Science and Technology for the Built Environment

Papers
(The median citation count of Science and Technology for the Built Environment is 1. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)
ArticleCitations
Open building operating system: a grid-responsive semantics-driven control platform for buildings53
Experimental study of two-phase pressure-drop in 180° horizontal return bend and contiguous straight tubes with ammonia (RP-1683)27
Airflow and contaminant transport in innovative personalized ventilation systems for aircraft cabins: A numerical study26
Airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in indoor environments: A comprehensive review21
Hybrid ANN approach for prediction of lubricant retention in compressor suction lines based on analytical model and parametric study19
Evaluation of nonlinear control performance of air handling units under variable operation conditions using root distribution approach18
Heat stress mitigation in urban streets having hot humid climatic conditions: Strategies and performance results from a real scale retrofitting project18
Model prediction of the purification time when PM 2.5 is removed unevenly by an air purifier15
Passive survivability under extreme heat events: The case of AlDarb Al Ahmar, Cairo13
Historical trends in climatic design conditions based on observations and atmospheric reanalysis13
Editorial13
Relating air quality and other factors to comfort and health related symptoms reported by passengers and crew on commercial transport aircraft (ASHRAE RP-1262)13
Diverse occupancy simulation and presence sensing viability for residential thermal energy regulation: Review and false positive modeling initial findings12
Examination and optimization of classroom indoor environments in China’s hot summer and cold winter regions12
Numerical investigation of a displacer-type pulse tube refrigerator with work recovery12
Fast simulation of dynamic heat transfer through building envelopes via parareal algorithms12
Field tests to examine energy saving effects of occupants’ thermostatic radiator valves (TRVs) regulating behavior in district heating systems11
A review of the structure and application of active chilled beams (ACBs) for central air conditioning systems11
Evaluation of data imputation approaches for multi-stream building systems data 111
On-policy learning-based deep reinforcement learning assessment for building control efficiency and stability10
Validity of questionnaire survey in evaluating residence’s characteristics and dampness in contemporary human dwellings in Tianjin, China10
Variable refrigerant flow heat pump model with estimated parameters and emulated controller based on manufacturer data9
The autonomous robotic environmental sensor (ARES)9
Large-scale energy cost optimization and performance analysis for dedicated outdoor air system: simulation results from ASHRAE RP-18659
Experimental and numerical analysis on the influence of glazed balconies on energy consumption and indoor environment of communist-era flats in Romania8
A feature importance ranking based fault diagnosis method for variable-speed screw chiller8
Comparisons of load-based and AHRI 210/240 testing and rating for residential heat pumps8
Assessment of the impact of interior insulation on exterior walls in three Swedish buildings – based on validated models7
AHU fault diagnosis strategy using transfer learning based on similarity measurement7
Development and performance evaluation of empirical models compatible with building energy modeling engines for unitary equipment7
Measuring moisture content in building insulation materials by a hot film7
Driving rain tightness and defects of prefabricated concrete sandwich walls with joints, windows and balconies7
An effective and efficient approach for smoke control in underground parking garages7
Using adaptive strategies of natural ventilation with tolerances applied to the upper limit to improve social dwellings’ thermal comfort in current and future scenarios7
Modification of the commercial polyester filter media support with electrospun polyethylene terephthalate fibers and its application for air purification7
Energy efficiency package for rooftop unit replacement: laboratory testing and validation of energy savings7
Ventilation increase using radiative cooling and phase change material at no additional energy cost in high ambient temperature countries6
Indoor environmental conditions in vernacular dwellings in Alentejo, Portugal6
Evaluation of infection risk for SARS-CoV-2 transmission on university campuses6
User-friendly fault detection method for building chilled water flowmeters: Field data validation6
Effects of window opening on the bedroom environment and resulting sleep quality6
Design, fabrication and computational simulation of a bio-kinetic façade inspired by the mechanism of the Lupinus Succulentus plant for daylight and energy efficiency6
Heat recovery in ventilation systems in different climates: energy and economic comparison in old and new schools in COVID-19 pandemic conditions6
A cosine-based correlation information entropy approach for building automatic fault detection baseline construction6
Surveying occupant behavior in old residential buildings and identifying factors affecting indoor comfort6
Energy recovery ventilators to combat indoor airborne disease transmission: A sustainable approach6
Modeling of transient conduction in building envelope assemblies: A review6
The design strategy and testing of an efficient floor anti-freezing ventilation system in a large cold store6
Optimizing single-stage double-effect LiBr-H 2 O absorption chiller in micro-trigeneration system using an atom search optimization algorithm6
