Building Simulation

Article	Citations
Experimental study on summer operation regulation of PV walls based on multi-channel ventilation and composite phase change energy storage	174
Exposure-based smart ventilation and occupancy control for optimizing ventilation energy consumption and long-range airborne transmission of COVID-19 in school environments	114
A performance prediction method for on-site chillers based on dynamic graph convolutional network enhanced by association rules	108
Intelligent windows for electricity generation: A technologies review	70
Pedestrian wind flow prediction using spatial-frequency generative adversarial network	61
Impact of thermal stratification on airborne transmission risk of SARS-CoV-2 in various indoor environments	59
Smart luminescent solar concentrator as a BICPV window	55
Mechanistic modeling of copper corrosions in data center environments	55
Energy performance analysis of multi-chiller cooling systems for data centers concerning progressive loading throughout the lifecycle under typical climates	53
Occupant-oriented indoor environment: An approach to create high performance indoor environment for all scenarios	46
A comprehensive framework for building flexibility assessment: RC-Mapping modeling, flexibility quantification, and uncertainty analysis	43
Developing modified k–ε turbulence models for neutral atmospheric boundary layer flow simulation using OpenFOAM	40
A review and prospect on research progress of adjustable transparent envelope	40
Fine-scale estimation of building operation carbon emissions: A case study of the Pearl River Delta Urban Agglomeration	38
Predicting building ventilation performance in the era of an indoor air crisis	38
A reinforcement learning approach for thermostat setpoint preference learning	35
Dust control performance of innovative arc device for metro system construction based on orthogonal experiment	32
Potential of contemporary earth-sheltered buildings to achieve Plus Energy status in various European climates during the heating season	31
A hierarchical multi-purpose roller shade controller to enhance indoor comfort and energy efficiency	30
Energy consumption dynamic prediction for HVAC systems based on feature clustering deconstruction and model training adaptation	28
Neural ordinary differential equations-based approach for enhanced building energy modeling on small datasets	28
Development of a bioheat model for older people under hot and cold exposures	27
Practical methods for constant temperature control in tunnel-shaped scientific facilities: Uniform vs. pressure-driven air supply with insights from SHINE	27
Bayesian optimization + XGBoost based life cycle carbon emission prediction for residential buildings—An example from Chengdu, China	27
Modeling and configuration optimization of the rooftop photovoltaic with electric-hydrogen-thermal hybrid storage system for zero-energy buildings: Consider a cumulative seasonal effect	26

Effectiveness of air cleaner on mitigating the transmission of respiratory disease in a dental clinic environment	26
Fire safety of complex buildings (tall buildings, tunnels, subways, etc.)	25
Tracking controller design for air handling units with uncertainties	25
Potential application of radiant floor cooling systems for residential buildings in different climate zones	25
Enhancing the efficiency of cabin heaters in emergency shelters after earthquakes through an optimized fuzzy controller	25
Occupancy of rooms in urban residential buildings by users in cold areas of China	25
A review of current research on occupant-centric control for improving comfort and energy efficiency	24
Fast prediction of indoor airflow distribution inspired by synthetic image generation artificial intelligence	24
A lightweight adjoint method for gaseous pollution source term estimation in urban environments	24
Multiscale simulation of the urban wind environment under typhoon weather conditions	24
The mutual impacts of individual building design and local microclimate in high-density cities and the major influential parameters	24
The noise spectral characteristics and noise reduction schemes of screw air-source heat pump: A case study	24
Performance evaluation of physical consistency approach for optimizing residential space heating system in cold snap conditions	23
Impact of indoor ventilation efficiency on acetone inhalation exposure concentration and tissue dose in respiratory tract	23
The introduction of a probabilistic behavior model to minimize performance gap and improve affordability of ultra low energy housing	23
Optimizing a thermoelectric window frame for heating and cooling: A cross-validated simulation study	23
An improved wall-mounted displacement ventilation system in a large-span machining workshop	23
Quantifying the contribution of activity patterns to PM2.5 exposure inequity between urban and rural residents by a novel method	23
