Scalable methodology for large scale building energy improvement: Relevance of calibration in model-based retrofit analysis

Building and Environment

Volumn 87, Issue , 2015, Pages 342-350

  Heo, Yeonsook ^a   Augenbroe, Godfried ^b   Graziano, Diane ^c   Muehleisen, Ralph T ^c   Guzowski, Leah ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bayesian calibration; Large scale retrofit analysis; Normative model; Uncertainty analysis

Indexed keywords

BUILDINGS; CARBON DIOXIDE; DECISION MAKING; ENERGY UTILIZATION; RETROFITTING; SCALABILITY; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

BAYESIAN CALIBRATION; BUILDING ENERGY EFFICIENCY; DECISION MAKING UNDER UNCERTAINTY; LARGE SCALE BUILDINGS; LARGE-SCALE RETROFIT ANALYSIS; MODEL-BASED ANALYSIS; NORMATIVE MODELS; REDUCING ENERGY CONSUMPTION;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

EID: 84925487568     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2014.12.016     Document Type: Article

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