Open Automated Demand Response (OpenADR), an XML-based information exchange model, is used to facilitate continuous price-responsive operation and demand response participation for large commercial buildings in New York who are subject to the default day-ahead hourly pricing. We summarize the existing demand response programs in New York and discuss OpenADR communication, prioritization of dema...

Non intrusive load monitoring (NILM), or energy disaggregation, is the process of separating the total electricity consumption of a building as measured at single point into the building’s constituent loads. Previous research in the field has mostly focused on residential buildings, and although the potential benefits of applying this technology to commercial buildings have been recognised sinc...

Town Board Stations (TBS) are usually located in residential areas. Pressure reduction through reducing valves in these stations generates considerable amounts of sound and vibrations. These mechanical...

The paper deals with technical problems of automated decentralised indoor climate control in residential buildings. The lead value for the realisation of the control system is the objective thermal comfort. The measurement system to be designed works as a network between a large variety of different sensors and actuators. A comprehensive and flexible EIB networked instrumentation using cheap co...

In this paper, we estimate the price elasticity of residential electricity consumption in Switzerland using a unique longitudinal household survey around 5000 households. The contains information on household's stock appliances, use and various socio-demographic characteristics. Our empirical model is derived from variant production theory that posits demand as being for energy services. Based ...

This paper analyzes utilization of renewable energy systems and efficient building envelopes in the semi-arid climate. The proposed model evaluates renewable energy systems solutions as well as economic- and energy-efficient construction materials for the net zero-energy buildings (NZEB) in semi-arid climates. The objective of this paper is to optimize total energy cost and environmental impact...

in this paper, the residential demand for electricity equation is specified and then this equation is estimated using a pooling data for period 1983-90. the results of study for different regions of province show that the demand is less elastic with respect to average price of electricity and residential area, .but it is more elastic with respect to income and average number of households. thes...

The main objective of the present work is to study the present situation of the precast construction industry in India. Suggestions for improvement of the industry and study on cost effectiveness of precast concrete construction for single and multi-story residential buildings are to be given. A literature survey was carried out in order to obtain the comparison between the conventional buildin...