Data-driven prediction and optimization toward net-zero and positive-energy buildings: A systematic review

SN Mousavi, MG Villarreal-Marroquín… - Building and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Recent advances toward sustainable cities have promoted the concept of near-zero energy
consumption. A Positive Energy Building (PEB) model has been developed by the European …

[HTML][HTML] Next-generation energy systems for sustainable smart cities: Roles of transfer learning

Y Himeur, M Elnour, F Fadli, N Meskin, I Petri… - Sustainable Cities and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Smart cities attempt to reach net-zero emissions goals by reducing wasted energy while
improving grid stability and meeting service demand. This is possible by adopting next …

[HTML][HTML] From time-series to 2d images for building occupancy prediction using deep transfer learning

AN Sayed, Y Himeur, F Bensaali - Engineering Applications of Artificial …, 2023 - Elsevier
Building occupancy information could aid energy preservation while simultaneously
maintaining the end-user comfort level. Energy conservation becomes essential since …

Combining physical approaches with deep learning techniques for urban building energy modeling: A comprehensive review and future research prospects

Z Li, J Ma, Y Tan, C Guo, X Li - Building and Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
In recent times, there has been a growing interest in urban building energy modeling
(UBEM), owing to its potential benefits for cities. These benefits include aiding city decision …

Unsupervised domain adaptation with and without access to source data for estimating occupancy and recognizing activities in smart buildings

J Dridi, M Amayri, N Bouguila - Building and Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Energy-efficient buildings have gained increasing interest in the last decades as they
provide optimal energy management. With the emergence of smart homes, many smart tools …

The use of GANs and transfer learning in model-order reduction of turbulent wake of an isolated high-rise building

S Masoumi-Verki, F Haghighat, N Bouguila… - Building and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The high cost of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations has limited their use for
real-time and long-term simulations. To address this limitation, reduced-order modeling has …

Unsupervised domain adaptation without source data for estimating occupancy and recognizing activities in smart buildings

J Dridi, M Amayri, N Bouguila - Energy and Buildings, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Activities Recognition (AR) and Occupancy Estimation (OE) are topics of current
interest. AR and OE help many smart building applications such as energy systems and …

[HTML][HTML] Deep learning models for vision-based occupancy detection in high occupancy buildings

W Zhang, J Calautit, PW Tien, Y Wu, S Wei - Journal of Building …, 2024 - Elsevier
Accurate occupancy information is crucial for enhancing energy efficiency and reducing
carbon emissions in buildings. However, the inherent unpredictability of occupants …

Transfer learning for occupancy-based HVAC control: A data-driven approach using unsupervised learning of occupancy profiles and deep reinforcement learning

M Esrafilian-Najafabadi, F Haghighat - Energy and Buildings, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Model-free heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) control systems have
demonstrated promising potential for adjusting indoor setpoint temperature based on …

Transfer learning in human activity recognition: A survey

SG Dhekane, T Ploetz - arXiv preprint arXiv:2401.10185, 2024 - arxiv.org
Sensor-based human activity recognition (HAR) has been an active research area, owing to
its applications in smart environments, assisted living, fitness, healthcare, etc. Recently …