Event Description
Multi-Scale Modeling for Smart,
Sustainable and Resilient Cities
This presentation introduces Dr. Zuo and his research teams' recent research in developing and applying the Modelica-based, multi-scale
modeling technology for the optimal design and operation of smart, sustainable,
and resilient cities.
He
will demonstrate their research for various applications. For sustainability, he
will introduce four DOE projects in developing Modelica models for energy-efficient data centers and grid-interactive, efficient, district energy systems, as well as an NSF project in performing multi-scale building energy modeling to reduce
operational carbon emission considering the dynamic composition of carbon in
electricity generation. For smartness, he will show an NSF project on
developing open-source smart, sustainable, and connected community, virtual
testbeds by integrating energy, transportation, and communication networks; as
well as an NSF project in developing biomimicry inspired, smart garden alleys
using sensor network and machine learning for Makassar City, Indonesia. For
resilience, he will discuss an NSF project in developing modeling and control
methods to turn a net zero, energy community into a resilient community; as well
as a project in investigating ventilation strategies to provide protections
against COVID while balancing the energy, cost, and CO2 emission.
Dr. Zuo is a Professor in
Architectural Engineering and the Associate Director for Research of the Global
Building Network, which is an initiative of Penn State and the United Nations on high
performance buildings. Dr. Zuo also holds a joint appointment at the National
Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and was a former Scientist at Lawrence
Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL). He is currently an Associate Editor of
the Journal of Solar Energy Engineering and Treasurer of the International Building
Performance Simulation Association (IPBSA). Dr. Zuo is the recipient of the IBPSA Fellow,
ASCE ExCEED Fellowship, IBPSA-USA Emerging Professional Award, Eliahu I. Jury
Early Career Research Award, and ASHRAE Distinguished Service Award. He is a
major contributor to multiple open-source building and community energy
modeling tools, including LBNL’s Modelica Buildings library and NREL’s
URBANopt.
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