Proceedings from 2018
Investigating Time-Based Glare Allowance Based On Realistic Short Time Duration, Yu Bian
Energy Efficiency of Seasonal Solar Thermal Energy Storage System for Greenhouse Heating, Yoo-Suk Byon and Jae-Weon Jeong
Using HVAC Systems for Providing Power Grid Ancillary Services, Jie Cai and James E. Braun
Preliminary Assessment of a Weather Forecast Tool for Building Operation, José Agustín Candanedo, Jean-Marc Hardy, Étienne Saloux, Radu Platon, Vahid Raissi-Dehkordi, and Alexandre Côté
Modelica Analysis of Thermally Connected Residential Appliances, Stephen L. Caskey and Eckhard A. Groll
Modelica Household Dishwater Model with External Heat Loop, Stephen L. Caskey and Eckhard A. Groll
Computational Analysis of Cross Ventilation for Spaces with Operable Transom Windows in Hot and Humid Climate, Chao-Yen Chang and Ying-Chieh Chan
Bayesian Networks for Whole Building Level Fault Diagnosis and Isolation, Yimin Chen, Jin Wen, Taiyu Chen, and Ojas Pradhan
A Study of Virtual Energy Storage From Thermostatically Controlled Loads Under Time-Varying Weather Conditions, Austin Robert Coffman, Ana Bušić, and Prabir Barooah
A simplified regression building thermal model of detached two-floor house in U.S. for virtual energy storage control, Borui Cui, Jin Dong, Jeffrey Munk, Ning Mao, and Teja Kuruganti
State Observer for Optimal Control using White-box Building Models, Iago Cupeiro Figueroa, Ján Drgoňa, Mohammad Abdollahpouri, Damien Picard, and Lieve Helsen
Detailed Monitoring Analysis of two Residential NZEBs with a Ground-Water Heat Pump with Desuperheater, Georgios Dermentzis and Fabian Ochs
Evaluating Recharge Options for Phase Change Material Storage of a Personal Conditioning System, Rohit Dhumane, Yiyuan Qiao, Jan Muehlbauer, Jiazhen Ling, Vikrant Aute, and Yunho Hwang
Development of a New Framework for Daylighting Simulation with Dynamic Shading Devices, Cong Thanh Do and Ying-Chieh Chan
Machine-Learning Model of Electric Water Heater for Electricity Consumption Prediction, Jin Dong, Jeffrey Munk, Borui Cui, Philip R. Boudreaus, and Teja Kuruganti
Central Energy Facility Optimization with Integrated Incentive and Price-Based Demand Response Programs, Mohammad N. ElBsat, Michael J. Wenzel, Matthew J. Asmus, Frank Renovich, Robert Misbrener, and James P. Kummer
Formulation and Application of an Economic Model Predictive Control Scheme for Thermostats, Matthew J Ellis and Anas Alanqar
A Numerical Study On The Indoor Thermal Environment Served By A Novel Air Source Heat Pump Powered Bed-Based Space Heating (ASHP-BBSH) System, Guanyu Fang, Jing Du, Ming-yin Chan, and Shiming Deng
Experimental On-site Performance and Numerical Analysis of a Mini Exhaust Air Heat Pump Integrated into a Low Energy Detached House, Ransy Frédéric, Sartor Kevin, Gendebien Samuel, and Lemort Vincent
Experimental Measurements of Clothes Dryer Drum Heat and Mass Transfer Effectiveness, Kyle R Gluesenkamp, Philip Boudreaux, Bo Shen, Dakota Goodman, and Viral Patel
Identifying Peer Groups in a Multifamily Residential Building for Eco-Feedback Design, Sang woo Ham and Panagiota Karava
Design of a System for the Production of Domestic Hot Water from Wastewater Heat Recovery Based on a Heat Pump Optimized to Work at High Water Temperature Lift, Estefania Hervas, Javier Marchante, Emilio Navarro-Peris, and Jose Miguel Corberan
Review of Inorganic Salt Hydrates with Phase Change Temperature in Range of 5 to 60°C and Material Cost Comparison with Common Waxes, Jason Hirschey, Kyle R Gluesenkamp, Anne Mallow, and Samuel Graham
Comfort-based Optimal Temperature Setpoint Calculation, Andrew Holthaus, Mostafa Rafaie, and Fadi Alsaleem
