[HTML][HTML] Technologies for digital twin applications in construction

VV Tuhaise, JHM Tah, FH Abanda - Automation in Construction, 2023 - Elsevier
The construction industry is facing enormous pressure to adopt digital solutions to solve the
industry's inherent problems. The digital twin has emerged as a solution that can update a …

Transfer learning for smart buildings: A critical review of algorithms, applications, and future perspectives

G Pinto, Z Wang, A Roy, T Hong, A Capozzoli - Advances in Applied Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Smart buildings play a crucial role toward decarbonizing society, as globally buildings emit
about one-third of greenhouse gases. In the last few years, machine learning has achieved …

[HTML][HTML] A review on occupancy prediction through machine learning for enhancing energy efficiency, air quality and thermal comfort in the built environment

W Zhang, Y Wu, JK Calautit - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
The occupants' presence, activities, and behaviour can significantly impact the building's
performance and energy efficiency. Currently, heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning …

Reinforcement learning for building controls: The opportunities and challenges

Z Wang, T Hong - Applied Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Building controls are becoming more important and complicated due to the dynamic and
stochastic energy demand, on-site intermittent energy supply, as well as energy storage …

[HTML][HTML] Review of urban building energy modeling (UBEM) approaches, methods and tools using qualitative and quantitative analysis

U Ali, MH Shamsi, C Hoare, E Mangina… - Energy and buildings, 2021 - Elsevier
The world has witnessed a significant population shift to urban areas over the past few
decades. Urban areas account for about two-thirds of the world's total primary energy …

[HTML][HTML] Application of deep learning in facility management and maintenance for heating, ventilation, and air conditioning

MR Sanzana, T Maul, JY Wong, MOM Abdulrazic… - Automation in …, 2022 - Elsevier
Despite the promising results of deep learning research, construction industry applications
are still limited. Facility Management (FM) in construction has yet to take full advantage of …

Applications of machine learning to BIM: A systematic literature review

A Zabin, VA González, Y Zou, R Amor - Advanced Engineering Informatics, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract As Building Information Modeling (BIM) workflows are becoming very relevant for
the different stages of the project's lifecycle, more data is produced and managed across it …

[HTML][HTML] Virtual sensing in intelligent buildings and digitalization

S Yoon - Automation in Construction, 2022 - Elsevier
Virtual sensing technologies have a huge potential in an informative and reliable sensing
environment, which is essential to provide and maintain intelligent services in building life …

Data-driven building energy modelling–An analysis of the potential for generalisation through interpretable machine learning

M Manfren, PAB James, L Tronchin - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
Data-driven building energy modelling techniques have proven to be effective in multiple
applications. However, the debate around the possibility of generalisation is open …

Practical issues in implementing machine-learning models for building energy efficiency: Moving beyond obstacles

Z Wang, J Liu, Y Zhang, H Yuan, R Zhang… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
Implementing machine-learning models in real applications is crucial to achieving intelligent
building control and high energy efficiency. Over the past few decades, numerous studies …