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Model Predictive Control for Energy Optimization of HVAC Systems Using EnergyPlus and ACO Algorithm by Bamdad, Keivan, Mohammadzadeh, Navid, Cholette, Michael, Perera, Srinath

“…The deployment of model-predictive control (MPC) for a building’s energy system is a challenging task due to high computational and modeling costs. In this…”
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Drivers for Digital Twin Adoption in the Construction Industry: A Systematic Literature Review by Opoku, De-Graft Joe, Perera, Srinath, Osei-Kyei, Robert, Rashidi, Maria, Famakinwa, Tosin, Bamdad, Keivan

“…Digital twin (DT) is gaining increasing attention due to its ability to present digital replicas of existing assets, processes and systems. DT can integrate…”
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A Comparative Case Study of Certified and Non-Certified Green Buildings and Their Response to Climate Change by Almeida, Laura, Bamdad, Keivan, Razavi, Mohammad Reza

“…Green buildings (GBs) employ a wide range of passive and active energy-saving strategies to improve buildings’ energy performance. The suitability and…”
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Barriers to the Adoption of Digital Twin in the Construction Industry: A Literature Review by Opoku, De-Graft Joe, Perera, Srinath, Osei-Kyei, Robert, Rashidi, Maria, Bamdad, Keivan, Famakinwa, Tosin

“…Digital twin (DT) has gained significant recognition among researchers due to its potential across industries. With the prime goal of solving numerous…”
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Cool roofs: A climate change mitigation and adaptation strategy for residential buildings by Bamdad, Keivan

“…Cool roofs offer a passive solution to reduce cooling demand in buildings. However, they increase heating demand in cold seasons. The annual energy-saving…”
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Impact of climate change on energy saving potentials of natural ventilation and ceiling fans in mixed-mode buildings by Bamdad, Keivan, Matour, Soha, Izadyar, Nima, Omrani, Sara

“…Mixed-mode (MM) ventilation strategy has been used in many buildings to reduce energy use. This strategy can be more effective if used along with ceiling fans…”
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Introducing extended natural ventilation index for buildings under the present and future changing climates by Bamdad, Keivan, Matour, Soha, Izadyar, Nima, Law, Tim

“…Natural Ventilation (NV) in buildings has a significant potential to reduce building energy use, provide thermal comfort and improve indoor air quality. NV…”
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Future energy-optimised buildings — Addressing the impact of climate change on buildings by Bamdad, Keivan, Cholette, Michael E., Omrani, Sara, Bell, John

“…•Climate change and building load variations may impact optimised building designs.•A method using climate models and optimisation is used to optimise future…”
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Ceiling fans as ventilation assisting devices in buildings: A critical review by Omrani, Sara, Matour, Soha, Bamdad, Keivan, Izadyar, Nima

“…Ceiling fans can reduce the cooling demand in an indoor area, improve thermal comfort, and save energy. Despite the numerous potential advantages of applying…”
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Inverse analysis of a rectangular fin using the lattice Boltzmann method by Bamdad, Keivan, Ashorynejad, Hamid Reza

“…•Lattice Boltzmann method is used to study a transient conductive-convective fin.•LBM and Conjugate Gradient Method (CGM) are used to solve an inverse problem…”
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Ant colony algorithm for building energy optimisation problems and comparison with benchmark algorithms by Bamdad, Keivan, Cholette, Michael E., Guan, Lisa, Bell, John

“…In the design of low-energy buildings, mathematical optimisation has proven to be a powerful tool for minimising energy consumption. Simulation-based…”
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Building energy optimisation under uncertainty using ACOMV algorithm by Bamdad, Keivan, Cholette, Michael E., Guan, Lisa, Bell, John

“…In building optimisation many parameters are uncertain due to their dependence on the building operation and environment (e.g. internal loads). This…”
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Application of Blockchain in Procurement and Management of Building Services: A Critical and Systematic Review by Hewavitharana, Sachindra, Perera, Srinath, Jin, Xiaohua, Seneviratne, Krisanthi, Bamdad, Keivan

“…Building services systems are essential for creating a comfortable and safe living environment in buildings. These are complex systems with high stakeholder…”
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Building energy optimization using surrogate model and active sampling by Bamdad, Keivan, Cholette, Michael E., Bell, John

“…In order to improve the performance of a surrogate model-based optimization method for building optimization problems, a new active sampling strategy employing…”
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Study of the critical velocity of the tunnels using an analytical approach by Yousefi, Mostafa, Yousefi, Morteza, Safikhani, Hamed, Inthavong, Kiao, Bamdad, Keivan

“…Fire safety is one of the major design issues of tunnel engineers. Longitudinal ventilation is a common method for exhausting smoke and hot gases in tunnel…”
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Circular economy assessment using project-level and organisation-level indicators for construction organisations: A systematic review by Jayakodi, Shashini, Senaratne, Sepani, Perera, Srinath, Bamdad, Keivan

“…The existing Circular Economy (CE) assessment frameworks developed in the construction context are limited due to being confined to assessing one or a few…”
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Digital twin for indoor condition monitoring in living labs: University library case study by Opoku, De-Graft Joe, Perera, Srinath, Osei-Kyei, Robert, Rashidi, Maria, Bamdad, Keivan, Famakinwa, Tosin

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Mind the gap: A comparison of socio-technical limitations of national house rating systems in the UK and Australia by Miller, Wendy, Sodagar, Behzad, Whaley, David, Bamdad, Keivan, Zedan, Sherif

“…This paper reviews the national house rating tools in the UK and Australia, evaluates the energy performance of eight different case study houses, and…”
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Inverse Hyperbolic Heat Conduction in Fins with Arbitrary Profiles by Azimi, Aziz, Bamdad, Keivan, Ahmadikia, Hossein

“…This study aims to estimate unknown base temperature distribution in different non-Fourier fins. The Cattaneo-Vernotte (CV) heat model is used to predict the…”
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Thermal performance analysis of arbitrary-profile fins with non-fourier heat conduction behavior by Bamdad, Keivan, Azimi, Aziz, Ahmadikia, Hossein

“…The thermal performance of variable cross-section fins is considered using the Maxwell–Cattaneo–Vernotte (MCV) heat conduction model. Four different fins,…”
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