Publications
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"The Impact of Evaporation Process on Thermal Performance of Roofs - Model Development and Numerical Analysis." Energy and Buildings (2016).
. "A Novel Variable Refrigerant Flow (VRF) Heat Recovery System Model: Development and Validation." Energy and Buildings 168 (2018).
. "Modeling and Simulation of Operational Faults of HVAC Systems Using Energyplus." 2016. LBNL-1004498.
. "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).
. "Impact of post-rainfall evaporation from porous roof tiles on building cooling load in subtropical China." Applied Thermal Engineering 142 (2018) 391 - 400.
. "On Approaches to Couple Energy Simulation and Computational Fluid Dynamics Programs." Building and Environment 37 (2002).
. "Strategies for Coupling Energy Simulation Programs and Computational Fluid Dynamics Programs." Building Sim 2001. Vol. 1. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2001. 59-66. LBNL-48286.
. "A Comparative Study on Energy Performance of Variable Refrigerant Flow Systems and Variable Air Volume Systems in Office Buildings." Applied Energy (2016).
. "IEA EBC Annex 53: Total Energy Use in Buildings – Analysis and Evaluation Methods." Energy and Buildings 152 (2017).
. "IEA EBC Annex 66: Definition and simulation of occupant behavior in buildings." Energy and Building 156 (2017).
. "A Thorough Assessment of China’s Standard for Energy Consumption of Buildings." Energy and Buildings (2017).
. "Occupant Behavior Modeling for Building Performance Simulation: Current State and Future Challenges." Energy and Buildings 107 (2015) 264-278. LBNL-1004504.
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An automated functional test and fault detection method. 2003. LBNL-53512.
. "Incorporating machine learning with building network analysis to predict multi-building energy use." Energy and Buildings 186 (2019) 80 - 97.
. "Peak Demand Reduction from Pre-Cooling with Zone Temperature Reset in an Office Building." 2004 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings. Pacific Grove, CA, 2004. LBNL-55800.
. "A Library of HVAC Component Models for use in Automated Diagnostics." SimBuild 2006 2006.
. Library of component reference models for fault detection. 2003. LBNL-53505.
. "Performance-Based Evaluation of Courtyard Design in China’s Cold-Winter Hot-Summer Climate Regions." Sustainability 10.11 (2018) 3950.
. "A Semi-Automated Functional Test Data Analysis Tool." 13th National Conference on Building Commissioning. New York City, NY, 2005. LBNL-58648.
. "A Simulation-Based Testing and Training Environment for Building Controls." SimBuild 2004, Building Sustainability and Performance Through Simulation. Boulder, CO, 2005. LBNL-55801.
. "Performance-driven optimization of urban open space configuration in the cold-winter and hot-summer region of China." Building Simulation 12.3 (2019) 411 - 424.
. "Evaluation of Demand Shifting Strategies With Thermal Mass in Large Commercial Buildings." SimBuild 2006 2006.
. "Revealing Urban Morphology and Outdoor Comfort through Genetic Algorithm-Driven Urban Block Design in Dry and Hot Regions of China." Sustainability 11.13 (2019) 3683.
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