Creating non-uniform thermal environment in large space buildings based on column attachment ventilation	23
Modeling urban scale human mobility through big data analysis and machine learning	22
Influence of breathing modes on respiratory pathogen transmission during cough exposure	22
Comparative study of development scenarios to decipher carbon emissions of new/old campuses in China with urban building energy model: A case study of Southeast University	22
CFD simulation of pumping ventilation in a three-story isolated building with internal partitioning: Effects of partition widths, heights and locations	22
A subspace based method for modelling building’s thermal dynamic in district heating system and parameter extrapolation verification	22
Vapor intrusion in buildings: Development of semi-empirical models including lateral separation between the building and the pollution source	22
Building geometry data from online maps for accurate thermal simulations of districts	22
Systematic review of the efficacy of data-driven urban building energy models during extreme heat in cities: Current trends and future outlook	22
Comprehensive evaluation and analysis of a nearly zero-energy building heating system using a multi-source heat pump in severe cold region	21
Chinese prototype building models for simulating the energy performance of the nationwide building stock	20
Assessing the energy saving potential of using adaptive setpoint temperatures: The case study of a regional adaptive comfort model for Brazil in both the present and the future	20
Challenges and opportunities for carbon neutrality in China’s building sector—Modelling and data	20
Possible high COVID-19 airborne infection risk in deep and poorly ventilated 2D street canyons	20
Reducing children’s exposure to di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate in homes and kindergartens in China: Impact on lifetime cancer risks and burden of disease	20
Topology optimization design and performance analysis of the low resistance rectifier for uniform air supply	20
Developing an integrated prediction model for daylighting, thermal comfort, and energy consumption in residential buildings based on the stacking ensemble learning algorithm	19
Efficient feature selection for enhanced chiller fault diagnosis: A multi-source ranking information-driven ensemble approach	19
Analysis of HVAC sensor characteristics for operation and maintenance of the indoor environment: A case research on public building HVAC	19
Development and validation of a transient simulation model of a full-scale PCM embedded radiant chilled ceiling	19
BIM-based automated design for HVAC system of office buildings—An experimental study	19
The effect of classroom wall color on learning performance: A virtual reality experiment	19
Thermal performances and invisible thermal barrier formation mechanism of arc-shaped metal-fin-enhanced thermally activated building envelopes with directional heat charging feature	19
Assessing stack-induced infiltration loads by predicting neutral pressure levels in high-rise buildings	18
Numerical investigation of non-spherical particle deposition characteristics on filter media	18
A comprehensive benchmark dataset for the validation of building component heat, air, and moisture (HAM) models	18
Integration of a grey-box refrigerated case model in EnergyPlus via Python plugin	18
Effects of mask wearing duration and relative humidity on thermal perception in the summer outdoor built environment	18
Thermal environment investigation of asymmetric radiation coupled with convection heating	18
Energetic, economic, and environmental analysis of solid oxide fuel cell-based combined cooling, heating, and power system for cancer care hospital	18
Comprehensive evaluations of the bioaerosol filtration performance of high- and medium-efficiency filters under different influencing factors	18
Fault diagnosis of HVAC system with imbalanced data using multi-scale convolution composite neural network	18

Optimization of heat source side technical scheme of combined heat and water system based on a coal-fired power plant	18
Factors evaluation of PM2.5 diffusion in street canyons in Dalian based on numerical simulation	17
A method of determining typical meteorological year for evaluating overheating performance of passive buildings	17
A cloud-based platform to predict wind pressure coefficients on buildings	17
Informing electrification strategies of residential neighborhoods with urban building energy modeling	17
Regression tree ensemble learning-based prediction of the heating and cooling loads of residential buildings	17
Energy flexibility and resilience analysis of demand-side energy efficiency measures within existing residential houses during cold wave event	17
