All you need to know about model predictive control for buildings

J Drgoňa, J Arroyo, IC Figueroa, D Blum… - Annual Reviews in …, 2020 - Elsevier
It has been proven that advanced building control, like model predictive control (MPC), can
notably reduce the energy use and mitigate greenhouse gas emissions. However, despite …

Building Automation and Control Systems and performance optimization: A framework for analysis

N Aste, M Manfren, G Marenzi - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2017 - Elsevier
The pressing global environmental issues are fostering a rapid change in the energy and
sustainability policies for the built environment. New paradigms are emerging, such as …

Multi-objective optimization of Venetian blinds in office buildings to reduce electricity consumption and improve visual and thermal comfort by NSGA-II

M Baghoolizadeh, M Rostamzadeh-Renani… - Energy and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Because the building sector has become a huge energy consumer, providing useful
approaches can help tackle this important issue. Windows are an important component of a …

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 …

Brick: Metadata schema for portable smart building applications

B Balaji, A Bhattacharya, G Fierro, J Gao, J Gluck… - Applied energy, 2018 - Elsevier
Buildings account for 32% of worldwide energy usage. A new regime of exciting new
“applications” that span a distributed fabric of sensors, actuators and humans has emerged …

Occupant behavior models: A critical review of implementation and representation approaches in building performance simulation programs

T Hong, Y Chen, Z Belafi, S D'Oca - Building Simulation, 2018 - Springer
Occupant behavior (OB) in buildings is a leading factor influencing energy use in buildings.
Quantifying this influence requires the integration of OB models with building performance …

Model calibration for building energy efficiency simulation

G Mustafaraj, D Marini, A Costa, M Keane - Applied Energy, 2014 - Elsevier
This research work deals with an Environmental Research Institute (ERI) building where an
underfloor heating system and natural ventilation are the main systems used to maintain …

An occupant behavior modeling tool for co-simulation

T Hong, H Sun, Y Chen, SC Taylor-Lange, D Yan - Energy and Buildings, 2016 - Elsevier
Traditionally, in building energy modeling (BEM) programs, occupant behavior (OB) inputs
are deterministic and less indicative of real world scenarios, contributing to discrepancies …

Ten questions concerning agent-based modeling of occupant behavior for energy and environmental performance of buildings

J Malik, A Mahdavi, E Azar, HC Putra, C Berger… - Building and …, 2022 - Elsevier
The complexity of occupant behavior is one of the major contributors to uncertainty in
building performance simulation. Agent-based modeling (ABM), a computational simulation …

Model predictive control of radiant slab systems with evaporative cooling sources

JD Feng, F Chuang, F Borrelli, F Bauman - Energy and Buildings, 2015 - Elsevier
Buildings that use radiant slab systems with evaporative cooling sources have shown to be
energy efficient. However, control of the systems is challenging because of the slow …