Conference
Proceedings of BSO Conference 2020
Proceedings of the 5th IBPSA-England Conference on Building Simulation and Optimization (Virtual)
Loughborough, UK: 21-22 September 2020
List of topics
- Poster Presentations
- Session 10: Experimental Performance Characterisation
- Session 11: Urban Building Energy Modelling
- Session 12: Data Driven Modelling
- Session 1: Occupancy Behaviour Modelling 1
- Session 1: Occupancy Behaviour Modelling 2
- Session 1: Occupancy Behaviour Modelling 3
- Session 2: Building Energy Systems Modelling & Simulation
- Session 3: Parametric Design
- Session 4: Design & Retrofit Optimisation
- Session 5: Advances in Building Simulation Tools
- Session 6: Uncertainty Quantification & Analysis
- Session 7: Shading and Overheating Analysis
- Session 8: Building Energy Flexibility
- Session 9: Occupant Behaviour Modelling 2
- Session 9: Occupant Behaviour Modelling 3
Poster Presentations
Session 10: Experimental Performance Characterisation
Hygrothermal properties of Scottish building stone and mortar | ![]() |
Phil Banfill | |
Estimation of Global Thermal Performances of a Facade Under Real Climate | ![]() |
Manon Rendu, Jerome Le Dreau, Maxime Doya, Patrick Salagnac | |
Study on Energy Simulation Methods of Atriums in Shopping Malls | ![]() |
Ye Yuan, Gang Liu, Rui Dang, Fangli Yan |
Session 11: Urban Building Energy Modelling
London School Building Stock Model for Cognitive Performance Assessment | ![]() |
Jie Dong, Yair Schwartz, Ivan Korolija, Anna Mavrogianni, Dejan Mumovic | |
Spatially-based urban energy modelling approach for enabling energy retrofits in Oxfordshire | ![]() |
Rajat Gupta, Matt Gregg | |
An Urban-scale Residential Stock Model for Grid-constrained Regions | ![]() |
Peter McCallum, David Jenkins, Paraskevi Vatougiou |
Session 12: Data Driven Modelling
Parameters identification of grey-box building energy model through Bayesian calibration | ![]() |
Victor Marty-Jourjon, Thomas Berthou, Pascal Stabat | |
One-Step Ahead Modelling of building thermal dynamics: A Comparison of Backward Selection and LASSO approaches | ![]() |
Argyris Oraiopoulos, Bianca Howard | |
A novel ROM methodology to support the estimation of the energy savings under the Measurement and Verification protocol | ![]() |
Alessandro Piccinini, Magdalena Hajdukiewicz, Letizia D’Angelo, Luis Miguel Blanes, Marcus M. Keane | |
Advanced machine learning techniques for predictive maintenance of HVAC subsystems based on energy consumption prediction | ![]() |
Desiree Arias-Requejo, Carlos J. Alonso-Gonzalez, Belarmino Pulido, Marcus M. Keane |
Session 1: Occupancy Behaviour Modelling 1
Occupant Behaviour: A Data Driven Markov Model for Occupancy Presence in Residential Buildings | ![]() |
Benjamin Halls, Steven Firth |
Session 1: Occupancy Behaviour Modelling 2
Re-defining ‘activity’ in buildings to reflect stochastic energy demand: a functional data analysis approach | ![]() |
Rebecca Ward, Ruchi Choudhary |
Session 1: Occupancy Behaviour Modelling 3
Comparing Bottom-Up Energy Consumption Models Using The Wasserstein Distance Between Load Profile Histograms | ![]() |
Edward Sanderson, Aikaterini Fragaki, Jules Simo, Bogdan Matuszewski |
Session 2: Building Energy Systems Modelling & Simulation
Optimal chiller loading of dual temperature chilled water plants for energy saving | ![]() |
Lizhi Jia, Junjie Liu, Shen Wei | |
Techno-economic Feasibility Of Replacing Oil Boilers With Air-To-Water-Heat-Pumps Coupled With Thermal Energy Storage | ![]() |
Paraskevi Vatougiou, David P. Jenkins, Peter McCallum |
Session 3: Parametric Design
Parametric clustering and shoebox modelling to evaluate environmental framework | ![]() |
Andrew Komarnycky, Fred Labbe, Lucia Cerrada | |
