Evaluating energy retrofits of historic buildings in a university campus using an urban building energy model that considers uncertainties

Z Lin, T Hong, X Xu, J Chen, W Wang - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2023 - Elsevier
Urban building energy model (UBEM) is a powerful tool to simulate performance and
evaluate efficiency of upgrades for a group of buildings under the urban context. However …

Building energy simulation and monitoring: a review of graphical data representation

O Vera-Piazzini, M Scarpa, F Peron - Energies, 2022 - mdpi.com
Data visualization has become relevant in the framework of the evolution of big data
analysis. Being able to understand data collected in a dynamic, interactive, and …

An interactive multi-criteria decision-making method for building performance design

Z Han, X Li, J Sun, M Wang, G Liu - Energy and Buildings, 2023 - Elsevier
Building performance design is essential to support sustainable urban development. It
involves multiple conflicting performance, such as energy consumption and daylighting …

A review on the applicability of machine learning techniques to the metamodeling of energy systems

AR Starke, AK da Silva - Numerical Heat Transfer, Part B …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The use of physics-based models for the development and optimization of energy systems is
popular due to their versatility. However, their inherent complexity often makes these …

[HTML][HTML] Building performance optimization through sensitivity Analysis, and economic insights using AI

H Hosamo, GBA Coelho, CN Rolfsen, D Kraniotis - Energy and Buildings, 2024 - Elsevier
Optimizing building designs for energy efficiency and occupant comfort presents significant
challenges due to the complex and often conflicting requirements of various stakeholders …

The impact of building energy codes evolution on the residential thermal demand

I Zabalza, LG Gesteira, J Uche - Journal of the Brazilian Society of …, 2022 - Springer
The building stock decarbonization by 2050 requires the implementation of an energy
transition strategy. Building energy codes must be considered to minimize the energy …

Evaluation of energy retrofits for existing office buildings through uncertainty and sensitivity Analyses: A case study of Tianjin, China

W Wang, L Zhu, J Zhang, X Zhu, Z Yan, M Cao - Energy and Buildings, 2025 - Elsevier
In the practice of energy retrofitting for existing buildings, uncertainty in retrofit parameters
significantly impacts the outcomes. To support planning decisions for energy retrofits, a …

Sensitivity Assessment of Building Energy Performance Simulations Using MARS Meta-Modeling in Combination with Sobol'Method

A Nouri, C van Treeck, J Frisch - Energies, 2024 - mdpi.com
Large discrepancies can occur between building energy performance simulation (BEPS)
outputs and reference data. Uncertainty and sensitivity analyses are performed to discover …

Coherent description of 48 metrics to compare, validate and assess accuracy of building energy models and indoor environment simulations

H Johra, M Schaffer, G Chaudhary, HS Kazmi… - 2023 - vbn.aau.dk
Aalborg Universitet Coherent description of 48 metrics to compare, validate and assess accuracy of
building energy models and in Page 1 Aalborg Universitet Coherent description of 48 metrics to …

Sensitivity of input data in building heating energy demand simulation

A Geiger, A Nichersu… - BauSim Conference …, 2020 - publications.ibpsa.org
In the present paper, the sensitivity of input parameters in heating energy demand
simulation is analyzed, be it related to spatial model geometry, building physics, or occupant …