OverviewofSHBERCN

AnNSFResearchCoordinationNetworkofScienceEngineering&EducationforSustainability

YongX.Tao,Ph.D. ,P.E.

PACCARProfessorandChairMechanicalandEnergyEngineeringDepartment,UniversityofNorthTexas

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WhatisSHBE-RCN

PredictiveModelingNetworkforSustainableHuman-BuildingEcosystems(SHBE)

AResearchCoordinationNetwork(RCN):Science,EngineeringandEducationforSustainability,sponsoredby

NSFKeyPoints:

• Hypothesis• Focusonhowtocollaborateontheresearchagenda• Keydeliverables:– Workshopsandsymposium– Educationandoutreach– Buildingpartnership

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KeyNetworkParticipants

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Whydoesitmatter?

DOE’sviewonbuildingenergytechnologies(NextfourslidescourtesyofDOEEEREBTO)

1. Targets2. TechnologyDevelopment§ Envelopesandwindows§ Equipmentandcontrols

Whatabouthumanfactorsandsustainabilityissues

1. IEAAnnex662. Human-BuildingEcosystemconcept3.Multidisciplinaryeffortsonsustainabilityandworkingscopes

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Where do we use the energy?

Heating and Cooling = 9.3 Quads

Energy from Nuclear Power = 8.1 Quads

Sources: LBNL EETD 2009, LLNL, 20103

Lighting = 4.7 Quads

Petroleum used for Aviation = 3.4 Quads

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Commercial & Residential Primary Energy EndUse (Quads)

Source: Building Energy Data Book,

Spaceheatingandcooling

16.1

http://buildingsdatabook.eren.doe.gov/4

Lighting6.0

Water Heating4.0

Other3.6

Refrigeration2.8

Electronics2.8

Ajust toSEDS2.4

Cooking1.2

Computers1.2

Heating, Cooling, Lighting = 56%22 Quads!

Two Strategies for Reducing Energy Consumption

1. Make more efficient machines

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Two Strategies for Reducing Energy Consumption

2. Be smarter about how we use energy

Robust Materials/Systems

Dynamic Materials/Systems

Reasonable Installation Methods

Aesthetically Pleasing Facades

Low-cost to enable mass market adoption

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Wasted Site Energy in Buildings

ResidentialBuildings

Electricity: 4.95

Solar: 0.11

Natural Gas: 5.06

Biomass: 0.42Petroleum: 1.22

Electricity: 4.54

Wasted Energy: 1.74

Useful Energy: 9.43

Wasted Energy: 2.36

CommercialBuildings

Natural Gas: 3.28

Biomass: 0.11Petroleum: 0.71

Useful Energy: 6.97

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BTO Goal: 50% Reduction in BuildingEnergy Consumption by 2030

R&D MarketStimulation

Codes &Standards

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Relationshipbetweenoccupantsandbuildings

IEAAnnex66:DefinitionandSimulationofOccupantBehaviorinBuildings

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SustainableHuman-BuildingEcosystem

(a) (b)(a) Relation to natural ecosystem; the interface acts as I/O between human habitat system and natural ecosystem of the planet Earth, and (b) science

of Sustainable Human-Building Ecosystem (SHBE Network Concept)

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Hypothesis

Integratingoccupantbehaviorswithbuiltenvironmentperformancesvalidated fromlargefielddatasetscanleadtosignificantreductionsoftheuncertaintyinpredictivemodels forhumanadaptationtoenergyefficiencyandsustainabilityofbuildingecosystems.

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FiveThemesasTheoreticalFocusofSHBE

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ThemeI:Buildingphysicalsystemandenvironmentmodeling.

Models Data Initialnetworkunits

(affiliated)ModelType(Software)

RequiredIndependent&dependentI/O

DataType Contributiontothenetwork

Buildingdesign,energysimulationandagentbasedmodels(EnergyPlus-TRNSYS,eQuest,REVIT,GreenBuildingStudio-BIM,Vasari,SIEMENSPLM)

Input:localweatherdata,buildinginformationandoccupantbehaviordata;Output:Energyconsumptionpatternandforecast,web-baseduserinterface,wirelessdataacquisitionsystems

Realtimeoutdoor,indoorcomfort,buildingsystemperformance.energyconsumptionwithsub-metering,userbehaviorquantification,humanenergyuseintervention,3D-CNDscenariosimulations,implementation,retrofitting,benchmarking

