The energy use in the built environment accounts for nearly 40% of the total energy use in
the Netherlands. Most of the used energy in the built environment (nearly 87% for non …

Abstract Building Automation and Control Systems (BACS) offer promising opportunities to
reduce building energy consumption, aligning with the European Union's climate goals. This …

This paper discusses the control of building energy comfort management systems led by the
economic movement within the energy market resulting in different prices. This new …

Occupant behavior is an important factor affecting building energy consumption. Many
studies have been conducted recently to model occupant behavior and analyze its impact …

There are two primary ways to save energy within a building:(1) through improving building
engineering structures and adopting efficient appliance ownership, and (2) through …

Energy and comfort management is the major task for a building automation system. As a
trend of next-generation's commercial buildings, intelligent buildings are capable of …

Optimal management of buildings' energy-consuming systems is of great importance for
minimizing building energy consumption while satisfying the occupants. Since the operation …

Sustainable building performance requires the integration of various metrics such as energy
consumption, thermal comfort levels, occupants' wellbeing, and productivity. Despite their …

Energy efficient buildings play an important role in achieving a sustainable society.
Conventional methods achieving energy efficient buildings mainly focus on upgrading the …

Energy conservation and sustainability are subjects of great interest today, especially in the
commercial building sector which is witnessing a very high and growing demand for energy …