Proceedings from 2014
Modeling And Predictive Control Of High Performance Buildings With Distributed Energy Generation And Thermal Storage, Siwei Li and Panagiota Karava
Informed Building Retrofit based on Simulation and Data Analysis, Dong Luo, Tiejun Wu, Jinliang Wang, and Timothy Wagner
Optimal Design of Renewable Energy Systems in Low/Zero Energy Buildings, Yuehong Lu and Shengwei Wang
Energy Simulation And Optimized Retrofit Practices Applied To A Real Dwelling, Giulia Marinello, Stephen L. Caskey, Eric J. Bowler, and Eckhard A. Groll
Optimal Chiller and Thermal Energy Storage Design for Building HVAC Systems, David I. Mendoza-Serrano and Donald J. Chmielewski
Experimental Study on Extremum Seeking Control for Efficient Operation of Air-side Economizer, Baojie Mu, Yaoyu Li, and John E. Seem
Energy Modeling of a Botanical Air Filter, Daniel W. Newkirk, William J. Hutzel, Michael Dana, and Ming Qu
An Inexpensive Retrofit Technology for Reducing Peak Power Demand in Small and Medium Commercial Buildings, James Nutaro, Teja Kuruganti, David Fugate, and Michael Starke
Uncertainty Analysis of a Heavily Instrumented Building at Different Scales of Simulation, George Ostrouchov, Joshua New, Jibonananda Sanyal, and Pragneshkumar Patel
Enhancing the Energy and Non-Energy Performance of Existing Buildings: a Multi-Objective Approach, Paola Penna, Alessandro Prada, Francesca Cappelletti, and Andrea Gasparella
Development Of Sets Of Simplified Building Models For Building Simulation, Giovanni Pernigotto, Alessandro Prada, Andrea Gasparella, and Jan L. M. Hensen
Effect of Solar Radiation Model on the Predicted Energy Performance of Buildings, Alessandro Prada, Giovanni Pernigotto, Paolo Baggio, Andrea Gasparella, and Ardeshir Mahdavi
Robustness of Multi-Objective Optimization of Building Refurbishment to Suboptimal Weather Data, Alessandro Prada, Giovanni Pernigotto, Francesca Cappelletti, Andrea Gasparella, and Jan L. M. Hensen
Enhanced Performance Buildings Connected to District Heating Systems: Multi-Objective Optimisation Analysis, Dario Prando, Alessandro Prada, Fabian Ochs, Andrea Gasparella, and Marco Baratieri
Distributed Model Predictive Control for building HVAC systems: A Case Study, Vamsi Kalyan Putta, Donghun Kim, Jie Cai, Jianghai Hu, and James E. Braun
Influence Of Building Zoning On Annual Energy Demand, Lisa Rivalin, Dominique Marchio, Pascal Stabat, Marcello Caciolo, and Benoit Cogné
Stochastic Model Predictive Control of Mixed-mode Buildings Based on Probabilistic Interactions of Occupants With Window Blinds, Seyed Amir Sadeghi and Panagiota Karava
The Effect Of Seasonal Variation On Thermal Performance Of Horizontal Slinky-Loop Ground Heat Exchanger, Salsuwanda Selamat and Akio Miyara
Development of a Façade Retrofit Performance Guide Using Climate-based Analysis Including Dynamic Façade Systems, Hui Shen, Ying-Chieh Chan, and Athanasios Tzempelikos
A Global Method for Efficient Synchronized Shading Control Using the “Effective Daylight” Concept, Hui Shen and Athanasios Tzempelikos
A Review of Thermal Analysis on Novel Roofing Systems, Yuanpei Song and Ming Qu
Integration of Photovoltaics into Building Energy Usage through Advanced Control of Rooftop Unit, Michael Starke, James Nutaro, Teja Kuruganti, and David Fugate
A Study on a New Performance Rating Approach for a Multi-Split (VRF) Air-Conditioning System, Xiaogen Su and Qiang Liu
Study of Unsteady State Thermal Characteristics of Homogeneous and Composite Walls of Building and Insulating Materials for Passive Cooling, Ashok Babu Puttaranga Setty Talanki and S Saboor
