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Buildings & Connected Systems Group

39 publications found:

2024

  • Mendon V.V., J. Young, J.A. Rotondo, K.M. Keene, S.I. Rosenberg, A. Kazmi, and P. Delgoshaei. 2024. "DOE Cold Climate Heat Pump Challenge: Development, Metrics, and Early Field Observations." In Proceedings of the 2024 ASHRAE Winter Conference, January 20-24, 2024, Chicago, IL. ASHRAE Transactions, 130, 661-668. Peachtree Corners, Georgia:American Society of Heating Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers. PNNL-SA-191422.
  • Mendon V.V., S.I. Rosenberg, K.M. Keene, M.R. Brambley, J.A. Rotondo, and J. Young. 2024. DOE Cold Climate Heat Pump Challenge Field Validation: Data Collection and Analysis Plan. PNNL-35724. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. DOE Cold Climate Heat Pump Challenge Field Validation: Data Collection and Analysis Plan
  • Parsons A., J.B. Butzbaugh, V.V. Mendon, and A. Rees. 2024. "Realizing the Residential Electrification Opportunity: One Heat Pump at a Time." In ACEEE 2024 Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings. Washington, District Of Columbia:American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy. PNNL-SA-195732.

2023

  • Francik P.D., T.D. Ashley, and M.E. Poplawski. 2023. "Connecting the Dots: An Assessment of Cyber-risks in Networked Building and Municipal Infrastructure Systems." In Proceedings of the 56th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS 2023), January 3-6, 2023, Maui, HI, 6108-6117. Honolulu, Hawaii:University of Hawaii at Manoa. PNNL-SA-175865.
  • Pang Z., Z. O'Neill, Y. Chen, J. Zhang, H. Cheng, and B. Dong. 2023. "Adopting Occupancy-Based HVAC Controls in Commercial Building Energy Codes: Analysis of Cost-Effectiveness and Decarbonization Potential." Applied Energy 349. PNNL-SA-188153. doi:10.1016/j.apenergy.2023.121594
  • Waghale A.S., M.E. Poplawski, S.C. Pratoomratana, and J.R. Tuenge. 2023. The Energy and Operational Impacts of Using 0-10V Control for LED Streetlights. PNNL-32949. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. The Energy and Operational Impacts of Using 0-10V Control for LED Streetlights
  • Waghale A.S., S.C. Pratoomratana, T. Woodstock, K. Devaprasad, and M.E. Poplawski. 2023. "Verification of a Modeling Toolkit for the Design of Building Electrical Distribution Systems." Buildings 13, no. 10:Art. No. 2520. PNNL-SA-189906. doi:10.3390/buildings13102520
  • Xie Y., M.T. Tyler, J.C. Huckett, R. Bartlett, Y. Chen, V.R. Salcido, and V.V. Mendon, et al. 2023. "A Review of The Evaluation of Building Energy Code Compliance in the United States." Energies 16, no. 16:Art. No. 5874. PNNL-SA-185704. doi:10.3390/en16165874

