Research Output

Publications &
Research

Peer-reviewed articles, working papers, and preprints from the PRMS research programme. All publications are indexed with DOIs and linked to the author's ORCID record.

Author Identity

Primary Author

Oscar A. Hernández García

Director PRMS Architecture Lab — Querétaro, México

Research Areas

  • Metabolic Architecture Systems
  • Distributed Urban Systems
  • Performance-Based Building Design
  • Energy and Environmental Regulation Systems

Preprints & Working Papers

Preprint — Zenodo

PRMS Manifiesto: Sistema Metabólico Regulado por Desempeño

Hernández García, O.A. — 2025 — Zenodo Repository

Foundational manifesto establishing the theoretical basis, principles, and taxonomy of PRMS. Includes the canonical framework diagram and the four-level maturity taxonomy.

DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19472797 →

Preprint — Zenodo

PRMS Regenerativo: Protocolo de Certificación — Nivel IV

Hernández García, O.A. — 2025 — Zenodo Repository

Formal certification protocol document for PRMS Level IV — Regenerativo. Defines quantified thresholds across water, energy, ecology, and system dimensions. Includes comparative table positioning PRMS against LEED, BREEAM, Living Building Challenge, and EDGE.

Zenodo →

Submitted — Under Review

Journal Article — Revista AUS (Chile) — Submitted 2025

Arquitectura Metabólica Medible: El sistema PRMS como marco conceptual para la evaluación del desempeño en tiempo real

Hernández García, O.A. — Revista AUS, Universidad Austral de Chile — Q3 2026 (expected)

Empirical validation of PRMS using first-year operational data from SmartLiving Milenio III (QRO-01 IoT dataset). Primary submission in the Latin American indexed journal track.

Preprint DOI →

Journal Article — Bitácora Urbano Territorial — Submitted 2025

PRMS como sistema de evaluación para arquitectura de alto desempeño: posicionamiento crítico histórico

Hernández García, O.A. — Bitácora Urbano Territorial, UNAL — 2026 (expected)

Historical critical positioning of PRMS within the lineage of architectural systems thinking — from Howard's Garden City through Cedric Price's Fun Palace and Japanese Metabolism.

Under review

In Preparation — 2026

Journal Article — Elsevier / Scopus target

Performance-Responsive Metabolic System: A framework for measurable high-performance architecture

Hernández García, O.A. — Target: Energy and Buildings / Building and Environment — 2026

English-language Elsevier-format manuscript. Merges Spanish and English versions of the PRMS framework with SmartLiving Milenio III empirical validation. Targeting Scopus-indexed journals in the energy and buildings domain.

In preparation

Book

El Habitar como Acto de Conciencia

Hernández García, O.A. — 2026–2027

Seven-chapter intellectual biography of the PRMS framework — narrating the evolution of OH-Design™, PEAR-ROI™, SmartLiving Home™, Renewable PEAR™, and PRMS as a coherent intellectual project rather than a product catalogue.

In preparation

Conference & Events Track

Target conference venues for PRMS international presentation — 2027–2028 horizon.

PLEA — Passive and Low Energy Architecture SB — Sustainable Buildings IBPSA — Building Performance Simulation PLEA Latin America