Providing proper thermal comfort to individual occupants is crucial to improve well-being and work efficiency. However, Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) systems are responsible for a large portion of energy consumption and CO2 …
Web-CozyBench is a web-based benchmarking platform built on Co-zyBench to evaluate occupant-centric HVAC control systems using Digital Twin simulations. It provides a GUI for defining building and occupant scenarios, selecting control strategies, …
This paper presents DigiGuide, an innovative system that leverages Digital Twin (DT) methodologies combined with multi-objective optimization algorithms to guide occupants to spaces that best meet their multi-variant comfort needs. DigiGuide …
Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) systems account for 40% to 50% of energy usage in commercial buildings, so controlling them while preserving occupants' comfort matters. State-of-the-art solutions use pervasive systems with sensors or smart devices to gauge individual thermal sensations, but assessing those methods is hard: real-world experiments are expensive, limited in access, and often overlook occupant and regional diversity.