Ten questions concerning thermal resilience of buildings and occupants for climate adaptation

T Hong, J Malik, A Krelling, W O'brien, K Sun… - Building and …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
With climate change leading to more frequent, more intense, and longer durations of
extreme weather events such as heat waves and cold snaps, it is essential to maintain safe …

[HTML][HTML] Demand response via pre-cooling and solar pre-cooling: A review

S Naderi, G Pignatta, S Heslop, I MacGill, D Chen - Energy and Buildings, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Ever increasing numbers of air-conditioners and, in many places, more extreme weather
and urban overheating are placing additional stresses on electricity networks globally …

[HTML][HTML] Assessment of energy and thermal resilience performance to inform climate mitigation of multifamily buildings in disadvantaged communities

SH Lee, T Hong, M Le, L Medina, Y Xu… - Sustainable Cities and …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
The compound impacts of heatwaves and power outages pose a serious indoor heat-related
health risk for residents living in disadvantaged communities (DACs) with limited or no air …

Exploring the impacts of heterogeneity and stochasticity in air-conditioning behavior on urban building energy models

Z Liu, Z Dou, H Chen, C Zhang, S Wang, Y Wu… - Sustainable Cities and …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Heterogeneity and stochasticity, two main aspects of uncertainty in occupant behavior (OB),
at the urban scale are not featured in most current urban building energy modeling (UBEM) …

Multi-criteria decision support framework for climate change-sensitive thermal comfort evaluation in European buildings

D Amaripadath, R Levinson, R Rawal, S Attia - Energy and Buildings, 2024‏ - Elsevier
This paper proposes a novel multi-criteria decision support framework for climate change-
sensitive evaluation of building thermal comfort performance in European buildings. The …

Optimal design of microgrids to improve wildfire resilience for vulnerable communities at the wildland-urban interface

ATD Perera, B Zhao, Z Wang, K Soga, T Hong - Applied Energy, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Climate change leads to extreme climate events that result in frequent wildfires that cause
numerous adverse societal impacts. Public Safety Power Shutoffs, adopted by utilities to …

A review of future weather data for assessing climate change impacts on buildings and energy systems

Z Zeng, JHJ Kim, H Tan, Y Hu… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2025‏ - Elsevier
The effectiveness of climate change impact assessments and the development of adaptation
strategies depend on the availability of high-quality future weather data. However, significant …

Relating three-decade surge in space cooling demand to urban warming

H Li, Y Zhao, R Bardhan, PW Chan… - Environmental …, 2023‏ - iopscience.iop.org
Rising demand for space cooling has been placing enormous strain on various
technological, environmental, and societal dimensions, resulting in issues related to energy …

Demand response via optimal pre-cooling combined with temperature reset strategy for air conditioning system: A case study of office building

J Wang, Z Wei, Y Zhu, C Zheng, B Li, X Zhai - Energy, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Demand response (DR) through air conditioning (AC) systems in buildings is a promising
way to balance the power grid. However, the majority of existing DR strategies are rule …

Comparing economic benefits of HVAC control strategies in grid-interactive residential buildings

B Woo-Shem, K Pattawi, H Covington, P McCurdy… - Energy and …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Energy consumption in buildings continues to rise with increased deployment of energy-
consuming equipment such as Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) amid a …