Faculty Publication Round Up, Summer-Fall 2024

Here are the latest BEST Center faculty publications from 6/2024-12/2024:

CU Boulder:

  1. E. Ohene, A.P.C. Chan, M. Krarti, C. Debrah. Driving Sustainable Building Solutions: Exploring Business Model Innovations for Delivering Net-Zero Carbon Buildings (2024). Sustainable Education and Development – Green Buildings, ARCA 2023. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-65369-8_7.
  2. Miren Juaristi, Moncef Krarti (2024). Review of adaptive opaque façades and laboratory tests for the dynamic thermal performance characterization. Building and Environment 249, 111123. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2023.111123.
  3. M. Krarti, A. Karrech (2024). Evaluation of static and dynamic PV-Integrated shading systems for office spaces in Australia. Solar Energy 277, 112736. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2024.112736.
  4. Baqer Ameer, Moncef Krarti (2024). Impact of Building Design and Operating Strategies on Urban Heat Island Effects—Part I: Model Development and Validation. Journal of Engineering for Sustainable Buildings and Cities, 5(3): 031004. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4066053.
  5. Baqer Ameer, Moncef Krarti (2024). Impact of Building Design and Operating Strategies on Urban Heat Island Effects Part II: Sensitivity Analysis. Journal of Engineering for Sustainable Buildings and Cities, 5(3): 031005. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4066200.
  6. Kyle Biega, Moncef Krarti (2024). Evaluation of Exterior Insulated Panels for Residential Deep Energy Retrofits. Energies, 17(6): 3988. https://doi.org/10.3390/en17163988.
  7. Moncef Krarti (2024). Switchable phase change material systems for building envelopes. US Patent US12146318B2.
  8. Karim Boumlik, Rafik Belarbi, Mohammed Ahachad, Mustapha Mahkaoui, Hassan Radoine, Moncef Krarti (2024). Design Optimization of Energy-Efficient Residential Buildings in Morocco. Buildings, 14(12): 3915. https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings14123915.
  9. Haiying Peng, John Zhai, Xilin Zhou (2024). Measurement and prediction of vertical temperature distribution above urban building roofs at an ultra-microenvironment scale. Energy and Buildings, 324: 114892. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2024.114892.
  10. Yuquan Zie, Feng Xu, Qiang Ye, John Zhai, Haoran Yang, Xi Feng, Jiachi Shi, Wen Hu (2024). Spatial distribution of old neighborhoods based on heat-related health risks assessment: A case study of Changsha City, China. Sustainable Cities and Society, 114: 105740. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2024.105740.
  11. Xingyu Qian, Xuelin Zhang, A.U. Weerasuriya, John Zhai (2024). Designing green walls to mitigate fine particulate pollution in an idealized urban environment. Sustainable Cities and Society, 113: 105640. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2024.105640.
  12. Xiaodan Fan, Xuelin Zhang, A.U. Weerasuriya, Jian Hang, John Zhai, Qiqi Luo, Cuiyun Ou (2024). Simulation-based suggestions for lockdown rules in dense urban areas considering indoor-outdoor droplet transmission under natural ventilation conditions. Sustainable Cities and Society, 108: 105401. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2024.105401.
  13. Yuyao Chen, John Zhai, Zhe Yuan, Guoqing He (2024). Removal efficiency of restroom ventilation revisited for short-term evaluation. City and Built Environment, 2(6). https://doi.org/10.1007/s44213-024-00030-7.
  14. John Zhai (2024). 10 – Natural and hybrid ventilation in the Houghton Hall Office Building, United Kingdom. Air Conditioning with Natural Energy: Applications, Case Studies, and Energy Savings Potential, 281-288. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-443-13506-4.00015-2.
  15. Casey M. Davis, Lacey S. Roberts, Sasha R. Neefe, Ronan Kennedy, Karen Bailey, Kyri Baker, Daniel Kaffine, Michael F. Toney (2024). The importance of integrating energy justice into chemistry graduate student research and the associated pathways and barriers. Nature Chemistry, 16: 1921-1926. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41557-024-01681-z.
  16. Tomer Shmaya, Mashor Housh, Filippo Pecci, Kyri Baker, Joseph Kasprzyk, Avi Ostfeld (2024). Conjunctive optimal operation of water and power networks. Heliyon, 10(2): e39136. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e39136.
  17. Jasmine Garland, Kyri Baker, Ben Livneh (2024). The climate-energy nexus: a critical review of power grid components, extreme weather, and adaptation measures. Environmental Research: Infrastructure and Sustainability, 4: 032002. https://doi.org/10.1088/2634-4505/ad79dd.
