Optimizing building energy consumption in office buildings: A review of building automation and control systems and factors influencing energy savings

L Vandenbogaerde, S Verbeke, A Audenaert - Journal of Building …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Building Automation and Control Systems (BACS) offer promising opportunities to
reduce building energy consumption, aligning with the European Union's climate goals. This …

Building energy-consumption status worldwide and the state-of-the-art technologies for zero-energy buildings during the past decade

X Cao, X Dai, J Liu - Energy and buildings, 2016 - Elsevier
Energy consumption has dramatically increased in buildings over the past decade due to
population growth, more time spent indoors, increased demand for building functions and …

Improving energy efficiency of HVAC systems in buildings: A review of best practices

EK Simpeh, JPG Pillay, R Ndihokubwayo… - International Journal of …, 2022 - emerald.com
Purpose Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) systems account for
approximately half of all energy usage in the operational phase of a building's lifecycle. The …

The effects of vertical farming on indoor carbon dioxide concentration and fresh air energy consumption in office buildings

Y Shao, J Li, Z Zhou, Z Hu, F Zhang, Y Cui… - Building and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Common pollutants in indoor air include carbon dioxide (CO 2), particulate matter (PM) and
volatile organic compounds (VOC). Apart from ventilation and dilution method, there are …

Chemiresistive Sensing of Ambient CO2 by an Autogenously Hydrated Cu3(hexaiminobenzene)2 Framework

I Stassen, JH Dou, C Hendon, M Dincă - ACS central Science, 2019 - ACS Publications
A growing demand for indoor atmosphere monitoring relies critically on the ability to reliably
and quantitatively detect carbon dioxide. Widespread adoption of CO2 sensors requires …

Demand controlled ventilation (DCV) in school and office buildings: Lessons learnt from case studies

B Merema, M Delwati, M Sourbron, H Breesch - Energy and Buildings, 2018 - Elsevier
Demand controlled ventilation (DCV) refers to a ventilation system with air flow rates that are
controlled based on a measurement of an indoor air quality (IAQ) and/or on a thermal …

Thermal comfort and energy savings of personal comfort systems in low temperature office: a field study

B Yang, M Wu, Z Li, H Yao, F Wang - Energy and Buildings, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Personal Comfort Systems (PCS) in conjunction, working together with less
intensified conditioning ambient environments, could provide acceptable micro …

Tube-based robust model predictive control of multi-zone demand-controlled ventilation systems for energy saving and indoor air quality

B Li, B Wu, Y Peng, W Cai - Applied Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
It is promising to apply model predictive control (MPC) scheme to demand-controlled
ventilation (DCV) for the energy-efficient provision of indoor air quality (IAQ). However, the …

Occupancy schedules for energy simulation in new prEN16798-1 and ISO/FDIS 17772-1 standards

K Ahmed, A Akhondzada, J Kurnitski… - Sustainable cities and …, 2017 - Elsevier
This study reports the development of occupancy, lighting and appliance hourly schedules
for new energy calculation input data standards. Developed schedules apply for 10 building …

Outdoor thermal condition based-segmented intermittent demand-controlled ventilation for constant-air-volume system

D Niu, S Zhang - Building and Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
The outdoor air supply is mandatory for healthy built environments but consumes a large
amount of building energy. The demand-controlled ventilation method adjusts the outdoor …