Artificial Intelligence for HVAC Diagnostics: Towards the Era of Large Language Models

Journal Article (2026)
Author(s)

Chujie Lu (TU Delft - Architecture and the Built Environment)

Christian Struck (Saxion Hogescholen)

Clayton Miller (Singapore Management University)

Dirk Saelens (Katholieke Universiteit Leuven)

Laure Itard (TU Delft - Architecture and the Built Environment)

Research Group
Environmental & Climate Design
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Publication Year
2026
Language
English
Research Group
Environmental & Climate Design
Journal title
REHVA European HVAC Journal
Issue number
2
Volume number
2026
Pages (from-to)
59-62
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Abstract

Faults silently degrade HVAC performance, wasting energy and diminishing indoor well-being. How can artificial intelligence help us diagnose them? This paper shares insights into challenges of large-scale practical HVAC diagnostics and presents efforts from the Brains4Buildings project, specifically highlighting the emerging potential of Large Language Models (LLMs) as intelligent assistants toward self-learning and adaptive diagnostics.

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