Publications
"Integrating physics-based models with sensor data: An inverse modeling approach." Building and Environment 154 (2019) 23 - 31.
. "An inverse approach to solving zone air infiltration rate and people count using indoor environmental sensor data." Energy and Buildings 198 (2019) 228 - 242.
. "Validation of an inverse model of zone air heat balance." Building and Environment 161 (2019) 106232.
. "Impact of post-rainfall evaporation from porous roof tiles on building cooling load in subtropical China." Applied Thermal Engineering 142 (2018) 391 - 400.
. "Impacts of Building Geometry Modeling Methods on the Simulation Results of Urban Building Energy Models." Applied Energy 215 (2018).
. "Representation and evolution of urban weather boundary conditions in downtown Chicago." Journal of Building Performance Simulation (2018) 1 - 14.
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"Simulation and visualization of energy-related occupant behavior in office buildings." Building Simulation 10.6 (2017) 785–798.
. "A Simulation Approach to Estimate Energy Savings Potential of Occupant Behavior Measures." Energy and Buildings (2016).
. "Accelerating the energy retrofit of commercial buildings using a database of energy efficiency performance." Energy (2015). LBNL-1004494.
. "Commercial Building Energy Saver: An energy retrofit analysis toolkit." Applied Energy 159 (2015). LBNL-1004502.
. "Development and validation of a new variable refrigerant flow systemmodel in EnergyPlus." Energy and Buildings 117 (2015). LBNL-1004499.
. "A Detailed Loads Comparison of Three Building Energy Modeling Programs: EnergyPlus, DeST and DOE-2.1E." Building Simulation 6.3 (2013) 323-335.
. "Comparative research in building energy modeling programs." China Annual HVACR Conference. China (in Chinese), 2012.
. "A framework for simulation-based real-time whole building performance assessment." Building and Environment 54 (2012) 100-108. 0360-1323.
. Monitoring-based HVAC Commissioning of an Existing Office Building for Energy Efficiency. 2012. LBNL-5940E.
. "Uncertainties in energy consumption introduced by building operations and weather for a medium-size office building." Energy and Buildings 53 (2012) 152 - 158. LBNL-5888E.
. "A Comparison of DeST and EnergyPlus." China HVAC Simulation Conference. Beijing, 2011.
. "Modeling and simulation of HVAC faults in EnergyPlus." Building Simulation 2011. Australia, 2011.
. "Assessment of Energy Impact of Window Technologies for Commercial Buildings." 2010 ACEEE Summer Study. 2010.
. "Comparing computer run time of building simulation programs." Building Simulation 1.3 (2008) 210-213.
. "Comparisons of HVAC Simulations between EnergyPlus and DOE-2.2 for data centers." ASHRAE Conference 2008.
. EnergyPlus Analysis Capabilities for Use in Title 24. LBNL, 2008. LBNL-822E.
. "Development of a Thermal Energy Storage Model for EnergyPlus." Energy and Buildings 36 (2004) 807-814.
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