Grey-box modeling, as one of the three fundamental modeling techniques for building
energy models, has many advantages compared with black-box modeling and white-box …

Fueled by big data, powerful and affordable computing resources, and advanced algorithms,
machine learning has been explored and applied to buildings research for the past decades …

Buildings have a significant impact on global sustainability. During the past decades, a wide
variety of studies have been conducted throughout the building lifecycle for improving the …

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 …

Energy is a vital resource for human activities and lifestyle, powering important everyday
infrastructures and services. Currently, pollutant and non-renewable sources, such as fossil …

Abstract Buildings consume about 41.1% of primary energy and 74% of the electricity in the
US Better or even optimal building energy control and operation strategies provide great …

This paper introduces a smart operation strategy based on model predictive control (MPC) to
optimize the performance of hydronic radiant floor systems in office buildings and presents …

For decades, load shifting control, one of most effective peak demand management
methods, has attracted increasing attentions from both researchers and engineers. Different …

Building heating and cooling systems provide the greatest potential for energy consumption
reduction in the US As such, these systems have gained immense interest for decades …

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