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  1. Poster Abstract: Leveraging Large Language Models to Reveal Interpretable Cooling Behaviors from Smart Thermostat Data

    Article • November 2025, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Tianzhen Hong, Kopal Nihar

  2. A digital twin platform for building performance monitoring and optimization: Performance simulation and case studies

    Article • Building Simulation, June 2025, Tsinghua University Press

    Tianzhen Hong

  3. Informing electrification strategies of residential neighborhoods with urban building energy modeling

    Article • Building Simulation, December 2024, Tsinghua University Press

    Tianzhen Hong

  4. CityLearn v2: An OpenAI Gym environment for demand response control benchmarking in grid-interactive communities

    Article • November 2023, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Tianzhen Hong, Dr Zoltan Nagy

  5. Building thermal dynamics modeling with deep learning exploiting large residential smart thermostat dataset

    Article • November 2022, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Tianzhen Hong

  6. Generation and representation of synthetic smart meter data

    Article • Building Simulation, June 2020, Tsinghua University Press

    Tianzhen Hong

  7. A Framework for Privacy-Preserving Data Publishing with Enhanced Utility for Cyber-Physical Systems

    Article • ACM Transactions on Sensor Networks, November 2018, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Fisayo Sangogboye, Tianzhen Hong

  8. Buildings.Occupants: a Modelica package for modelling occupant behaviour in buildings

    Article • Journal of Building Performance Simulation, November 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Tianzhen Hong

  9. Representation and evolution of urban weather boundary conditions in downtown Chicago

    Article • Journal of Building Performance Simulation, November 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Tianzhen Hong

  10. Building simulation: Ten challenges

    Article • Building Simulation, April 2018, Tsinghua University Press

    Tianzhen Hong

  11. Privacy-preserving building-related data publication using PAD

    Article • November 2017, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Tianzhen Hong

  12. PAD

    Article • November 2017, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Tianzhen Hong

  13. Occupant behavior models: A critical review of implementation and representation approaches in building performance simulation programs

    Article • Building Simulation, July 2017, Tsinghua University Press

    Tianzhen Hong

  14. An agent-based stochastic Occupancy Simulator

    Article • Building Simulation, June 2017, Tsinghua University Press

    Tianzhen Hong

  15. Smart building management vs. intuitive human control—Lessons learnt from an office building in Hungary

    Article • Building Simulation, April 2017, Tsinghua University Press

    Tianzhen Hong

  16. Temporal and spatial characteristics of the urban heat island in Beijing and the impact on building design and energy performance

    Article • Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Energy, April 2017, Elsevier

    Tianzhen Hong

  17. Simulation and visualization of energy-related occupant behavior in office buildings

    Article • Building Simulation, March 2017, Tsinghua University Press

    Tianzhen Hong

  18. Analysis of heating load diversity in German residential districts and implications for the application in district heating systems

    Article • Energy and Buildings, March 2017, Elsevier

    Tianzhen Hong

  19. A simulation approach to estimate energy savings potential of occupant behavior measures

    Article • Energy and Buildings, February 2017, Elsevier

    Tianzhen Hong

  20. Improving the accuracy of energy baseline models for commercial buildings with occupancy data

    Article • Applied Energy, October 2016, Elsevier

    Tianzhen Hong

  21. Occupancy data analytics and prediction: A case study

    Article • Building and Environment, June 2016, Elsevier

    Tianzhen Hong

  22. Data Mining of Occupant Behavior in Office Buildings

    Article • Energy Procedia, November 2015, Elsevier

    Tianzhen Hong

  23. Occupancy schedules learning process through a data mining framework

    Article • Energy and Buildings, February 2015, Elsevier

    Tianzhen Hong

  24. A data-mining approach to discover patterns of window opening and closing behavior in offices

    Article • Building and Environment, December 2014, Elsevier

    Tianzhen Hong

  25. Stochastic modeling of overtime occupancy and its application in building energy simulation and calibration

    Article • Building and Environment, September 2014, Elsevier

    Tianzhen Hong

  26. Data and analytics to inform energy retrofit of high performance buildings

    Article • Applied Energy, August 2014, Elsevier

    Tianzhen Hong

  27. Review of Existing Energy Retrofit Tools

    Article • July 2014, Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI)

