As one of the most important and advanced technology for carbon-mitigation in the building
sector, building performance simulation (BPS) has played an increasingly important role …

Despite the abundance of research applications of system modeling in grid-interactive
efficient buildings (GEBs), the transfer of those applications to real-world practices is still in …

A chiller plant with a water-side economizer (WSE) system is an environmental technology
that utilizes the low-grade natural cooling source to optimize the cooling supply and reduce …

While equation-based object-oriented modeling language Modelica can evaluate practical
energy improvements for district cooling systems, few have adopted Modelica for this type of …

Lithium bromide absorption refrigeration system (ARS) is promising in utilizing industrial
exhaust heat and improving energy efficiency. ARS consists of a generator, absorber …

Dedicated outdoor air systems can save cooling energy and improve thermal comfort
compared to conventional air-conditioning systems. Although many studies have …

Although buildings are transitioning towards complex, dynamic, and interconnected
systems, traditional engineering metrics that dominate today don't capture several important …

Water-side economizer (WSE) is an effective free-cooling solution aiming to enhance the
natural cooling duration and in turn reduce the cooling-energy consumption of data centers …

Dedicated outdoor air-conditioning systems (DOASs) are promising because they have the
advantages of reducing the energy consumption of building operations and improving the …

District cooling energy plants (DCEPs) consisting of chillers, cooling towers, and thermal
energy storage (TES) systems consume a considerable amount of electricity. Optimizing the …