Hybrid system controls of natural ventilation and HVAC in mixed-mode buildings: A comprehensive review
Mixed-mode buildings utilise a combination of natural ventilation from operable building
envelopes and mechanical systems to realise climate-friendly ventilation and cooling. The …
envelopes and mechanical systems to realise climate-friendly ventilation and cooling. The …
Review on occupant-centric thermal comfort sensing, predicting, and controlling
Ensuring occupants' thermal comfort and work performance is one of the primary objectives
for building environment conditioning systems. In recent years, there emerged many …
for building environment conditioning systems. In recent years, there emerged many …
A practical deep reinforcement learning framework for multivariate occupant-centric control in buildings
Reinforcement learning (RL) has been shown to have the potential for optimal control of
heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems. Although research on RL-based …
heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems. Although research on RL-based …
HVAC energy savings, thermal comfort and air quality for occupant-centric control through a side-by-side experimental study
Building sensing technologies have evolved rapidly in the last two decades in aid of
monitoring building environment and energy system performance. A series of occupancy …
monitoring building environment and energy system performance. A series of occupancy …
Ten questions concerning reinforcement learning for building energy management
As buildings account for approximately 40% of global energy consumption and associated
greenhouse gas emissions, their role in decarbonizing the power grid is crucial. The …
greenhouse gas emissions, their role in decarbonizing the power grid is crucial. The …
A global building occupant behavior database
This paper introduces a database of 34 field-measured building occupant behavior datasets
collected from 15 countries and 39 institutions across 10 climatic zones covering various …
collected from 15 countries and 39 institutions across 10 climatic zones covering various …
Challenges and opportunities for integrating BIM and LCA: Methodological choices and framework development
The main objectives of this review are to identify the advanced strategies and research gaps
in the integration of BIM-LCA approaches and to propose research opportunities for …
in the integration of BIM-LCA approaches and to propose research opportunities for …
[HTML][HTML] State-of-the-art review of occupant behavior modeling and implementation in building performance simulation
Occupant Behavior (OB) is one of the major drivers of building energy consumption.
However, OB is usually oversimplified in Building Performance Simulation (BPS), resulting …
However, OB is usually oversimplified in Building Performance Simulation (BPS), resulting …
Nationwide HVAC energy-saving potential quantification for office buildings with occupant-centric controls in various climates
The occupant-centric control (OCC) is receiving an increasing attention since it could reduce
building heating ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) system energy consumptions while …
building heating ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) system energy consumptions while …
Personal thermal comfort models using digital twins: Preference prediction with BIM-extracted spatial–temporal proximity data from Build2Vec
Conventional thermal preference prediction in buildings has limitations due to the difficulty in
capturing all environmental and personal factors. New model features can improve the …
capturing all environmental and personal factors. New model features can improve the …