2022

  • Barrett E.L., K. Mahapatra, M.A. Elizondo, X. Fan, S.H. Davis, S.F. Newman, and P.D. Royer, et al. 2022. "A Risk-Based Framework for Power System Modeling to Improve Resilience to Extreme Events." IEEE Open Access Journal of Power and Energy 10. PNNL-SA-166412. doi:10.1109/OAJPE.2022.3214175
  • Lee J., A. Rahman, S. Huang, A.D. Smith, and S. Katipamula. 2022. "On-policy learning-based deep reinforcement learning assessment for building control efficiency and stability." Science and Technology for the Built Environment 28, no. 9:1150-1165. PNNL-SA-166250. doi:10.1080/23744731.2022.2094729
  • Lou Y., Y. Ye, W. Zuo, and J. Zhang. 2022. "Energy Prediction Impact of the Space Level Occupancy Schedule for a Primary School." In Proceedings of Building Simulation 2021: 17th Conference of IBPSA, September 1-3, 2021, Bruges, Belgium, edited by D. Saelens, et al, 17, 1564 - 1571. PNNL-SA-162098. doi:10.26868/25222708.2021.30426
  • Nagda H., J. Zhang, T.J. Pilet, C.A. Antonopoulos, C.E. Metzger, P.K. Gunderson, and T.D. Ashley, et al. 2022. "Experimental Studies and Energy Modeling for Evaluating Performance of Various Deep Wall Retrofits." In Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Thermal Performance of the Exterior Envelopes of Whole Buildings (Buildings XV), December 5-8, 2022, Clearwater Beach, FL, 528 - 536. Peachtree Corners, Georgia:American Society of Heating Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE). PNNL-SA-171684.
  • Newman S.F., D. Bhatnagar, R.S. O'Neil, A.P. Reiman, D.C. Preziuso, and B. Robertson. 2022. "Evaluating the resilience benefits of marine energy in microgrids." International Journal of Marine Energy 5, no. 2:143–150. PNNL-SA-169469. doi:10.36688/imej.5.143-150
  • Pease L.F., N. Wang, G.R. Kulkarni, J.E. Flaherty, and C. Burns. 2022. "A Missing Layer in COVID-19 Studies: Transmission of Enveloped Viruses in Mucus-rich Droplets." International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer 131. PNNL-SA-158853. doi:10.1016/j.icheatmasstransfer.2021.105746
  • Pease L.F., T. Salsbury, K.K. Anderson, R.M. Underhill, J.E. Flaherty, E. Vlachokostas, and C. Burns, et al. 2022. "Size Dependent Infectivity of SARS-CoV-2 via Respiratory Droplets Spread through Central Ventilation Systems." International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer 132. PNNL-SA-161825. doi:10.1016/j.icheatmasstransfer.2021.105748
  • Rahman A., A.D. Smith, Y. Xie, J.V. Thomas, and C.D. Burleyson. 2022. "Methodology and Analytical Approach to Investigate the Impact of Building Temperature Setpoint Schedules." Journal of Building Performance Simulation 15, no. 1:128-147. PNNL-SA-162464. doi:10.1080/19401493.2021.2009031
  • Vlachokostas E., C. Burns, T. Salsbury, R.C. Daniel, D.P. James, J.E. Flaherty, and N. Wang, et al. 2022. "Experimental Evaluation of Respiratory Droplet Spread to Rooms Connected by a Central Ventilation System." Indoor Air 32, no. 1:Art. No. e12940. PNNL-SA-162537. doi:10.1111/ina.12940
  • Ye Y., X. Lei, J. Lerond, J. Zhang, and E.T. Brock. 2022. "A Case Study about Energy and Cost Impacts for Different Community Scenarios Using a Community-Scale Building Energy Modeling Tool." Buildings 12, no. 10:Art. No. 1549. PNNL-SA-171316. doi:10.3390/buildings12101549

2021

  • Burleyson C.D., A. Rahman, J.S. Rice, A.D. Smith, and N. Voisin. 2021. "Multiscale Effects Masked the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Electricity Demand in the United States." Applied Energy 304. PNNL-SA-162206. doi:10.1016/j.apenergy.2021.117711
  • Ebrahimi Fakhar A., D. Yuill, A.D. Smith, J. Granderson, E. Crowe, Y. Chen, and H.M. Reeve. 2021. "Analysis of Automated Fault Detection and Diagnosis Records as an Indicator of HVAC Fault Prevalence: Methodology and Preliminary Results." In Proceedings of the 6th International High Performance Buildings Conference, May 24-28, 2021, West Lafayette, IN, Paper No. 390. West Lafayette, Indiana:Purdue. PNNL-SA-159426.
  • Katipamula S., R.M. Underhill, N. Fernandez, W. Kim, R.G. Lutes, and D.J. Taasevigen. 2021. "Prevalence of typical operational problems and energy savings opportunities in U.S. commercial buildings." Energy and Buildings 253. PNNL-SA-166590. doi:10.1016/j.enbuild.2021.111544
  • Lei X., Y. Ye, J. Lerond, and J. Zhang. 2021. "A Modularized Urban Scale Building Energy Modeling Framework Designed with An Open Mind." In ASHRAE Winter Conference, February 9-11, 2021, Virtual, 127, Paper No. VC-21-C015. Peachtree Corners, Georgia:ASHRAE. PNNL-SA-155817.
  • Newman S.F., D. Bhatnagar, R.S. O'Neil, A.P. Reiman, D.C. Preziuso, and B. Robertson. 2021. "Evaluating the resilience benefits of marine energy in microgrids." In Proceedings of the 14th European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference (EWTEC 2021), September 5-9, 2021, Virtual, Online, 1892-1 - 1892-9. Southampton:European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference Series. PNNL-SA-160842.
  • Pease L.F., N. Wang, T. Salsbury, R.M. Underhill, J.E. Flaherty, E. Vlachokostas, and G.R. Kulkarni, et al. 2021. "Investigation of Potential Aerosol Transmission and Infectivity of SARS-CoV-2 through Central Ventilation Systems Building and Environment." Building and Environment 197. PNNL-SA-156558. doi:10.1016/j.buildenv.2021.107633
  • Smith A.D., B.G. Stuermer, T.B. Thurber, and C.R. Vernon. 2021. "diyepw: A Python package for Do-It-Yourself EnergyPlus weather file generation." Journal of Open Source Software 6, no. 64:3313. PNNL-SA-161402. doi:10.21105/joss.03313
  • Ye Y., Y. Chen, J. Zhang, Z. Pang, Z. O'Neill, B. Dong, and H. Cheng. 2021. "Energy-Saving Potential Evaluation for Primary Schools with Occupant-Centric Controls." Applied Energy 293. PNNL-SA-156703. doi:10.1016/j.apenergy.2021.116854

