Implementing an efficient control strategy for heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems can lead to improvements in both energy efficiency and thermal …
Buildings have a significant impact on global sustainability. During the past decades, a wide variety of studies have been conducted throughout the building lifecycle for improving the …
Being a primary contributor to global energy consumption and energy-related carbon emissions, the building and building construction sectors are a crucial player in the …
N Aste, M Manfren, G Marenzi - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2017 - Elsevier
The pressing global environmental issues are fostering a rapid change in the energy and sustainability policies for the built environment. New paradigms are emerging, such as …
Degree days represent a versatile climatic indicator which is commonly used in building energy performance analysis. In this context, the present paper proposes a simple dynamic …
Abstract Evaluation methods can be used to determine what constitutes good energy performance in a building. With an increasing focus on energy use of buildings worldwide …
H Harb, N Boyanov, L Hernandez, R Streblow… - Energy and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Building thermal wall mass provides a flexible heat capacity which can be effectively used for load shifting, thus enabling demand side management (DSM). The most crucial barrier …
P Geyer, S Singaravel - Applied energy, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Machine learning is increasingly being used to predict building performance. It replaces building performance simulation, and is used for data analytics. Major benefits …
This paper is the first part of a two-part series in which we present results from one of the first worldwide experimental demonstrations of frequency regulation in a commercial building …