ASME Journal of Engineering for Sustainable Buildings and Cities: Recent submissions
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Benefit Cost Analysis of Electrification of Urban Districts: Case Study of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2020)In this paper, the results of a feasibility analysis are summarized to assess the energy, economic, and environmental benefits of electrification and renewable energy integration for an urban district of Old City, Philadelphia, ... -
A Review and Categorization of Grid-Interactive Efficient Building Technologies for Building Performance Simulation
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2020)Buildings of the future are expected to not only be energy efficient but also able to offer grid services through implementation of demand-side management strategies by utilizing existing and new technologies that enhance ... -
Effectiveness of Mechanical Air Conditioning as a Protective Factor Against Indoor Exposure to Heat Among the Elderly
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2020)In many US cities, indoor exposure to heat continues to be the underlying cause of a considerable fraction (up to 80% during extreme events) of heat-related mortality and morbidity, even in locations where most citizens ... -
A New Methodology to Assess Building Integrated Roof Top Photovoltaic Installations at City Scales: The Tropical Coastal City Case
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2020)As a consequence of the warm and humid climate of tropical coastal regions, there is high energy demand year-round due to air conditioning to maintain indoor comfort levels. Past and current practices are focused on ... -
Evaluation of Interactions Between Thermal Piles Integrated in Building Foundations
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2020)This paper investigates the impact of thermal interactions between heat exchangers integrated within building foundation piles to meet space heating and cooling needs of buildings. Specifically, a three-dimensional transient ... -
Theoretical Study of Energy Saving Through Redesign of Water Distribution Arrangement in a Medium-Rise Residential Building
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2020)The development of medium-rise buildings for the residence is the basic necessity to accommodate the growing population of countries like India where the residential land per capita is very small. Moreover, because of the ... -
Optimal Control Strategies for Switchable Roof Insulation Systems Applied to US Residential Buildings
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2020)Switchable building envelope systems, including passive and active systems, have recently seen an increase interest in the literature. Unlike static insulation, switchable insulation systems (SISs) have the ability to ... -
Special Issue: Grid-Interactive Efficient Buildings—Part 1
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2020)The GEB special issue JESBC covers a wide range of topics to enhance the sustainability, resiliency, and flexibility buildings energy systems including innovative technologies to enhance energy efficiency for various ... -
Optimal Energy Dispatch Controller for Fuel Cell-Integrated Multi-Zone Building
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2020)Stationary fuel cells provide potential opportunities for energy savings when integrated with buildings. Through smart dispatch of both electrical power and heat generated by the fuel cells and managing the building loads, ... -
Packaging Environmental Sensors for Monitoring Urban-Microclimates
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2020)An internet-of-things (IoT)-based low-cost sensor network can be used to collect the data necessary to study both Urban Heat Island (UHI) and air pollution. There are several key challenges associated with an IoT-based ... -
Local Communication in Populations of Thermostatically Controlled Loads
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2020)Thermostatically controlled loads (TCLs) have shown great potential for demand response (DR) in electric grid operations. However, it has been commonly seen that DR events using TCLs may cause load synchronization and ... -
Projections of Wind Gusts for New York City Under a Changing Climate
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2020)To determine potential changes in the frequency and intensity of future storm events due to climate change in New York City (NYC), a statistical downscaling technique is proposed. First, a historical benchmark was determined ... -
Adapting to Extreme Heat: Social, Atmospheric, and Infrastructure Impacts of Air-Conditioning in Megacities—The Case of New York City
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2020)Extreme heat events are becoming more frequent and intense. In cities, the urban heat island (UHI) can often intensify extreme heat exposure, presenting a public health challenge across vulnerable populations without access ... -
Bringing Automated Fault Detection and Diagnostics Tools for HVAC&R Into the Mainstream
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2020)Heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) systems consume over 5 quads of energy annually, representing 30% of energy consumption in the U.S. commercial buildings. Additionally, commercial refrigeration (R) systems ... -
Multiple-Benefit Analysis of Scaling-Up Building Energy Efficiency Programs: The Case Study of Tunisia
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2020)This paper evaluates the benefits of scaling-up energy efficiency and renewable energy programs for the building sector in Tunisia. Both energy and non-energy benefits are quantified using a bottom-up analysis approach to ... -
Providing Grid Services With Heat Pumps: A Review
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2020)The integration of variable and intermittent renewable energy generation into the power system is a grand challenge to our efforts to achieve a sustainable future. Flexible demand is one solution to this challenge, where ... -
Using Cluster Analysis and Dynamic Programming for Demand Response Applied to Electricity Load in Residential Homes
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2020)This paper develops means to analyze and cluster residential households into homogeneous groups based on the electricity load. Classifying customers by electricity load profiles is a top priority for retail electric providers ... -
Energy Usage Intensity of Bank Building Stock: A Case Study in Pakistan
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2020)Energy usage intensity (EUI, kWh/m2/year) of a building category helps energy managers and building owners in evaluating the energy performance of their buildings. Banks are energy-intensive buildings, but there is limited ... -
Demand Side Management: Optimal Demand Response in Distribution Networks With Several Energy Retail Companies
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2020)In this work, a social welfare maximization problem is solved to determine the optimal scheduling of end-user controllable loads, smart appliances, and energy storage. The framework considers multiple retail energy suppliers ... -
Optimization of PV Cleaning Practices: Comparison Between Performance-Based and Periodic-Based Approaches
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2020)Soiling of photovoltaics (PV) panels is affected by various factors such as relative humidity, dust concentration, and panel tilt angle. The soiling can lead to significant losses in electricity production, especially in ...