OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Science and Technology for the Built Environment is 4. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)

Article	Citations
An effective and efficient approach for smoke control in underground parking garages	17
Energy efficiency package for rooftop unit replacement: laboratory testing and validation of energy savings	14
A cosine-based correlation information entropy approach for building automatic fault detection baseline construction	14
Real-time model predictive control of energy recovery ventilators for a school building	14
Relating air quality and other factors to comfort and health related symptoms reported by passengers and crew on commercial transport aircraft (ASHRAE RP-1262)	14
Evaluation of data imputation approaches for multi-stream building systems data ¹	13
Dr. Cheng-Xian (Charlie) Lin 1965–2022	12
Automated and comprehensive day-type grouping in building energy baseline models with a series of statistical inferences	12
Data analysis and interpretable machine learning for HVAC predictive control: A case-study based implementation	12
ASHRAE URP-1883: Development and Analysis of the ASHRAE Global Occupant Behavior Database	11
Simulation and performance assessment of a heat pump coupled to a sub-slab thermal storage system	11
Unlocking hidden energy efficiency potential in buildings using artificial intelligence algorithms for HVAC systems	10
The influence of occupant behavior and building characteristics on household dampness in Zhejiang Province, China	10
2022 Building Performance Analysis Conference and SimBuild – Special Issue	10
Utilization of microperforated panel parallel baffle silencers for noise reduction in ducts	10
Unlocking energy savings and emissions reduction: A comparative study of fixed-speed and variable-speed room air conditioners in high ambient temperature environments	10
Determination of defrost efficiency and energy efficiency index value using different defrost methods and refrigerants: An experimental study	10
Cross-climate analysis of energy flexibility in high thermal mass radiant systems	10
Mandated temperature levels in the European building stock - how low can you go?	9
Performance study and life-cycle cost analysis of a ground-source heat-pump system in a commercial building in Norway	9
A simulation analysis on the internal and external application of new silica-aerogel-based (Quartzene) coatings effects on energy use in a typical building in two different climates	9
A field study on indoor environmental quality and energy savings of an office building integrated with underfloor air conditioning system in India	9
Numerical simulation and geometric optimization on active chilled beam to improve airflow uniformity	9
Developing a standardized categorization system for energy efficiency measures (1836-RP)	9
Impact of varying usage profiles for different building envelope types with all-electric HVAC systems	9

