[HTML][HTML] Transfer learning for smart buildings: A critical review of algorithms, applications, and future perspectives

G Pinto, Z Wang, A Roy, T Hong, A Capozzoli - Advances in Applied Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Smart buildings play a crucial role toward decarbonizing society, as globally buildings emit
about one-third of greenhouse gases. In the last few years, machine learning has achieved …

A review of deep reinforcement learning for smart building energy management

L Yu, S Qin, M Zhang, C Shen, T Jiang… - IEEE Internet of Things …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Global buildings account for about 30% of the total energy consumption and carbon
emission, raising severe energy and environmental concerns. Therefore, it is significant and …

[HTML][HTML] Next-generation energy systems for sustainable smart cities: Roles of transfer learning

Y Himeur, M Elnour, F Fadli, N Meskin, I Petri… - Sustainable Cities and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Smart cities attempt to reach net-zero emissions goals by reducing wasted energy while
improving grid stability and meeting service demand. This is possible by adopting next …

Ten questions concerning reinforcement learning for building energy management

Z Nagy, G Henze, S Dey, J Arroyo, L Helsen… - Building and …, 2023 - Elsevier
As buildings account for approximately 40% of global energy consumption and associated
greenhouse gas emissions, their role in decarbonizing the power grid is crucial. The …

[HTML][HTML] Experimental evaluation of model-free reinforcement learning algorithms for continuous HVAC control

M Biemann, F Scheller, X Liu, L Huang - Applied Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Controlling heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) systems is crucial to improving
demand-side energy efficiency. At the same time, the thermodynamics of buildings and …

Cross temporal-spatial transferability investigation of deep reinforcement learning control strategy in the building HVAC system level

X Fang, G Gong, G Li, L Chun, P Peng, W Li, X Shi - Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Model free based DRL control strategies have achieved positive effects on the
HVAC system optimal control. However, developing deep reinforcement learning (DRL) …

Online transfer learning strategy for enhancing the scalability and deployment of deep reinforcement learning control in smart buildings

D Coraci, S Brandi, T Hong, A Capozzoli - Applied Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
In recent years, advanced control strategies based on Deep Reinforcement Learning (DRL)
proved to be effective in optimizing the management of integrated energy systems in …

Reinforcement learning of occupant behavior model for cross-building transfer learning to various HVAC control systems

Z Deng, Q Chen - Energy and Buildings, 2021 - Elsevier
Occupant behavior plays an important role in the evaluation of building performance.
However, many contextual factors, such as occupancy, mechanical system and interior …

[HTML][HTML] Reinforcement learning building control approach harnessing imitation learning

S Dey, T Marzullo, X Zhang, G Henze - Energy and AI, 2023 - Elsevier
Reinforcement learning (RL) has shown significant success in sequential decision making in
fields like autonomous vehicles, robotics, marketing and gaming industries. This success …

Data science for building energy efficiency: A comprehensive text-mining driven review of scientific literature

MM Abdelrahman, S Zhan, C Miller, A Chong - Energy and Buildings, 2021 - Elsevier
The ever-changing data science landscape is fueling innovation in the built environment
context by providing new and more effective means of converting large raw data sets into …