OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Science and Technology for the Built Environment is 3. 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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Relating air quality and other factors to comfort and health related symptoms reported by passengers and crew on commercial transport aircraft (ASHRAE RP-1262)	53
A cosine-based correlation information entropy approach for building automatic fault detection baseline construction	29
Evaluation of data imputation approaches for multi-stream building systems data ¹	21
Energy efficiency package for rooftop unit replacement: laboratory testing and validation of energy savings	20
Data analysis and interpretable machine learning for HVAC predictive control: A case-study based implementation	18
An effective and efficient approach for smoke control in underground parking garages	18
Hybrid ANN approach for prediction of lubricant retention in compressor suction lines based on analytical model and parametric study	16
Heat stress mitigation in urban streets having hot humid climatic conditions: Strategies and performance results from a real scale retrofitting project	15
Dr. Cheng-Xian (Charlie) Lin 1965–2022	14
Performance analysis of desiccant cooling system using polyacrylic acid sodium salt desiccant wheel	14
Automated and comprehensive day-type grouping in building energy baseline models with a series of statistical inferences	13
Perceptions of thermal conditions in contemporary high-rise apartment buildings under different temperature control strategies	13
Simulation and performance assessment of a heat pump coupled to a sub-slab thermal storage system	12
Study of flow and heat transfer characteristics around a flat plate located between two symmetrical cylinders	12
Unlocking hidden energy efficiency potential in buildings using artificial intelligence algorithms for HVAC systems	11
Determination of defrost efficiency and energy efficiency index value using different defrost methods and refrigerants: An experimental study	11
ASHRAE URP-1883: Development and Analysis of the ASHRAE Global Occupant Behavior Database	10
2022 Building Performance Analysis Conference and SimBuild – Special Issue	10
Mandated temperature levels in the European building stock - how low can you go?	9
Study of the airflow and vortex distributions in a long-narrow enclosed space	9
A field study on indoor environmental quality and energy savings of an office building integrated with underfloor air conditioning system in India	9
Adapted tracer gas test for passive measurement of total air change rates using alternative tracer substance	8
Unlocking energy savings and emissions reduction: A comparative study of fixed-speed and variable-speed room air conditioners in high ambient temperature environments	8
The influence of occupant behavior and building characteristics on household dampness in Zhejiang Province, China	8
Developing a standardized categorization system for energy efficiency measures (1836-RP)	7

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	7
Experimental study on the heating performance of transcritical CO ₂ heat pump for electric buses	7
Quantitative analysis of cost savings and occupants’ preferences in grid-interactive smart home operation	7
In-use energy and carbon performance of a true zero carbon housing development in England	7
Experimental validation of the dynamic thermal network approach in modeling buried pipes	7
Quantifying leaks from Schrader valves in air conditioning systems	7
Performance study and life-cycle cost analysis of a ground-source heat-pump system in a commercial building in Norway	7
Impact of varying usage profiles for different building envelope types with all-electric HVAC systems	7
Experimental assessment and modeling of radiant cooling technology using constant and variable water flow rate	7
Assessing the impact of the envelope’s dynamic thermal transmittance on dwelling’s cooling performance with respect to the occupants’ thermal comfort	7
Influence of outdoor temperature on thermal adaptation: Annual neutral temperature and thermal sensitivity	7
Code generation for embedded predictive control of gas water heaters	7
Influence of refrigerant charge volume on the flammability risk of an R32 rotary compressor	6
IEQ assessment in free-running university classrooms	6
A review of experimental studies on contaminant transfer in energy exchangers (rp-1780)	6
Innovative airspace reflective tool for different building applications, part II: parametric study	6
Simulation study on the electro-osmotic characteristic of a dehumidification fin	6
Laboratory and field validation of the performance benefits and costs of thin triple-pane windows in residential buildings	6
Prediction of pressure drop from multivariate polynomial regression for membrane-based air-to-air energy recovery ventilator cores	6
A comparative study of duct breakout transmission loss: Finite element simulation versus legacy measurements	6
Experimental performance analysis of ejector heat pump water heater under transient conditions	6
Exploring the adequacy of mechanical ventilation for acceptable indoor air quality in office buildings	6
IAQ 2020: Indoor environmental quality performance approaches transitioning from IAQ to IEQ, part 2 May 4–6, 2022 \| Athens, Greece	6
Model-free MIMO control tuning of a chiller process using reinforcement learning	6
Influential variables impacting the reliability of building occupancy sensor systems: A systematic review and expert survey	6
User-friendly fault detection method for building chilled water flowmeters: Field data validation	5
Measuring moisture content in building insulation materials by a hot film	5
The autonomous robotic environmental sensor (ARES)	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
