Review on occupant-centric thermal comfort sensing, predicting, and controlling

J Xie, H Li, C Li, J Zhang, M Luo - Energy and Buildings, 2020 - Elsevier
Ensuring occupants' thermal comfort and work performance is one of the primary objectives
for building environment conditioning systems. In recent years, there emerged many …

Data-driven personal thermal comfort prediction: A literature review

Y Feng, S Liu, J Wang, J Yang, YL Jao… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
Personal thermal comfort prediction modeling has become a trending topic in efforts to
improve individual indoor comfort, a notion that is closely related to the design and …

Data requirements and performance evaluation of model predictive control in buildings: A modeling perspective

S Zhan, A Chong - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Model predictive control (MPC) has shown great potential in improving building
performance and saving energy. However, after over 20 years of research, it is yet to be …

The field of human building interaction for convergent research and innovation for intelligent built environments

B Becerik-Gerber, G Lucas, A Aryal, M Awada… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract Human-Building Interaction (HBI) is a convergent field that represents the growing
complexities of the dynamic interplay between human experience and intelligence within …

Collective comfort optimization in multi-occupancy environments by leveraging personal comfort models and thermal distribution patterns

F Topak, GS Pavlak, MK Pekeriçli, J Wang… - Building and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Buildings with shared spaces present a unique challenge for maintaining thermal comfort
due to their dynamic occupancy patterns and the potential for wide variation in occupant …

Development of a back-propagation neural network and adaptive grey wolf optimizer algorithm for thermal comfort and energy consumption prediction and …

L Li, Y Fu, JCH Fung, H Qu, AKH Lau - Energy and Buildings, 2021 - Elsevier
Heating ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems provide a comfortable indoor
thermal environment, but in the process of attaining appropriate indoor thermal comfort …

The effects of a mismatch between thermal comfort modeling and HVAC controls from an occupancy perspective

E Ono, K Mihara, KP Lam, A Chong - Building and Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Incorporating data-driven thermal comfort models into occupant-centric HVAC controls is
crucial to meet occupants' preferences in thermal comfort. Although HVAC controls and …

A hybrid ensemble learning framework for zero-energy potential prediction of photovoltaic direct-driven air conditioners

C Lu, S Li, J Gu, W Lu, T Olofsson, J Ma - Journal of Building Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
Integrating renewable energy is a promising solution for buildings to achieve the net-zero-
energy goal. Expanding real-time matching between renewable energy generation and …

Adaptive thermal comfort approach to save energy in tropical climate educational building by artificial intelligence

LA López-Pérez, JJ Flores-Prieto - Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
This work shows a comparative study of energy savings in an air-conditioning educational
building in Aw's tropical climate regarding annual cooling load and degree-days, with …

A personal touch to demand response: An occupant-centric control strategy for HVAC systems using personalized comfort models

M Meimand, F Jazizadeh - Energy and Buildings, 2024 - Elsevier
HAVC systems account for the majority of energy use in buildings. Therefore, research
efforts have been made to develop control strategies to improve energy efficiency during the …