2020

  • Davis S.H., M.A. Elizondo, X. Fan, S.F. Newman, E.L. Barrett, X. Ke, and B. Vyakaranam, et al. 2020. "Data Requirements for Application of Risk-Based Dynamic Contingency Analysis to Evaluate Hurricane Impact to Electrical Infrastructure in Puerto Rico." In CIGRE-US 2020 Next Generation Network Paper Competition. PNNL-SA-154443.
  • Elizondo M.A., X. Fan, S.H. Davis, B. Vyakaranam, X. Ke, E.L. Barrett, and S.F. Newman, et al. 2020. Risk-Based Dynamic Contingency Analysis Applied to Puerto Rico Electric Infrastructure. PNNL-29985. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. doi:10.2172/1771798.Risk-Based Dynamic Contingency Analysis Applied to Puerto Rico Electric Infrastructure
  • Ganguli S., H. Nagda, C.A. Antonopoulos, J. Zhang, C.E. Metzger, and M.C. Baechler. 2020. "Scaling Deep Energy Retrofits for Residential Walls - Energy, Cost, and Economic Assessment of Five Wall Systems." In ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings, August 17, 21, 2020. Virtual, Online, 5-129 - 5-143. Washington, District Of Columbia:American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy. PNNL-SA-152405.
  • Keene K.M., N. Wang, J.A. Rotondo, and J. Murrell. 2020. "Quantifying Occupant Health and Productivity for Deep Retrofits: Beyond Traditional IEQ Studies." In ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings, August 17, 21, 2020. Virtual, Online, 7-203 - 7-217. Washington Dc:American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy. PNNL-SA-152201.
  • Lei X., J.B. Butzbaugh, Y. Chen, J. Zhang, and M.I. Rosenberg. 2020. Development of National New Construction Weighting Factors for the Commercial Building Prototype Analyses (2003-2018). PNNL-29787. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. doi:10.2172/1660807.Development of National New Construction Weighting Factors for the Commercial Building Prototype Analyses (2003-2018)
  • Newman S.F., J. Lerond, H.M. Reeve, D.L. Vrabie, S.T. Belew, J.C. Tucker, and E.T. Mayhorn. 2020. "Pilot Study for Determining HVAC Fault Prevalence from Fault Monitoring Data." In ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings, August 17- 21, 2020. Virtual, Online, 3-244 - 3-258. Washington Dc:American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy. PNNL-SA-152014.
  • Newman S.F., K. Shiozawa, J.D. Follum, E.L. Barrett, T.C. Douville, T.D. Hardy, and A.E. Solana. 2020. "A Comparison of PV Resource Modeling for Sizing Microgrid Components." Renewable Energy 162. PNNL-SA-152891. doi:10.1016/j.renene.2020.08.074
  • Pang Z., Y. Chen, J. Zhang, Z. O'Neil, H. Cheng, and B. Dong. 2020. "Nationwide HVAC Energy-Saving Potential Quantification for Office Buildings with Occupant-Centric Controls in Various Climates." Applied Energy 279. PNNL-SA-153595. doi:10.1016/j.apenergy.2020.115727
  • Stoughton K., W.D. Hunt, A. Delgado, and K.S. Judd. 2020. "Are You Resilient? Site Energy and Water Resilience Indicators." In 2020 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings, August 17-21, 2020, Virtual, 11-271 - 11-282. Washington, District Of Columbia:American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy. PNNL-SA-154071.
  • Wang N., J.C. Gonzalez Matamoros, L. Babu, and R.A. Fowler. 2020. "Retrofit-ability: A supplementary metric to inform energy efficiency policies and programs." In ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings, August 17, 21, 2020. Virtual, 7-440 - 7-454. Washington, District Of Columbia:American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy. PNNL-SA-152256.
  • Wang W., J. Zhang, M.R. Brambley, and B. Futrell. 2020. "Performance Simulation and Analysis of Occupancy-Based Control for Office Buildings with Variable-Air-Volume Systems." Energies 13, no. 15:3756. PNNL-SA-153601. doi:10.3390/en13153756
  • Wendel E.M., S.F. Newman, and E.M. Mets. 2020. "Optimal Sizing of Resilience Solutions for the U.S. Army Reserve." In ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings, August 17, 21, 2020. Virtual, Online, 11-391 - 11-402. Washington, District Of Columbia:American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy. PNNL-SA-152056.

2013

  • Zhang J., I.V. Kutnyakov, P.K. Koech, A. Zwoster, C.J. Howard, F. Zheng, and C.J. Freeman, et al. 2013. "CO2-Binding-Organic-Liquids-Enhanced CO2 Capture using Polarity-Swing-Assisted Regeneration." Energy Procedia 37. PNNL-SA-91349. doi:10.1016/j.egypro.2013.05.113

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