A review of sensitivity analysis methods in building energy analysis

W Tian - Renewable and sustainable energy reviews, 2013 - Elsevier
Sensitivity analysis plays an important role in building energy analysis. It can be used to
identify the key variables affecting building thermal performance from both energy simulation …

Review of energy conservation technologies for fresh air supply in zero energy buildings

Z Liu, W Li, Y Chen, Y Luo, L Zhang - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2019 - Elsevier
People spend about 90% of their time indoors. Fresh air supply in buildings can improve
indoor air qualities and become a concern due to sick building syndrome (SBS) and the …

Sensitivity analysis of building energy performance: A simulation-based approach using OFAT and variance-based sensitivity analysis methods

N Delgarm, B Sajadi, K Azarbad, S Delgarm - Journal of Building …, 2018 - Elsevier
In this research, one-factor-at-a-time (OFAT) and variance-based sensitivity analysis
methods integrate with EnergyPlus through MATLAB to define predominant variables …

A multi-objective optimization strategy for building carbon emission from the whole life cycle perspective

R Chen, YS Tsay, T Zhang - Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
This research proposed an integrated strategy for building performance optimization from
the whole life cycle perspective to explore the optimal building scheme. After the feature …

Dynamic energy performance analysis: Case study for energy efficiency retrofits of hospital buildings

A Buonomano, F Calise, G Ferruzzi, A Palombo - Energy, 2014 - Elsevier
This paper investigates several actions for the energy refurbishment of some buildings of the
University Hospital Federico II of Naples. The analysis focuses on a specific lot of 4 …

Assessing the energy efficiency improvement potentials of HVAC systems considering economic and environmental aspects at the hospitals

A Teke, O Timur - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2014 - Elsevier
The energy use in the world is increasing significantly owing to increase in per capita
consumption of energy and growing population. Due to increased energy demand and the …

Incorporating novel heat recovery units into an AHU for energy demand reduction-exergy analysis

R Kalbasi, A Shahsavar, M Afrand - Journal of Thermal Analysis and …, 2020 - Springer
The building sector is the major energy consumer, accounting for over 40% of global energy
demand. Heating and cooling together with domestic hot water energy consumption are …

Effects of operation parameters on performances of stratum ventilation for heating mode

S Zhang, Z Lin, Z Ai, F Wang, Y Cheng, C Huan - Building and Environment, 2019 - Elsevier
Stratum ventilation is more energy-efficient as compared with mixing ventilation for cooling
applications. However, due to the short development history of stratum ventilation, few …

A review of air-to-air membrane energy recovery technology for building ventilation

J Li, S Shao, Z Wang, G Xie, Q Wang, Z Xu, L Han… - Energy and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Air-to-air membrane energy exchangers (MEEs) have become a key component in
technological advancements for near-zero-energy building and green building. MEEs …

A preliminary study of representing the inter-occupant diversity in occupant modelling

W O'Brien, HB Gunay, F Tahmasebi… - Journal of Building …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Significant diversity between occupants and their presence and actions results in major
uncertainty with regard to predicting building performance. However, many current occupant …