Science and Technology for the Built Environment, Volume 21, Issue 6 (2015)

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Predictive controls, modeling and technology assessment for high performance buildings

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Predictive controls, modeling, and technology assessment for high-performance buildings
Panagiota Karava PhD & Athanasios Tzempelikos PhD
Pages: 719-720
Published online: 24 Aug 2015
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Simulation and experimental demonstration of model predictive control in a building HVAC system
Pengfei Li, Draguna Vrabie, Dapeng Li, Sorin C. Bengea, Stevo Mijanovic & Zheng D. O’Neill
Pages: 721-732
Published online: 24 Aug 2015
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Fault-tolerant optimal control of a building HVAC system
Sorin C. Bengea, Pengfei Li, Soumik Sarkar, Sergey Vichik, Veronica Adetola, Keunmo Kang, Teems Lovett, Francesco Leonardi & Anthony D. Kelman
Pages: 734-751
Published online: 24 Aug 2015
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Dynamic programming based approaches to optimal rooftop unit coordination
Vamsi K. Putta, Donghun Kim, Jie Cai, Jianghai Hu & James E. Braun
Pages: 752-760
Published online: 24 Aug 2015
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Cost-effective retrofit technology for reducing peak power demand in small and medium commercial buildings
James Nutaro, David Fugate, Teja Kuruganti, Jibonananda Sanyal & Michael Starke
Pages: 761-772
Published online: 24 Aug 2015
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A generalized control heuristic and simplified model predictive control strategy for direct-expansion air-conditioning systems
Jie Cai & James E. Braun
Pages: 773-788
Published online: 24 Aug 2015
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Robust optimal design of building cooling systems concerning uncertainties using mini-max regret theory
Wenjie Gang, Shengwei Wang, Chengchu Yan & Fu Xiao
Pages: 789-799
Published online: 24 Aug 2015
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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
Gabrielle Masy, Emeline Georges, Clara Verhelst, Vincent Lemort & Philippe André
Pages: 800-811
Published online: 24 Aug 2015
AbstractforSmart grid energy flexible buildings through the use of heat pumps and building thermal mass as energy storage in the Belgian context | Full Text | References | PDF (806.6 KB)
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Smart grid coordination in building HVAC systems: Computational efficiency of constrained economic linear optimal control
David I. Mendoza-Serrano & Donald J. Chmielewski
Pages: 812-823
Published online: 24 Aug 2015
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Modeling approaches for the characterization of building thermal dynamics and model-based control: A case study
Ali Saberi Derakhtenjani, José A. Candanedo, Yuxiang Chen, Vahid R. Dehkordi & Andreas K. Athienitis
Pages: 824-836
Published online: 24 Aug 2015
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Development and validation of a solar-assisted heat pump using ice slurry as a latent storage material
Justin Tamasauskas, Michel Poirier, Radu Zmeureanu, Martin Kegel & Roberto Sunye
Pages: 837-846
Published online: 24 Aug 2015
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Multi-objective optimization for existing buildings retrofitting under government subsidization
Paola Penna, Alessandro Prada, Francesca Cappelletti & Andrea Gasparella
Pages: 847-861
Published online: 24 Aug 2015
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Thermal performance and moisture accumulation of fibrous mechanical pipe insulation systems operating at below-ambient temperature in wet conditions with moisture ingress
Weiwei Zhu, Shanshan Cai & Lorenzo Cremaschi
Pages: 862-875
Published online: 24 Aug 2015
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Analysis of the energy and economic impact of cost-optimal buildings refurbishment on district heating systems
Dario Prando, Alessandro Prada, Fabian Ochs, Andrea Gasparella & Marco Baratieri
Pages: 876-891
Published online: 24 Aug 2015
AbstractforAnalysis of the energy and economic impact of cost-optimal buildings refurbishment on district heating systems | Full Text | References | PDF (766.5 KB)
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An investigation on energy-related occupancy behavior for low-income residential buildings
Bing Dong, Zhaoxuan Li & Gaelen Mcfadden
Pages: 892-901
Published online: 24 Aug 2015
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