= Publications =
In addition to the  [[http://simulationresearch.lbl.gov/bcvtb/releases/latest/doc/manual/index.xhtml|manual]] and the [[http://simulationresearch.lbl.gov/bcvtb/releases/latest/doc/code/index.html|source code documentation]], the following peer-reviewed publications that are related to the Building Controls Virtual Test Bed are available:

== Journal Paper ==
Romain Nouvel and Franck Alessi.<<BR>> [[http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12273-012-0076-5|A novel personalized thermal comfort control, responding to user sensation feedbacks.]]<<BR>> ''Building Simulation,'' 5(4):191-202, 2012.<<BR>>

Xiufeng Pang, Michael Wetter, Prajesh Bhattacharya and Philip Haves.<<BR>> [[http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2012.02.003|A framework for simulation-based real-time whole building performance assessment.]]<<BR>> ''Building and Environment,'' 54:100-108, 2012.<<BR>>

Michael Wetter.<<BR>> [[http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19401493.2010.518631|Co-simulation of building energy and control systems with the Building Controls Virtual Test Bed.]]<<BR>> ''Journal of Building Performance Simulation,'' 4(3):185-203, 2011.<<BR>> Also available as LBNL Technical Report  [[https://simulationresearch.lbl.gov/wetter/download/LBNL-81118.pdf|LBNL-81118.pdf.]]<<BR>>

Marija Trcka, Jan Hensen and Michael Wetter.<<BR>> [[http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.simpat.2010.02.011|Co-simulation for performance prediction of integrated building and HVAC systems - An analysis of solution characteristics using a two-body system.]]<<BR>> ''Simulation Modelling Practice and Theory,'' 18(7):957-970, 2010.<<BR>> Also available as LBNL Technical Report  [[https://simulationresearch.lbl.gov/wetter/download/LBNL-3907E.pdf|LBNL-3907E.pdf.]]<<BR>>

Marija Trcka, Jan Hensen and Michael Wetter.<<BR>> [[http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19401490903051959|Co-simulation of innovative integrated HVAC systems in buildings.]]<<BR>> ''Journal of Building Performance Simulation,'' 2(3):209-230, 2009.<<BR>> Also available as LBNL Technical Report  [[https://simulationresearch.lbl.gov/wetter/download/LBNL-3908E.pdf|LBNL-3908E.pdf.]]<<BR>>

== Conference Papers ==
Dimitrios GYALISTRAS, Carina SAGERSCHNIG, Markus GWERDER.<<BR>> [[http://www.ibpsa.org/proceedings/BS2013/p_2566.pdf|A Multi-stage Approach For Building And Hvac Model Validation And Its Application To A Swiss Office Building]].<<BR>> ''Proc. of the 13th International Conference of the International Building Performance Simulation Association,'' Chambery, France, August 2013.<<BR>>

Christoph NYTSCH-GEUSEN, Jorg HUBER, Yue NIE.<<BR>> [[http://www.ibpsa.org/proceedings/BS2013/p_1460.pdf|Simulation-based Design Of Pv Cooling Systems For Residential Buildings In Hot And Dry Climates]][[attachment:ecp12076557_HafnerRoesslerHeinzlKoerner.pdf|.]]<<BR>> ''Proc. of the 13th International Conference of the International Building Performance Simulation Association,'' Chambery, France, August 2013.<<BR>>''' '''

Yudai LIU, Yiqun PAN, Zhizhong HUANG.<<BR>>[[http://www.ibpsa.org/proceedings/BS2013/p_1101.pdf|Simulation-based Receding-horizon Supervisory Control Of Hvac System]].<<BR>> ''Proc. of the 13th International Conference of the International Building Performance Simulation Association,'' Chambery, France, August 2013.<<BR>>

Deuk-woo KIM, Jong-hun KIM, Sang-lin PARK, Ki-cheol KIM, Cheol-soo PARK.<<BR>>[[http://www.ibpsa.org/proceedings/BS2013/p_1434.pdf|Traditional Vs. Cognitive Agent Simulation]].<<BR>> ''Proc. of the 13th International Conference of the International Building Performance Simulation Association,'' Chambery, France, August 2013.<<BR>>''' '''

Aidan Thomas JONES, Donal Patrick FINN.<<BR>>[[http://www.ibpsa.org/proceedings/BS2013/p_1398.pdf|Ground Source Heat Pump Modelling With Thermal Storage Simulation And Integration Issues In Energyplus.]]<<BR>> ''Proc. of the 13th International Conference of the International Building Performance Simulation Association,'' Chambery, France, August 2013.<<BR>>

Hyeun Jun MOON, Byung Kook KIM, Min Seok CHOI.<<BR>>[[http://www.ibpsa.org/proceedings/BS2013/p_2517.pdf|A Bim Based Data Model For An Integrated Building Energy Information Management In The Design And Operational Stages]].<<BR>> Proc. of the 13th International Conference of the International Building Performance Simulation Association, Chambery, France, August 2013.<<BR>>''' '''

Georgios GIANNAKIS, Martin PICHLER, Giorgos KONTES, Hermann SCHRANZHOFER, Dimitrios ROVASI.<<BR>>[[http://www.ibpsa.org/proceedings/BS2013/p_1500.pdf|Simulation Speedup Techniques For Computationally Demanding Tasks.]]<<BR>> ''Proc. of the 13th International Conference of the International Building Performance Simulation Association,'' Chambery, France, August 2013.<<BR>>

