Proceedings from 2018
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
Comparison And Validation Of Modelling Methods For Non-Homogenous Walls Incorporating Vacuum Insulation Panels, Brock Conley, Christopher Baldwin, Cynthia A. Cruickshank, and Mark Carver
The Rebound Effect after the Energy Refurbishment of Residential Buildings towards High Performances, Vincenzo Corrado, Ilaria Ballarini, Simona Paduos, and Elisa Primo
Control-oriented Modelling of Thermal Zones in a House: a Multi-level Approach, Jennifer Date, José Agustín Candanedo, and Andreas K. Athienitis
A Probabilistic Framework To Diagnose Faults in Air Handling Units., Debashis Dey, Bing Dong, and Zhaoxuan Li
Stochastic Modeling of Short-term Occupancy for Energy Efficient Buildings, Jin Dong, Chris Winstead, Seddik M. Djouadi, James J. Nutaro, and Teja Kuruganti
Load and Electricity Rates Prediction for Building Wide Optimization Applications, Mohammad N ElBsat and Michael J Wenzel
System Identification for Model Predictive Control of Building Region Temperature, Matthew J Ellis, Michael J Wenzel, and Robert D Turney
Load Modulation Strategies Of Residential Heat Pumps For Demand-Response Programs With Different Thermal Storage Options, Emeline Georges and Vincent Lemort
Airflow Based Model to Estimate Commercial Building HVAC Energy Use: Analysis to determine principal factors for different climate zones, Stefan Gunnsteinsson, Rebecca Kahn, and Michael Gevelber
Sensitivity Analysis for the PMV Thermal Comfort Model and the Use of Wearable Devices to Enhance Its Accuracy, Mohammad H. Hasan, Fadi M. Alsaleem, and Mostafa Rafaie
Gradient-Based Estimation of Air Flow and Geometry Configurations in a Building Using Fluid Dynamic Adjoint Equations, Runxin He and Humberto Gonzalez
Evacuation Hazards in Crowded Subway Stations, M.K. Ho, C.Y. Ku, and W.K. Chow
A Distributed Model Predictive Control Approach for Optimal Coordination of Multiple Thermal Zones in a Large Open Space, Xiaodong Hou, Yingying Xiao, Jie Cai, Jianghai Hu, and James E. Braun
Reducing energy consumption for buildings under system uncertainty through robust MPC with adaptive bound estimator, Hao Huang, Lei Chen, and Eric Hu
Improving the Performance of PCA-Based Chiller Sensor Fault Detection by Sensitivity Analysis for the Training Data Set, Yunpeng Hu, Jiani Liu, Li Zhou, Yang Liu, and Qingling Qiu
Study of Performance Characteristics of a Triple Duty Valve using CFD, Sagar Dilip Jadhav, Shyam Narayan Shukla, and Ravindra Sharanappa Birajdar
A Multi-Agent Control Approach for Optimization of Central Cooling Plants, Rita C. Jaramillo, James E. Braun, and W. Travis Horton
HVAC Solutions for Small- and Medium-sized Commercial Building Retrofit Opportunities, BongGil Jeon and W. Travis Horton
Parallel Object-Oriented Algorithms for Building Performance Simulation. Application to an existing dwelling., Lopez Joan, Capdevila Roser, Souaihi Oussama, Rigola Joaquim, and Oliva Assensi
Model Predictive Control of a Radiant Floor Cooling System in an Office Space, Jaewan Joe, Panagiota Karava, Xiaodong Hou, and Jianghai Hu
Towards an Automated Tool Chain for MPC in Multi-zone Buildings, Filip Jorissen and Lieve Helsen
A Multi-objective Approach to Optimal Battery Storage in The Presence of Demand Charges, Reza Kamyar and Matthew Monnig Peet
Integrated control of RTUs and refrigeration equipment in convenience stores, Donghun Kim and James Braun
Performance Evaluation of a Passive Chilled Beam System and Comparison with a Conventional Air System, Janghyun Kim, James E. Braun, Athanasios Tzempelikos, and W. Travis Horton
Daylight Glare Evaluation When the Sun is Within the Field of View Through Window Shades, Iason Konstantzos, Athanasios Tzempelikos, Nicole M. Murchison, and Robert W. Proctor
A Bayesian Approach for Learning and Predicting Personal Thermal Preference, Seungjae Lee, Ilias Bilionis, Panagiota Karava, and Athanasios Tzempelikos
Assisted Point Mapping to Enable Cost-effective Deployment of Intelligent Building Applications, Francesco Leonardi, Hayden Reeve, Timothy Wagner, Ziyou Xiong, and June Park
Evaluation of Optimal Chiller Plant Control Algorithms in Model-Based Design Platform with Hardware-in-the-Loop, Pengfei Li, Shui Yuan, Keunmo Kang, and Hayden Reeve
Characteristics of Energy Consumption by building type of a U.S. Navy Installation in Hot and Humid Climate, Xiaoyu Liu, Ahmed Al-Barwani, and Hui Shen
Experimental Study on Thermal Performance Improvement of Envelop Integrated with Phase Change Material in Air-conditioned Room, Yanru Li, Xi Meng, Suo Wang, and Enshen Long
Demand Controlled Heat Recovery for Residential Applications, Zhen Li and William Hutzel
Heat Pump Assisted Solar Thermal System, David Lotz, William Hutzel, William Arnett, Duane Dunlap, and Chris Foreman
Building Energy Efficiency Assessment of Renewable and Cogeneration Energy Efficiency Technologies for the Canadian High Arctic, Eric McDonald, Martin Kegel, and Justin Tamasauskas
Bayesian Calibration - What, Why And How, Ralph T Muehleisen and Joshua Bergerson
Dynamic Modeling and Performance Analysis of Sensible Thermal Energy Storage Systems, Austin Lee Nash and Neera Jain
Cold-Soak Testing Method -Based Evaluation of Thermal Performance of A Typical Residential Dwelling, Minh Nguyen, Fumiaki Baba, and Anna Sung