[HTML][HTML] An overview of emerging and sustainable technologies for increased energy efficiency and carbon emission mitigation in buildings

Z Ma, MB Awan, M Lu, S Li, MS Aziz, X Zhou, H Du… - Buildings, 2023‏ - mdpi.com
The building sector accounts for a significant proportion of global energy usage and carbon
dioxide emissions. It is important to explore technological advances to curtail building …

Modeling occupancy and behavior for better building design and operation—A critical review

B Dong, D Yan, Z Li, Y **, X Feng, H Fontenot - Building Simulation, 2018‏ - Springer
People spend more than 90% of their life time in buildings, which makes occupant behavior
one of the leading influences of energy consumption in buildings. Occupancy and occupant …

[HTML][HTML] Design of flexible energy systems for nearly/net zero energy buildings under uncertainty characteristics: A review

ML Lu, YJ Sun, G Kokogiannakis, ZJ Ma - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Compared to traditional building energy systems, the energy systems used in nearly/net
zero energy buildings face more complex challenges due to highly uncertain characteristics …

Future climate scenarios and their impact on heating, ventilation and air-conditioning system design and performance for commercial buildings for 2050

NO Bell, JI Bilbao, M Kay, AB Sproul - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Designers of commercial building's heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) systems
use typical weather data adjusted with global climate models (known as “morphing”) to …

[کتاب][B] Energy audit of building systems: an engineering approach

M Krarti - 2020‏ - taylorfrancis.com
Updated to include recent advances, this third edition presents strategies and analysis
methods for conserving energy and reducing operating costs in residential and commercial …

[HTML][HTML] A comprehensive review and sensitivity analysis of the factors affecting the performance of buildings equipped with Variable Refrigerant Flow system in …

A Etemad, A Shafaat, AM Bahman - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Abstract Variable Refrigerant Flow (VRF) systems are becoming increasingly popular in
commercial and residential buildings due to their flexibility and efficiency. Building design …

A multi-criterion renewable energy system design optimization for net zero energy buildings under uncertainties

S Zhang, P Huang, Y Sun - Energy, 2016‏ - Elsevier
Net zero energy buildings (NZEBs) are promising to mitigate the increasing energy and
environmental problems. For NZEBs, annual energy balance between renewable energy …

Exploring HVAC system sizing under uncertainty

Y Sun, L Gu, CFJ Wu, G Augenbroe - Energy and Buildings, 2014‏ - Elsevier
In current practice, HVAC systems are sized based on standardized procedures that were
mostly developed by ASHRAE. The standard approach only implicitly deals with uncertainty …

HVAC system design under peak load prediction uncertainty using multiple-criterion decision making technique

P Huang, G Huang, Y Wang - Energy and Buildings, 2015‏ - Elsevier
Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) systems are widely equipped in modern
buildings to provide indoor thermal comfort and guarantee indoor air quality. In a …

Energy characteristics of multi-chiller load distribution algorithms in a large office building

J Park, JH Cha, Y Yoon, KH Lee - Energy and Buildings, 2024‏ - Elsevier
This study evaluates the energy efficiency of multi-chiller systems in large office buildings,
focusing on their optimization across various climate zones as defined by ASHRAE. Using …