Search Results - "Science & technology for the built environment"

The ASHRAE Great Energy Predictor III competition: Overview and results by Miller, Clayton, Arjunan, Pandarasamy, Kathirgamanathan, Anjukan, Fu, Chun, Roth, Jonathan, Park, June Young, Balbach, Chris, Gowri, Krishnan, Nagy, Zoltan, Fontanini, Anthony D., Haberl, Jeff

“…In late 2019, ASHRAE hosted the Great Energy Predictor III (GEPIII) machine learning competition on the Kaggle platform. This launch marked the third energy…”
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Integrating IAQ control strategies to reduce the risk of asymptomatic SARS CoV-2 infections in classrooms and open plan offices by Zhang, Jensen

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Demand response potential of district heating and ventilation in an educational office building by Vand, Behrang, Martin, Kristian, Jokisalo, Juha, Kosonen, Risto, Hast, Aira

“…This study examines the influence of demand-response control strategies on thermal conditions, indoor air CO 2 concentration, and heating energy cost and…”
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Airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in indoor environments: A comprehensive review by Shen, Jialei, Kong, Meng, Dong, Bing, Birnkrant, Michael J., Zhang, Jianshun

“…The COVID-19 pandemic has caused millions of deaths and great economic loss globally. There has been substantial evidence supporting the airborne transmission…”
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Application of deep Q-networks for model-free optimal control balancing between different HVAC systems by Ahn, Ki Uhn, Park, Cheol Soo

“…A deep Q-network (DQN) was applied for model-free optimal control balancing between different HVAC systems. The DQN was coupled to a reference office building:…”
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Design optimization and validation of high-performance heat exchangers using approximation assisted optimization and additive manufacturing by Bacellar, Daniel, Aute, Vikrant, Huang, Zhiwei, Radermacher, Reinhard

“…The airside thermal resistance of air-to-fluid heat exchangers dominates the overall thermal resistance. On conventional heat exchanger's, fins are required to…”
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A review of the current status and development of 5GDHC and characterization of a novel shared energy system by Lindhe, Jonas, Javed, Saqib, Johansson, Dennis, Bagge, Hans

“…This review presents the status and outlook for shared energy systems (SES) and fifth-generation district heating and cooling (5GDHC). It provides an overview…”
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Energy savings and ventilation performance from CO2-based demand controlled ventilation: Simulation results from ASHRAE RP-1747 (ASHRAE RP-1747) by O'Neill, Zheng D., Li, Yanfei, Cheng, Hwakong C., Zhou, Xiaohui, Taylor, Steven T.

“…This is the first journal paper from the ASHRAE research project RP-1747 "Implementation of RP-1547 CO2-based Demand Controlled Ventilation for Multiple Zone…”
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Development of near-optimal advanced control sequences for chiller plants with water-side economizers in U.S. Climates (ASHRAE RP-1661) by Faulkner, Cary A., Ho, Julia, Shi, Chengnan, Fan, Chengliang, Ildiri, Nasim, Zuo, Wangda

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Development of New Low-GWP Refrigerants-Refrigerant Mixtures Including HFO-1123 by Hashimoto, Mai, Otsuka, Tetsuo, Fukushima, Masato, Okamoto, Hidekazu, Hayamizu, Hiroki, Ueno, Katsuya, Akasaka, Ryo

“…New refrigerants with low global warming potential (GWP) are currently being developed to replace conventional higher GWP refrigerants. Recently, we have…”
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Smart grid energy flexible buildings through the use of heat pumps and building thermal mass as energy storage in the Belgian context by Masy, Gabrielle, Georges, Emeline, Verhelst, Clara, Lemort, Vincent, André, Philippe

“…The management of electricity grids requires the supply and demand of electricity to be in balance at any point in time. To this end, electricity suppliers…”
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Multi-scenario Extreme Weather Simulator application to heat waves: Ko'olauloa community resilience hub by Villa, Daniel L., Lee, Sang Hoon, Bianchi, Carlo, Carvallo, Juan Pablo, Azaroff, Illya, Mammoli, Andrea, Schostek, Tyler

“…Heat waves are increasing in severity, duration, and frequency. The Multi-Scenario Extreme Weather Simulator (MEWS) models this using historical data, climate…”
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A new analytical method for modeling network hydraulics in district systems with bidirectional mass and energy flows by Claesson, Johan, Lindhe, Jonas, Abugabbara, Marwan, Johansson, Dennis, Javed, Saqib

“…Recent technologies of district heating and cooling (DHC) systems integrate renewable energy sources and connect multiple heat producers and consumers to the…”
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Estimating internal moisture generation rates in recently constructed, occupied homes in the southeastern United States by Martin, Eric, Khan, Tanvir, Nigusse, Bereket A., Withers, Charles R.

“…Internal moisture generation (IMG), or moisture generated by building occupants via activities such as respiration, cooking, bathing, and cleaning, is a…”
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Data analysis and interpretable machine learning for HVAC predictive control: A case-study based implementation by Mao, Jianqiao, Grammenos, Ryan, Karagiannis, Konstantinos

“…Energy efficiency and thermal comfort levels are key attributes to be considered in the design and implementation of a Heating, Ventilation and Air…”
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Comparative analysis of the static and dynamic dehumidification performance of metal-organic framework materials by Panigrahi, Bivas, Wang, Hung-Wei, Luo, Win-Jet, Chou, Yiang-Chen, Chen, Jiun-Jen

“…Desiccant-coated heat exchangers (DCHEs) allow the simultaneous removal of adsorption heat and moisture from the incoming process air and support the cause of…”
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Research on the effect of the refrigerant charge in a variable capacity heat pump by Ortega, Ignacio, Sieres, Jaime, Cerdeira, Fernando, Álvarez, Estrella, Santos, José Manuel

“…Current energy efficiency regulations have led to the development of heat pumps equipped with variable speed compressors (VSC) and electronic expansion valves…”
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Fault detection and diagnosis for heat source system using convolutional neural network with imaged faulty behavior data by Miyata, Shohei, Lim, Jongyeon, Akashi, Yasunori, Kuwahara, Yasuhiro, Tanaka, Katsuhiko

“…Faults that impair performance can occur in a heat source system because it comprises various devices and has complex controls. This article presents a novel…”
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Assessing a fit-for-purpose urban building energy modelling framework with reference to Ahmedabad by Mathur, Anmol, Fennell, Pamela, Rawal, Rajan, Korolija, Ivan

“…Urban building energy models (UBEM) are driving sustainable design and operations of cities by combining urban datasets with energy simulations. UBEMs are…”
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On the estimation of interior walls in the district-scale Life Cycle Assessment of buildings by Schildt, Maximilian, Cuypers, Johannes Linus, Malhotra, Avichal, Shamovich, Maxim, Frisch, Jérôme, van Treeck, Christoph Alban

“…The large-scale Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of buildings supports decision-making processes in reaching the climate goals of the building sector. Yet, the…”
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