As one of the most important and advanced technology for carbon-mitigation in the building
sector, building performance simulation (BPS) has played an increasingly important role …

Intelligent buildings have drawn considerable attention due to rapid progress in
communication and information technologies. These buildings can utilize current and …

The research explores the potential of digital-twin-based methods and approaches aimed at
achieving an intelligent optimization and automation system for energy management of a …

Occupant behavior has been widely considered as one of the key influencing factors on
building energy consumption. The complexity of its formation mechanism and the dynamic …

This paper seeks to address ten questions that explore the burgeoning field of Human-
Building Interaction (HBI), an interdisciplinary field that represents the next frontier in …

This article identifies and compares the passive cooling strategies used and their
relationship to optimising sustainability and environmental ergonomics based on 47 case …

Very little work has been done on the feasibility of Machine Learning (ML) for predicting
buildings energy demand right at the design stage. This feasibility, if proven, would help to …

Immersive virtual reality (IVR) is a promising technology increasingly applied to various
research fields, including building science and occupant comfort research. Using immersive …

Occupant behaviour has significant impacts on the performance of machine learning
algorithms when predicting building energy consumption. Due to a variety of reasons (eg …

Interior layouts of a building may influence the presence and movement of occupants, which
can lead them to participate in a certain activity, energy-saving behaviour for instance, which …