Advanced controls on energy reliability, flexibility, resilience, and occupant-centric control for smart and energy-efficient buildings—a state-of-the-art review

Z Liu, X Zhang, Y Sun, Y Zhou - Energy and Buildings, 2023 - Elsevier
Advanced controls have attracted increasing interests due to the high requirement on smart
and energy-efficient (SEE) buildings and decarbonization in the building industry with …

[HTML][HTML] State-of-the-art review of occupant behavior modeling and implementation in building performance simulation

O Ahmed, N Sezer, M Ouf, LL Wang… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
Occupant Behavior (OB) is one of the major drivers of building energy consumption.
However, OB is usually oversimplified in Building Performance Simulation (BPS), resulting …

Stochastic simulation of occupant-driven energy use in a bottom-up residential building stock model

J Chen, R Adhikari, E Wilson, J Robertson, A Fontanini… - Applied Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
The residential buildings sector is one of the largest electricity consumers worldwide and
contributes disproportionally to peak electricity demand in many regions. Strongly driven by …

[HTML][HTML] Towards integrating occupant behaviour modelling in simulation-aided building design: Reasons, challenges and solutions

JM Zambrano, UF Oberegger, G Salvalai - Energy and Buildings, 2021 - Elsevier
Occupant behaviour is an important source of uncertainty in building energy performance
simulations. This has led to the development and integration of different modelling …

[HTML][HTML] Feasibility assessment of net zero-energy transformation of building stock using integrated synthetic population, building stock, and power distribution network …

Y Yamaguchi, Y Shoda, S Yoshizawa, T Imai… - Applied Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
The transformation to net zero-energy (nZE) building stocks involves harvesting of
renewable energy, enhancement of building energy efficiency, incorporation of various …

[HTML][HTML] The artificial intelligence reformation of sustainable building design approach: A systematic review on building design optimization methods using surrogate …

I Elwy, A Hagishima - Energy and Buildings, 2024 - Elsevier
Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications in building performance prediction for environmental
sustainability outcomes play a significant role in compensating for computationally …

Stochastic bottom-up load profile generator for Canadian households' electricity demand

M Osman, M Ouf, E Azar, B Dong - Building and environment, 2023 - Elsevier
The residential energy demand timing and magnitude are highly impacted by occupants'
behaviors and activities. However, acquiring a reliable data source for these activities is a …

From buildings to cities: How household demographics shape demand response and energy consumption

M Osman, MM Saad, M Ouf, U Eicker - Applied Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
In the face of rapidly evolving energy landscapes, driven by increasing integration of
renewable energy and the transition towards a more sustainable grid, the role of demand …

[HTML][HTML] Simulation-based evaluation of occupancy on energy consumption of multi-scale residential building archetypes

D Sood, I Alhindawi, U Ali, JA McGrath… - Journal of Building …, 2023 - Elsevier
Building archetypes are commonly used to identify areas with energy-inefficient buildings
and estimate energy demand at different spatial scales. However, these archetypes often …

Modelling occupant behaviour in residential buildings: A systematic literature review.

A Mylonas, A Tsangrassoulis, J Pascual - Building and Environment, 2024 - Elsevier
This systematic literature review examines Occupant Behaviour (OB) modelling in
residential buildings, focusing on its role in narrowing the energy performance gap and …