A review of data-driven fault detection and diagnostics for building HVAC systems

Z Chen, Z O'Neill, J Wen, O Pradhan, T Yang, X Lu… - Applied Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
With the wide adoption of building automation system, and the advancement of data,
sensing, and machine learning techniques, data-driven fault detection and diagnostics …

[HTML][HTML] Developing energy flexibility in clusters of buildings: A critical analysis of barriers from planning to operation

J Le Dréau, RA Lopes, S O'Connell, D Finn, M Hu… - Energy and …, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper examines building energy flexibility at an aggregated level and addresses the
main barriers and research gaps for the development of this resource across three design …

Ten questions concerning reinforcement learning for building energy management

Z Nagy, G Henze, S Dey, J Arroyo, L Helsen… - Building and …, 2023 - Elsevier
As buildings account for approximately 40% of global energy consumption and associated
greenhouse gas emissions, their role in decarbonizing the power grid is crucial. The …

Energy saving potential analysis applying factory scale energy audit–A case study of food production

D Al Momani, Y Al Turk, MI Abuashour, HM Khalid… - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
An energy audit (EA) is a crucial step in boosting factory energy efficiency and obtaining
certification for cleaner manufacturing. The results of a preliminary energy audit carried out …

[HTML][HTML] A semantic ontology for representing and quantifying energy flexibility of buildings

H Li, T Hong - Advances in Applied Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Energy flexibility of buildings can be an essential resource for a sustainable and reliable
power grid with the growing variable renewable energy shares and the trend to electrify and …

An overview of data tools for representing and managing building information and performance data

N Luo, M Pritoni, T Hong - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
Building information modeling (BIM) has been widely adopted for representing and
exchanging building data across disciplines during building design and construction …

[HTML][HTML] Live semantic data from building digital twins for robot navigation: Overview of data transfer methods

P Pauwels, R de Koning, B Hendrikx, E Torta - Advanced Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Increasing reliance on automation and robotization presents great opportunities to improve
the management of construction sites as well as existing buildings. Crucial in the use of …

[HTML][HTML] An ontology-based innovative energy modeling framework for scalable and adaptable building digital twins

J Bjørnskov, M Jradi - Energy and Buildings, 2023 - Elsevier
Digitalization of buildings and the use of IoT sensing and metering devices are steadily
increasing, offering new opportunities for more autonomous, efficient, and flexible buildings …

Development of a unified taxonomy for hvac system faults

Y Chen, G Lin, E Crowe, J Granderson - Energies, 2021 - mdpi.com
Detecting and diagnosing HVAC faults is critical for maintaining building operation
performance, reducing energy waste, and ensuring indoor comfort. An increasing …

A linked-data paradigm for the integration of static and dynamic building data in Digital Twins

D Mavrokapnidis, K Katsigarakis, P Pauwels… - Proceedings of the 8th …, 2021 - dl.acm.org
Digital Twins is an emerging field of research, mainly because they span the entire building
lifecycle promising to uncover hidden inefficiencies and deliver data-driven applications …