Model predictive control of heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems: A state-of-the-art review

S Taheri, P Hosseini, A Razban - Journal of Building Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
Due to the fast advancement of communication and information technology, intelligent
buildings have garnered great interest. These buildings can forecast weather, ambient …

Intelligent building control systems for thermal comfort and energy-efficiency: A systematic review of artificial intelligence-assisted techniques

GH Merabet, M Essaaidi, MB Haddou… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Data-driven predictive control for unlocking building energy flexibility: A review

A Kathirgamanathan, M De Rosa, E Mangina… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
Managing supply and demand in the electricity grid is becoming more challenging due to
the increasing penetration of variable renewable energy sources. As significant end-use …

Introducing IEA EBC annex 79: Key challenges and opportunities in the field of occupant-centric building design and operation

W O'Brien, A Wagner, M Schweiker, A Mahdavi… - Building and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Despite the fact that buildings are designed for occupants in principle, evidence suggests
buildings are often uncomfortable compared to the requirements of standards; difficult to …

Occupant behavior modeling for building performance simulation: Current state and future challenges

D Yan, W O'Brien, T Hong, X Feng, HB Gunay… - Energy and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Occupant behavior is now widely recognized as a major contributing factor to uncertainty of
building performance. While a surge of research on the topic has occurred over the past four …

[HTML][HTML] A critical review of occupant energy consumption behavior in buildings: How we got here, where we are, and where we are headed

X Xu, H Yu, Q Sun, VWY Tam - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
Occupant behavior has been widely considered as one of the key influencing factors on
building energy consumption. The complexity of its formation mechanism and the dynamic …

The human dimensions of energy use in buildings: A review

S D'Oca, T Hong, J Langevin - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2018 - Elsevier
The “human dimensions” of energy use in buildings refer to the energy-related behaviors of
key stakeholders that affect energy use over the building life cycle. Stakeholders include …

Using machine learning techniques for occupancy-prediction-based cooling control in office buildings

Y Peng, A Rysanek, Z Nagy, A Schlüter - Applied energy, 2018 - Elsevier
Heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) are among the major energy demand in
the buildings sector globally. Improving the energy efficiency of such systems is a critical …

A critical review of field implementations of occupant-centric building controls

JY Park, MM Ouf, B Gunay, Y Peng, W O'Brien… - Building and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Recent developments in information and communication technology have sparked the
notion of smart buildings; an example of which is occupant-centric control (OCC). In this …

IEA EBC Annex 66: Definition and simulation of occupant behavior in buildings

D Yan, T Hong, B Dong, A Mahdavi, S D'Oca… - Energy and …, 2017 - Elsevier
More than 30% of the total primary energy in the world is consumed in buildings. It is crucial
to reduce building energy consumption in order to preserve energy resources and mitigate …