Courses: Introduction to Analytics Modeling, Revit, Healthcare Design of the Future, VIP: Surrogate Models for Urban Regeneration, Data-driven Methods in Design and Sustainability, Building Simulation in Design Practice, Public Health Analytics, Shape Grammars.
Undergraduate thesis: Modeling technique for vault-like structure generation through topological manipulation
• Urban Vulnerability Modeling and Simulation Platform project.
• Assisted in teaching the VIP: Computing Building Resiliency course, conducting research on CFD and ABS and providing technical support to students.
• Conducted comparative research on urban microclimate simulations, validating Outdoor+, a Grasshopper plugin using the urbanMicroclimateFoam solver, testing results against ENVI-met models.
• Developed advanced ENVI-met microclimate models to identify thermal comfort issues in an Educational Center project, providing design input for the architecture team.
• Developed scripting solutions with IfcOpenShell to read and manipulate BIM/IFC models in Revit through Rhino.Inside.Revit.
• Programmed post-processing tools and analyzed results for indoor CFD simulations using OpenFOAM and Grasshopper.
• Assisted in teaching the VIP: Computing Building Resiliency course, conducting research on CFD and ABS and providing technical support to students.
• Developed custom components for Outdoor+, a Grasshopper plugin for urban microclimate simulations, as part of the VIP Surrogate Models for Urban Regeneration project.
• Created custom Grasshopper scripts for design space exploration and EnergyPlus-based climate simulations.
• Designed a housing proposal in response to a citywide conflagration, approved by the local community.
• Modeled projects in Revit and Rhinoceros, producing documentation, renderings in Twinmotion, and post-production in Adobe Photoshop.
• Presented project outcomes to community groups of 50+ participants.
• Managed databases and generated dashboards to support decision-making in the Engineering Faculty.
• Assisted students by addressing academic inquiries and guiding coursework.
• Graded professional practice reports.
• Conducted on-site measurements, prepared permit documentation, and managed client paperwork to ensure regulatory compliance.
• Collaborated on concept design, technical documentation, and 3D modeling for residential and commercial projects.
• Executed on-site measurements and permitting documentation.
• Managed client paperwork to ensure compliance.
• Assisted in preparing technical documentation and drawings for land lot development and subdivision projects.
• Supported regulatory approval processes by compiling site data, maps, and compliance paperwork.
• Quantifying Airflow-Pathogen Dynamics: A CFD-ABS Approach to Optimizing Ventilation and Filtration Strategies (Accepted for publication)
• Spatiotemporal Modeling Integration Framework for Buildings: Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) and Agent-Based Simulation (ABS) Coupling Assessment (Accepted for publication)
Rahimi, Sina, Marcelo Alvarez, Umberto Berardi, Brian Stone, and Patrick Kastner. "Coupled Urban Physics in Microclimate Modeling: Validating and Enhancing Simulation Tools." Building and Environment, September 2025, 113637.
Álvarez, Marcelo, and Marcelo Bernal. "Design Spaces of Structurally Pre-Evaluated Funicular Shapes." Blucher Design Proceedings, Editora Blucher, December 2021, 807–18.
Álvarez, Marcelo, Marcelo Bernal, and Carlos Castro. "Modeling Technique for Vault-like Structure Generation through Topological Manipulation." Blucher Design Proceedings, Editora Blucher, December 2020, 238–45.
• ET SFP 2025 Scholarship – International Facility Management Association
• GTRI Graduate Student Research Award nomination
• English: Professional proficiency
• Spanish: Native