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Soleymani, A. (author), van den Brom, P.I. (author), Ahmed, Samir (author), Konings, Maaike (author), Sjoer, Ellen (author), Itard, L.C.M. (author), Zeiler, Wim (author), De Laat, Maarten (author), Specht, M.M. (author)The energy management systems industry in the built environment is currently an important topic. Buildings use about 40% of the total global energy worldwide. Therefore, the energy management system’s sector is one of the most influential sectors to realize changes and transformation of energy use. New data science technologies used in building...journal article 2023
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Itard, L.C.M. (author), Bluyssen, P.M. (author), van den Brom, P.I. (author)The HVAC sector is essential to realize the energy transition and is facing numerous challenges like educating enough HVAC engineers to carry out the task and being able to integrate knowledge from the construction, energy, IT and health sectors and to cope with rapid technological changes. The availability of structured and easy-to-follow...conference paper 2022
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Ghering, Victor (author), van den Brom, P.I. (author), Itard, L.C.M. (author), Schipper, H.R. (author)Low Temperature Heating (LTH) of buildings is a key feature when switching to renewable energy. Even when the capacity of LTH is high enough, LTH may adversely affect indoor thermal comfort in case buildings are not suitably insulated. This paper goes deeper into methodological issues when conducting a thermal comfort assessment. Thermal comfort...conference paper 2022
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Wang, Z. (author), Meijer, A. (author), Itard, L.C.M. (author)In practice, automated energy performance fault diagnosis systems are seldom installed in HVAC systems. The main reason is that a specific Fault Detection and Diagnosis (FDD) setup is time-consuming and expensive because the existing methods are component-specific, not aligned with HVAC design practices, and not fully automated. 4S3F (four...conference paper 2022
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van den Brom, P.I. (author), Smets, S.J. (author), Itard, L.C.M. (author)Many researchers have indicated the energy performance gap (difference between actual and predicted energy used in buildings), not only on an individual building level, but also on a building stock level. For policy makers it is important that predictions are correct on an building stock level to make them a useful tool to predict the effect of...conference paper 2022
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Meijer, A. (author), Petropoulou, A. (author), Joseph Thaddeus, A.I. (author), Itard, L.C.M. (author)The average energy consumption for heating of dwellings in the Netherlands has been decreasing over the last decades as a result of increasing thermal performance of new and renovated dwellings. However, this decrease is found to be lower than energy performance models predicted. One of the possible reasons is the behaviour of the residents,...conference paper 2022
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Taal, Arie (author), Itard, L.C.M. (author)In practice, faults in building installations are seldom noticed because automated systems to diagnose such faults are not common use, despite many proposed methods: they are cumbersome to apply and not matching the way of thinking of HVAC engineers. Additionally, fault diagnosis and energy performance diagnosis are seldom combined, while energy...conference paper 2022
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Ahmed, Mohammad Samir (author), van der Velden, Joep (author), Soleymani, A. (author), van den Brom, P.I. (author), Konings, Maaike (author), Itard, L.C.M. (author), Specht, M.M. (author), Sjoer, Ellen (author), Zeiler, Wim (author)Buildings need to be carefully operated and maintained for optimum health, comfort, energy performance, and utility costs. The increasing use of Machine Learning combined with Big Data in the building services sector has shown the potential to bring energy efficiency and cost-effectiveness. Therefore, upskilling and reskilling the current...conference paper 2022
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Soleymani, A. (author), de Laat, Maarten (author), Itard, L.C.M. (author), Specht, M.M. (author)In this review article, our main goal is understanding the Networked Learnings used for professional development. Networked learning can be defined as a form of learning where information and communication technology (ICT) can be used to promote connections between learners and their peers, learners and tutors and learners and learning resources...conference paper 2022
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Joseph Thaddeus, A.I. (author), van den Brom, P.I. (author), Itard, L.C.M. (author)After the thermal renovation of a dwelling, there exists a gap between the actual and predicted energy performance. One of the reasons contributing to this gap is the poor assumptions of building thermal characteristics during the prediction stage. Nowadays, smart meters for gas and electricity, and home automation systems are becoming...journal article 2022
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Guerra-Santina, Olivia (author), Rovers, T.J.H. (author), Itard, L.C.M. (author)Monitoring the energy performance of very low and zero energy buildings is fundamental to evaluate the efforts made to transition into an energy neutral built environment. Post occupancy monitoring has been embedded into current practice, supported by the availability of smart meters and affordable sensor technology. However, there is still a...conference paper 2022
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Soleymani, A. (author), Itard, L.C.M. (author), de Laat, Maarten (author), Valle Torre, M. (author), Specht, M.M. (author)Learning and educational challenges in the field of indoor climate and building services like energy systems are mainly due to the transformation of professional practices and learning networks, a big shift in the way in which people work, communicate, and share their knowledge and the need for additional workforce, either juniors or coming from...conference paper 2022
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Knepper, S. (author), Pothof, I.W.M. (author), Itard, L.C.M. (author), Infante Ferreira, C.A. (author)A comparative study for a representative case district in the Netherlands with around 2500 dwellings has been executed with the purpose of identifying the best solution for a Low Temperature District Heating (LTDH) with Low Temperature Geothermal Heat (LTGH) as the main heat source. The district is presently connected to the Dutch gas network....conference paper 2021
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Ortiz, Marco A. (author), Itard, L.C.M. (author), Bluyssen, P.M. (author)There are indications that energy-retrofitted buildings can create risks for indoor environmental quality (IEQ) and therefore for health and comfort of occupants. A review was conducted to identify and verify those risks, within three themes: building envelope, heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC)-systems, and occupants. Publications...journal article 2020
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Rasooli, A. (author), Itard, L.C.M. (author)The advancement of smart metering and sensor technologies has opened the door to performing extensive in-situ measurements in buildings and a tendency to carry-out detailed energy and indoor climate monitoring, leading to the availability of the so-called “on-board monitoring data”. The data obtained through these measurements is of high...journal article 2020
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Rasooli, A. (author), Itard, L.C.M. (author)Accurate determination of walls' thermo-physical characteristics is a necessity for execution of energy conservation strategies in existing buildings. In practice, such data is not available because the current determination methods are time expensive and therefore rarely used. Based on the theory of Response Factors, a rapid transient in...journal article 2019
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Rasooli, A. (author), Itard, L.C.M. (author)Concerning the high levels of energy consumption in the existing building stock, the necessity for characterization of the building envelop is a well-known issue. Accordingly, numerous methods and practices have been developed and studied to measure the thermal resistance and other thermal characteristics of the walls in-situ. In the current...journal article 2019
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Rasooli, A. (author), Itard, L.C.M. (author)Determination of the thermo-physical characteristics of the buildings' components is crucial to illustrate their thermal behavior and therefore their energy consumption. Along the same line, accurate determination of the thermal resistance of the building walls falls into one the most important targets. Following the difference between in-lab...journal article 2019
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Ioannou, A. (author), Itard, L.C.M. (author), Agarwal, Tushar (author)Indoor thermal comfort is generally assessed using the PMV or the adaptive model. This research presents the results obtained by in-situ real time measurements of thermal comfort and thermal comfort perception in 17 residential dwellings in the Netherlands. The study demonstrates the new possibilities offered by relatively cheap, sensor-rich...journal article 2018
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Rasooli, A. (author), Itard, L.C.M. (author)Accurate and reliable in-situ characterization of buildings’ thermal envelope is of high significance to determine actual energy use and thermal comfort. In this context, walls’ thermal resistance is one of the most critical properties to be identified. Regardless the numerous studies being carried out to accurately measure the actual thermal...journal article 2018