Annual Performance Of A Solar Assisted Heat Pump Using Ice Slurry As A Latent Storage Material, Justin Tamasauskas, Michel Poirier, Radu Zmeureanu, Martin Kegel, and Roberto Sunye
Energy Consequences of Non-optimal Heat Pump Parameterization, Alberto Tejeda, Anamaria Milu, Philippe Riviere, and Dominique Marchio
Validation of retrofit analysis simulation tool: Lessons learned, Marija Trcka, Jose Miguel Pasini, and Stella Maris Oggianu
Advanced Energy Retrofit - Designing Integrated Design Roadmaps, Franca Trubiano, Meghan Brennan, and Kristen Albee
Model Predictive Control for Central Plant Optimization with Thermal Energy Storage, Michael J. Wenzel, Robert D. Turney, and Kirk H. Drees
Study Of Pool Fire Heat Release Rate Using Video Fire Detection, Arthur Kwok Keung Wong and Nai-Kong Fong
Numerical Study Of The Effect Of Air Terminal Layouts On The Performance Of Stratum Ventilation System, Ting Yao and Zhang Lin
Feasibility Study of Zero Carbon Domestic Building in the UK, Jie Zhu
Thermal Performance and Moisture Accumulation of Mechanical Pipe Insulation Systems Operating at Below Ambient Temperature in Wet Conditions with Moisture Ingress, Weiwei Zhu, Shanshan Cai, and Lorenzo Cremaschi
Proceedings from 2012
Green Roofs Impact on Buildings Cooling Load, Karim Besbes, Assaad Zoughaib, Remi Bouchie, and Salem Farkh
An Optimal Control Approach to Sensor / Actuator Placement for Optimal Control of High Performance Buildings, John Allen Burns, J. Borggaard, Eugene Cliff, and L. Zietsman
Efficient and Robust Training Methodology for Inverse Building Modeling and Its Application to a Multi-zone Case Study, Jie Cai and James E. Braun
Moisture Accumulation and Its Impact on the Thermal Performance of Pipe Insulation for Chilled Water Pipes in High Performance Buildings, Shanshan Cai, Lorenzo Cremaschi, and Afshin J. Ghajar
Energy Performance And Long-Term Evaluation Of Internal Thermal Comfort Of An Office Building With Different Kinds Of Glazing Systems And Window Sizes, Francesca Cappelletti, Andrea Gasparella, Giovanni Pernigotto, and Piercarlo Romagnoni
A Hybrid Ray-Racing and Radiosity Method for Calculating Radiation Transport and Illuminance Distribution in Spaces With Venetian Blinds, Ying-Chieh Chan and Athanasios Tzempelikos
Use of Phase Change Material in a Building Wall Assembly: A Case Study of Technical Potential in Two Climates, Kenneth W. Childs and Therese K. Stovall
Parallelization of the coupling between CFD models for airflow and building energy simulation with an object-oriented infrastructure, Rashmin Damle, Oriol Lehmkuhl, Joan López, Joaquim Rigola, and Assensi Oliva
Combined heat and moisture transfer in buildings systems, Rashmin Damle, Oriol Lehmkuhl, Joaquim Rigola, and Assensi Oliva
Building Monitoring System and Preliminary Results for a Retrofitted Office Building, Arindam Dasgupta, Hugh Henderson, Rich Sweetser, and Tim Wagner
Case study of Net Zero Energy Apartment in Shanghai, Shuai Deng, Wang Ruzhu, and Dai Yanjun
Deep Retrofit System Solution Assessment for Philadelphia Navy Yard Office Buildings, Niranjan A. Desai, Russell D. Taylor, Satish Narayanan, and Tim Wagner
Energy and Comfort Performance Analysis of Monitored Thermally Activated Building Systems Combined with Geothermal Heat Pumps, Clément Gantiez, Vincent Lemort, Jan Hoogmartens, Franziska Bockelmann, and Herdis Kipry
Comparison Of Quasi-Steady State And Dynamic Simulation Approaches For The Calculation Of Building Energy Needs: Thermal Losses, Andrea Gasparella and Giovanni Pernigotto