Irene Hafner, Matthias Rössler, Bernhard Heinzl, Andreas Körner, Felix Breitenecker, Michael Landsiedl, and Wolfgang Kastner.<<BR>> [[attachment:ecp12076557_HafnerRoesslerHeinzlKoerner.pdf|Using BCVTB for Co-Simulation between Dymola and MATLAB for Multi-Domain Investigations of Production Plants.]]<<BR>> ''Proc. of the 9th International Modelica Conference,'' Munich, Germany, September 2012.<<BR>>

Raymond Sterling Garay, Andrea Costa, Thomas Messervey, Christian Mastrodonato and Marcus M. Keane. <<BR>> [[attachment:SB12_TS02b_1_Garay.pdf|Swimming Pool Hall HVAC Modelling, Simulation and End of Setback Artificial Neural Network Prediction: A Detailed Case Study.|&do=get]]<<BR>>''Proc. of the 5th !SimBuild Conference,'' Madison, WI, USA, August 2012.

Bing Dong, Zheng O’Neill, Zhengwei Li, Dong Luo, Madhusudana Shashanka, Sunil Ahuja and Trevor Bailey.<<BR>> [[attachment:SB12_TS07b_2_Dong.pdf|An integrated infrastructure for real-time building energy modeling and fault detection and diagnostics.]]<<BR>>''Proc. of the 5th !SimBuild Conference,'' Madison, WI, USA, August 2012.

Yao-Jung Wen, Dennis !DiBartolomeo and Francis Rubinstein.<<BR>> Co-simulation Based Building Controls Implementation with Networked Sensors and Actuators.<<BR>> !BuildSys’11. Seattle, WA, USA, November 2011. [[Publications/AbstractWen2011|Abstract.]]

Thierry Stephane Nouidui, Michael Wetter, Zhengwei Li, Xiufeng Pang, Prajesh Bhattacharya and Philip Haves.<<BR>>  [[http://simulationresearch.lbl.gov/wetter/download/2011-ibpsa-bcvtb-BACnet-AD.pdf|BACnet and Analog/Digital Interfaces of the Building Controls Virtual Test Bed.]]<<BR>> Proc. of the 12th IBPSA Conference, p. 294--301. Sydney, Australia, November 2011.

Xiufeng Pang, Prajesh Bhattacharya, Zheng O'Neill, Philip Haves, Michael Wetter and Trevor Bailey.<<BR>> [[http://simulationresearch.lbl.gov/sites/simulationresearch.lbl.gov/files/2011-ibpsa-bcvtb-ePlus.pdf|Real-time Building Energy Simulation using EnergyPlus and the Building Controls Virtual Test Bed]].<<BR>> Proc. of the 12th IBPSA Conference, p. 2890--2896. Sydney, Australia, November 2011.

Jingran Ma,  S.J. Qin, Li Bo and T. Salsbury.<<BR>> [[http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ISGT.2011.5759140|Economic model predictive control for building energy systems.]]<<BR>> ''Proc. of the Innovative Smart Grid Technologies (ISGT),'' 2011 IEEE PES, Anaheim, CA, April 2011.<<BR>>

Rui Zhang and Khee Poh Lam.<<BR>> [[http://www.ibpsa.us/pub/simbuild2010/papers/SB10-DOC-TS07B-03-Zhang.pdf|Comparison of building load performance between first principle based shading algorithm and implementable shading control algorithm.]]<<BR>> ''Proc. of the 4th !SimBuild Conference,'' New York, NY, USA, August 2010.<<BR>>

Marija Trcka, Michael Wetter and Jan Hensen.<<BR>> [[https://simulationresearch.lbl.gov/wetter/download/IBPSA-2009-Trcka-Wetter-Hensen.pdf|An implementation of co-simulation for performance prediction of innovative integrated HVAC systems in buildings.]]<<BR>> ''Proc. of the 11th IBPSA Conference,'' p. 724--731. Glasgow, Scotland, July 2009.<<BR>>

Michael Wetter and Philip Haves.<<BR>> [[https://simulationresearch.lbl.gov/wetter/download/SB08-04-2-Wetter.pdf|A modular Building Controls Virtual Test Bed for the integration of heterogeneous systems.]]<<BR>> ''Proc. of the 3rd !SimBuild Conference,'' Berkeley, CA, USA, August 2008.<<BR>>

Marija Trcka, Michael Wetter and Jan Hensen.<<BR>> [[https://simulationresearch.lbl.gov/wetter/download/TrckaWetterHensen-2007.pdf|Comparison of co-simulation approaches for building and HVAC/R system simulation.]]<<BR>> ''Proc. of the 10th IBPSA Conference,'' p. 1418--1425. Beijing, China, September 2007.<<BR>>

== Technical Reports ==
Ahmed Hussein Saad Hussein.<<BR>> [[attachment:2014-HusseinAhmed.pdf|An approach for a simultaneous simulation of cooling and air conditioning systems in electric vehicles|&do=get]].<<BR>> Hochschule Offenburg and DLR. Master Thesis. Stuttgart, Germany. April 1, 2014.<<BR>>

Yao-Jung Wen.<<BR>> [[attachment:philipsBCVTB-2011.pdf|Rapid-Prototyping Control Implementation using the Building Controls Virtual Test Bed|&do=get]].<<BR>> Philips Technical Report. Briarcliff Manor, NY. April 30, 2011.<<BR>>