Validationofthebuilding-scaleenergy/systemperformancemodelsandscaledupcommunitymodel;simulationandmodelingofoccupancyenergyusedataandinterventionresults

UNT,UW,TAMU,FIU(Tex- energy,cityofDenton,EnergyCenterofWisconsin,JohnsonControls,UWEnergyInstitute,;AIA,ACE-EU,UIA,USGBC)

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ThemeII:Humanbehaviormodeling

Models Data Initialnetworkunits

(affiliated)

ModelType(Software)

RequiredIndependent&dependentI/O

DataTypeContributiontothenetwork

Agent-baseddevelopmenttoolsandmodelsphysiology-basedsensorsystemforhumanthermalcomfort

Input:capturingdevicesandmechanisms,SHBEcharacteristicsandconstraints;systemperformanceindicators,humancomfortcriteria;Outputs:Psychological,physiologicalandcommunicationdata,behaviorindicators

Userbehaviorquantificationdata,human-technologyinteractiondata,human-humaninteractiondata,psychologicalbiasesdata,simulationdata,performanceindicators,validationandverificationindicators,system-leveldata

Quantificationofhumanbehavior,theroleofincentivesandhumanbiasesontheoverallparticipationofpopulationinsustainabilityinitiativesandtheirimpactsondesign

UNCC,UNT(Tsinghua,Tongji andXi’anUniversityofArchitectureandTechnology)

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ThemeIII:Social/policyimpactmodeling

DiffusionofInnovationandsocialacceptancemodels

Input:city,stateandnationalprogramdesign;Output:costvs.impactdataontheseprograms

Surveydata;censusdata,demographicdata

Statusofecosystemadoptionthroughtimeandpotentialstrategiesforthesustainabilitymovement;identifyingonsetanddirectionofemergentbehaviors

FSU,UNT

Models Data Initialnetworkunits

(affiliated)ModelType(Software)

RequiredIndependent&dependentI/O

DataType Contributiontothenetwork

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ThemeIV:Dynamiclifecycleassessment(LCA)andbusinessecosystemmodeling

Ahuman-centereddynamicanalyticmodeloflifecycleassessment;businessecosystemmodelsforsustainablehuman-buildingecosystems

Inputfromthenetwork:humanbehaviorfactorsandmodels;Outputtothenetwork:midpointenvironmentalimpacts,consumables,effluents,long-term,valuepropositionforecosystemsatalllevelssocialcostbenefit

Materialandassemblycostsandenvironmentalimpacts,buildingform/site/infrastructuredataincludingfreshwatertransportation,buildingandhighwayinventory;Businessdemographicdataandeconomicdata

Incorporatingsignificanthumanbehaviorfactorsinlifecycleassessmentatbuildingorcommunityscaleanditsimpact,compatibilityofbusinessecosystemwithSHRE

FIU,CMUUNT(Miami-DadeCounty,CityofMiamiBeach,FDOT)

Models Data Initialnetworkunits(affiliated)

ModelType(Software)

RequiredIndependent&dependentI/O

DataType Contributiontothenetwork

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ThemeV:Modelintegrationandvalidation

EnergyPlus,MatLab-Simulink,GenOpt,BCVTB;PrototypesofBIMtothermalandBIMtodaylightingtranslators

Web-baseduserinterface,wired/wirelessdataacquisitionsystems;Input:designspecification,designdrawings;Output:parametricmodels,BIM,andenergymodels

Realtimeindoor-outdoorenvironmentaldata,energyconsumptionandsubmeteringdata,userbehaviorquantificationdata;BuildingInformationModels,EnergyModels(daylightingandthermalmodels),parametricmodels,simulationresults

Buildinglifecycledecisionsupport,fromdesigntooperation;BIMinthedesignprocess;Interoperabilityamongparametricmodeling,BIM,andenergymodeling

CMU,TAMU(LawrenceBerkeleyNationalLab,StanfordUniversityCIFE,architectsindesignfirms)

Models Data Initialnetworkunits

(affiliated)

ModelType(Software)

RequiredIndependent&dependentI/O

DataTypeContributiontothenetwork

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ThemeVI:CollaborationinEducation

• GraduateeducationinSustainableHuman-BuildingEcosystems

• Methodologyofinformaleducationforsustainableliving

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Proposed Graduate Learning ProgramTitleandSubjectModules* OfferingMechanisms