  18. Kendall Baertlein, Jennifer Scheib, Kyri Baker (2024). A Framework for Optimizing Lighting in Animal Shelters for Domestic Cats. IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, 1320: 012017. https://doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/1320/1/012017.
  19. Yishen Wang, Fei Zhou, Josep M Guerrero, Kyri Baker, Yize Chen, Hao Wang, Bolun Xu, Qianwen Xu, Hong Zhu, Utkarsha Agwan (2024). Guest Editorial: Special issue on computational methods and artificial intelligence applications in low‐carbon energy systems. IET Renewable Power Generation, 18(3): 303-305. https://doi.org/10.1049/rpg2.12904.
  20. Hussein Sharadga, Javad Mohammadi, Constance Crozier, Kyri Baker (2024). Optimizing Multi-Time Step Security-Constrained Optimal Power Flow for Large Power Grids. 2024 IEEE Texas Power and Energy Conference (TPEC). https://doi.org/10.1109/TPEC60005.2024.10472229.
  21. Nicholas Long, Katherine Fleming, Alex Swindler, Andrew Held, Robin Mitchell, Gregor P Henze (2024). Advances in building data management for building performance standards using the SEED platform. Developments in the Built Environment, 20: 100530. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dibe.2024.100530.
  22. Gregor P Henze, Kevin J Kircher, James E Braun (2024). Why has advanced commercial HVAC control not yet achieved its promise? Journal of Building Performance Simulation, 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1080/19401493.2024.2429728.
  23. Nicholas Long, Katherine Fleming, Isabel Langlois-Romero, Gregor Henze, Sydney Applegate (2024). Equitable Energy Metrics for Integration into Building Performance Standard Tracking Platforms, NREL/CP-5500-88080. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/2477739.
  24. Linsey C Marr, Christopher D Cappa, William P Bahnfleth, Timothy H Bertram, Richard L Corsi, Matthew J Ellis, Gregor P Henze, Gabriel Isaacman-VanWertz, Shelly L Miller, Theresa Pistochini, William D Ristenpart, Marina E Vance, Peter J Vikesland (2024). Toward Clean and Green Buildings. Journal of Environmental Engineering, 150(9): 02524002. https://doi.org/10.1061/JOEEDU.EEENG-7727.
  25. Gregor P Henze, Joshua R Smith, Soumik Sarkar, Anthony J Florita, Margarite Jacoby, Mohamadtaghi Katanbaf Nezhad, Ali Saffari, Sin Yong Tan (2024). US Patent US20240219549A1.
  26. Andrew B Klavekoske, Vincent J Cushing, Gregor P Henze (2024). Evaluation of the Demand Flexibility Potential through Joint Optimization of Building Thermal Response and Indoor Air Quality in Commercial Buildings. Journal of Engineering for Sustainable Buildings and Cities, 5(2): 021003. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4065704.
  27. Matt A Jungclaus, Nicholas Grant, Martín I Torres, Jay H Arehart, Wil V Srubar III (2024). Embodied carbon benchmarks of single-family residential buildings in the United States. Sustainable Cities and Society, 117: 105975. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2024.105975.
  28. Chelsea M Heveran, Robin Gerlach, Christopher J Hernandez, Kristen Intemann, Anne S Meyer, Caroline Ajo-Franklin, Marimikel Charrier, Wilfred V Srubar, Neel Joshi, Alshakim Nelson, Matthew W Fields (2024). Unlocking the societal potential of engineered living materials. Matter, 7(9): 2846-2858. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matt.2024.07.011.
  29. Milad Kamkar, Kevin C Leonard, Ivet Ferrer, Say Chye Joachim Loo, Elizabeth J Biddinger, Dean Brady, Danielle Julie Carrier, Nicholas Gathergood, Hongxian Han, Ive Hermans, King Kuok Mimi Hii, Bing Joe Hwang, Watson Loh, Michael AR Meier, Andrew C Marr, Graham N Newton, Wil V Srubar III, Ning Yan, Michael KC Tam, Jingwen Chen, Audrey H Moores, Bala Subramaniam, Peter Licence, Julio F Serrano (2024). Artificial Intelligence (AI) for sustainable resource management and chemical processes. ACS Sustainable Resource Management, 1(2): 178-180. https://doi.org/10.1021/acssusresmgt.4c00046.
  30. Ivan I Smalyukh, Andrew Johnston Hess, Quingkun Liu, A Joshua, Blaise Fleury, Eldho Abraham, Bohdan Senyuk, Vladyslav Cherpak (2024). Cellulosic gels, films and composites including the gels, and methods of forming same. US Patent US20240218144A1.
  31. Andrew J Hess, Qingkun Liu, Ivan I Smalyukh (2024). Cellulose-enabled orientationally ordered flexible gels. US Patent US12129353B2.
  32. T Michael, Christopher Barile, Tyler S Hernandez, Andrew L Yeang, Michael D McGehee (2024). Electrolyte and additive for controlling morphology and optics of reversible metal films. US Patent US20240329481A1.