An Agent-based Control Implementation for the Optimal Coordination of Multiple Rooftop Units, Xiaodong Hou, Yingying Xiao, Jaewan Joe, Jie Cai, Panagiota Karava, Jianghai Hu, and James Braun
Data Mining of Smart WiFi Thermostats to Develop Multiple Zonal Dynamic Energy and Comfort Models of a Residential Building, Kefan Huang, Abdulrahman Alanezi, Kevin Hallinan, and Robert Lou
Model Predictive Control Of Inverter Air Conditioners Responding to Real-Time Electricity Prices In Smart Grids, Maomao Hu and Fu Xiao
Simulation Assessment of a Near-Optimal Control Algorithm for Central Cooling Plants with Chilled Water Storage, Rita Cristina Jaramillo, James E. Braun, and W. Travis Horton
Economic Sizing of Batteries for the Smart Home, Xin Jin, Jeff Maguire, and Dane Christensen
Towards real MPC implementation in an office building using TACO, Filip Jorissen, Damien Picard, Iago Cupeiro Figueroa, Wim Boydens, and Lieve Helsen
Thermal Performance Evaluation of a Residential Solar/Gas Hybrid Water Heating System, Saroj Karki, Karl R. Haapala, and Brian M. Fronk
Performance Study Of Thermally Activated Glass Fibre Reinforced Gypsum Roof, Dharmasastha K, Maiya M P, and Shiva Nagendra S M
A Tool for Generating Reduced-Order Models from Building Energy Simulation Input Files to Enable Optimal Design and Control Analysis, Donghun Kim, Yeonjin Bae, James E. Braun, and W. Travis Horton
Common Faults and Their Prioritization in Small Commercial Buildings, Janghyun Kim, Jie Cai, James E. Braun, and Stephen M. Frank
A New Control Framework For The Visual Environment Based On Low-Cost HDR Luminance Acquisition, Michael Kim, Iason Konstantzos, and Athanasios Tzempelikos
A Hierarchical Model Predictive Control Approach For Battery Systems, Ranjeet Kumar, Michael J. Wenzel, Matthew J. Ellis, Mohammad N. ElBsat, Kirk H. Drees, and Victor M. Zavala
Integrated Control of Multi-Zone Buildings with Ventilation and VRF systems in Cooling Mode, Christopher R. Laughman, Hongtao Qiao, and Scott A. Bortoff
An Efficient Method for Learning Personalized Thermal Preference Profiles in Office Spaces, Seungjae Lee, Panagiota Karava, Athanasios Tzempelikos, and Ilias Bilionis
Domestic High Temperature Air Source Heat Pump: Performance Analysis Using TRNSYS Simulations, Khoa Xuan Le, Ming Jun Huang, and Neil J. Hewitt
Optimal Dispatch Controller For Fuel Cell Integrated Building, Yashen Lin, Dustin McLarty, Annabelle Pratt, Brian Ball, Gregor Henze, and Genevieve Saur
Effects of Indoor Temperature and Air Movement on Perceived Air Quality in the Natural Ventilated Classrooms, Jialu Liu, Xian Yang, Xiangzhao Meng, and Yanhua Liu
Optimal Solar Energy Utilization in Building Operation under Weather Uncertainty, Xiaoqi Liu, Parth Paritosh, Nimish Awalgaonkar, Ilias Bilionis, and Panagiota Karava
Occupant Behavior Driven Buildings-to-grid Integration Framework for Large Commercial Buildings, Zhaoxuan Li, Bing Dong, and Hannah Fontenot
Optimization and Evaluation of a Botanical Air Filtration System in a Residence, Zhen Li and William Hutzel
Critical Opportunity Areas for Building Performance, Domenique Lumpkin, Joseph Sinfield, and Travis Horton
A computational investigation of the effect of ground clearance in vertical ducting systems - ASHRAE RP-1743, Romit Maulik, Omer San, and Christian Konrad Bach
Design energy flexibility for Italian residential buildings, Alice Mugnini, Fabio Polonara, and Alessia Arteconi
Performance Evaluation Of Thermally Activated Glass Fibre Reinforced Gypsum Building Equipped With Desiccant System, Sakthi Muruganantham N, Dharmasastha K, Gurubalan A, Saravanan R, and Maiya M.P.