Tentative Program title: Sustainable Human-Building Ecosystems

Freemodulesfornetworkstudents.Studentspaytuitionstohomeinstitutions

ModuleI:Physicalsystemdesign.Computer-aidedarchitecturaldesign,parametricmodeling,BIM,andenergymodeling

OnlinemodulecontributedbyTAMU,UNT,FIU,CMU

Module II: Human behavior: Occupants andbuilding operators

OnlinemodulecontributedbyUNCC,FIU,UW

Module III: Complex building ecosystemanalysis: policy and societal factors

OnlinemodulecontributedbyFSU

Module IV: Life cycle analysis OnlinemodulecontributedbyFIU,CMU

Module IV-2: Business ecosystem andsustainability

OnlinemodulecontributedbyUNT

Module V: Data collection, model validationand analysis

Sitevisitandexperimentalexperiences

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Informaleducationforsustainableliving

• Theeducationalactivitiesincludethefollowing:• Developaweb-baseddatabaseoncomprehensive,best

practicesininformaleducationrelatedtothenetworkthemes.

• UsethesamewebplatformtoprovideaquickoutreachinformationdeliveryofcollaborativeresearchthemesoftheSHBRnetwork.

• Designtargetededucation/outreachtoolsforunderrepresentedpopulationsviathebestcommunicationchannels(forexample,smartphoneplatform).

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SHBENetworkActivityTimeline

Activities CoordinatingInstitution Year1 Year2 Year3 Year4 Year5

Bi-Monthlysteeringcommitteetelemeeting UNT X X X X X

Monthly workinggrouptelemeeting Groupleaders X X X X X

Annualnetworkretreat UNT X X X X X

WorkshopThemeI UNT X X

WorkshopThemeII UNCC X X

WorkshopThemeIII FSU X X

WorkshopThemeIV FIU X X

WorkshopThemeV CMU X X

WorkshopEducation UNT X

Workshoptolaunchdatabase UNT X

SHBESymposium FIU X X

Studentcampusvisits Eachcampus X X X X XNetworkannualevaluationbySteeringCommittee UNT X X X X X

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WorkingGroups

WorkingGroup GroupLeaders Participants

Physicalsystems(ThemeI) Tao, Spiegelhalter,Nepomechie,Yan,John,Cao

Humanbehaviors(ThemeII) Tolone,Hadzikadic,Menassa,Arpan,Thompson,Opel

Social/Policyimpacts(ThemeIII) Feriock,Ingman,Yeatts,Pevnitskaya

Lifecycle/economics(ThemeIV) Zhu,Yan,Pevnitskaya

Modelintegrationandvalidation(ThemeV)

Lam,Tao,Tolone,Yan,Spiegelhalter

Sustainabilityeducation(VI) Chen, Zhu,Day,Tao,Lam,Arpan

We are looking for more members joining working groups

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DataManagement

• HomePage:shbe.org• ASME.org

– Participantsocialnetwork(filesharing,participants/studentsinteractions)

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WorkshopsI-V

WorkshopI:UNT,Denton,TX2013.ThemeIWorkshopII:UNCC,Charlotte,NC,2014.ThemeIIWorkshopIII:LBNL,Berkeley,CA,2015.ThemeIVWorkshopVIandSymposium:CMU,Pittsburg,PA,2015.ThemeV

WorkshopV:Thisworkshop:FSU,Tallahassee,FL,2016.ThemeIII

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Products

• ProceedingsofInauguralSymposiumonSustainableHuman-BuildingEcosystems,October,2015(CDavailableforsaleatSHBE.org)

• Book:AnalyticsforBuilding-ScaleSustainableEcosystems,Begell House(2015.ISBN: 978-1-56700-279-9ISBNOnline: 978-1-56700-288-1)

• ModelingandDataStructureforSustainableHuman-BuildingEcosystems(SHBE)- AReview– tobesubmittedtoEnergyandBuildings

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Acknowledgements

• Slides/photoscredits:– DOEEEREBTO(Dr.KarmaSawyer)– SensingArchitecture,Ms.MariaLorenaLehman– ThermoAnalytics

• UNTStaffsupports:– Dr.TingzhenMing,KathyBomar,HeatherBurrow,RobinWeinrich,EmilyDeacon,KelliGollmitzer

• GrantsupportfromNSF• Steeringcommitteeandworkinggroupsandalltheparticipants

Thank you!