Given the complexity and interconnection of different aspects involved in building
evaluation, one of the most relevant, and challenging, research topics is the integration of …

Personal thermal comfort models are used to predict individual-level thermal comfort
responses to inform design and control decisions of buildings to achieve optimal …

Thermal comfort is a complex issue in the built environment due to the physiological and
psychological differences of each individual in a building. There is a growing worry over the …

Building energy flexibility is crucial for improving the local consumption of renewable energy
and enhancing building self-sufficiency. The abundant solar energy resource in the tropics …

The rising cooling energy demand, caused by the increase in global average temperature
and the frequency of heat waves, is currently leading to a significant increase in global …

Ventilation is fundamental for providing good Indoor Air Quality in buildings. Nevertheless, it
involves considerable energy consumption. In this paper, a co-simulation approach was …

The application of mixed-mode ventilation (MMV) in the tropics is challenging, given its hot
and humid climate. Consequently, there are limited periods when operating in natural …

Mixed-mode ventilation offers a promising solution for achieving comfortable indoor
environments in an energy-efficient manner. However, in the tropics, characterized by a year …

This paper describes the design of an Internet of Things (IoT) architecture that allows
customizable data-driven operations and experimentation for an ultra-efficient office/lab …

Mixed-mode buildings use natural ventilation (NV) through operable building envelopes (eg,
windows) and mechanical air-conditioning (AC) systems to condition indoor spaces with the …