Experimental Verification of Indirect Evaporative Cooling-Assisted Internally Cooled Liquid Desiccant Dehumidifier, Joon-young Park and Jae-Weon Jeong
An Economic Model Predictive Control Framework for Distributed Embedded Battery Applications, Nishith R. Patel, James B. Rawlings, Matthew J. Ellis, Michael J. Wenzel, and Robert D. Turney
A Case Study of Economic Optimization of HVAC Systems based on the Stanford University Campus Airside and Waterside Systems, Nishith R. Patel, Michael J. Risbeck, James B. Rawlings, Christos T. Maravelias, Michael J. Wenzel, and Robert D. Turney
Thermoelectric Heat Pump Clothes Dryer using Secondary Loop Heat Exchangers: Experimental Evaluation and System Modeling, Viral Patel and Kyle R Gluesenkamp
Classification of European Climates for Building Energy Simulation Analyses, Giovanni Pernigotto and Andrea Gasparella
MPC performance for hybrid GEOTABS buildings, Damien Picard and Lieve Helsen
Numerical Analysis of Time Required for De-stratification in Warehouses, Michael D. Polander, Elsa D. Harder, Joesph F. Junker, and Brian M. Fronk
An Efficient Global Optimization Scheme for Building Energy Simulation Based on Linear Radial Basis Function, Alessandro Prada, Andrea Gasparella, and Paolo Baggio
Localized Indoor Temperature Estimation Using Smartphone and Laptop Internal Sensors, Mostafa Rafaie, Mehari Tesfay, and Fadi Alsaleem
Utilizing Wearable Devices To Design Personal Thermal Comfort Model, Mostafa Rafaie, Mehari Tesfay, and Fadi Alsaleem
A Control-Oriented Dynamic Model of Air Flow in a Single Duct HVAC System, Roshan Raisoni, Naren Srivaths Raman, Prabir Barooah, Jeffrey D. Munk, and Piljae Im
Analysis of Round-Trip Efficiency of an HVAC-Based Virtual Battery, Naren Srivaths Raman and Prabir Barooah
Econometric and Environmental Optimization of Combined Cooling, Heating and Power Plant Operation, Sugirdhalakshmi Ramaraj, James E. Braun, and W. Travis Horton
The Acceptability of Different Types of Evaporative Cooling System across India, V. Venkateswara Rao and Santanu Prasad Datta
Improving Steam System Operation and Management, Kyle James Reiter, Daniel Andres Allocca, and William J Hutzel
Comparison Of Three Transient Models For Slab Heating/Cooling Systems, Anthony Rey, Rémi Dumoulin, and Andreas Athienitis
Comparison of Effect of Office Level and Individual Equipment Diversity Factor on Load Factor Calculation, Omer Sarfraz and Christian Bach
A Data-driven Approach towards Integration of Microclimate Conditions for Predicting Building Energy Performance, Soumik Sarkar, Linjiang Wu, Venkatesh Chinde, Himanshu Sharma, and Ulrike Passe
Thermal Comfort Analysis of Displacement Ventilation System Coupled with Passive Chilled Beams, Zhu Shi and Qingyan Chen
Applying User Experience (UX) Principles to Net Zero Energy Buildings, Megan M Switzer, William Hutzel, Hazar Dib, and Jason Ostanek
"Comparison Between The Performance Of Sensible And Total Heat Recovery Devices And A Liquid Desiccant Twin-Tower System", Stefanie Tafelmeier, Giovanni Antonio Longo, and Andrea Gasparella
An Overall Assessment of Ice Storage Systems for Residential Buildings, Aaron Tam, James E Braun, Neera Jain, and Davide Ziviani
Development of a Generalized Control Strategy for Thermal Energy Storage in Residential Buildings, Aaron Tam, James E Braun, Neera Jain, and Davide Ziviani
Growing Aesthetics Into the Biowall, Jacob Torres, WIliam Hutzel, Anthony Hyde, and Jose Garcia
On The Enhanced Acoustic Design Of The Indoor Environments: Correspondence Of Perceptual Quantities Between Real And Simulated Sound Fields, Chiara Visentin, Nicola Prodi, Francesca Cappelletti, Simone Torresin, and Andrea Gasparella
Energy Optimization of an In-Service Commercial Building Chiller Plant via Extremum Seeking Control, Hoang Dung Vu, Bryan David Keating, Andrew George Alleyne, Kok Soon Chai, and Zhenjie Zhang
Leveraging Intelligent Building Infrastructure for Event Response, Timothy Wagner, Russell Taylor, and Hayden Reeve