Strategic deployment of urban trees to achieve thermal resilience in a Canadian community	17
Climate change induced heat stress impact on workplace productivity in a net zero-carbon timber building towards the end of the century	17
Evaluation of transmission risk of respiratory particles under different ventilation strategies in an elevator	17
Energy flexibility characteristics of centralized hot water system in university dormitories	17
A comprehensive simulation-based assessment of office building performance adaptability to teleworking scenarios in different Canadian climate zones	16
A new space utilization assessment paradigm from the perspective of post-occupancy evaluation based on Wi-Fi and Bluetooth positioning systems	16
Impact of radiative cooling on the energy performance of courtyards in Mediterranean climate	16
Machine learning approach for estimating the human-related VOC emissions in a university classroom	16
Airborne transmission during short-term events: Direct route over indirect route	16
A global typical meteorological year (TMY) database on ERA5 dataset	16
Exploring the renovation design space: A new iterative approach based on scenario distance metrics and resampling strategies	16
Embedding physical neurons in physics-informed neural networks (EP-PINNs) for enhancing chiller performance prediction	16
Scaling, optimisation, and application of vegetation canopy radiative transfer model at microclimate scale	15
Large language models for building energy applications: Opportunities and challenges	15
Effectiveness of internal light shelves to improve daylighting	15
Analysing user daylight preferences in heritage buildings using virtual reality	15
Deep learning to develop zero-equation based turbulence model for CFD simulations of the built environment	15
Influencing factors of long-term thermal comfort in office buildings	15
Effects of various information scenarios on layer-wise relevance propagation-based interpretable convolutional neural networks for air handling unit fault diagnosis	15
Characterization of time- and size-dependent particle emissions and decay from cooking oil fumes in residence: Impacts of various intervention measures	15
Numerical study on the application of low-turbulence air curtain surrounding laminar airflow distribution in operating rooms	15
Best Paper Award 2020	15
Assessing impact of intermittent window opening strategies on pathogen-laden droplet dispersion in a coach bus	15
Evaluation of the thermal performance of radiant floor heating system with the influence of unevenly distributed solar radiation based on the theory of discretization	15
Integrated framework for space- and energy-efficient retrofitting in multifunctional buildings: A synergy of agent-based modeling and performance-based modeling	15
Interstitial condensation analysis and moisture control for office building walls in China	14
Can the ASHRAE Standard 169 zoning method be applied to country-level energy-efficient building design in China?	14
Building energy efficiency and COVID-19 infection risk: Lessons from office room management	14
Design, fabrication and energy-saving evaluation of five-layer structure based transparent heat mirror coatings for windows application	14
Performance of personalized ventilation in mitigating short-range airborne transmission under the influence of multiple factors	14
Influence of airflow and the location of infected individuals on occupant exposure in classrooms without mechanical ventilation during the winter	14
The use of green infrastructure and irrigation in the mitigation of urban heat in a desert city	13
Infrared-transparent bubble wrap assisted high-intensity radiant cooling	13
Graph convolutional networks-based method for uncertainty quantification of building design loads	13
Ensemble machine learning framework for daylight modelling of various building layouts	13
Utilizing interpretable stacking ensemble learning and NSGA-III for the prediction and optimisation of building photo-thermal environment and energy consumption	13
The impact of urban morphology on multiple ecological effects: Coupling relationships and collaborative optimization strategies	13
A cost-effectiveness assessment of the operational parameters of central HVAC systems during pandemics	13
Numerical study of the influence of the atmospheric pressure on the thermal environment in the passenger cabin	13
Numerical evaluation of the use of vegetation as a shelterbelt for enhancing the wind and thermal comfort in peripheral and lateral-type skygardens in highrise buildings	13
Multiple indicators and analytic hierarchy process (AHP) for comprehensive performance evaluation of exhaust hood	13
Spatio-temporal distribution of gaseous pollutants from multiple sources in industrial buildings with different flow patterns	13
