This paper develops a robust multi-criteria Technique for Order Preference by Similarity to
Ideal Solution (TOPSIS) based building energy efficiency benchmarking approach. The …

Implementing demand response (DR) in commercial buildings can play a major role in
reducing building's peak load. This improves the efficiency of electricity grids and mitigates …

We propose Gnu-RL: a novel approach that enables real-world deployment of reinforcement
learning (RL) for building control and requires no prior information other than historical data …

In recent years, the focus has been on enhancing user comfort in commercial buildings
while cutting energy costs. Efforts have mainly centered on improving HVAC systems, the …

Food retail buildings account for a measurable proportion of a country's energy consumption
and resultant carbon emissions so energy-operating costs are key business considerations …

Aquatic centres are large and complex buildings which include at least one indoor
swimming pool and several amenities such as gymnasium, café, office, spa, sauna and …

The heat transfer through the floor slab in buildings with Under-Floor Air Distribution (UFAD)
systems may have a negative impact on the energy performance of these buildings …

The energy consumption of office buildings in China has been growing significantly in recent
years. Obviously, there are significant relationships between building envelope and the …

Given the dire consequences of climate change, there are growing incentives to curb carbon
emissions by reducing energy consumption and increasing the penetration of renewable …

This invention describes methods and systems to efficiently map and extract information
from digital representations of buildings for use for a variety of purposes, including but not …