As one of the most important and advanced technology for carbon-mitigation in the building
sector, building performance simulation (BPS) has played an increasingly important role …

Building energy use is expected to grow by more than 40% in the next 20 years. Electricity
remains the largest energy source consumed by buildings, and that demand is growing. To …

Building systems are subject of dynamic system that have a general feature of non-linearity
and in turn, present us with different challenges for its optimized control of energy-saving …

Managing supply and demand in the electricity grid is becoming more challenging due to
the increasing penetration of variable renewable energy sources. As significant end-use …

Heating ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems control that takes occupant
information into account is called HVAC occupant-centric control (OCC), which strikes better …

Improving the energy efficiency of Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC)
systems is crucial to reduce buildings' energy costs and their carbon footprint. HVAC …

Buildings account for a large proportion of the total energy consumption in many countries
and almost half of the energy consumption is caused by the Heating, Ventilation, and air …

Energy efficiency has emerged as an overarching concern due to the high pollution and cost
associated with operating heating, ventilation and air-conditioning systems in buildings …

In recent years, many countries have provided promotion policies related to renewable
energy in order to take advantage of the environmental factors of sufficient sunlight …

Abstract Rule-Based Control (RBC) and Model Predictive Control (MPC) have been
traditionally used to control building heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) …