Simulation-assisted management and control over building energy efficiency - A case study

Energy Procedia

Volumn 14, Issue , 2012, Pages 592-600

  Zhou, Dongmei ^a   Park, Sung Hong ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Building energy management system; Building energyeEfficiency; Simulation assisted control

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL ENERGY SAVINGS; BUILDING ENERGY; BUILDING ENERGY CONSUMPTION; BUILDING ENERGY EFFICIENCY; BUILDING ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; BUILDING MODEL; BUILDING SIMULATION; CONTROL OPTIMIZATION; ENERGY USE; OPTIMAL TEMPERATURE; RESEARCH PAPERS; SIMULATION MODEL; WEATHER DATA;

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; OFFICE BUILDINGS; OPTIMIZATION;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

EID: 84863350213     PISSN: 18766102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1016/j.egypro.2011.12.980     Document Type: Conference Paper

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