Technical Papers
Invited Presentations SOON
Poster Presentations SOON
Wednesday, August 1, 9:20 - 10:20
Session 1aReal-Time Optimization Strategies for Building Systems
V. Zavala (
paper | presentation)
Simulation-Based Optimization of HVAC Control for Demand Response in Large Commercial Buildings
J. Zhu, L. Shen, R. Yin, Y. Lu (
paper | presentation)
Multi-Objective Optimization for Building Retrofit Strategies
E. Asadi (
paper | presentation)
Session 1bMapping HVAC Systems for Simulation in EnergyPlus
M. Basarkar (
paper | presentation)
Development of a Flexible Multizone Multifamily Building Simulation Model
M. Malhotra, P. Im (
paper | presentation)
Creating Zoning Approximations to Building Energy Models Using The Koopman Operator
M. Georgescu, B.Eisenhower, I. Mezic (
paper | presentation)
Session 1cAn Investigation to Optimize the Mechanical Systems to Meet Comfort Criteria in a Large Atrium
A. Marston, E. Yazdanshenas, O. Baumann (
paper | presentation)
Towards Better Modeling of Residential Thermostats
B.Urban, D. Elliott, and O. Sachs (
paper | presentation)
Application and Assessment of Stochastic Occupant Models in EnergyPlus
S. Dutton (
paper | presentation)
Wednesday, August 1, 10:40 - 12:00
Session 2aWindow-Wall Interface Correction Factors: Thermal Modeling of Integrated Fenestration and Opaque Envelope Systems for Improved Prediction of Energy Use
M. Bhandari, R. Srinivasan(
paper | presentation)
Virtual Mock-up Modeling as Study Model of Building Envelope Performance and Design
M. Maing (
paper | presentation)
Thermal Performance of Three-Dimensional Building Envelope Assemblies and Details for Improving the Accuracy of Whole Building Performance Simulation
C. Cianfrone, N. Norris, P. Roppel (
paper | presentation)
The Database of Eqyptian Beuilding Envelopes (DEBE): A Tool for Building Energy Simulations
O. Wanas, S. Attia (
paper | presentation)
Session 2bSwimming Pool Hall HVAC Modelling, Simulation and End of Setback Artificial Neural Network Prediction: A Detailed Case Study
A. Costa, R. Sterling, M. Keane, T. Messervey (
paper | presentation)
Control-Oriented Modeling and Calibration of Building Energy Models Using Modelica
B. Eisenhower (
paper | presentation)
Automated Calibration of Design Stage Energy Models for Use in Building Operations
M. Munshi, B. Coffey, M. Munshi, J. An (
paper | presentation)
Comparison of Two Different Simulation Programs While Calibrating the Same Building
S. Singh, A. Martinez, K. Kensek, M. Schiler (
paper | presentation)
Wednesday, August 1, 1:30 - 2:50
Session 3aComparative Analysis of Air-To-Air Heat Pump Models for Building Energy Simulation
H. Blervaque, S. Filfli, P. Stabat, C. Muresan, D. Marchio (paper | presentation)
An Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Pre-Cooling in a Hybrid Ground Source Heat Pump
A. Pertzborn, G. Nellis, S. Klein (paper | presentation)
Feasibility of Combined Solar/Heat Pump Systems for Net-Zero Buildings
G. Marsicek (paper | presentation)
The Energy Saving Potential of Membrane-Based Enthalpy Recovery in VAV System for Commercial Office Buildings
L. Wang, P. Haves, J. Breshears (paper | presentation)Session 3bZonal Approach to Dynamic Modeling of Thermally Stratified Spaces
T. Moore (paper | presentation)
Streamlined Multizone Model Creation
J. DeGraw, W. Bahnfleth, A. Musser (paper | presentation)
Application of New Natural Ventilation System Design Tools to a School Building
S. Emmerich, W. Dols, B. Polidoro (paper | presentation)
Wind-Driven Natural Ventilation in a Low-Rise Building
G. Bitsuamlak (paper | presentation)
Thursday, August 2, 9:00 - 10:20
Session 4aAssessing Thermal Bridges in Commercial Wall Systems
A. Love (
paper | presentation)
A Parametric Study of the Thermal Performance of Double Skin Facades at Different Geographical Locations Using Annual Energy Simulation
E. Pekdemir, R. Muehleisen (
paper | presentation)
Conduction Transfer Functions in TRNSYS Multizone Building Model: Current Implementation, Limitations and Possible Improvements
B. Delcroix, M. Kummert, A. Daoud, M. Hiller (
paper | presentation)
Passivhaus and Net Zero Residential Designs: a Simulation Based Design Process for the Next Generation of Green Homes
M. Soltaniehha, J. Gardzelewski, G. Tan (
paper | presentation)
Session 4bPrediction of Urban-Related Perturbations in Climate to be Used in Building Energy Analyses