Extensive Comparative Analysis Of Two Building Energy Simulation Codes For Southern Europe Climates: Heating And Cooling Energy Needs and Peak Loads Calculation In TRNSYS And EnergyPlus, Andrea Gasparella and Giovanni Pernigotto
The Design, Construction, and Performance of a Net Zero Home in the Solar Decathlon 2011, Eric A. Holt and Sarah Miller
Renovation of “Earth Port” for Net-Zero Energy Building, Takehito Imanari, Satoshi Ogawa, Tatsuo Nobe, and Shin-ichi Tanabe
Building Energy Benchmarking for Retrofit: An Application of Normative Building Modeling, Nicolas Robert Johnson and Huafen Hu
Air and Water Flowrate Optimisation for a Fan Coil Unit in Heat Pump Systems, Edwards Kilian and Donal P. Finn
Research on the simulation framework in Building Information Modeling, Nan Liang, Hongqing Xu, and Qiong Yu
Numerical Study of Convective Heat Transfer for Flat Unglazed Transpired Solar Collectors, Siwei Li and Panagiota Karava
Self-optimizing Control of Cooling Tower for Efficient Operation of Chilled Water Systems, Xiao Li, Yaoyu Li, John E. Seem, and Pengfei Li
Introducing Better Ideas to an Industry Resistant to Change; Utilizing Approachable Architecture as an Envelope for Serious but Settled Technology, Brian Loss, Kevin L. Rodgers, and William Hutzel
Energy Efficiency In Commercial Buildings With Concrete Core Activation, Frank Mauersberger and Dominik Cibis
An Assessment in the Heat Gain and Loss Through Opaque Elements in Commercial Buildings in Brazil, Ana Paula Melo and Roberto Lamberts
Fast Estimation of Leakage Area in a Multizone Test Facility, Lingjun Meng, Kashif Nawaz, Jing He, Anthony M. Jacobi, and Andrew J. Nelson
Dynamical Modeling of Stochastic Wind Flow in Street Canyons, Parham Ahranjani Mirzaei and Jan Carmeliet
Energy Transfer Based Test Method Development and Evaluation of Horizontal Air Flow Re-Circulatory Air Curtain Efficiencies, Andrew Musser, Daniel Rhyner, Graham Miller-Gaines, and Predrag S. Hrnjak
Sensitivity Studies of a Low Temperature Low Approach Direct Cooling Tower for Building Radiant Cooling Systems, Mehdi Nasrabadi, Donal Finn, and Ben Costelloe
Extensive Utilization Of Dynamic Simulation For Sensitivity Analysis And Optimization Design Of Refurbishment Measures, Giovanni Pernigotto, Paola Penna, Francesca Cappelletti, and Andrea Gasparella
Modelling Of The Thermal Behavior Of Walls And Floors In Contact With The Ground, Giovanni Pernigotto, Alessandro Prada, Marco Baratieri, Paolo Baggio, and Andrea Gasparella
An Examination of Control Strategies in a HyGSHP System, Amanda Jo Pertzborn
Modeling the Air Temperature Profiles in the Cavity of a Double-skin Façade, Jasmin Pfuhler, Evgenia Sikorski, and Michael Kuhn
A Distributed Approach to Efficient Model Predictive Control of Building HVAC Systems, Vamsi Putta, Guangwei Zhu, Donghun Kim, Jianghai Hu, and James E. Braun
Can Plants Save Money: A Look At The Biowall, Kevin L. Rodgers, William Hutzel, Mike Dana, and Rod Handy
Global Sensitivity Analysis applied to Total Energy Use in Buildings, Roberto Ruiz, Stéphane Bertagnolio, and Vincent Lemort
Sensitivity Analysis On Daylighting And Energy Performance of Perimeter Office Spaces, Hui Shen and Athanasios Tzempelikos
The Dybamic Double Façade: An Integrated Approach to High Performance Building Envelopes, Edgar Stach, Bill Miller, and James Rose
Rapid Assessment of Deep Retrofit System Solutions to Improve Energy Efficiency in DoD Installations and Buildings, Amit Surana, Russell D. Taylor, Satish Narayanan, and Kevin Otto
Assessing the Retrofit Potential of Building Control Systems, Stephen J. Treado and Yan Chen