What we talk about when we talk about EEMs: using text mining and topic modeling to understand building energy efficiency measures (1836-RP)6
Environmental and energy performance assessment of hybrid ground source heat pump coupled with TABS emission system in the EU non-residential building typologies6
Impact of thermal zone modeling on a small office building with all-electric HVAC systems in hot-humid and cold-humid climates6
Improving the predictive capability of building simulations using uncertainty quantification5
Deployment of real-time building automation system-integrated inverse-model-based fault detection and diagnostics algorithms5
A new analytical method for modeling network hydraulics in district systems with bidirectional mass and energy flows5
Evaluating test method of air cleaning devices for ozone removal (ASHRAE RP-1579)5
Data analysis and interpretable machine learning for HVAC predictive control: A case-study based implementation5
Multi-objective optimization design of energy efficiency for office building window systems based on indoor thermal comfort5
Development of metric models to predict annoyance due to tonal office noise5
Automated and comprehensive day-type grouping in building energy baseline models with a series of statistical inferences5
Heat sink temperature modeling for reservoir source heat pumps with experimental validation5
Perceptions of thermal conditions in contemporary high-rise apartment buildings under different temperature control strategies5
On the use of drones for vision-based digitalization, diagnostics and energy efficiency assessment of buildings4
Dr. Cheng-Xian (Charlie) Lin 1965–20224
Thermodynamic analysis and experimental investigation of the heat pump photovoltaic/thermal integrated system4
Spatio-temporal electrical grid emission factors effects on calculated GHG emissions of buildings in mixed-grid environments4
Building simulation 2019: 16 th IBPSA international conference and exhibition4
Long-term savings persistence from existing building commissioning and retrofits4
Performance analysis of desiccant cooling system using polyacrylic acid sodium salt desiccant wheel4
Analysis of demisting strategies for electric vehicles4
Measuring the effective thermal resistance of ventilated air-spaces behind common wall assemblies: Theoretical uncertainty analysis and recommendations for the hot box method modifications (ASHRAE 1754
Experimental investigation of a door opening pattern-based intelligent controller on a freezer unit4
Research on the effect of the refrigerant charge in a variable capacity heat pump4
Calibrated dynamic zonal model DOMA + using the SCE-UA method – application to atrium temperature distribution prediction4
Data-driven model-based flow measurement uncertainty quantification for building central cooling systems using a probabilistic approach4
Carbon emissions of electric-resistance water heaters, gas-fired boilers, and heat pumps for multi-unit residential buildings under real-world hot-water demands4
Numerical investigation of a displacer-type pulse tube refrigerator with He–H 2 mixtures4
Impact of measured data frequency on commercial building energy model calibration for retrofit analysis4
Research on the thermal comfort of vertical radiant cold plate coupling with a new dual cold source dehumidification air conditioning system3
Cooling load comparison of rooms conditioned with radiant cooling panels and all-air HVAC systems (ASHRAE RP 1729)3
Review of enhanced heat and mass transfer by additives3
Simulation and performance assessment of a heat pump coupled to a sub-slab thermal storage system3
Accelerating Reinforcement Learning controller training for building energy management: A hybrid co-simulation approach3
A novel stochastic model for hourly electricity load profile analysis of rural districts in Fujian, China3
Experimental and numerical analysis of a novel air-to-air heat recovery unit based on flat micro-heat pipe array technology for a laboratory animal house3
Sensitivity analysis of sensor placement in energy-efficient, grid-interactive ready small office buildings with dynamic shading and lighting control3
ASHRAE URP-1883: Development and Analysis of the ASHRAE Global Occupant Behavior Database3
Transmission of micron-size droplets inside an air-conditioned sports-utility-vehicle: a numerical study3
Exploitation of dynamic simulation to investigate the effectiveness of the Smart Readiness Indicator: application to the Energy Center building of Turin3
A numerical and experimental study of hydronic heating for road deicing and its energy flexibility3
Performance comparison of a mobile air conditioning system using an orifice tube as an expansion device for R1234yf and R134a3
Determination of defrost efficiency and energy efficiency index value using different defrost methods and refrigerants: An experimental study3
Algorithm for searching optimal set values of absorption chiller system using Bayesian optimization3
Numerical study on condensation heat transfer of R1234ze(E)/R152a in a horizontal smooth tube3
Impact of soil model complexity on the long-term thermal performance prediction of a new shallow bore ground heat exchanger3
Energy-saving method and performance analysis of chiller plants group control based on Kernel Ridge Regression and Genetic Algorithm3
Unlocking hidden energy efficiency potential in buildings using artificial intelligence algorithms for HVAC systems3
Feedforward decoupling control of indoor temperature and humidity using a single direct expansion air conditioning unit3
VOCs concentrations and emission rates in hospital environment and the impact of sampling locations3
