Publications

X Term: BTUS Modeling and Simulation

2017

An, Jingjing, Da Yan, Tianzhen Hong, and Kaiyu Sun."A Novel Stochastic Modeling Method to Simulate Cooling Loads in Residential Districts." (2017).
Chen, Yixing, Tianzhen Hong, and Xuan Luo."An Agent-Based Stochastic Occupancy Simulator." (2017).
D'Oca, Simona, Chien-Fen Chen, Tianzhen Hong, and Zsofia Belafi."Synthesizing building physics with social psychology: An interdisciplinary framework for context and occupant behavior in office buildings." (2017).
D'Oca, Simona, Tianzhen Hong, and Jared Langevin."The Human Dimensions of Energy Use in Buildings: A Review." (2017).

2016

Hong, Tianzhen, Sarah C Taylor-Lange, Simona D'Oca, Da Yan, and Stefano P Corgnati."Advances in research and applications of energy-related occupant behavior in buildings."Energy and Buildings 116 (2016) 694-702. DOI
Herrlin, Magnus, and Randall C Cole."Air Management in Small Data Centers." (2016).
Chen, Yixing, Xuan Luo, and Tianzhen Hong."An Agent-Based Occupancy Simulator for Building Performance Simulation." (2016).
D'Oca, Simona, Stefano P Corgnati, Anna Laura Pisello, and Tianzhen Hong."Introduction to an occupant behavior motivation survey framework." (2016).
Zhang, Rongpeng, and Tianzhen Hong."Modeling and Simulation of Operational Faults of HVAC Systems Using Energyplus." (2016).

2015

Wetter, Michael, Marco Bonvini, and Thierry Stephane Nouidui."Equation-based languages – A new paradigm for building energy modeling, simulation and optimization."Energy and Buildings 117 (2015) 290-300. DOI
Singh, Reshma, Baptiste Ravache, and Spencer M Dutton."CLIMATE-SPECIFIC MODELING AND ANALYSIS FOR BEST-PRACTICE INDIAN OFFICE BUILDINGS."BS2015: 14th Conference of International Building Performance Simulation Association (2015).
Hong, Tianzhen, Cheng Li, and Da Yan."Updates to the China Design Standard for Energy Efficiency in Public Buildings."Energy Policy 87 (2015) 187-198. DOI
Yan, Da, William O'Brien, Tianzhen Hong, Xiaohang Feng, H. H Burak Gunay, Farhang Tahmasebi, and Ardeshir Mahdavi."Occupant Behavior Modeling for Building Performance Simulation: Current State and Future Challenges."Energy and Buildings 107 (2015) 264-278. DOI
Hong, Tianzhen, Simona D'Oca, William J. N Turner, and Sarah C Taylor-Lange."An Ontology to Represent Energy-related Occupant Behavior in Buildings Part I: Introduction to the DNAs Framework."Building and Environment 92 (2015) 764-777. DOI
Hong, Tianzhen, Mary Ann Piette, Yixing Chen, Sang Hoon Lee, Sarah C Taylor-Lange, Rongpeng Zhang, Kaiyu Sun, and Phillip N Price."Commercial Building Energy Saver: An energy retrofit analysis toolkit."Applied Energy 159 (2015). DOI
Hong, Tianzhen, Kaiyu Sun, Rongpeng Zhang, Ryohei Hinokuma, Shinichi Kasahara, and Yoshinori Yura."Development and validation of a new variable refrigerant flow systemmodel in EnergyPlus."Energy and Buildings 117 (2015). DOI
Lee, Sang Hoon, Tianzhen Hong, Mary Ann Piette, and Sarah C Taylor-Lange."Energy retrofit analysis toolkit for commercial buildings: A review." 89 (2015) 1087-1100. DOI
Hong, Tianzhen, Simona D'Oca, Sarah C Taylor-Lange, William J. N Turner, Yixing Chen, and Stefano P Corgnati."An Ontology to Represent Energy-Related Occupant Behavior in Buildings. Part II: Implementation of the DNAS framework using an XML schema."Building and Environment 94.1 (2015) 196-205. DOI
Lee, Sang Hoon, Tianzhen Hong, Mary Ann Piette, Geof Sawaya, Yixing Chen, and Sarah C Taylor-Lange."Accelerating the energy retrofit of commercial buildings using a database of energy efficiency performance."Energy (2015). DOI
Ren, Xiaoxin, Da Yan, and Tianzhen Hong."Data Mining of Space Heating System Performance in Affordable Housing."Building and Environment 89 (2015) 1-13. DOI
Lee, Eleanor S, Xiufeng Pang, Andrew McNeil, Sabine Hoffmann, Anothai Thanachareonkit, Zhengrong Li, and Yong Ding."Assessment of the Potential to Achieve Very Low Energy Use in Public Buildings in China with Advanced Window and Shading Systems."Buildings 5.2 (2015) 668-699. DOI
Mills, Evan, Jessica Granderson, Wanyu R Chan, Richard C Diamond, Philip Haves, Bruce Nordman, Paul A Mathew, Mary Ann Piette, Gerald Robinson, and Stephen E Selkowitz."Green, Clean, & Mean: Pushing the Energy Envelope in Tech Industry Buildings." (2015).
D'Oca, Simona, and Tianzhen Hong."Occupancy Schedules Learning Process Through a Data Mining Framework."Energy and Buildings 88 (2015) 395-408. DOI
Zhou, Xin, Da Yan, Tianzhen Hong, and Xiaoxin Ren."Data Analysis and Stochastic Modeling of Lighting Energy Use in Large Office Buildings in China."Energy and Buildings 86 (2015) 275-287. DOI
Feng, Xiaohang, Da Yan, and Tianzhen Hong."Simulation of Occupancy in Buildings."Energy and Buildings 87 (2015) 348-359. DOI