, Inc,  2012.

• D.C. Denkenberger, M.J. Brandemuehl, J.M. Pearce, and J. Zhai, "Expanded microchannel heat exchanger: design, fabrication and preliminary experimental test", Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers – Part A: Journal of Power and Energy, 226, 532-544 (2012). open access

J. M. Pearce, D. Denkenberger, and H. Zielonka, "Accelerating Applied Sustainability by Utilizing Return on Investment for Energy Conservation Measures" in Morena J. Acosta (Ed.) Advances in Energy Research Vol. 3, Nova Science Publishers: New York, pp.107-126, 2011.

• Joshua M. Pearce, "Engineers: It is Time to Work Together and Save the World" Engineering Dimensions, March/April, pp. 55-57 (2011).
• J. Corbett, J. Webster, K. Sayili, I. Zelenika-Zovko, and J. Pearce, "Developing and Justifying Energy Conservation Measures: Green IT under Construction" Proceedings of the Sixteenth Americas Conference on Information Systems, Lima, Peru, August 12-15, 2010. pp 1-8. open access

E. M. Pearce and J. M. Pearce, "Life Cycle Considerations in Energy Conservation for Design of Low Income Housing"Chapter 10, in Utrick, Joseph B. editor, Energy and Buildings: Efficiency, Air Quality and Conservation Nova Science Publishers: New York, pp. 257-278, 2009.

• Joshua M. Pearce and Tom Carpenter, "Greening the University's bottom line" Queen's Alumni Review, Issue 2, 2009, p.5.
• Joshua M. Pearce, Tom Carpenter and David Denkenberger, "Found in Translation: A New Language for Engineers Discussing Energy Efficiency Retrofits", Journal of Policy Engagement, 1(2), pp. 9-13, 2009.
• Tom Carpenter and Joshua Pearce, "Put Green Into the University's Bottom Line", The Queen's Gazette, pg. 6, February 23, 2009.
• Tom Carpenter and Joshua Pearce, "Put Green Into Your Bottom Line", The Globe and Mail, February 17, 2009.

Joshua M. Pearce, David Denkenberger, and Heather Zielonka, "Energy Conservation Measures as Investments", in Spadoni, Giacomo, editor,  Energy Conservation: New Research, Nova Science Publishers: New York, pp. 67-85, 2009.

• J. M. Pearce, D. Denkenberger, and H. Zielonka, "Accelerating Applied Sustainability by Utilizing Return on Investment for Energy Conservation Measures" International Journal of Energy, Environment and Economics, 17(1), pp. 61-80, 2009.

Joshua M. Pearce, "Green Homes" and "Green Cities", in S. G. Philander (Editor), Encyclopedia of Global Warming and Climate Change, Vol. 2, pp. 465-466, SAGE Publications, Inc, 2008.

Chris Russill and Joshua M. Pearce, "Sustainability Communication in American Model Research Universities: A Pragmatist Heuristic and the Rationale for Energy Service Projects", in Innovation, Education and Communication for Sustainable Development, (ed. Walter Leal) in Peter Lang Publishing: Frankfurt am Main, Berlin, Bern, Bruxelles, New York, Oxford, Wien, pp. 583-600, 2006.

• Joshua M. Pearce and Laura L. Miller, "Energy Service Companies as a Component of a Comprehensive University Sustainability Strategy", International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 7(1), pp. 16-33, 2006. open access
• Joshua Pearce and Chris Russill, "Interdisciplinary Environmental Education: Communicating and Applying Energy Efficiency for Sustainability", Applied Environmental Education and Communication, 4(1), 65-72, 2005. open access
• Joshua Pearce, Christopher Uhl, Austin Mandryk, Dennis Matalavage, Christie Vischer, Loren Byrne, and Sara Eisenfeld, "The Mueller Report: Moving Beyond Sustainability Indicators to Sustainability Action", The Green Destiny Council of The Pennsylvania State University, Fall 2001. open access
  • Included in the Adelaide: The Green City minidisk, distributed by the Office of Sustainability, Department for Environment and Heritage, Government of South Australia.
  • Included in CD on Ecological Footprint, Regional Government Network Sustainability Conference and Academic Forum, Department of Environment, Government of Western Australia.