Multi-objective optimization of mechanical ventilation with the aid of purifiers in two scenarios: Regular operation and mitigating the spread of respiratory infectious diseases	13
Erratum to: Research on the influence of outdoor trees on natural ventilation performance of an academic building	13
Indoor and outdoor airflow modeling in built and urban environments by water tank and channel experiments: A review	13
Effect of solar radiation on human thermal sensation and physiological parameters in a convection–radiation air conditioning environment	13
Energy analysis of a wood or pellet stove in a single-family house equipped with gas boiler and radiators	13
From occupants to occupants: A review of the occupant information understanding for building HVAC occupant-centric control	12
Investigation on occupant presence and appliance operation schedules for university campus in south China sub-tropical area	12
Comparison and evaluation of machine learning models for predicting indoor PM2.5 concentrations on a large spatiotemporal scale	12
Optimal regulation of flexible loads in rural residential buildings considering mobile batteries: A case study in Shaanxi Province	12
Erratum to: Optimized design of a reinforced exhaust at low velocity (RELV) system for efficient viral aerosol removal in elevators	12
Transient particle transport prediction based on lattice Boltzmann method-based large eddy simulation and Markov chain model	12
DeepRadiation: An intelligent augmented reality platform for predicting urban energy performance just through 360 panoramic streetscape images utilizing various deep learning models	12
An identification and analysis method on the abnormal electricity usage behavior of urban/building energy systems based on statistical method and domain knowledge	12
Economic analysis of rooftop photovoltaics system under different shadowing conditions for 20 cities in China	12
Wind impacts on buildings in Hong Kong during super Typhoon Mangkhut	12
Day-ahead energy management of a smart building energy system aggregated with electrical vehicles based on distributionally robust optimization	12
A novel coordinated control for NZEB clusters to minimize their connected grid overvoltage risks	12
Modelling method of inter-building movement for campus-scale occupancy simulation: A case study	12
CFD simulations of snow drifting on flat roof with a photovoltaic panel: Impact of photovoltaic panel on nearby snow redistributions	12
Simulation of roof snow loads based on a multi-layer snowmelt model: Impact of building heat transfer	12
Modelling occupant behaviour for urban scale simulation: Review of available approaches and tools	12
Experimental study on the CO2 concentration and age of air distribution inside tiny sleeping spaces	11
AlphaMobileSensing: A virtual testbed for mobile environmental monitoring	11
Adaptive reuse strategies in urban centers: Experimental validation using neural networks and real building data	11
Precise quantification of microclimate heterogeneity and canopy group effects in actively heated solar greenhouses	11
An interpretable graph convolutional neural network based fault diagnosis method for building energy systems	11
Exploring GPU acceleration framework for climate based daylight modeling	11
Experimental validation of adsorption filter model under dynamic VOC concentrations: Prediction of long-term efficiency	11
Forced convection effects on desiccant evaporation and energy consumption assessment in liquid desiccant dehumidification systems	11
Development of a short duration method to assess the envelope thermal performance of multi-family housings	11
A causal lens for building data: What lies beyond the measured?	11

A human comfort prediction method for indoor personnel based on time-series analysis	11
Enhancing heavy gas capture in confined spaces through ventilation control technology	11
Seasonal thermal energy storage using natural structures: GIS-based potential assessment for northern China	11
A simplified model for unsteady airflow analysis in ultra-long tunnels based on the resistance compensation method	11
An improved window opening behavior model involving the division of the dummy variable’s interval level: Case study of an office building in Xi’an during summer	11
Thermo-hydraulic steam pipe models for district heating simulations: Simplifications to balance accuracy and simulation speed	11
Simulation-aided development of a compact local ventilation unit with the use of CFD analysis	11
A building energy models calibration methodology based on inverse modelling approach	11
Temporal-spatial risk assessment of COVID-19 under the influence of urban spatial environmental parameters: The case of Shenyang city	11
Efficiency enhancement of building multi-layer solar collector with SiO2–TiO2 hybrid nanofluids	10
Advancing and demonstrating the Impact Indices method to screen the sensitivity of building energy use to occupant behaviour	10
