Wind Engineering & Industrial Aerodynamics Ted Stathopoulos, Editor-in-Chief; Concordia UniversityBuilding and Environment Qingyan Chen, Editor-in-Chief; The Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityQ&A  

Sponsored by:

A High-efficiency and Low-cost Ground Source Heat Pump System Design for Cold-climate ApplicationFPHu, Xiaoou; Yu, Yao; Miao, Rui; Megri, AhmedHu, XiaoouINVESTIGATION OF THE THERMAL COOLING LOAD OF A MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL BUILDING BY DIFFERENT ALGORITHMS OF HEAT TRANSFERFPSilva, Wesley Cecilio; Duarte, Matheus de Andrade; Oliveira, Raquel...

Advances in Urban Wind Environment Simulations Yoshihide Tominaga, Niigata Institute of TechnologyModeling Building Stock in Cities Tianzhen Hong, Lawrence Berkeley National LaboratoryMultiscale Modeling of Urban Environment Performance Leon Wang, Concordia University

Sponsored by:

Developing a Window Control Algorithm Based on Reinforcement Learning for Indoor PM2.5 MitigationFPAn, Yuting (1); Xia, Tongling (1); You, Ruoyu (2); Lai, Dayi (3); Liu, Junjie (4); Chen, Chun (1,5)An, YutingModel-Free Reinforcement Learning Based Control for Radiant Floor Heating SystemsFPHan, Xu (1,2); Malkawi, Ali (1,2)Han, Xu

Feasibility study of using artificial intelligence methods to reduce building energy demand and improve thermal comfort in early stages of designFPForouzandeh, Nima (1,2); Zomorodian, Zahra-Sadat (2); Tahsildoost, Mohamad (2); Shaghaghian, Zohreh (3)Shaghaghian, ZohrehAssessment of fast fluid dynamics with different turbulence models for simulating airflow and pollutant ...

Understanding Nature Based Solutions (NBS) on Buildings to Mitigate Urban Heat Islanding (UHI)FPJandaghian, Zahra;Hayes, Alexander;Gaur, Abhishek;Lu, Henry;Laouadi, Abdelaziz;Lacasse, MichaelZahra JandaghianComparison of Outdoor Thermal Environment Optimization Strategies in Different Residential Districts of Xi'an, China in Summer

Prediction of ventilation performance in urban area with CFD simulation and generative adversarial networksFPZhuang, xinweiFlow-Based Stress-Blended Eddy Simulation (Fb-SBES): a new hybrid framework for urban flow CFD simulationsFPCotteleer, Léo (1,2); Longo, Riccardo (1,2); Parente, Alessandro (1,2)Tracing the Dependenc...

Two-dimensional Numerical Simulation of Balcony Thermal BridgeFPHou, Yifan (1);Chen, Guojie (2);Zhou, Xi (3);Zhang, Bin (4)Yifan HouHygrothermal Properties of Cladding Materials at Different TemperaturesFPYousefi, Youness (1,2);Tariku, Fitsum (1)Yousefi, YounessExperimental study on the ...

Initial Models of Existing Canadian Buildings for Building Energy Code AnalysisFPKirney, ChrisKirney, ChrisIntensity-Based versus Reference Building Approach in a Code Compliance ProcessFPSara GilaniSara GilaniUpgrading Building Codes towards Zero Carbon Buildings and Communities in China

Investigation of Controllable Multi-Inlet Semi-Transparent PV/T in Modular System with Applications to Buildings and InfrastructuresFPValinejadshoubi, Masoud; Athienitis, Andreas; Bagchi, Ashutosh; Valinejadshoubi, MasoudModelling the temporal carbon footprint of electricity in Quebec: application to the evaluation of dual-energy heating systems.

An Investigation on the Influence of Neighbourhood Morphology on Outdoor Thermal Comfort in Toronto’s Public SpacesFPHasan, Javeriya; Horvat, MiljanaHasan, JaveriyaIntegrated Statistical–Simulation Approach to Improve Heat-Related Health, Environmental, and Urban Energy ResponsesFPDardir, Mohamed (1); Berardi, Umberto (2); Wilson, Jeffrey (...

The effect of climate change on indoor overheating in heritage apartments in Beijing and ShanghaiFPLei, Muxi (1); van Hooff, Twan (1); Blocken, Bert (1,2); Pereira Roders, Ana (3)Lei, MuxiIntervention proposals in open spaces as contribution to urban resilience in AracajuFPBarbosa Teixeira, Carla FernandaBarbosa Teixeira, Carla Fer...

How will mechanical night ventilation affect the electricity use and the electrical peak power demand in 30 years? – A case study of a historic office building in SwedenFPBakhtiari, Hossein; Sayadi, Sana; Akander, Jan; Hayati, Abolfazl; Cehlin, MathiasBakhtiari, HosseinAssessing the Thermal Resilience of Multiple Outage Events using a Multi-Objective Optimization Analysi...

Evaluate the Energy Saving from Window Opening Behavior through Coupling a Deep Learning Model with EnergyPlusFPPandey, Pratik Raj; Dong, Bing; Sharifi, Nina; Malsegna, Mason KennethPandey, Pratik RajDeveloping thermostat user mental models to inform better energy-saving designFPTamas, Ruth; O'Brien, Liam; Santana Quintero, MarioTa...

An Original Urban Canopy Model to Support Urban Design/Retrofit OptimizationFPAfshari, AfshinAfshari, AfshinExploting passive cooling in office with advanced automated glazing systemsFPBotticelli, Martina;Agnoli, Stefano;Romano, Sabrina;Zinzi, MicheleZinzi, MicheleAnalysing future cooling de...

Agent-based Decentralized Energy Management with Distributed Intelligence for HVAC ControlFPHussain, Syed Asad (1); Jayasena, Amindha (1); Wang, Lan (2); Lee, Eric Wai Ming (3); Kwok Kit Yuen, Richard (3); Sadiq, Rehan (1); Hewage, Kasun (1)Hussain, Syed AsadSocio-technical challenges to operational energy management in buildings: Semi-structured interviews with two faci...

Thermal and Optical Performance of Advanced Polycarbonate Systems with Granular Aerogel and Hollow Silica PowderFPmerli, francesca (2);zinzi, michele (1);buratti, cinzia (2);Augello, Andrea (4);takeshi, Ihara (3)Zinzi, MicheleExpanded Polypropylene as Structural and Thermal Component of Panelized Wall SystemsFPTam, Claire (1...

Thermal sensitivity maps of the human body for vehicle PCS designFPNASTASE, ILINCA (1); DANCA, PAUL (2); BODE, FLORIN (3); FECHETE, LUCIAN (3); CROITORU, CRISTIANA (1); SANDU, MIHNEA (1)NASTASE, ILINCAThermoregulation model for dynamic thermal responses in floor-cooling/heating radiation environmentsFPLiu, Yunliang; Zhou, Xiang; Luo, Maohui...