In recent years, reduction of energy consumption in buildings has increasingly gained
interest among researchers mainly due to practical reasons, such as economic advantages …

Predictive maintenance plays an important role in managing commercial buildings. This
article provides a systematic review of the literature on predictive maintenance applications …

In this monograph, we present an overview and analysis of the possible approaches to
bringing an active demand side into electricity markets. In section I, we describe the ways in …

Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems are an important target for
efficiency improvements through new equipment and retrofitting because of their large …

We propose a practical cost and energy efficient model predictive control (MPC) strategy for
HVAC load control under dynamic real-time electricity pricing. The MPC strategy is built …

Buildings are known to be the largest consumers of electricity in the United States, and often
times the dominant energy consumer is the HVAC system. Despite this fact, in most …

The Internet of Things (IoT) is not only about improving business processes, but has also the
potential to profoundly impact the life of many citizens. Likewise the IoT can provide an …

Heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) systems use a large amount of energy,
and so they are an interesting area for efficiency improvements. The focus here is on the use …

The blooming of Internet of Things enables our modern buildings to become more and more
smart, eg, the intelligent LED lighting system could automatically adjust LEDs' dimming …

With an increasing worldwide need for energy and the ever-decreasing availability of energy
resources, a wide range of interactive visualizations are being developed to allow people to …