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Mixed-Mode Ventilation in HVAC System for Energy and Economic Benefits in Residential Buildings by Do, Huyen, Cetin, Kristen S.

“…In the U.S., approximately 47% of the total electricity use comes from residential buildings. Most of the residential buildings use HVAC system to ventilate,…”
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Data-Driven Evaluation of Residential HVAC System Efficiency Using Energy and Environmental Data by Do, Huyen, Cetin, Kristen S.

“…In the U.S., the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system is generally the largest electricity-consuming end-use in a residential building…”
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Smart Meters and Smart Devices in Buildings: a Review of Recent Progress and Influence on Electricity Use and Peak Demand by Cetin, Kristen S., O’Neill, Zheng

“…Purpose of Review Electric grids face significant challenges with peak and variable demand and greenhouse gas emissions. As new technologies develop, they are…”
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Freeze-thaw performance of phase change material (PCM) incorporated pavement subgrade soil by Mahedi, Masrur, Cetin, Bora, Cetin, Kristen S.

“…•Integration of PCMs into frost-susceptible loess soil to reduce freeze-thaw impact.•Liquid and microencapsulated PCM addition in untreated and fly ash treated…”
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Typical occupancy profiles and behaviors in residential buildings in the United States by Mitra, Debrudra, Steinmetz, Nicholas, Chu, Yiyi, Cetin, Kristen S

“…The energy performance of a residential building is highly dependent on occupant's presence or non-presence in a building and their interactions with…”
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Calibration of energy simulation using optimization for buildings with dynamic shading systems by Kunwar, Niraj, Cetin, Kristen S., Passe, Ulrike

“…•Co-simulation of daylight and energy models for model evaluation.•Comparison of illuminance, lighting energy and shade state with measured data.•Model…”
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Energy savings and daylighting evaluation of dynamic venetian blinds and lighting through full-scale experimental testing by Kunwar, Niraj, Cetin, Kristen S., Passe, Ulrike, Zhou, Xiaohui, Li, Yunhua

“…Commercial buildings consume around 20% of the total energy utilized in the U.S. The use of shading devices in buildings has the potential to reduce building…”
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Evaluation of the causes and impact of outliers on residential building energy use prediction using inverse modeling by Do, Huyen, Cetin, Kristen S.

“…Inverse modeling techniques are often used to predict the performance and energy use of buildings. Residential energy use is generally highly dependent on…”
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Development and validation of an HVAC on/off controller in EnergyPlus for energy simulation of residential and small commercial buildings by Cetin, Kristen S, Fathollahzadeh, Mohammad Hassan, Kunwar, Niraj, Do, Huyen, Tabares-Velasco, Paulo Cesar

“…•New on/off controller for residential applications validated using minute-level field data.•On/off controller improves the HVAC accuracy around 19% in terms…”
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Full-scale experimental testing of integrated dynamically-operated roller shades and lighting in perimeter office spaces by Kunwar, Niraj, Cetin, Kristen S., Passe, Ulrike, Zhou, Xiaohui, Li, Yunhua

“…•Full-scale testing conducted of dynamic shading and lighting.•2 roller shades and 2 control strategies tested.•Three orientations are tested, including the…”
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Energy efficiency in U.S. residential rental housing: Adoption rates and impact on rent by Im, Jongho, Seo, Youngme, Cetin, Kristen S., Singh, Jasmeet

“…•Rental units listings collected and analyzed for 10 U.S. cities.•Energy efficient features included in 5.3–21.6% of rental units in each city.•The most common…”
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Effect of technology-enabled time-of-use energy pricing on thermal comfort and energy use in mechanically-conditioned residential buildings in cooling dominated climates by Cetin, Kristen S., Manuel, Lance, Novoselac, Atila

“…The effects of automatic indoor set point temperature setbacks using smart thermostats in response to time-of-use (TOU) electricity rates structures on…”
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Developing a landscape of urban building energy use with improved spatiotemporal representations in a cool-humid climate by Li, Wenliang, Zhou, Yuyu, Cetin, Kristen S., Yu, Sha, Wang, Yu, Liang, Bingqing

“…Urban buildings account for up to 75% of total energy use in the United States (U.S.). Understanding urban building energy use is important for developing…”
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Characterizing large residential appliance peak load reduction potential utilizing a probabilistic approach by Cetin, Kristen S.

“…This research investigates the demand response potential of four electric grid-connected large residential appliances, including refrigerators, clothes…”
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Stochastic residential occupancy schedules based on the American Time-Use Survey by Malekpour Koupaei, Diba, Cetin, Kristen S., Passe, Ulrike

“…The energy performance of residential buildings is closely correlated with occupants' behavior and their schedules. Moreover, the energy consumption of…”
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Surrogate modeling approach towards coupling computational fluid dynamics and energy simulations for analysis and design of energy efficient attics by Sharma, Himanshu, Fontanini, Anthony D., Cetin, Kristen S., Kośny, Jan, Ganapathysubramanian, Baskar

“…Attic specific energy modeling tools are used by engineers and researchers to evaluate the impact of different design features, products, and materials systems…”
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Improvement of inverse change-point modeling of electricity consumption in residential buildings across multiple climate zones by Do, Huyen, Cetin, Kristen S

“…Inverse modeling is a common method to predict electricity consumption in buildings. Residential building electricity consumption patterns can vary…”
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Investigating Problem-Solving Processes of Students, Faculty, and Practicing Engineers in Civil Engineering by Akinci-Ceylan, Secil, Cetin, Kristen S, Ahn, Benjamin, Surovek, Andrea, Cetin, Bora

“…AbstractSolving ill-structured problems is a complex task that is required of engineers who work in industry. To better prepare undergraduate engineering…”
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Residential Building Energy Consumption: a Review of Energy Data Availability, Characteristics, and Energy Performance Prediction Methods by Do, Huyen, Cetin, Kristen S.

“…Purpose of Review Residential energy performance prediction has historically received less attention, as compared to commercial buildings. This likely is in…”
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Energy-efficient design of a carbon fiber-based self-heating concrete pavement system through finite element analysis by Sadati, S. M. Sajed, Cetin, Kristen S., Ceylan, Halil, Kim, Sunghwan

“…Electrically conductive concrete (ECON) heated pavement system (HPS) is a newly developed clean technology to reduce the use of polluting chemicals for removal…”
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