Intelligent optimization framework of near zero energy consumption building performance based on a hybrid machine learning algorithm

X Wu, Z Feng, H Chen, Y Qin, S Zheng, L Wang… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
The realization of a near zero energy consumption building (NZEB) is one of the important
goals to promote the sustainable development of green buildings. To achieve the goal of …

Operational carbon transition in the megalopolises' commercial buildings

M Ma, W Feng, J Huo, X Xiang - Building and Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Megalopolises are important political and economic centers and offer the best opportunities
for decarbonizing commercial building operations. This study estimates the decarbonization …

Data-driven estimation of building energy consumption and GHG emissions using explainable artificial intelligence

Y Zhang, BK Teoh, M Wu, J Chen, L Zhang - Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Energy consumption prediction is an integral part of planning and controlling energy used in
the building sector which accounts for 40% of the global energy consumption and a …

Prediction and optimization of heating and cooling loads in a residential building based on multi-layer perceptron neural network and different optimization algorithms

Y Xu, F Li, A Asgari - Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Since cooling and heating loads are regarded as significant parameters to examine the
energy performance of buildings, the need to predict and analyze them for the residential …

Prediction of heating and cooling loads based on light gradient boosting machine algorithms

J Guo, S Yun, Y Meng, N He, D Ye, Z Zhao, L Jia… - Building and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Machine learning models have been widely used to study the prediction of heating
and cooling loads in residential buildings. However, most of these methods use the default …

Challenges in implementing data-driven approaches for building life cycle energy assessment: A review

V Venkatraj, MK Dixit - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
Over the last few decades, the construction sector's energy consumption has increased
tremendously. Buildings consume both embodied energy (EE) and operational energy (OE) …

Seasonal and diurnal surface urban heat islands in China: An investigation of driving factors with three-dimensional urban morphological parameters

S Cao, Y Cai, M Du, Q Weng, L Lu - GIScience & Remote Sensing, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Surface urban heat island (SUHI) can considerably influence the urban environment and the
quality of life. It is vital to examine how underlying surface properties impact seasonal and …

Spatially heterogeneous effect of temperature on electricity consumption in Shenzhen, China

J Cao, W Zhou, W Wang, X Pan, C Jing, Y Qian - Building and Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
The relationship between electricity consumption (EC) and temperature (T) influences the
energy supply-demand balance within cities, and a nonlinear EC-T relationship has been …

Identifying potential superspreaders of airborne infectious diseases in construction projects

Z Yuan, Z Ye, Y Zhang, SC Hsu - Journal of Management in …, 2023 - ascelibrary.org
The spread of airborne infectious diseases has largely been driven by superspreading
events, in which a single individual directly infects several contacts. Superspreading events …

Experimental investigation on condensation characteristics of a novel radiant terminal based on sepiolite composite humidity-conditioning coating

W Chen, Y Yin, X Zhao, G Xu, B Cao, Q Ji - Building and Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
The problem of condensation hinders the application and popularization of the radiant
cooling system. According to the characteristics of temperature and humidity independent …