Development And Evaluation Of A Simplified Modeling Approach For Hydraulic Systems, Yuebin Yu, Vivian Loftness, Daihong Yu, Yan Lu, and Volker Hartkopf
Energy-saving Potential Study on Telecommunication Base Station Free Cooling With a Thermosyphon Heat Exchanger in China, Feng Zhou, Jie Chen, Guoyuan Ma, and Zhongliang Liu
Proceedings from 2010
Investigation of Multilayered Phase-Change-Material Modeling in ESP-R, Fabio Almeida, Dahai Zhang, Alan S. Fung, and Wey H. Leong
Analysis of Energy Performance of the Sustainable Archetype House at Kortright Centre, Rupayan Barua, Dahai Zhang, and Alan S. Fung
Analysis of the Solar Radiation Distribution and Passive Thermal Response of an Attached Solarium/Greenhouse, Diane Bastien and Andreas K. Athienitis
Energy Storage for Efficient Energy Utilization in Buildings, Sam Behzadi and Mohammed Mehdi Farid
Solar Ejector Refrigerating And Air-Conditioning System (SERAS) For Tower Buildings, Dmytro Buyadgie, Sergii Nichenko, and Vitaliy Sechenyh
Simplified Linear Models for Predictive Control of Advanced Solar Homes with Passive and Active Thermal Storage, Jose Agustin Candanedo and Andreas K. Athienitis
Air Handling Unit Design for High Performance Buildings, J. Michael Carson
Evaluation of Energy Savings for Buildings with Green Roofs Having Different Vegetation, Serdar Celik, William A. Retzlaff, and Susan Morgan
Estimating a Building Airflow Network using CO2 Measurements from a Distributed Sensor Network, Y. Lisa Chen and Jin Wen
Fire Safety Concern on Well-Sealed Green Buildings with Low OTTVs, C. L. Chow and W. K. Chow
Energy Efficient Housing for the Lower Income Demographic: An Optimization Study, Nate Cooper and W. Travis Horton
Large Eddy Simulation of Airflow in a Single Family House, Rashmin Damle, Manel Soria, Oriol Lehmkuhl, Guillem Colomer, and Assensi Oliva
The Archetype Sustainable House: Investigating its potentials to achieving the net-zero energy status based on the results of a detailed energy audit, Aya Dembo, Alan Fung, Ka Long Ringo Ng, and Agatha Pyrka
The Benefits of Component Based Architecture Through the Example of the North House, Chloe Doesburg
Simulation-based Hybrid Ventilation System Design and Evaluation, Bing Dong, Yuebin Yu, and Yang Hu
Advanced Dehumidification Analysis on Building America Homes Using EnergyPlus, Xia Fang, Jon Winkler, and Dane Christensen
Dynamic Modeling and Validation of Radiant Ceiling Systems Coupled to its Environment, Nestor Fonseca, Cristian Cuevas, and Vincent Lemort
Experimental Analysys of Radiant Ceiling Systems Coupled to its Environment, Nestor Fonseca, Cristian Cuevas, and Vincent Lemort
Design, Implementation, and Monitoring of Purdue's First Green Roof, Heather Gall, Daniel Schuster, Chad T. Jafvert, and William Rhoads
Influence of Window Types on Natural Ventilation of Residential Buildings in Hong Kong, Cai Feng GAO and Wai Ling LEE
Modelling of Phase Change Material Implemented Into Cold Storage Application, Benjamin Gin, Mohammed M. Farid, and Pradeep K. Bansal
Prediction of Spatial and Temporal Distribution of Expiratory Droplets in an Aircraft Cabin, Jitendra Gupta, Chao-Hsin Lin, and Qingyan Chen
The impact of hot and cold storages on a solar absorption cooling system for an office building, Yin Hang and Ming Qu
Review of Modern Spacecraft Thermal Control Technologies and Their Application to Next-Generation Buildings, Derek W. Hengeveld, James E. Braun, Eckhard A. Groll, and Andrew D. Williams
Evaluating Energy Performance and Improvement Potential of China Office Buildings in the Hot Humid Climate against US Reference Buildings, Lesley Herrmann, Michael Deru, and John Zhai