@techreport {58299, title = {Model-based controls for integrated shading and UFAD control: Report on initial studies}, year = {2011}, month = {10/2011}, type = {DOE/ CEC PIER Technical Report}, abstract = {

Methods and initial results are described for model-based controls with offline optimization for integrated shading and UFAD control for an office building in New York. Two cases are studied through lookup-table calculation and annual simulation of the resulting controllers: one case with interior blinds, the other case with exterior blinds. The interior blind case was found to reduce HVAC energy by 5\% over a simple baseline control, and the exterior blind case produced a 5.6\% HVAC energy savings over the baseline. Further investigations and case studies are planned.

}, keywords = {cloud computing, integrated controls, Model predictive control (MPC), offline optimization, shading and HVAC controls}, author = {Brian E. Coffey and Eleanor S. Lee} } @techreport {58281, title = {Modeling solar heat gains of complex fenestration systems using bidirectional scattering distribution functions}, year = {2011}, month = {09/2011}, type = {DOE/ CEC PIER Technical Report}, author = {Thierry Stephane Nouidui and Andrew McNeil and Christian Kohler and Brian E. Coffey and Eleanor S. Lee} }