The building energy (BE) management plays an essential role in urban sustainability and
smart cities. Recently, the novel data science and data-driven technologies have shown …

Smart lighting has become a universal smart product solution, with global revenues of up to
US 5.9 billion by 2021. Six main factors drive the technology: light-emitting diode (LED) …

Proper use of daylighting improves visual and thermal comfort in indoor environments and
minimizes dependency on artificial lighting, saving substantial amounts of energy …

As a basis for further development of the BPS computer software, a method for simulating
the characteristics of buildings with grating smart windows is proposed. This novel smart …

The global COVID-19 pandemic has increased attention to the relationship between the built
environment and health, particularly in educational settings where students spend a …

To achieve building energy conservation goals, models for forecasting energy consumption
with energy-related occupant behavior inclusive must be encompassed in energy …

Annual luminance maps provide meaningful evaluations for occupants' visual comfort and
perception. This paper presents a novel data-driven approach for predicting annual …

Neural networks (NNs) have been proposed as a promising alternative for fast and accurate
prediction of indoor airflow. NN training is of great importance for acquiring accurate …

The literature emphasises the important role that occupants play on the energy performance
of buildings, and increasing knowledge of drivers for human-building interactions is …

Daylight harvesting is a well-known strategy to address building energy efficiency. However,
few simplified tools can evaluate its dual impact on lighting and air conditioning energy …