    Tianzhen Hong

  28. On variations of space-heating energy use in office buildings

    Article • Applied Energy, November 2013, Elsevier

    Tianzhen Hong

  29. A fresh look at weather impact on peak electricity demand and energy use of buildings using 30-year actual weather data

    Article • Applied Energy, November 2013, Elsevier

    Tianzhen Hong

  30. Comparison of HVAC system modeling in EnergyPlus, DeST and DOE-2.1E

    Article • Building Simulation, September 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Tianzhen Hong

  31. Comparison of Building Energy Modeling Programs: HVAC Systems

    Article • August 2013, Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI)

    Tianzhen Hong

  32. Building Performance Simulation

    Article • June 2013, Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI)

    Tianzhen Hong

  33. Building Energy Monitoring and Analysis

    Article • June 2013, Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI)

    Tianzhen Hong

  34. Building Energy Monitoring and Analysis

    Article • June 2013, Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI)

    Tianzhen Hong

  35. A detailed loads comparison of three building energy modeling programs: EnergyPlus, DeST and DOE-2.1E

    Article • Building Simulation, April 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Tianzhen Hong

  36. Statistical analysis and modeling of occupancy patterns in open-plan offices using measured lighting-switch data

    Article • Building Simulation, February 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Tianzhen Hong

  37. Comparison of Building Energy Modeling Programs: Building Loads

    Article • June 2012, Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI)

    Tianzhen Hong

  38. Assessment of energy savings potential from the use of demand controlled ventilation in general office spaces in California

    Article • Building Simulation, June 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Tianzhen Hong

  39. Comparison of energy efficiency between variable refrigerant flow systems and ground source heat pump systems

    Article • Energy and Buildings, May 2010, Elsevier

    Tianzhen Hong

  40. Assessment of Energy Savings Potential from the Use of Demand Controlled Ventilation in General Office Spaces in California

    Article • January 2010, Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI)

    Tianzhen Hong

  41. Simulation-based assessment of the energy savings benefits of integrated control in office buildings

    Article • Building Simulation, December 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Tianzhen Hong

  42. US Department of Energy (DOE) Technical Assistance to Beichuan Reconstruction: Creating and Designing Low- to Zero-carbon Communities in New Beichuan, Sichuan Province

    Article • October 2009, Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI)

    Tianzhen Hong

  43. Assessment of Energy Impact of Window Technologies for Commercial Buildings

    Article • October 2009, Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI)

    Tianzhen Hong

  44. A close look at the China Design Standard for Energy Efficiency of Public Buildings

    Article • Energy and Buildings, April 2009, Elsevier

    Tianzhen Hong

  45. EnergyPlus Run Time Analysis

    Article • September 2008, Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI)

    Tianzhen Hong

  46. Comparing computer run time of building simulation programs

    Article • Building Simulation, August 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Tianzhen Hong

  47. EnergyPlus Analysis Capabilities for Use in California Building Energy Efficiency Standards Development and Compliance Calculations

    Article • March 2008, Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI)

    Tianzhen Hong

  48. Building simulation: an overview of developments and information sources

    Article • Building and Environment, May 2000, Elsevier

    Tianzhen Hong

  49. A design day for building load and energy estimation

    Article • Building and Environment, July 1999, Elsevier

    Tianzhen Hong

  50. Outdoor synthetic temperature for the calculation of space heating load

    Article • Energy and Buildings, November 1998, Elsevier

    Tianzhen Hong

  51. IISABRE: An integrated building simulation environment

    Article • Building and Environment, May 1997, Elsevier

    Tianzhen Hong

  52. A new multizone model for the simulation of building thermal performance

    Article • Building and Environment, March 1997, Elsevier

    Tianzhen Hong

  53. Stochastic weather model for building HVAC systems

    Article • Building and Environment, October 1995, Elsevier

    Tianzhen Hong

  54. Stochastic analysis of building thermal processes

    Article • Building and Environment, October 1993, Elsevier

    Tianzhen Hong