Building occupants are continuously exposed to multiple indoor environmental stimuli,
including thermal, visual, acoustic, and air quality related factors. Moreover, personal and …

In this review paper, we have discussed the existing state-of-the-art practices of improved
intelligent features, controlling parameters and Internet of things (IoT) infrastructure required …

The human dimension plays an essential role in the energy performance of buildings and is
considered as significant as technological advances. Several studies highlighted the …

Mobile health technologies are contributing to the increasing relevance of control
engineering principles in understanding and improving health behaviors, such as physical …

This research focuses on optimizing renewable energy systems to achieve Nearly Zero-
Energy Building (nZEB) Level 1 status, defined as reducing energy consumption by 87.5 …

Human-building interactions are driven by a complex combination of social, psychological
and physiological factors. As such, occupants' energy consumption related actions can not …

Currently, the available studies on the prediction of building energy performance and real
occupancy data are typically characterized by aggregated and averaged occupancy …

In the US, building HVAC systems consume nearly half of the electricity produced. Demand
response (DR) programs aim to reduce the peaks of this demand, thereby reducing …

Efficient facility maintenance management enhances operational functionality while
reducing costs. In practice, however, the lack of (i) historical work order records or their …

Understanding and estimating the individuals' comfort level in a dynamic environment is a
challenging but crucial task to optimize buildings' energy consumption. Besides, improving …