CCNY:

  1. Ahmed Mohamed, Rohama Ahmad, Bonny Xavier (2024). Integration of solar technology into the electric railway system in dense urban regions. IET Smart Grid, 7(6): 904-916. https://doi.org/10.1049/stg2.12188.
  2. Marthen Dangu Elu Beily, Ihab Darwish, Ahmed Mohamed, Kazi Sawon, Md Shafikuzzaman (2024). A Deep-Learning Approach for Detecting Anomalies in Commercial Building Load Profiles. 2024 IEEE 19th Conference on Industrial Electronics and Applications (ICIEA). https://doi.org/10.1109/ICIEA61579.2024.10665197.
  3. Kirn Zafar, Mohamed Kamaludeen, Yusef Esa, Ahmed Mohamed, Lizzette Salmeron, Simon Odie (2024). Case Study on Integration of DERs with a Common DC Bus at Utility Scale. 2024 IEEE Power & Energy Society General Meeting (PESGM). https://doi.org/10.1109/PESGM51994.2024.10688697.
  4. Abrar M Abdelbary, Lea Manglicmot, Ondrea Kanwhen, Ahmed A Mohamed (2024). Community-centric distributed energy resources for energy justice and decarbonization in dense urban regions. Energy Reports, 11: 1742-1751. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egyr.2024.01.023.
  5. Jatin Jain, Ahmed Mohamed, Tanvir Rahman, Mohamed Ali (2024). A Neural Network based Deep Reinforcement Learning Controller for Voltage Regulation of Active Distribution Network. 2024 IEEE World AI IoT Congress (AIIoT). https://doi.org/10.1109/AIIoT61789.2024.10578988.
  6. SM Rob, David Garraway, Geoffrey Turbeville, Prathap Ramamurthy, Jorge E Gonzalez-Cruz (2024). Experimental Performance Analysis of R410A Heat Pump System in Northeastern US Winter Climates. ASME Journal of Engineering for Sustainable Buildings and Cities, 5(4): 041004. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4067154.
  7. David Garraway, SM Abdur Rob, Geoffrey Turbeville, Samuel Chussid, Prathap Ramamurthy, Jorge E Gonzalez-Cruz (2024). Improved Performance of Transcritical R744 Gas Coolers For Efficient Heat Pumps in the Northeastern US Winter Markets. Energy Sustainability, ES2024-125884, V001T02A001. https://doi.org/10.1115/ES2024-125884.
  8. Omid Alizadeh-mousavi, Panayiotis Moutis (2024). METHOD FOR DETERMINING AN OPTIMAL PLACEMENT OF MEASUREMENT UNITS FOR ESTIMATING THE STATE OF A PHYSICAL POWER DISTRIBUTION GRID. US Patent Application 18/698761.
  9. Jelena Ponocko, Carlo Alberto Nucci, Ahmed F Zobaa, Masoud Davari, Pierluigi Siano, Rad Stanev, Jean Patric Da Costa, King-Jet Tseng, Ferdinanda Ponci, Sukumar Kamalasadan, Lars Nordström, Georgios Konstantinou, Luke Dosiek, Junbo Zhao, Rui Bo, Charalambos Konstantinou, Christina Papadimitriou, Isabel Moreno-Garcia, Mazheruddin Syed, Antonello Monti, José María Maza-Ortega, Manuel Barragan Villarejo, Luiz Fernando Lavado Villa, Timothy Hansen, Ron Brandl, Yanli Liu, Ilka Jahn, David Laverty, José Luis Rueda Torres, Alexandros Chronis, Alexandros Paspatis, Sam Salem, Shady Abdel Aleem, Valentina Cecchi, Paras Mandal, Courtney Smith-Orr, Saeed Peyghami, Subham Sahoo, Frede Blaabjerg, Anurag Srivastava, Marco Jung, Hussain Syed Kazmi, Andreas Stavrou, Marios Kynigos, Georg Lauss, Olga Lavrova, Derk Gonschor, Mike Mekkanen, Panayiotis Moutis, Thomas Strasser, Qiuwei Wu (2024). Innovative Teaching Methods for Modern Power and Energy Systems. IEEE Power & Energy Society.
  10. Hamidreza Najafi, Jorge E González-Cruz (2024). Building Decarbonization. ASME Journal of Engineering for Sustainable Buildings and Cities, 5(4): 040201. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4067143.
  11. Jorge E. Gonzalez-Cruz (2024). Nature Climate Change. Energy from buildings is key to a warming climate, 14: 1018-1019. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-024-02131-x.
  12. Oppong Frederick Boakye, Hibbert Keneshia, Gonzalez-Cruz Jorge (2024). Extreme Heat in the Caribbean: Impacts on Wellbeing and Buildings Energy Infrastructure—The 2023 Summer Case. ASME Journal of Engineering for Sustainable Buildings and Cities, 5(3): 031007. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4066382.