The indoor environment directly affects health and comfort as humans spend most of the day
indoors. However, improperly controlled ventilation systems can expend unnecessary …

Abstract Building Energy Management is identified as a key part of the move towards
localised energy generation and control. The significant discrepancy between building …

Thermal comfort is one of the main driving factors in defining the operational settings of
HVAC systems, and it greatly impacts energy efficiency in buildings. Lack of information …

Occupancy schedules and density can have a substantial influence on building plug,
lighting, and air conditioning energy usage. In recent years, the study related to occupancy …

Centrally controlled heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems in commercial
buildings are operated by building management systems (BMS) based on the predefined …

A personalized measure for thermal comfort has been applied for use in combination with
smart controls for building automation. Using data from a field study, we first show the …

HVAC systems account for more than 40% of energy consumption in buildings to provide
satisfactory indoor environments for occupants. The integration of personalized thermal …

The aim of the present paper is to present a model-based predictive controller, combined
with a Building Energy Management System (BEMS). The overall system predicts the indoor …

Abstract Personal Comfort Models (PCM) build on state-of-the-art methods to predict
individuals' thermal comfort responses based on occupant input and indoor environment …

Artificial Intelligence (AI) based control algorithms for heating, ventilation, and air
conditioning (HVAC) equipment have been gradually applied to improve building energy …