CFD simulation of wind and thermal-induced ventilation flow of a roof cavity	10
Numerical modeling of all-day albedo variation for bifacial PV systems on rooftops and annual yield prediction in Beijing	10
Heating load reduction characteristics of passive solar buildings in Tibet, China	10
Hot spot temperature prediction and operating parameter estimation of racks in data center using machine learning algorithms based on simulation data	10
Residential building performance analysis at near extreme weather conditions in Hong Kong through a thermal-comfort-based strategy	10
Robustness of ventilation systems in the control of walking-induced indoor fluctuations: Method development and case study	10
Energy modeling and optimization of building condenser water systems with all-variable speed pumps and tower fans: A case study	10
Simulation study of the purification system for indoor oil mist control in machining factories	10
Semantic obstruction detection for improved solar energy potential modeling in urban areas	10
A Fourier neural operator-based method for rapid prediction of 3D indoor airflow dynamics	10
Evaluating different levels of information on the calibration of building energy simulation models	9
Predominance of inhalation route in short-range transmission of respiratory viruses: Investigation based on computational fluid dynamics	9
Energy-saving and economic analysis of passive radiative sky cooling for telecommunication base station in China	9
Simulation study on suppressing temperature fluctuation based on PCM for radiant supply cooling systems in thermodynamic measurement laboratory	9
Assessing the impact of heat mitigation measures on thermal performance and energy demand at the community level: A pathway toward designing net-zero energy communities	9
A novel lightweight skeletal temporal model for real-time, computationally efficient recognition of occupant thermal adaptation behavior	9
The recirculation flow after different cross-section shaped high-rise buildings with applications to ventilation assessment and drag parameterization	9
Spatiotemporal evolution and regional heterogeneity of carbon emissions in municipal-level building sector in China	9
Understanding the role of artificial intelligence in improving human well-being within the built environment	9
Design optimisation of mean room surface exitance and total corneal illuminance using Monte Carlo simulation	9
Research on non-uniform heat transfer testing of prefabricated walls based on infrared images	9
Physio-chemical modeling of the NOx-O3 photochemical cycle and the air pollutants’ reactive dispersion around an isolated building	9
Impact of ionizers on prevention of airborne infection in classroom	9
Developing surrogate models for the early-stage design of residential blocks using graph neural networks	9
Design and performance testing of a novel building integrated photovoltaic thermal roofing panel	9
Best Paper Award 2022	9
Comprehensive energy, economic, environmental assessment of a building integrated photovoltaic-thermoelectric system with battery storage for net zero energy building	9
Fast flow simulation study of pulsating ventilation performance on air contaminant removal	8
An improved transfer learning strategy for short-term cross-building energy prediction using data incremental	8
Model-based investigation on building thermal mass utilization and flexibility enhancement of air conditioning loads	8
Hybrid forecasting and optimization framework for residential photovoltaic-battery systems: Integrating data-driven prediction with multi-strategy scenario analysis	8
An integrated framework utilizing machine learning to accelerate the optimization of energy-efficient urban block forms	8
DeST 3.0: A new-generation building performance simulation platform	8
Accelerating urban street canyon wind flow predictions with deep learning method	8
Quantitative method and influencing factors analysis of demand response performance of air conditioning load with rebound effect	8
Comparative evaluation of data mining methods in predicting the water vapor permeability of cement-based materials	8
Comparison of models to predict air infiltration rate of buildings with different surrounding environments	8
Impact of interior material selection on the concentration levels of formaldehyde in vehicle cabin environment	8
CFD modeling of dynamic airflow and particle transmission in an aircraft lavatory	8
Generic load regulation strategy for enhancing energy efficiency of chiller plants	8
Seasonal variation of the photovoltaic driven air conditioner with and without temperature range control	8
Enhancing source domain availability through data and feature transfer learning for building power load forecasting	8
Investigation of ventilation performance in the multi-story building with various envelope features: Scaled outdoor experiments	8
