Abstract: In many office buildings, an air-handling unit (AHU) in a variable air volume (VAV) system is operated using discharge air temperature (DAT) simply fixed at a particular set point. However, this simply fixed control causes ...

Abstract: Droughts continue to be a major natural hazard, and mounting evidence of global warming confronts society with a pressing question: Will climate change aggravate the risk of drought at the local scale? Are current ...