Airflow and contaminant transport in innovative personalized ventilation systems for aircraft cabins: A numerical study	5
Physiological and psychological responses and cognitive performance with a window view	5
Modification of the commercial polyester filter media support with electrospun polyethylene terephthalate fibers and its application for air purification	5
The design strategy and testing of an efficient floor anti-freezing ventilation system in a large cold store	5
Energy-saving method and performance analysis of chiller plants group control based on Kernel Ridge Regression and Genetic Algorithm	4
Effects of window opening on the bedroom environment and resulting sleep quality	4
Research on the effect of the refrigerant charge in a variable capacity heat pump	4
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	4
VOCs concentrations and emission rates in hospital environment and the impact of sampling locations	4
Impact of temperature drifts on thermal sensation: field research and analysis	4
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	4
Open building operating system: a grid-responsive semantics-driven control platform for buildings	4
Data-driven model-based flow measurement uncertainty quantification for building central cooling systems using a probabilistic approach	4
Building simulation 2019: 16 ^th IBPSA international conference and exhibition	4
Occupancy schedule development and its effect on OpenStudio prototype college building model	4
Cooling load comparison of rooms conditioned with radiant cooling panels and all-air HVAC systems (ASHRAE RP 1729)	4
Research on noise reduction of rotary compressor valve components based on damping alloy	4
Quantifying the tradeoff between energy consumption and the risk of airborne disease transmission for building HVAC systems	4
Evaluation of infection risk for SARS-CoV-2 transmission on university campuses	4
Numerical investigation of a displacer-type pulse tube refrigerator with He–H ₂ mixtures	4

Thermodynamic analysis and experimental investigation of the heat pump photovoltaic/thermal integrated system	4
On the use of drones for vision-based digitalization, diagnostics and energy efficiency assessment of buildings	4
Research on the thermal comfort of vertical radiant cold plate coupling with a new dual cold source dehumidification air conditioning system	4
Performance comparison of a mobile air conditioning system using an orifice tube as an expansion device for R1234yf and R134a	4
Dynamic model-based feature extraction for fault detection and diagnosis of a supermarket refrigeration system ^†	3
Nonlinear optimal control of heat pumps in electric vehicles	3
Development and experimental evaluation of new building air leakage measurement methods: measurement of interior air leaks and comparison to conventional methods	3
A rigorous physics-based enhanced parameter estimation (EPE) methodology for calibration of building energy simulations	3
Advanced co-simulation framework for assessing the interplay between occupant behaviors and demand flexibility in commercial buildings	3
Outdoor testbeds for studies on performance of building envelopes: review and recommendations	3
Removal of microbial aerosol using titania/chitosan composites in air conditioning systems	3
Comparative analysis of the static and dynamic dehumidification performance of metal-organic framework materials	3
Phase change materials embedded in expanded clay aggregates to develop energy storage concrete: A review	3
Origins of whole-building energy simulations for high-performance commercial buildings: Contributions of the 1968 and 1971 ASHRAE algorithms for weighting factor-based hourly heating and cooling load	3
Socioeconomic factors influencing residential occupancy trends during and post COVID pandemic	3
Developing and testing low-cost air cleaners for safer spaces during wildfires	3
Effect of geometry and operational parameters on the dehumidification performance of a desiccant coated heat exchanger	3
Artificial intelligence in smart buildings	3
How does indoor environment affect people’s comfort and exercise performance in sports buildings?	3
Classification of sequencing logic faults in multiple zone air handling units: A review and case study	3
ASHRAE RP-1814: Actual energy performance of secondary schools designed to comply with ASHRAE 90.1-2010, Part I – energy use and cost indices comparison	3
GA-BP based daylight prediction and sensor placement in residential areas	3
Evidence-based assessment of energy performance of two large centrifugal chillers over nine cooling seasons	3
Improving the nonlinear control performance of the supply fan at air handling units using a gain scheduling control strategy	3
The energy savings impact of the existing building commissioning process by building type	3
A hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testbed for cyber-physical energy systems in smart commercial buildings	3
Simulation-based assessment on stochastic load scheduling for building cooling systems	3
Performance analysis of a centrifugal pump based on noise	3
Unsupervised identification of zone-level anomalies in VAV terminal units utilizing autoencoders and PCA	3
Study on winter thermal comfort of membrane structure gymnasium in severe cold region of China	3
Energy performance of air-conditioned buildings based on short-term weather forecast	3
On the improvement of indoor environmental quality, energy performance and costs for a commercial nearly zero-energy building	3
Design and demonstration of a prototype thermally active student desk in a modern landmark for personalized cooling retrofits	3
Influence of self-shading building form on indoor solar gains and energy performance in different climates of China	3