Bridging performance gap for existing buildings: The role of calibration and the cascading effect	8
BuildingGym: An open-source toolbox for AI-based building energy management using reinforcement learning	7
An unsupervised non-intrusive load monitoring method for HVAC systems of office buildings based on MSTL	7
Enhanced reinforcement learning-model predictive control for distributed energy systems: Overcoming local and global optimization limitations	7
Building and urban simulation under future climate: A novel statistical downscaling method for future hourly weather data generation	7
Risk assessment of exhaled infectious aerosols transmission driven by natural ventilation in four nursing homes	7
Natural convection heat transfer coefficients for Chinese children and adolescents	7
Adaptive method for dynamic collaborative allocation of heating load in heterogeneous building complex: An adaptive-weighted multi-objective reinforcement learning framework	7
Exploring the effects of mask wearing on outdoor thermal comfort at different walking speeds—A thermal manikin-based experiment	7
Using urban building energy modeling to quantify the energy performance of residential buildings under climate change	7
A new database of building-space-specific internal loads and load schedules for performance based code compliance modeling of commercial buildings	7
Erratum to: Heating load reduction characteristics of passive solar buildings in Tibet, China	7
Characteristics of outdoor pollutants intrusion and ventilation control in sentry buildings with normal openings	7
Diffusion characteristics of oxygenic–thermal coupled airflow in high-altitude sleeping environment	7
Anti-condensation regulation strategy of the novel radiant cooling terminal based on moisture buffering effect	7
Exercise and resting periods: Thermal comfort dynamics in gym environments	7
The targeted removal effect and mechanism analysis of two-way active chilled beam induced purification on virus in wards	7
Timetabling optimization of classrooms and self-study rooms in university teaching buildings based on the building controls virtual test bed platform considering energy efficiency	7
Stochastic occupancy-integrated MPC for multi-objective optimal built environment control	6
Determination of the sensible heat effectiveness and pressure loss of a rotary regenerative heat exchanger using CFD	6
Prediction of the local and total thermal insulations of a bedding system based on the 3D virtual simulation technology	6
Accelerating long-term building energy performance simulation with a reference day method	6
BTEX pollution and health effects in a metro system	6
Performance analyses and optimization design of a heat recovery system used between data centers and centralized heating systems	6
Study on the discharge coefficient of wind-driven naturally ventilated Chinese solar greenhouses	6
Improvements in energy saving and thermal comfort for electric vehicles in summer through coupled electrochromic and radiative cooling smart windows	6
Example-based dynamic façade design using the facade daylighting performance improvement (FDPI) indicator	6
Predicting the clothing insulation through machine learning algorithms: A comparative analysis and a practical approach	6
Comparison of detached eddy simulation and standard k—ε RANS model for rack-level airflow analysis inside a data center	6
Improvement of building energy flexibility with PV battery system based on prediction and load management	6
On-site solar PV generation and use: Self-consumption and self-sufficiency	6
An enhanced method for design and simulation of building integrated photovoltaic plants incorporating photovoltaic resource assessment	6
CBE Clima Tool: A free and open-source web application for climate analysis tailored to sustainable building design	6
Model free optimization of building cooling water systems with refined action space	6
Adaptive blind control strategy based on iterative optimization to minimize cooling and lighting demands in office space	6
An innovative heterogeneous transfer learning framework to enhance the scalability of deep reinforcement learning controllers in buildings with integrated energy systems	6
Extraction method of typical IEQ spatial distributions based on low-rank sparse representation and multi-step clustering	6
An improved sensor fault in-situ calibration strategy for building HVAC systems with forgetting-adaptive mechanism based on data incremental learning	6
Optimizing building envelope design across various French climates: A multi-objective approach using NSGA II and RMP method	6
Cooling load characteristics of indoor spaces conditioned by decoupled radiant cooling unit with low radiant temperature	6
A theoretical study on gaseous pollutant flushing of natural ventilation driven by buoyancy forces in industrial buildings	5