B. Bueno, L. Norford (
paper | presentation)
Urban Microclimate and Pedestrian Thermal Comfort: Assessment and Application in Urban Planning and Design Practice
J. Huang (
paper | presentation)
Generative Urban Modeling: A Design Tool for Sustainable Cities
T. Rakha, C. Reinhart, J. Jakubiec (
paper | presentation)
Environment Mapping for Fast and Robust Calculation of Indirect Radiant Energy
L. Schumann, D. Greenberg (
paper | presentation)
Thursday, August 2, 10:40 - 12:00
Session 5aAuto-tune E+ Building Energy Models
J. New, J. Sanyal, M. Bhandari, S. Shrestha(
paper | presentation)
Defaults Data of Thermal and Mechanical Systems Descriptors for Simplified Energy Use Evaluation of Canadian Houses
A. Parekh (
paper | presentation)
An Interactive Workbench for Monitoring, Identification and Calibration of Building Energy Models
P. Dybskiy, R. Richman (
paper | presentation)
Estimation of Thermal Parameters of Buildings through Inverse Modeling and Clustering for a Portfolio of Buildings
Y. Lee, L. An, R. Horesh, Y. Chae (
paper | presentation)
Session 5bAssessment of the Technical Potential of Natural Ventilation in Existing California Commercial Buildings Using Models Derived from a Building Stock Database
S. Brunswick, S. Dutton, C. Banks, P. Haves (
paper | presentation)
Annual Coupled EnergyPlus and Computational Fluid Dynamics Simulation of Natural Ventilation
R. Zhang (
paper | presentation)
Coupled EnergyPlus and CFD for Annual Natural Ventilation Simulation
R. Zhang, K. Lam, S. Yao, Y. Zhang (
paper | presentation)
Using CFD Simulations to Improve the Modeling of Window Discharge Coefficients
E. Hult, M. Fischer, G. Iaccarino (
paper | presentation)
Thursday, August 2, 1:30 - 2:30
Session 6aA New Web-Based Climate & Hourly Time-series Data Delivery System Providing Global Support for Precision Modeling and Analyses
C. Khuen (paper | presentation)
A Framework for Generating Stochastic Meteorological Years for Risk-Conscious Design of Buildings
B. Lee, Y. Sun, C. Paredis, G. Augenbroe (paper | presentation)
Simulating the Genius Loci of Wind
B. Wang, T. Dogan, C. Reinhart (paper | presentation)Session 6bTilted Glazing in Building Simulation and Form-Refining of Complex Facades
W. Ko, M. Schiler, K. Kensek, P. Simmonds (paper | presentation)
Scripted Building Energy Modeling and Analysis
E. Hale, D. Macumber, K. Benne, D. Goldwasser (paper | presentation)
New Methods for the Construction and Interpretation of High Dimensional Parametric Building Energy Models
K. Pratt, D. Bosworth (paper | presentation)Session 6cAll the Ways of Meeting a Target: Calculating a Solution Surface Using GenOpt
B. Coffey, D. Tuhus-Dubrow (paper | presentation)
Optimization of Typical US HVAC Systems Through Improved Controls
C. Luo, A. Marston, O. Baumann (paper | presentation)
Modeling HVAC Optimization Control Strategies for High Performance Buildings
P. Wilkinson, C. Olmsted, V. Priolo (paper | presentation)
Thursday, August 2, 2:50 - 4:10
Session 7aOn the Inter-Model Comparison Exercises of Whole Building HAM Simulation Using the BESTEST Building
D. Costola (
paper | presentation)
A Systematic Approach to Hygrothermal Modeling and Compliance with Failure Criteria Using WUFI
P. Mantha (
paper | presentation)
Proposed TRNSYS Model for Storage Tanks with Encapsulated Phase Change Materials
K. D'Avignon (
paper | presentation)
Numerical Thermal Performance Analysis of PCMs Integrated with Residential Attics
A. Fallahi, N. Shukla, J. Kosny (
paper | presentation)
Session 7bFault Diagnosis in HVAC Systems Based on the Heat Flow Model
A. Schiendorfer, G. Zimmermann, Y. Lu, G. Lo (
paper | presentation)
An Integrated Infrastructure for Real-Time Building Energy Modeling and FDD
B. Dong (
paper | presentation)
Minimizing Training Requirements for Inverse Building Modeling
J. Cai, J. Braun (
paper | presentation)
Continuous Comissioning Based on Extended Fault Detection and Diagnosis
G. Zimmermann, G. Lo, Y. Lu (
paper | presentation)
Thursday, August 2, 4:20 - 5:20
Session 8aBuilding Performance Metrics Calculation and Visualization for K-12 School Buildings in New York City
Y. Lee, F. Liu, H. Jiang, J. Snowdon, M. Bobker (
paper | presentation)
Reality Impacts Energy Use: From Dream Time to Real Time
J. Steinbock, J. Douglas, J. Gauthier, C. Iacono (
paper | presentation)