Quantifying the tradeoff between energy consumption and the risk of airborne disease transmission for building HVAC systems3
Limitations of machine learning for building energy prediction: ASHRAE Great Energy Predictor III Kaggle competition error analysis3
In-situ empirical validation of common indoor climate parameters in an inhabited multizone dwelling3
Toward a standardized framework for thermal resilience modelling and its practical application to futureproofing3
Indoor air quality and energy-saving potential improvement of a range-hood-integrated air cleaner3
Ground-source heat pump systems – 2022 IGSHPA conference3
Evaluation analysis of prediction methods for pressure drop of refrigerant-lubricant two-phase flow in compressor suction lines3
Bridging the gap between theory and adoption: A critical review of socio-technical and human-computer interaction studies of fault detection and diagnosis in commercial buildings3
Occupancy schedule development and its effect on OpenStudio prototype college building model3
Study of flow and heat transfer characteristics around a flat plate located between two symmetrical cylinders3
Research on noise reduction of rotary compressor valve components based on damping alloy3
Impacts of the 4.5 and 8.5 RCP global climate scenarios on nearly zero energy building performance: Sensitivity analysis about operative conditions of insulation materials and PV system degradation3
Add-on local sweating simulation system for a dry thermal manikin2
Detailed evaluation of electric demand load shifting potential of heat pump water heaters in a hot humid climate2
Development and experimental evaluation of new building air leakage measurement methods: measurement of interior air leaks and comparison to conventional methods2
Study on the performance of a novel dew-point evaporative cooler based on fiber membrane automatic wicking2
The borehole thermal energy storage at Emmaboda, Sweden: First distributed temperature measurements2
How does indoor environment affect people’s comfort and exercise performance in sports buildings?2
Thermodynamic sustainability assessment for residential building heating comparing different energy sources2
Outdoor testbeds for studies on performance of building envelopes: review and recommendations2
Dynamic characteristics of a domestic freezer with a microchannel flat-tube condenser2
Effect of geometry and operational parameters on the dehumidification performance of a desiccant coated heat exchanger2
Simulation-based assessment on stochastic load scheduling for building cooling systems2
Assessment of virtual thermal manikins for thermal comfort numerical studies. Verification and validation2
Topology optimization of geothermal bore fields using the method of moving asymptotes2
Thermo-economic analysis of two stages desiccant supported greenhouse cooling system for orchid cultivation in the tropical and sub-tropical region2
Operation and grid interaction modeling of a house with a building integrated photovoltaic thermal (BIPV/T) system coupled to an air-source heat pump2
A variable speed water-to-water heat pump model used for ground-source applications2
A hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testbed for cyber-physical energy systems in smart commercial buildings2
Assessing the emissions reduction potential and economic feasibility of small-scale (<100 kWe) combined heat and power systems with thermal storage for multi-family residential applications in the 2
Energy efficiency optimization analysis for a cooling composite air conditioning system for internet data centers2
Aerosol collection efficiency enhancement in HVAC systems through electrical field-Induced filter media polarization2
Optimizing submersible pump regulation of a clogging prone groundwater heat pump system in Melhus, Norway2
In-use energy and carbon performance of a true zero carbon housing development in England2
Performance evaluation of an absorption refrigeration system using R1234yf - organic absorbents working fluids2
Simulating the electrical demand variations of air-source heat pumps in Canadian single-family housing2
2022 Building Performance Analysis Conference and SimBuild – Special Issue2
Performance evaluation of an auto-cascade refrigeration system using grey correlation theory and response surface methodology2
Mandated temperature levels in the European building stock - how low can you go?2
A computational analysis of effective R-values of buried ducts – the dynamic performance of buried ducts2
Adapted tracer gas test for passive measurement of total air change rates using alternative tracer substance2
Influence of outdoor temperature on thermal adaptation: Annual neutral temperature and thermal sensitivity2
Guidance for data-center CFD (RP-1675)2
Impact of ceiling fan and room air cleaner on air mixing and fate of particulate matter in a multiroom residence2
Study of the airflow and vortex distributions in a long-narrow enclosed space2
A field study on thermal acceptability and energy consumption of mixed-mode offices building located in the hot-dry climate of Burkina Faso2
Artificial intelligence in smart buildings2
A field study on indoor environmental quality and energy savings of an office building integrated with underfloor air conditioning system in India2
A rigorous physics-based enhanced parameter estimation (EPE) methodology for calibration of building energy simulations2
Analysis of domestic hot water in residential buildings in Spain1
The effects of indoor living walls on occupant thermal comfort in office buildings1
Performance assessment of a real water source heat pump within a hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing environment1
