Search Results - "Gunay, Burak"

A review of data collection and analysis requirements for certified green buildings by Afroz, Zakia, Burak Gunay, H., O'Brien, William

“…•The review of literature highlights performance gap in certified buildings.•The presented comparative analysis shows differences across certification…”
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Occupant behavior modeling for building performance simulation: Current state and future challenges by Yan, Da, O’Brien, William, Hong, Tianzhen, Feng, Xiaohang, Burak Gunay, H., Tahmasebi, Farhang, Mahdavi, Ardeshir

“…•Review state-of-the-art research on occupant energy behaviors in buildings.•Discuss current obstacles, future needs and directions in occupant behavior…”
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The impact of the COVID-19 on households’ hourly electricity consumption in Canada by Abdeen, Ahmed, Kharvari, Farzam, O'Brien, William, Gunay, Burak

“…[Display omitted] •Electricity use in 500 households was compared before and during COVID lockdown.•Post-COVID peaks are 15–20% higher than pre-COVID.•60% of…”
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Data analytics to improve building performance: A critical review by Burak Gunay, H., Shen, Weiming, Newsham, Guy

“…The data inherent in building automation systems, computerized maintenance management systems, security and access control systems, and IT networks represent…”
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A critical review of observation studies, modeling, and simulation of adaptive occupant behaviors in offices by Gunay, H. Burak, O'Brien, William, Beausoleil-Morrison, Ian

“…Occupants' behaviors account for significant uncertainty in building energy use. A better understanding of occupant behaviors is needed in order to manage this…”
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A scalable Bluetooth Low Energy approach to identify occupancy patterns and profiles in office spaces by Tekler, Zeynep Duygu, Low, Raymond, Gunay, Burak, Andersen, Rune Korsholm, Blessing, Lucienne

“…Building occupants are often assumed to follow deterministic schedules in building performance simulation programs. Therefore, to accurately capture the…”
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Inverse model-based virtual sensors for detection of hard faults in air handling units by Torabi, Narges, Burak Gunay, H., O'Brien, William, Moromisato, Ricardo

“…Faults in air handling units (AHUs) in commercial buildings often waste energy and/or cause discomfort. Intermediate AHU sensors are dedicated merely for…”
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Development of an occupancy learning algorithm for terminal heating and cooling units by Burak Gunay, H., O'Brien, William, Beausoleil-Morrison, Ian

“…A significant portion of the North American workforce reports having the ability to alter their daily arrival and departure times for work. As a result,…”
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Disaggregation of commercial building end-uses with automation system data by Burak Gunay, H., Shi, Zixiao, Wilton, Ian, Bursill, Jayson

“…•A genetic algorithm-based end-use disaggregation method was developed for commercial buildings.•The method uses automation data such as fan and pump states to…”
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Remote characterization of envelope performance through inverse modelling with building automation system data by Burak Gunay, H., Darwazeh, Darwish, Shillinglaw, Scott, Wilton, Ian

“…This paper presents a proof-of-concept of an inverse model-based method for the characterization of envelope thermal transmittance and air permeance with…”
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An inquiry into the capabilities of baseline building energy modelling approaches to estimate energy savings by Afroz, Zakia, Burak Gunay, H., O'Brien, William, Newsham, Guy, Wilton, Ian

“…•The change point model is used to detect and interpret energy use anomalies.•Out of four baseline modelling approaches, NARX outperforms.•Energy saving…”
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The contextual factors contributing to occupants' adaptive comfort behaviors in offices – A review and proposed modeling framework by O'Brien, William, Gunay, H. Burak

“…Occupants play an unprecedented role on energy use of office buildings and they are often perceived as one of the main causes of underperforming buildings. It…”
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Detection and interpretation of anomalies in building energy use through inverse modeling by Burak Gunay, H., Shen, Weiming, Newsham, Guy, Ashouri, Araz

“…This article presents a study in which three inverse modeling techniques were applied to hourly heating and cooling load data extracted from 35 office…”
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A method for extracting performance metrics using work-order data by Dutta, Saptak, Burak Gunay, H., Bucking, Scott

“…Holistic performance metrics are necessary to understand how operational resources are used and to detect anomalous zones, floors, equipment, and work-order…”
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On the behavioral effects of residential electricity submetering in a heating season by Burak Gunay, H., O'Brien, William, Beausoleil-Morrison, Ian, Perna, Andrea

“…In general, occupants' only visible connection to their energy consumption is the bimonthly or monthly statements that summarize the cost of their energy use…”
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Characterization of atomic structure of oxide films on carbon steel in simulated concrete pore solutions using EELS by Gunay, H. Burak, Ghods, Pouria, Isgor, O. Burkan, Carpenter, Graham J.C., Wu, Xiaohua

“…•Atomic structure of oxides on carbon steel in concrete pore solutions is studied.•Effects of pore solution composition and chloride are investigated.•Inner…”
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Unsupervised learning of load signatures to estimate energy-related building features using surrogate modelling techniques by Ferreira, Shane, Gunay, Burak, Ashouri, Araz, Shillinglaw, Scott

“…Characterization of an existing building’s energy-related features is critical to inform maintenance and retrofit decisions. However, existing field-scale…”
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Critical review and illustrative examples of office occupant modelling formalisms by D'Oca, Simona, Gunay, H Burak, Gilani, Sara, O'Brien, William

“…It is widely understood that occupants can have a significant impact on building performance. Accordingly, the field has benefited extensively from research…”
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Regulating window operations using HVAC terminal devices' control sequences: a simulation-based investigation by Liu, Weihao, Burak Gunay, H., Ouf, Mohamed M.

“…Mixed-mode ventilation is a design feature to improve building energy efficiency and indoor air quality. However, in practice, it does not always achieve…”
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A data-driven workflow to improve energy efficient operation of commercial buildings: A review with real-world examples by Abuimara, Tareq, Hobson, Brodie W, Gunay, Burak, O’Brien, William

“…Data-driven building operation and maintenance research such as metadata inference, fault detection and diagnosis, occupant-centric controls (OCCs), and…”
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