Building systems are subject of dynamic system that have a general feature of non-linearity
and in turn, present us with different challenges for its optimized control of energy-saving …

Occupant behavior has been widely considered as one of the key influencing factors on
building energy consumption. The complexity of its formation mechanism and the dynamic …

Green building has drawn worldwide attention due to the adverse impact of construction on
the environment. This research presents a Building Information Modeling (BIM) based …

Ventilative cooling technologies have the potential to be an effective measure to reduce
buildings energy consumption, by meeting some or all of the cooling requirement of a …

The building and construction industry has consistently been a major contributor to energy
consumption and carbon emissions. With stochastic interactions between occupants and …

Natural ventilation in buildings has the potential to reduce building energy consumption and
the incidence of sick building syndrome. However, controlling natural ventilation is often …

A ground–source heat pump system (GSHP) can be an alternative to air–source heat pumps
(ASHP), as exchanging heat with the ground instead of with the air can result in higher …

Residential ventilative cooling via natural ventilation is influenced by outdoor air pollution.
However, relative to climate, outdoor air pollution is not comprehensively considered in …

Building natural ventilation can effectively prevent the building from overheating and
eliminate indoor pollutants, including viral aerosols and volatile organic compounds, without …

Predictive control offers significant advantages in nonlinear control, high thermal inertia, and
dynamic control. This article uses a Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses methodology to …