Building operations represent a significant percentage of the total primary energy consumed
in most countries due to the proliferation of Heating, Ventilation and Air-Conditioning …

The residential load sector plays a vital role in terms of its impact on overall power balance,
stability, and efficient power management. However, the load dynamics of the energy …

Buildings all around the world consume a significant amount of energy, which is more or
less one-third of the total primary energy resources. This has raised concerns over energy …

Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) systems are the major energy-consuming
devices in buildings. Nowadays, due to the high demand for HVAC system installation in …

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 …

Given restrictions that comfort conditions in the interior of a building are satisfied, it becomes
obvious that the problem of energy conservation is a multidimensional one. Scientists from a …

In recent years, due to the unnecessary wastage of electrical energy in residential buildings,
the requirement of energy optimization and user comfort has gained vital importance. In the …

Buildings nowadays are increasingly expected to meet higher and more complex
performance requirements: they should be sustainable; use zero-net energy; foster a healthy …

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 …

This paper discusses how neural networks, applied to predict energy consumption in
buildings, can advantageously be improved, guided by statistical procedures, such as …