Retrofitting building systems is known to provide cost-effective energy savings. However,
prioritizing retrofits and computing their expected energy savings and cost/benefits can be a …

Collecting energy use data is becoming common practice in the buildings sector. Current
applications include understanding regional energy flows in the building stock, and tracking …

Catalyzed by recent market, technology, and policy trends, energy data collection in the
building industry is becoming more widespread. This wealth of information allows more data …

Single-family attached houses (SFAHs) refer to residential structures that share one or more
walls with neighbouring buildings, each with independent heating systems and utilities …

At present, the level of process automation in conjunction with modern information
technology provides large data files that can serve for deeper process analysis. The aim is to …

This dissertation explores the problem of making building design decisions when facing
complex systems with interactive effects and unreliable or inadequate information. I …