Adaptation-based indoor environment control with night natural ventilation in autumn in an office building in a hot-humid area

Z Wu, Y Zhang, J Mai, F Wang, Y Zhai, Z Zhang - Building and Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
In hot-humid areas, the temperature is high during the daytime in autumn which causes
dissatisfactory thermal sensation and large cooling energy consumption. Night ventilation …

Green building efficiency and sustainability indicators

MSS Danish, TS Senjyu - Green building management and smart …, 2020 - igi-global.com
A rapid change in technology trend and lifestyle around the globe has induced a drastic
increase in energy production, delivery, distribution, and consumption. That forced building …

Optimization control strategy for mixed-mode buildings based on thermal comfort model: A case study of office buildings

Y Yu, T Xiang, D Wang, L Yang - Applied Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Mixed-mode (MM) buildings reduce air conditioning (AC) energy consumption while
maintaining indoor thermal comfort through the appropriate use of natural ventilation (NV) …

Exploring the adequacy of mechanical ventilation for acceptable indoor air quality in office buildings

T Abuimara, BW Hobson, B Gunay… - Science and Technology …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
This paper explores how effectively building variable air volume air handling unit (VAV AHU)
configurations supply required outdoor air to building spaces using data analysis and …

An integrated approach to evaluate thermal comfort in air-conditioned large-space office

X Shan, WZ Lu - Science and Technology for the Built Environment, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
With the continuous promotion of urbanization, numerous large-scale public buildings
appear in cities. With the characteristics of large floor area and high personnel density …

Supervisory control of building heating system with insulation changes using three architectures of neural networks

A Ouaret, H Lehouche, B Mendil, H Guéguen - Journal of the Franklin …, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper presents a new strategy of supervisory control applied to heating room system
that is able to adapt to different operating conditions, in order to reduce the energy …

KNN and adaptive comfort applied in decision making for HVAC systems

P Aparicio-Ruiz, E Barbadilla-Martín, J Guadix… - Annals of Operations …, 2021 - Springer
The decision making of a suitable heating, ventilating and air conditioning system's set-point
temperature is an energy and environmental challenge in our society. In the present paper …

Collaborative building control: a conceptual mixed-initiative framework

F Topak, MK Pekeriçli - Intelligent Buildings International, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
In the last two decades, automation systems have shown advanced developments and are
widely adopted for various purposes in many fields. However, automation in buildings has …

Assessing the electricity consumption of outdoor lighting systems in the presence of automatic control: The OL-BAC factors method

M Bonomolo, S Ferrari, G Zizzo - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2020 - Elsevier
Building automation systems are able to influence significantly buildings' energy
performance. The BAC factors method, presented for the first time by the International …

[HTML][HTML] Performance metrics for room air-conditioners: energy, comfort and environmental impacts

NR Jain, R Rawal, V Vardhan, S Dey - Buildings & Cities, 2021 - journal-buildingscities.org
India's current standards and labels for room air-conditioners (RACs) account for energy
efficiency, but omit other important criteria that could influence product development and …