Large Scale Optimization Problems for Central Energy Facilities with Distributed Energy Storage, Michael J. Wenzel, Mohammad N. ElBsat, Matthew J. Ellis, Matthew J. Asmus, Andrew J. Przybylski, Ryan Baumgartner, John H. Burroughs, Graeme Willmott, Kirk H. Drees, and Robert D. Turney
Optimization Methods for Predictive Maintenance Scheduling of Building Heating/Cooling Equipment with Performance Decay, Yaqing Wu, Christos T. Maravelias, Yuqiu Jiang, Jingduo Fan, Michael J. Wenzel, ElBsat N. Mohammad, and Robert D. Turney
Integrated Platform for Whole Building HVAC System Automation and Simulation, Lina Yang, Yuhui Kuang, Yuan Yuan, Jinlei Ding, and Yonghua Zhu
Study on Thermal Comfort for University Classrooms in Pre- Heating Season in Xi'an, Xian Yang, Jialu Liu, Xiangzhao Meng, and Yanhua Liu
Intelligent Wall for an Energy Efficient Building by Embedding Thermoelectrics, Kazuaki Yazawa, Ming Qu, and Ali Shakouri
Method for Radon Measurement in Residential Sewer Connections, David Yuill
An Innovative Hybrid Photovoltaic Thermal Heat Pump System for Houses, Amirahmad Zare and Weimin Wang
Simultaneous Identification of Linear Building Dynamic Model and Disturbance Using Sparsity-Promoting Optimization, Tingting Zeng, Jonathan Brooks, and Prabir Barooah
Apply Active Learning in Short-term Data-driven Building Energy Modeling, Liang Zhang and Jin Wen
Performance Modeling Of A Novel “Smart” Magnetic Particle-Embedded PCM Layer For Thermal Management Systems, Mingkan Zhang and Kashif Nawaz
Optimization Method for the Chiller plant of Central Air-conditioning System Parameters on Association Rules Analysis for Energy Conservation, Xuan Zhou, Bingwen Wang, Liequan Liang, Junwei Yan, and Dongmei Pan
Proceedings from 2016
Air Cleaning Performance of a Biowall for Residential Applications, Osama Alraddadi, Hannes Leuner, Brandon Boor, Bhargav Rajkhowa, William Hutzel, and Michael Dana
Current Based HVAC Systems Air Filter Diagnostics and Monitoring, Fadi M. Alsaleem, Michael Munroe, and Mostafa RAFAIE Rafaie
Low Refrigerant Algorithm Detection for Cooling Systems Relying on Trending and Data Analysis, Fadi M. Alsaleem and Amro Quedan
Financial Analysis of University Investments in Solar Photovoltaics, William Arnett, Praneet Arshi, William Hurtzel, Brittany Newell, and John Piller
On The Representation Of The Thermal And Visual Behavior Of A Roller Shade Material: Comparison Between Different Simulation Models, Anna Maria Atzeri, Francesca Cappelletti, Andrea Gasparella, and Athanasios Tzempelikos
An Efficient and Accurate Building Optimization Strategy Using Singular Value Decomposition, Yeonjin Bae and W. Travis Horton
Assessing the Potential for Reduction in Peak Residential Electrical Loads Using a Heat Pump and Thermal Storage Systems, Christopher Baldwin and Cynthia A. Cruickshank
Optimization of Air Source Heat Pump Systems over the Heating Season through the Use of Renewable Energy Sources, Elena Bee, Alessandro Prada, and Paolo Baggio
Analysis of the Measurements Reliability in Dynamic Test of the Opaque Envelope, Nadja Bishara, Alessandro Prada, Giovanni Pernigotto, Marco Baratieri, and Andrea Gasparella
Performance Evaluation Of A Hp/Orc (Heat Pump/Organic Rankine Cycle) System With Optimal Control Of Sensible Thermal Storage, Carolina Carmo, Olivier Dumont, Mads P. Nielsen, and Brian Elmegaard
Recovery of Waste Thermal Energy in U.S. Residential Appliances, Stephen L. Caskey, Eckhard A. Groll, and Eric J. Bowler
A New Interactive Web-based Tool to Evaluate The Efficiency of Solar Protection Devices, Ying-Chieh Chan, Iason Konstantzos, Athanasios Tzempelikos, and Matthew Miller
A Non-Iterative Balancing Method for HVAC Duct System, Haoran Chen, Wenjian Cai, and Qingguo Wang
A VOLTTRON based implementation of Supervisory Control using Generalized Gossip for Building Energy Systems, Venkatesh Chinde, Adam Kohl, Zhanhong Jiang, Atul Kelkar, and Soumik Sarkar