A Process for, and Results from, Whole Campus Energy Conservation by Statistical Extrapolation of Calibrated Energy Models
P. Erickson (
paper | presentation)
Session 8bEnergy and Cost Savings of Retro-Commissioning and Retrofit Measures for Large Office Buildings
W. Wang, J. Zhang (
paper | presentation)
The Renovation and Rehabilitation of Historic Building Envelopes: An In-Depth Building Performance and Thermal Comfort Analysis
T. Zakrzewski (
paper | presentation)
Scalable Methodology for Energy Efficiency Retrofit Decision Analysis
Y. Heo, F. Zhao, S. Lee, Y. Sun, J. Kim, G. Augenbroe, D. Graziano, L. Guzowski, R. Muehleisen (
paper | presentation)
Session 8cA Demonstration of the Run-Time Coupling of ESP-r and TRNSYS
F. MacDonald, R. Jost, I. Beausoleil-Morrison, M. Kummert, T. McDowell, A. Ferguson (
paper | presentation)
Validation of the Window and the Room Models of the Modelica Buildings Library
T. Nouidui, M. Wetter, W. Zuo (
paper | presentation)
Comparison of EnergyPlus and DOE-2 Detailed WindowHeat Transfer Models
N. Kruis, C. Booten, C. Christensen (
paper | presentation)
Friday, August 3, 9:00 - 10:20
Session 9aBuilding System Energy Failure Modes Analysis Using Whole Building Energy Simulation
K. Otto, B. Eisenhower, Z. O'Neill, S. Yuan, S. Narayanan, I. Mezic (
paper | presentation)
Reduced-Order Building Modeling for Application to Model-Based Predictive Control
D. Kim, J. Braun (
paper | presentation)
Automating Building Thermal Model Reduction with Hierarchical Aggregation
J. Dobbs, B. Hencey (
paper | presentation)
Reduced-Order Modeling for Control of Indoor Building Airflows
S. Ahuja, S. Narayanan, E. Cliff, J. Burns (
paper | presentation)
Session 9bThe Impact of Systems Integration on the Daylighting Performance of Skylights in Offices
L. Ghobad, W. Place, C. Reinhart (
paper | presentation)
Challenges to Integrated Daylighting and Electric Lighting Simulation Methods in a Whole-Building Energy Simulation Context
R. Guglielmetti, J. Scheib (
paper | presentation)
Hardware Accelerated Computation of Direct Solar Radiation through Transparent Shades and Screens
N. Jones, D. Greenberg (
paper | presentation)
Evaluating the Impact of Shading Devices on the Indoor Thermal Comfort of Residential Buildings in Egypt
A. Ali (
paper | presentation)
Friday, August 3, 10:40 - 12:00
Session 10aUrban Daylight Analysis - Simulating the Day-lit-Area of Cities Via a Combination of Exterior Daysim Simulatons AND Interior Fitting Functions
T. Dogan, C. Reinhart (
paper | presentation)
Performance Modeling for a Sustainable Master Plan
K. Raines (
paper | presentation)
Towards Validated Urban Solar Radiation Maps Based on LiDAR Measurements, GIS Data, and Hourly DAYSIM Simulations
J. Jakubiec, C. Reinhart (
paper | presentation)
Preliminary Evaluation of A Daylight Performance Indicator for Urban Analysis: Facade Vertical Daylight Factor per Unit Floor Area
J. Zhang, C. Heng, L. Malone-Lee, Y. Huang, P. Janssen, J. Hii, I. Nazim (
paper | presentation)
Session 10bAn Improved Simple Chilled Water Cooling Coil Model
L. Wang, F. Buhl, P. Haves (
paper | presentation)
Issues Arising from the Use of Chilled Beams in Energy Models
F. Betz (
paper | presentation)
A Review of How Different Energy Tools Address Ventilation as Part of Low-Flow VAV HVAC Systems
A. Corney, S. Gardiner (
paper | presentation)
Influence of Design and Operating Conditions on Underfloor Air Distribution (UFAD) System Energy and Comfort Performance
T. Webster (
paper | presentation)
Friday, August 3, 1:30 - 2:30
Session 11aCost-Effective Recommendations for 15% Above Code Energy Efficiency Measures Based on the ASHRAE 90.1-2007 for Commercial Buildings in Texas: Small Office
H. Kim, J. Haberl, J. Baltazar (
paper | presentation)
Cost-Benefit Analysis of Energy Conservation Measures
L. Hendricken, K. Otto, P. Gurian, J. Wen, W. Sisson (
paper |
appendix | presentation)
An Energy Analysis Method to Answer the Problem of Cost Effective Balancing of Efficiency Measures and Renewable Energy Contributions
C. Kirney, A. Parekh, K. Paget (
paper | presentation)
Session 11bSimple Design Tools for Earth-Air Heat Exchangers
R. Muehleisen, Y. Heo (
paper | presentation)
A Passive Design Procedure to Reduce the Solar Heat Gain During Overheat Period
K. Hsu (paper | presentation)
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