Transfer learning for thermal comfort prediction in multiple cities

N Gao, W Shao, MS Rahaman, J Zhai, K David… - Building and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The HVAC (Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning) system is an important part of
a building, which constitutes up to 40% of building energy usage. The main purpose of …

A hybrid deep transfer learning strategy for thermal comfort prediction in buildings

N Somu, A Sriram, A Kowli, K Ramamritham - Building and Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
Since the thermal condition of living spaces affects the occupants' productivity and their
quality of life, it is important to design effective heating, ventilation and air conditioning …

Heterogeneous transfer learning for thermal comfort modeling

W Hu, Y Luo, Z Lu, Y Wen - Proceedings of the 6th ACM international …, 2019 - dl.acm.org
For decades, the Predicted Mean Vote (PMV) model has been adopted to evaluate building
occupants' thermal comfort. However, recent studies argue that the PMV model is inaccurate …

[HTML][HTML] A hybrid active learning framework for personal thermal comfort models

ZD Tekler, Y Lei, Y Peng, C Miller, A Chong - Building and Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Personal thermal comfort models are used to predict individual-level thermal comfort
responses to inform design and control decisions of buildings to achieve optimal …

Addressing data inadequacy challenges in personal comfort models by combining pretrained comfort models

T Zhang, J Gu, O Ardakanian, J Kim - Energy and Buildings, 2022 - Elsevier
Occupant thermal-comfort complaints are the biggest operational headache of facilities
managers. Many of the complaints can be attributed to the diverse nature of individuals' …

Machine learning-based prediction of outdoor thermal comfort: Combining Bayesian optimization and the SHAP model

R Guo, B Yang, Y Guo, H Li, Z Li, B Zhou, B Hong… - Building and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Rising global temperatures have resulted in urban heat waves in recent years, endangering
residents' health and even their lives. As a result, accurate outdoor thermal comfort …

Improved thermal comfort modeling for smart buildings: A data analytics study

W Zhang, F Liu, R Fan - International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy …, 2018 - Elsevier
Thermal comfort is a key consideration in the design and modeling of buildings and is one of
the main steps to achieving smart building control and operation. Existing solutions model …

Review on occupant-centric thermal comfort sensing, predicting, and controlling

J Xie, H Li, C Li, J Zhang, M Luo - Energy and Buildings, 2020 - Elsevier
Ensuring occupants' thermal comfort and work performance is one of the primary objectives
for building environment conditioning systems. In recent years, there emerged many …

Thermal comfort model for HVAC buildings using machine learning

M Fayyaz, AA Farhan, AR Javed - Arabian Journal for Science and …, 2022 - Springer
Thermal comfort is a condition of mind that expresses satisfaction with the thermal
environment. Thermal comfort is critical for both health and productivity. Inadequate thermal …

Prediction of individual thermal comfort based on ensemble transfer learning method using wearable and environmental sensors

H Park, DY Park - Building and Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Thermal comfort is a critical issue in achieving an acceptable indoor environment and
managing building energy use. However, it is difficult to precisely recognize thermal comfort …