A review of urban energy system models: Approaches, challenges and opportunities
J Keirstead, M Jennings, A Sivakumar - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2012 - Elsevier
Energy use in cities has attracted significant research in recent years. However such a broad
topic inevitably results in number of alternative interpretations of the problem domain and …
topic inevitably results in number of alternative interpretations of the problem domain and …
Optimization of passive solar design strategies: A review
S Stevanović - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2013 - Elsevier
Passive solar design strategies comprise important ways of reducing the heating, cooling
and lighting energy consumption of buildings. Although it is relatively simple to reduce the …
and lighting energy consumption of buildings. Although it is relatively simple to reduce the …
Modeling heating and cooling loads by artificial intelligence for energy-efficient building design
The energy performance of buildings was estimated using various data mining techniques,
including support vector regression (SVR), artificial neural network (ANN), classification and …
including support vector regression (SVR), artificial neural network (ANN), classification and …
Simulation-based framework to evaluate resistivity of cooling strategies in buildings against overheating impact of climate change
Over the last decades overheating in buildings has become a major concern. The situation
is expected to worsen due to the current rate of climate change. Many efforts have been …
is expected to worsen due to the current rate of climate change. Many efforts have been …
Applying support vector machine to predict hourly cooling load in the building
In this paper, support vector machine (SVM) is used to predict hourly building cooling load.
The hourly building cooling load prediction model based on SVM has been established, and …
The hourly building cooling load prediction model based on SVM has been established, and …
Calibrating whole building energy models: An evidence-based methodology
This paper reviews existing case studies and methods for calibrating whole building energy
models to measured data. This research describes a systematic, evidence-based …
models to measured data. This research describes a systematic, evidence-based …
Effect of architectural building design parameters on thermal comfort and energy consumption in higher education buildings
It has been challenging for designers to identify the appropriate design parameters that
would reduce building energy consumption while achieving thermal comfort for building …
would reduce building energy consumption while achieving thermal comfort for building …
Global trends in urban electricity demands for cooling and heating
As the tropics and subtropics become increasingly urban, industrial and affluent, energy
demands for thermal comfort may evolve differently than they have historically across the …
demands for thermal comfort may evolve differently than they have historically across the …
Estimating the heating load of buildings for smart city planning using a novel artificial intelligence technique PSO-XGBoost
In this study, a novel technique to support smart city planning in estimating and controlling
the heating load (HL) of buildings, was proposed, namely PSO-XGBoost. Accordingly, the …
the heating load (HL) of buildings, was proposed, namely PSO-XGBoost. Accordingly, the …
Assessing the effects of urban street trees on building cooling energy needs: The role of foliage density and planting pattern
This study presents an one-way coupling approach between the ENVI-met microclimate
model and the EnergyPlus building energy simulation program, to assess the effect of the …
model and the EnergyPlus building energy simulation program, to assess the effect of the …