Herman Hernandez Herrera
Publications
Low, J.K., Berry, S., Thomson, P., Steinhorn, G., Briggs, Cole, Berry, C., & Berry, TA. (2025, March). Comprehensive Plastic Waste Characterisation to Enhance Landfill Diversion in New Zealand’s Construction Industry. Sustainability, 17(6), 27-42. https://doi.org/10.3390/su17062742
Hernandez, G., Borge, R., Blanchon, D.J., & Berry, TA. (2025, September). Impact of Positive Pressure Ventilation Systems on Indoor Air Quality in Residential Settings Impact of Positive Pressure Ventilation Systems on Indoor Air Quality in Residential Settings. Building and Environment, 283, 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2025.113323
Low, J.K., Hernandez, G., & Berry, TA. (2024). Plastic waste characterisation to maximise landfill diversion from a New Zealand residential construction site. Frontiers in Sustainability, 5, 1-12. https://doi.org/10.3389/frsus.2024.1455480
Birchmore, R., Berry, TA., Wallis, S. L., Tsai, S., & Hernandez, G. (2023, May). Thermal performance and indoor air quality in new, medium density houses – Auckland, New Zealan. International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation, 41 (1), 279–300. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJBPA-08-2021-0110
Berry, T-A., Thomson, P., Low, J., & Hernandez, G. (2022, August). Keynote Presentation: Developing a circular economy for plastic in the construction sector [Paper presentation]. Paper presented at the Building for the Future: SARNZ Conference and Trade Show, Queenstown.
Berry, T-A., Low, J., Wallis, S.L., Kestle, L., Day, A., & Hernandez, G. (2022). Determining the Feasibility of a Circular Economy for Plastic Waste from the Construction Sector in New Zealand. In International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction (CIB). SBEfin 2022 – Emerging Concepts for Sustainable Built Environments (pp. 205-213).
Hernandez, G., Low, J.K., Nand, A., Bu, A., Wallis, S.L., Kestle, L., & Berry, T-A. (2022). Quantifying and Managing Plastic Waste Generated from Building Construction in Auckland, New Zealand. Waste Management and Research, 1, 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1177/0734242X221105425
Berry, T-A., Steinhorn, G., Massey, B., Hernandez, G., Low, J., & Wallis, S.L. (2021, December). The highs and lows of developing a transdisciplinary Research Centre and the importance of applied research. [Paper presentation]. Paper presented at the MIT/Unitec Research Symposium - Rangahau Horonuku Hou, Unitec, Auckland.
Kestle,, linda., Hernandez, German., Berry, T-A., Low, J., & Wallis, S.L. (2021). Plastic Minimisation in Construction: A pilot study identifying and quantifying the composition of C&D plastic in construction Waste. In Imriyas Karmadeen & Anthony Mills (Ed.), AUBEA 2021- 27-29 October 2021 (pp. 316-325).
Kestle, L., Berry, T-A., Hernandez, G., Day, A., & Burden, S. (2020, December). Plastic Minimisation Construction Project [Paper presentation]. Unitec Research Symposium, Unitec.
Birchmore, R.C., Wallis, S.L., Hernandez, G., Pivac, A., & Berry, T. (2020). Air Tightness, Friend or Foe?. In Wajiha Mohsin Shahzad, Eziaku Onyeizu Rasheed, James Olabode Bamidele Rotimi (Ed.), Proceedings – New Zealand Built Environment Research Symposium , Vol. 6 (pp. 119-128).
Hernandez, G., Low, J., Wallis, S., Birchmore, R., Ramirez-Prado, G., de Groot, C., Gremillion, H., Lee-Morgan, J., Blanchon, D., Baling, M., Doyle, E., & Berry, T. (2020, November). The development of a transdisciplinary team to investigate indoor air quality issues in New Zealand [Poster presentation]. Unitec Research Symposium, Mount Albert Campus, Unitec.
Low, J.K., Wallis, S.L., Hernandez, G., Cerqueira, I.S., Steinhorn, G., & Berry, T-A. (2020). Encouraging Circular Waste Economies for the New Zealand Construction Industry: Opportunities and Barriers. Frontiers in Sustainable Cities - Open Access, 2(35), 1-7. 10.3389/frsc.2020.00035
Schunke, A.J., Hernandez, G.A., Padhye, L., & Berry, T-A. (2020). Energy Recovery in SWRO desalination: Current Status and New Possibilities. Frontiers in Sustainable Cities, 2, 1-7.
Hernandez, G., Wallis, S.L., Graves, I., Narain, S., Birchmore, R., & Berry, T-A. (2020). The Effect of Ventilation on Volatile Organic Compounds Produced in Residential Buildings Under Simulated Occupancy. Atmospheric Environment X, 6, 1-11.
Wallis, S.L., Hernandez, G., Poyner, D., Birchmore, R., & Berry, T-A. (2019). Particulate matter in residential buildings in New Zealand: Part I. Variability of particle transport into unoccupied spaces with mechanical ventilation. Atmospheric Environment: X (Vol. 2).
Wallis, S.L., Hernandez, G., Holmes, W., Birchmore, R., & Berry, T-A. (2019). Particulate Matter in Residential Buildings in New Zealand: Part II. The Impact of Building Airtightness, Mechanical Ventilation using Simulated Occupancy. Atmospheric Environment X (Vol. 2).
Hernandez, G., Berry, T-A., Wallis, S.L., & Poyner, D. (2017). Temperature and Humidity Effects on Particulate Matter Concentrations in a Sub-Tropical Climate During Winter. L. Juan, Proceedings of International Conference of the Environment, Chemistry and Biology (ICECB 2017) (Vol. 102).