Influence of outdoor temperature on thermal adaptation: Annual neutral temperature and thermal sensitivity	9
Experimental assessment and modeling of radiant cooling technology using constant and variable water flow rate	9
Code generation for embedded predictive control of gas water heaters	9
Experimental study on applying standardized frost load to evaporators in a secondary test chamber (ASHRAE RP-1831)	8
Experimental study on the heating performance of transcritical CO ₂ heat pump for electric buses	8
Quantifying leaks from Schrader valves in air conditioning systems	8
Quantitative analysis of cost savings and occupants’ preferences in grid-interactive smart home operation	8
Experimental validation of the dynamic thermal network approach in modeling buried pipes	8
Experimental performance analysis of ejector heat pump water heater under transient conditions	7
Time-inhomogeneous Markov models for residential load synthesis	7
Prof. Reinhard Radermacher, 1952-2025	7
Comparative evaluation of machine learning models for predicting residential split-system heat pump performance	7
Innovative airspace reflective tool for different building applications, part II: parametric study	7
Influence of refrigerant charge volume on the flammability risk of an R32 rotary compressor	7
Laboratory and field validation of the performance benefits and costs of thin triple-pane windows in residential buildings	6
A comparative study of duct breakout transmission loss: Finite element simulation versus legacy measurements	6
Steady-state and transient thermal response of a field-scale geothermal thermosyphon with active condenser	6
Simulation study on the electro-osmotic characteristic of a dehumidification fin	6
IAQ 2020: Indoor environmental quality performance approaches transitioning from IAQ to IEQ, part 2 May 4–6, 2022 \| Athens, Greece	6
Examining different placement strategies for indoor environmental quality sensors in office environments	6
Deployment of adaptive automated demand response on in-situ building automation systems: challenges and lessons learned	6
Machine-learning algorithm for room labeling in architectural plans	6
Prediction of pressure drop from multivariate polynomial regression for membrane-based air-to-air energy recovery ventilator cores	6
Biomimetic approach for beams-redirected adaptive facade with emphasis on user position and the clustered synthesis	5
Bridging the gap between theory and adoption: A critical review of socio-technical and human-computer interaction studies of fault detection and diagnosis in commercial buildings	5
Open building operating system: a grid-responsive semantics-driven control platform for buildings	5
The design strategy and testing of an efficient floor anti-freezing ventilation system in a large cold store	5
Development of a framework for optimizing photovoltaic systems on high-rise multi-unit residential buildings: demonstration with a case study in Toronto	5
Model-free MIMO control tuning of a chiller process using reinforcement learning	5
Occupancy schedule development and its effect on OpenStudio prototype college building model	5
Data-driven model-based flow measurement uncertainty quantification for building central cooling systems using a probabilistic approach	5
On the use of drones for vision-based digitalization, diagnostics and energy efficiency assessment of buildings	5
A review of experimental studies on contaminant transfer in energy exchangers (rp-1780)	5
Parametric analysis of a three-stage cascade refrigeration system for ultra-low temperature applications and performance prediction using multilayer perceptron algorithm	5
Proposed IEQ parameters weighting scheme for naturally ventilated school classrooms in a warm-humid climate	5
Research on the thermal comfort of vertical radiant cold plate coupling with a new dual cold source dehumidification air conditioning system	5
Research on the effect of the refrigerant charge in a variable capacity heat pump	5
Impact of temperature drifts on thermal sensation: field research and analysis	5
Multiple batches differential-based kernel canonical variate analysis for a two-directional dynamic fault detection in air handling units	5
Large-scale energy cost optimization and performance analysis for dedicated outdoor air system: simulation results from ASHRAE RP-1865	5
Multi-objective optimization design of energy efficiency for office building window systems based on indoor thermal comfort	5
Impacts of the 4.5 and 8.5 RCP global climate scenarios on nearly zero energy building performance: Sensitivity analysis about operative conditions of insulation materials and PV system degradation	5
Numerical investigation of a displacer-type pulse tube refrigerator with He–H ₂ mixtures	4
Performance comparison of a mobile air conditioning system using an orifice tube as an expansion device for R1234yf and R134a	4
Simulation-based assessment on stochastic load scheduling for building cooling systems	4
Artificial intelligence in smart buildings	4
Outdoor testbeds for studies on performance of building envelopes: review and recommendations	4
An integrated design model for ambient temperature district heating and cooling networks	4
Energy-saving method and performance analysis of chiller plants group control based on Kernel Ridge Regression and Genetic Algorithm	4
Integration of a thermal aerosol generator into a full-scale HVAC filter test rig for aging filters with representative urban aerosol size distributions (RP-1734)	4

Experimental energy and exergy analysis of an air-cooled commercial condenser using R32 as refrigerant	4
Developing and testing low-cost air cleaners for safer spaces during wildfires	4
Determination of thermal comfort in traditional and contemporary shelters of composite climate of central India: A case of Mandla, M.P., India	4
Cooling load comparison of rooms conditioned with radiant cooling panels and all-air HVAC systems (ASHRAE RP 1729)	4
Experimental investigation on indoor air toluene adsorption performance of Fe/Al-based metal organic framework materials	4
Development and experimental evaluation of new building air leakage measurement methods: measurement of interior air leaks and comparison to conventional methods	4
The lifecycle environmental impact of industrial ventilation systems and operational energy dominance	4
Nonlinear optimal control of heat pumps in electric vehicles	4
Joint window shading and space conditioning controls using data-driven linear predictive control techniques	4