Development and performance evaluation of active insulation systems using solid-state thermal switches1
Multivariate fault detection for residential HVAC systems using cloud-based thermostat data, part II: Case studies1
The energy savings impact of the existing building commissioning process by building type1
The applications of building information modeling in the life-cycle of green buildings: a comprehensive review1
All-air vs. radiant cooling systems: Analysis of design and operation factors that impact building cooling loads (ASHRAE RP 1729)1
Classification of sequencing logic faults in multiple zone air handling units: A review and case study1
Optimized control and aggregation of existing electric water heaters to enable solar PV grid integration1
Analysis of parallel flow type internally cooled membrane based liquid desiccant dehumidifier using neural networks approach1
A simulation-based approach for evaluating indoor environmental quality at the early design stage1
Field Measurements of Building Heating and Cooling System Performance1
Unlocking energy savings and emissions reduction: A comparative study of fixed-speed and variable-speed room air conditioners in high ambient temperature environments1
Origins of whole-building energy simulations for high-performance commercial buildings: Contributions of the 1968 and 1971 ASHRAE algorithms for weighting factor-based hourly heating and cooling load 1
Cost savings and CO 2 emissions reduction potential in the German district heating system with demand response1
Heating energy consumption of a passive house in a severe cold region based on human behavior1
The effect of environmental variables and metabolic rate on physiological parameters in a hot and humid mine1
Broadening participation in ASHRAE conferences: Innovative research in the built environment presented at the 2022 ASHRAE Annual Conference1
Further development and verification of the model for evaporation from pools1
Numerical simulation of flow distribution characteristics in carbon dioxide microchannel evaporator1
A methodology to integrate maintenance management systems and BIM to improve building management1
Buildings XV Conference Special Issue1
Investigation of a model predictive controller for use in a highly glazed house with hydronic floor heating and cooling1
An automatic and efficient fault diagnosis strategy for air conditioning units by combining attention mechanisms1
Systematic assessment of the dynamic behavior of ecofriendly refrigerants used in dual vapor compression chiller1
Indoor thermal environment evaluation of postpartum patients in a tertiary level maternity in Romania during summer1
Investigation of occupant-related energy aspects of the National Building Code of Canada: Energy use impact and potential least-cost code-compliant upgrades1
Experimental validation of the dynamic thermal network approach in modeling buried pipes1
Parametric influence and optimization of the dehumidification performance of a variable-frequency dehumidifier1
Performance analysis of shrouded invelox wind collector in the built environment1
Dynamic model-based feature extraction for fault detection and diagnosis of a supermarket refrigeration system 1
The influence of occupant behavior and building characteristics on household dampness in Zhejiang Province, China1
Fast annual daylighting simulation and high dynamic range image processing using NumPy1
Exploring thermal comfort in rural houses of Chhattisgarh state, India: A comprehensive survey and adaptive model analysis1
Tradeoffs in optimization of Active Insulation Systems and HVAC: A case study in residential buildings1
Innovative airspace reflective tool for different building applications, part I: tool development1
Evidence-based assessment of energy performance of two large centrifugal chillers over nine cooling seasons1
Multi-scenario Extreme Weather Simulator application to heat waves: Ko’olauloa community resilience hub1
Extremum-seeking control integrated online input selection with application to a chilled-water plant1
A proposed new model for the prediction of latitude-dependent atmospheric pressures at altitude1
Optimal discretization of geothermal boreholes for the calculation of g -functions1
Performance analysis of a centrifugal pump based on noise1
Research challenges and directions in HVAC fault prevalence1
Indoor thermal environment during heating season and the health of elderly in China1
Tube bundle evaporators with LGWP refrigerant R1234ze(E)1
Quantitative analysis of cost savings and occupants’ preferences in grid-interactive smart home operation1
Assessing the impact of the envelope’s dynamic thermal transmittance on dwelling’s cooling performance with respect to the occupants’ thermal comfort1
Performance study and life-cycle cost analysis of a ground-source heat-pump system in a commercial building in Norway1
Code generation for embedded predictive control of gas water heaters1
A simulation analysis on the internal and external application of new silica-aerogel-based (Quartzene) coatings effects on energy use in a typical building in two different climates1
Benchmarking and visualization of building portfolios by applying text analytics to maintenance work order logs1
Experimental and numerical investigation of thermal performances of R290 and R1234yf refrigerants in a cold room1
Developing and testing low-cost air cleaners for safer spaces during wildfires1
Investigation of maximum emergency guarantee duration of residential buildings during heating accidents1
An ontology for automated fault detection & diagnostics of HVAC using BIM and machine learning concepts1
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