Publications: U.S. - China Clean Energy Research Center

2018

Gerber, Daniel L, Vagelis Vossos, Wei Feng, Chris Marnay, Bruce Nordman, and Richard E Brown. "A simulation-based efficiency comparison of AC and DC power distribution networks in commercial buildings." Applied Energy 210 (2018) 1167-1187. LBNL-2001160.

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2017

Nordman, Bruce, Aditya Khandekar, Michael Spears, and Mattia Pezzola. "A Simulation of Local Power Distribution Control Strategies." 2017 IEEE Second International Conference on DC Microgrids (ICDCM). Nuremburg, Germany: IEEE, 2017.
Feng, Wei, Xiwang Li, Carolyn Szum, Nan Zhou, Michael Bendewald, Zihe Meng, and Yani Zeng. "From Prescriptive to Outcome-Based — The Evolution of Building Energy Codes and Standards in China." ECEEE Summer Study 2017. Presqu’ile de Giens, Hyeres, France, 2017.

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Schlein, Bruce, Carolyn Szum, Nan Zhou, Jing Ge, and Helen He. "Lessons from Europe, North America, and Asia: Financing Models that are Facilitating Building Energy Efficiency at Scale." ECEEE 2017 . Presqu'ile Giens, Hyeres, France, 2017.

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Szum, Carloyn, Nan Zhou, Sara Lisauskas, Madeline Frieze, Xi Chen, and Zhiming Pan. "Lessons from the United States and China for Increasing Transparency and Harmonizing Measurement and Verification Practices in the Buildings Sector." ECEEE Summer Study 2017 . Presqu'ile Giens, Hyeres, France, 2017.

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2016

Nachtrieb, Robert, David Fridley, Wei Feng, Nihan Karali, Nina Khanna, Nan Zhou, Jimmy Tran, and Carolyn Szum. CERC-BEE Impact Model. 2016.

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Shrestha, Som, Diana Hun, Lisa Ng, Andre Desjarlais, Steven Emmerich, and Laverne Dalgleish. Online Airtightness Savings Calculator for Commercial Buildings in the US, Canada and China. 2016.

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Feng, Wei, Chris Marnay, Nan Zhou, Yan Ding, and Zhaoxia Wang. "Influence of Occupancy-oriented Interior Cooling Load on Building Cooling Load." Applied Thermal Engineering 96 (2016) 411-420. LBNL-1004068.

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2015

Cao, Meichun, Pablo J Rosado, Zhaohui Lin, Ronnen M Levinson, and Dev Millstein. "Cool Roofs in Guangzhou, China: Outdoor Air Temperature Reductions during Heat Waves and Typical Summer Conditions." Environmental Science & Technology 49.24 (2015) 14672 - 14679.
Zhao, Shanguo, Wei Feng, Shicong Zhang, Jing Hou, Nan Zhou, and Mark D Levine. "Energy Savings and Cost-benefit Analysis of the New Commercial Building Standard in China." Procedia Engineering 121 (2015) 317-324. LBNL-1005743.

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Lee, Eleanor S, Christoph Gehbauer, Brian E Coffey, Andrew McNeil, Michael Stadler, and Chris Marnay. "Integrated control of dynamic facades and distributed energy resources for energy cost minimization in commercial buildings." Solar Energy 122 (2015) 1384–1397. LBNL-1003927.

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Hong, Tianzhen, Cheng Li, and Da Yan. "Updates to the China Design Standard for Energy Efficiency in Public Buildings." Energy Policy 87 (2015) 187-198. LBNL-1004493.

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Yan, Da, William O'Brien, Tianzhen Hong, Xiaohang Feng, H. Burak Gunay, Farhang Tahmasebi, and Ardeshir Mahdavi. "Occupant Behavior Modeling for Building Performance Simulation: Current State and Future Challenges." Energy and Buildings 107 (2015) 264-278. LBNL-1004504.

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Hong, Tianzhen, Simona D'Oca, William JN Turner, and Sarah C Taylor-Lange. "An Ontology to Represent Energy-related Occupant Behavior in Buildings Part I: Introduction to the DNAs Framework." Building and Environment 92 (2015) 764-777. LBNL-180349.

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Liu, Xiaobing, Mini Malhotra, Piljae Im, and Bahman Habibzadeh. "Case Studies for GSHP Demonstration Projects in the US." IEA Heat Pump Centre Newsletter 2015: 29-33.
Lu, Shilei, Yunfang Qi, Zhe Cai, and Yiran Li. "Optimization Model Analysis of Centralized Groundwater Source Heat Pump System in Heating Season." Frontiers in Energy 9.3 (2015) 343 - 361.
Liu, Xiaobing, Shilei Lu, Patrick Hughes, and Zhe Cai. "A Comparative Study on the Status of GSHP Applications in the United States and China." Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 48 (2015) 558 - 570.
Hong, Tianzhen, Simona D'Oca, Sarah C Taylor-Lange, William JN Turner, Yixing Chen, and Stefano P Corgnati. "An Ontology to Represent Energy-Related Occupant Behavior in Buildings. Part II: Implementation of the DNAS framework using an XML schema." Building and Environment 94.1 (2015) 196-205. LBNL-1004501.

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Ren, Xiaoxin, Da Yan, and Tianzhen Hong. "Data Mining of Space Heating System Performance in Affordable Housing." Building and Environment 89 (2015) 1-13. LBNL-180239.

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Lee, Eleanor S, Xiufeng Pang, Andrew McNeil, Sabine Hoffmann, Anothai Thanachareonkit, Zhengrong Li, and Yong Ding. "Assessment of the Potential to Achieve Very Low Energy Use in Public Buildings in China with Advanced Window and Shading Systems." Buildings 5.2 (2015) 668-699. LBNL-187100.

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Wetter, Michael, Marco Bonvini, and Thierry Stephane Nouidui. "Equation-based languages – A new paradigm for building energy modeling, simulation and optimization." Energy and Buildings 117 (2015) 290-300. LBNL-1003383.

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Wang, Shaojie, Xiaobing Liu, and Steve Gates. "Comparative Study of Control Strategies for Hybrid GSHP System in the Cooling Dominated Climate." Energy and Buildings 89 (2015) 222 - 230.
D'Oca, Simona, and Tianzhen Hong. "Occupancy Schedules Learning Process Through a Data Mining Framework." Energy and Buildings 88 (2015) 395-408. LBNL-180204.

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Zhou, Xin, Da Yan, Tianzhen Hong, and Xiaoxin Ren. "Data Analysis and Stochastic Modeling of Lighting Energy Use in Large Office Buildings in China." Energy and Buildings 86 (2015) 275-287. LBNL-180389.

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Feng, Xiaohang, Da Yan, and Tianzhen Hong. "Simulation of Occupancy in Buildings." Energy and Buildings 87 (2015) 348-359. LBNL-180424.

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