Simulation Assisted Design Exploration to Evaluate View and Energy Performance of Window Shading | ![]() |
Peiman Pilechiha, Mohammadjavad Mahdavinejad, Arash Beizaee |
Session 4: Design & Retrofit Optimisation
Integration of Ensemble Models with Power Systems Optimisation – Detached Dwelling Case Study | ![]() |
Carlos Andrade-Cabrera, Ciara O’Dwyer, Donal P. Finn | |
Surrogate Optimisation of Housing Stock Retrofits using Deep Neural Networks | ![]() |
James Michael Hey, Peer-Olaf Siebers, Paul Nathanail, Ender Ozcan, Darren Robinson | |
A comparison between sequential and simultaneous whole-building design optimization for building performance | ![]() |
Riccardo Talami, Jonathan Wright, Bianca Howard |
Session 5: Advances in Building Simulation Tools
Integration and Evaluation of Deep Reinforcement Learning Controller in a Building Co-Simulation Environment | ![]() |
Ahmed Amrani, Rim Kaddah, Jean-Philippe Tavella, Mathieu Schumann | |
Dynamic Simulation tool for building energy performance assessment and improvement | ![]() |
Giorgio Cucca, Carl Holland, Soma Mohammadi, Bunmi Adefajo | |
Improvement of the Ladybug-tools microclimate workflow: A verification study | ![]() |
Yasser Ibrahim, Tristan Kershaw, Paul Shepherd |
Session 6: Uncertainty Quantification & Analysis
Theory and reality: a Comparative analysis of standard and real building usage and impact of input simplifications | ![]() |
Miklos Horvath, Helga Kovacs, Viktoria Vamos, Zsofia Deme Belafi, Tamas Csoknyai | |
Towards reproducible dwelling retrofit evaluation: Data, tools & opportunity to address uncertainty | ![]() |
Kate Simpson | |
Emulation-based Uncertainty and Sensitivity Analysis of a multi-zone dwelling | ![]() |
Parag Wate, Darren Robinson |
Session 7: Shading and Overheating Analysis
An integrated and strategic evaluation of automated blind controls to achieve energy and occupant’s comfort objectives | ![]() |
Chantal Basurto, Jerome Kaempf | |
Assessing heat vulnerability in London care settings: case studies of adaptation to climate change | ![]() |
Eleni Oikonomou, Anna Mavrogianni, Nishesh Jain, Rajat Gupta, Paul Wilkinson, Alastair Howard, Ai Milojevic, Mike Davies | |
Comparison of Methods for Modelling Complex External Shading in EnergyPlus and IESVE | ![]() |
Matthew Tee, Thajnu Rashid, Anna Ioannidou-Kati | |
Glare-Based Control Strategies for Automated Roller Shades and Blinds in Office Buildings: A Literature Review | ![]() |
Jiarong Xie, Azadeh Omidfar Sawyer, Omer Tugrul Karaguzel |
Session 8: Building Energy Flexibility
Implications of uncertainties in energy demand baseline estimations on building energy flexibility | ![]() |
Rami El Geneidy, Bianca Howard, David Allinson | |
Towards Robustness of Data-Driven Predictive Control for Building Energy Flexibility Applications | ![]() |
Anjukan Kathirgamanathan, Mattia De Rosa, Eleni Mangina, Donal P. Finn | |
On the influence of occupants on the energy flexibility of buildings: a sensitivity study at district scale | ![]() |
Jerome Le Dreau, Marika Vellei, Simon Martinez | |
Experimental test on the performance of building and district algorithms to enhance penetration of renewables in residential districts | ![]() |
Jaume Salom, Paolo Taddeo, Lluc Canals Casals, Alba Colet, Ivan Bellanco, Cristina Corchero |
Session 9: Occupant Behaviour Modelling 2
Detection of Window Opening Using a Deep Learning Approach for Effective Management of Building Ventilation Heat Losses | ![]() |
Paige Wenbin Tien, Shuangyu Wei, John Kaiser Calautit |
Session 9: Occupant Behaviour Modelling 3
Capturing the diversity of household window operation behaviour: Lessons from a monitoring campaign in London | ![]() |
Yan Wang, Farhang Tahmasebi, Elizabeth Cooper, Samuel Stamp, Esfandiar Burman, Dejan Mumovic |