Browsing Civil Engineering (Conference Papers) by Author "Keane, Marcus M."
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Assessing capital investment on energy improvement projects from a global energy management perspective: a tri-generation case study
Coffey, Ronan; Coakley, Daniel; Sterling, Raymond; Finnerty, Noel; McDonagh, Shane; Keane, Marcus M. (NUI Galway, 2016)For multi-national companies, assessment of energy improvement projects across a global site-base requires a thorough understanding of the driving factors affecting energy consumption on each site. Traditionally, assessment ... -
Building effectiveness communication ratios for improved building life cycle management
Morrissey, Elmer; Keane, Marcus M.; O’Donnell, James; McCarthy, John (International Building Performance Simulation Association (IBPSA), 2005-08-15)Many existing building energy performance assessment frameworks, quantifying and categorising buildings post occupancy, offer limited feedback on design decisions. An environment providing decision makers with pertinent ... -
CASCADE methodology and tool: appliedICT for energy efficient airports
Costa, Andrea; Blanes, Luis M.; Réhault, Nicolas; Keane, Marcus M. (World SB14 Barcelona, 2014-10-28)This paper gives an overview on the CASCADE project, methodology and on a stakeholdercentered solution called the CASCADE Tool that integrates Fault Detection and Diagnosis (FDD)into a comprehensive energy management ... -
Combining engineering and qualitative models to fault diagnosis in air handling units
Struss, Peter; Sterling, Raymond; Febres, Jesus; Sabir, Umbreen; Keane, Marcus M. (IOS Press, 2014-08-18)This paper presents a methodology for model-based fault localization and identification that exploits both numerical (Modelica) models and a qualitative model-based approach to diagnosis. It has been applied to diagnosis ... -
Defining corporate energy policy and strategy to achieve carbon emissions reduction in non-energy intensive multi-site industrial organisations
Finnerty, Noel; Contreras, Sergio; Sterling, Raymond; Coakley, Daniel; Keane, Marcus M. (University of Maribor Press, 2017-07-05)Research on the components and characteristics of long-term energy policy and strategies in large organisations is limited. Non-energy intensive multinationals do not face the environmental regulations required by their ... -
Development of a global energy management system (GEMS) for the life sciences industry
Finnerty, Noel; Coakley, Daniel; Sterling, Raymond; Keane, Marcus M.; Coffey, Ronan (NUI Galway, 2015-08)For multi-national companies, assessment of cost effective energy efficiency projects across a global site base is a complex problem involving multiple variables. This research project proposes a novel methodology for ... -
Development of a global energy management system for the life sciences industry: an energy management maturity model implementation
Finnerty, Noel; Sterling, Raymond; Coakley, Daniel; Keane, Marcus M. (NUI Galway, 2015-11)The Global Energy Management System (GEMS) research project proposes a novel methodology for assessing capital energy-efficiency projects at a global level. The paper scope covers the systematic development and implementation ... -
Diagnostics and intervention methods for façade retrofit of post-WWII non-domestic buildings in Europe for energy efficiency
Zuhaib, Sheikh; Hajdukiewicz, Magdalena; Keane, Marcus M.; Goggins, Jamie (NUI Galway, 2016-08-29)The growing demand of deep façade retrofits in refurbishment projects across Europe, is often accompanied by low-energy targets and architectural attributes. Factors like variability in context, material, environment and ... -
Formal Calibration methodology for a CFD model of a naturally ventilated room
Hajdukiewicz, Magdalena; Walsh, Michael; Keane, Marcus M. (2011)This paper describes a systematic methodology for the development of calibrated thermodynamic Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) models for controlled environments in buildings utilising wireless sensor networks. ... -
Integration of fault detection and diagnosis with energy management standard ISO 50001 and operations and maintenance of HVAC systems
Blanes, Luis M.; Costa, Andrea; Rehault, Nicolas; Keane, Marcus M. (National University of Ireland Galway, 2013-06-16)Fault Detection and Diagnosis (FDD) has become a robust scientific field offering proven methods for the optimization and more effective operation of HVAC systems. However, FDD practical application faces ... -
Methodology for quality checks for energy efficient buildings
Hajdukiewicz, Magdalena; Goggins, Jamie; Keane, Marcus M. (NUI Galway, 2017-03-01)The built environment accounts for more than 40% of the overall energy consumption and 36% of the overall CO2 emissions in Europe. Moreover, statistics show that construction and the upkeep of European buildings and ... -
A novel ROM methodology to support the estimation of the energy savings under the Measurement and Verification protocol
Piccinini, Alessandro; Hajdukiewicz, Magdalena; D'Angelo, Letizia; Blanes, Luis M.; Keane, Marcus M. (National University of Ireland Galway, 2020-09-21)This paper presents a novel Reduced Order grey box Model (ROM) methodology, based on a ResistorCapacitor (RC) network, which supports the creation of the baseline energy consumption and the estimation of energy savings ... -
Real-time control of occupants thermal comfort in buildings
Hajdukiewicz, Magdalena; O'Connor, Padraig; O'Neill, Colin; Coakley, Daniel; Keane, Marcus M.; Clifford, Eoghan (International Building Performance Simulation Association, 2015-12-07)Providing satisfactory indoor environmental conditions, air quality and thermal comfort through adequate ventilation is crucial in maintaining safe, healthy and comfortable buildings. Since, heating, ventilation and air ... -
Reduced order modelling of the thermal behaviour of an office space
Geron, M.; Monaghan, R. F. D.; Keane, Marcus M. (Infoscience EPFL Scientific Publications, 2013-09-04)Reduced Order Models (ROMs) have proven to be a valid and efficient approach to model the thermal behaviour of building zones. The main issues associated with the use of zonal/lumped models are how to (1) divide the domain ... -
Review of EU airport energy interests and priorities with respect to ICT, energy efficiency and enhanced building operation
Costa, Andrea; Blanes, Luis M.; Donelly, Ciara; Keane, Marcus M. (National University of Ireland Galway, 2012-10-23)This paper gives an overview on EU airport energy interests and priorities with respect to ICT, energy efficiency and enhanced building operation. To achieve this objective the paper begins with an overview on airports ... -
A SWOT framework to investigate the integration between building management systems and fault detection and diagnosis tools
Costa, Andrea; Sterling, Raymond; Blanes, Luis M.; Howley, Martin; Keane, Marcus M. (National University of Ireland Galway, 2013-07-01)This paper presents a research work carried out under the umbrella of the CASCADE project, which is a European FP7 research project which is developing facility-specific measurement-based energy action plans for the airport ... -
A systematic decision support framework and prioritization method for energy projects in industrial organisations
Contreras, Sergio; Finnerty, Noel; Sterling, Raymond; Coakley, Daniel; Keane, Marcus M. (University of Maribor Press, 2017-07-05)This paper describes a decision support framework to help industrial organisations make positive investment decisions on energy performance improvement projects. It is intended as a simple and repeatable approach for ... -
Teaching value engineering as a tool for reinforcing applied creativity in a troubled AEC/FM industry: A case of Zambia
Matipa, Wilfred M.; Kelliher, Denis; Keane, Marcus M. (American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), 2003)Conventional design methods that are taught to Engineers do not always take into account the practical constraints associated with resource availability and costs. For example a proposed community self-help constructed ...