Generation of whole building renovation scenarios using variational autoencoders
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DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2020.110520
Abstract: Abstract Buildings consume a huge amount of energy, resulting in a considerable impact on the environment. In Canada, almost 70% of the total energy used by the commercial and institutional sectors was consumed by Heating,… read more here.
Keywords: renovation; variational autoencoders; whole building; using variational ... See more keywords
Can whole building energy models outperform numerical models, when forecasting performance of indirect evaporative cooling systems?
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DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2020.112886
Abstract: Abstract This paper presents a whole building energy modelling work incorporating a state-of-the-art indirect evaporative cooling system. The model is calibrated and validated with real-life empirical data, and is capable of representing actual performance of… read more here.
Keywords: system; energy; evaporative cooling; whole building ... See more keywords
Per-Person and Whole-Building VOC Emission Factors in an Occupied School with Gas-Phase Air Cleaning.
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DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.1c06767
Abstract: Using real-time measurements of CO2 and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in the air handler of an occupied middle school, we quantified source strengths for 249 VOCs and apportioned the source to the building, occupants and… read more here.
Keywords: air; emission; building; per person ... See more keywords