This project includes application of data driven methodologies to 24/7 streaming data on HVAC systems and energy use in a highly sensed facility to identify patterns in building system performance and energy use for enabling setting of proactive management strategies.
Mora, M., Ergan, S., Chen, H., Deng, H., Huang, A., Maurer, J., Wang, N. (2015. “Learning about performance of building systems and facility operations through a capstone project course.” International Workshop on Computing in Civil Engineering, June 21-23, 2015, Texas, Austin, pp. 305-312. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1061./9780784479247.038.
Gomez, A. R., Guindon, S., Pianka, T., Patel, N., Kasireddy, V., Li, E., Li, J., Ergan. S., and Berges, M. (2014). “Lessons learned from monitoring electricity consumption in a research lab through a capstone project course”, Accepted for publication in Proceedings of International Conference on Computing in Civil and Building Engineering ICCCBE/CIB W078, June 23-25, 2014, Florida, USA, pp. 2111-2118, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/9780784413616.262.
Knox, K., Sanchez, A., Liu, X., Ergan, S., and Akinci, B. (2013). “Providing systems engineering perspective in a capstone project setting to monitor performance of HVAC systems”, Proceedings of ASCE International Workshop on Computing in Civil Engineering, June 23-25, 2013, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA, pp. 194-201. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/9780784413029.025.