Regulations corroborate the importance of retrofitting existing building stocks or constructing
new energy-efficient districts. There is, thus, a need for modeling tools to evaluate energy …

Implementing an efficient control strategy for heating, ventilation, and air conditioning
(HVAC) systems can lead to improvements in both energy efficiency and thermal …

Intelligent buildings have drawn considerable attention due to rapid progress in
communication and information technologies. These buildings can utilize current and …

Energy crisis and the global impetus to “go green” have encouraged the integration of
renewable energy resources, plug‐in electric vehicles, and energy storage systems to the …

Energy management is one of the main challenges in Microgrids (MGs) applied to Smart
Buildings (SBs). Hence, more studies are indispensable to consider both modeling and …

Recent developments in information and communication technology have sparked the
notion of smart buildings; an example of which is occupant-centric control (OCC). In this …

Buildings consume energy for different purposes. One core function is to provide healthy
and comfortable living conditions for the humans that inhabit these buildings. The …

Despite the promising results of deep learning research, construction industry applications
are still limited. Facility Management (FM) in construction has yet to take full advantage of …

In the last four decades several methods have been used to model occupants' presence and
actions (OPA) in buildings according to different purposes, available computational power …

Smart cities are an innovative concept for managing metropolitan areas to increase their
residents' sustainability and quality of life. This article examines the management and …