Hong, Tianzhen, Jared  Langevin, and Kaiyu  Sun. "Building Simulation: Ten Challenges." Building Simulation 11 (2018).

Zhang, Rongpeng, Kaiyu  Sun, Tianzhen  Hong, Yoshinori  Yura, and Ryohei  Hinokuma. "A Novel Variable Refrigerant Flow (VRF) Heat Recovery System Model: Development and Validation." Energy and Buildings 168 (2018).

Regnier, Cynthia, Kaiyu  Sun, Tianzhen  Hong, and Mary Ann Piette. "Quantifying the benefits of a building retrofit using an integrated system approach: A case study." Energy and Buildings 159 (2018).

Tarroja, Brian, Felicia  Chiang, Amir  AghaKouchak, Scott  Samuelsen, Shuba V Raghavan, Max  Wei, Kaiyu  Sun, and Tianzhen  Hong. "Translating climate change and heating system electrification impacts on building energy use to future greenhouse gas emissions and electric grid capacity requirements in California." Applied Energy 225 (2018) 522 - 534.

Sun, Kaiyu, and Tianzhen  Hong. A Framework for Quantifying the Impact of Occupant Behavior on Energy Savings of Energy Conservation Measures. 2017.

An, Jingjing, Da  Yan, Tianzhen  Hong, and Kaiyu  Sun. A Novel Stochastic Modeling Method to Simulate Cooling Loads in Residential Districts. 2017.

Piette, Mary Ann, Tianzhen  Hong, William J Fisk, Norman  Bourassa, Wanyu R Chan, Yixing  Chen, H.Y. Iris Cheung, Toshifumi  Hotchi, Margarita  Kloss, Sang Hoon Lee, Phillip N Price, Oren  Schetrit, Kaiyu  Sun, Sarah C Taylor-Lange, and Rongpeng  Zhang. Small and Medium Building Efficiency Toolkit and Community Demonstration Program. 2017. LBNL-2001054.

Zhang, Qi, Da  Yan, Jingjing  An, Tianzhen  Hong, Wei  Tian, and Kaiyu  Sun. "Spatial Distribution of Internal Heat Gains: A Probabilistic Representation and Evaluation of Its Influence on Cooling Equipment Sizing in Large Office Buildings." Energy and Buildings (2017).

Yu, Xinqiao, Da  Yan, Kaiyu  Sun, Tianzhen  Hong, and Dandan  Zhu. "A Comparative Study on Energy Performance of Variable Refrigerant Flow Systems and Variable Air Volume Systems in Office Buildings." Applied Energy (2016).

Sun, Kaiyu, and Tianzhen  Hong. "A Simulation Approach to Estimate Energy Savings Potential of Occupant Behavior Measures." Energy and Buildings (2016).

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). LBNL-1004502.

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). LBNL-1004499.

Sun, Kaiyu, Tianzhen  Hong, Sarah C Taylor-Lange, and Mary Ann Piette. "A pattern-based automated approach to building energy model calibration." (2015). LBNL-1004495.

Hong, Tianzhen, Cheng  Li, Richard C Diamond, Da  Yan, Qi  Zhang, Xin  Zhou, Siyue  Guo, Kaiyu  Sun, and Jingyi  Wang. "Integrated Design for High Performance Buildings." (2014). LBNL-6991E.

Sun, Kaiyu, Tianzhen  Hong, and Siyue  Guo. "Stochastic Modeling of Overtime Occupancy and Its Application in Building Energy Simulation and Calibration." (2014). LBNL-6670E.