Urban Geography studies forms, social fabrics, and economic structures of cities from a
geographic perspective. Catalysed by the increasingly abundant spatial big data, Urban …

Digitalization in the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industry has
highlighted the process of gathering and combining data from numerous sources. This …

In recent years, the integration of digital technologies has grown rapidly in the field of
thermal comfort and energy efficiency for buildings. The concept of a digital twin …

Personal thermal comfort models are used to predict individual-level thermal comfort
responses to inform design and control decisions of buildings to achieve optimal …

Conventional sidewalk studies focused on quantitative analysis of sidewalk walkability at a
large scale which cannot capture the dynamic interactions between the environment and …

This study proposes a novel framework and methodology for building digital twinning (BDT)
over the life cycle of a building. It aims to establish an intrinsic digital twin framework and …

Personal thermal comfort models are a paradigm shift in predicting how building occupants
perceive their thermal environment. Previous work has critical limitations related to the …

Abstract Model-based optimal control has proven its effectiveness in optimizing the
performance of central air-conditioning systems in terms of thermal comfort and energy …

Buildings consume a significant amount of energy throughout their lifecycle; Thus,
sustainable energy management is crucial for all buildings, and controlling energy …

Incorporating data-driven thermal comfort models into occupant-centric HVAC controls is
crucial to meet occupants' preferences in thermal comfort. Although HVAC controls and …