Browsing Civil Engineering (Scholarly Articles) by Author "Keane, Marcus M."
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Attitudes and approaches of Irish retrofit industry professionals towards achieving nearly zero-energy buildings
Zuhaib, Sheikh; Manton, Richard; Hajdukiewicz, Magdalena; Keane, Marcus M.; Goggins, Jamie (Emerald, 2017-04-10)Abstract Purpose There is profound demand for higher skills and expertise in retrofitting the existing building stock of Europe. The delivery of low- or nearly zero-energy retrofits is highly dependent on technical ... -
An automated standard-based life cycle quality inspection methodology for smart precast concrete solutions in buildings
Hajdukiewicz, Magdalena; Goggins, Jamie; de la Torre, Oscar; Holleran, Dave; Keane, Marcus M. (Taylor & Francis, 2019-07-29)Built2Spec research project brought together a new and breakthrough set of tools in order to improve construction quality inspection processes. These can be put into the hands of construction stakeholders to help meet ... -
Building performance optimization using cross-domain scenario modeling, linked data, and complex event processing
O’Donnell, James; Corry, Edward; Hasan, Souleiman; Keane, Marcus M.; Curry, Edward (Elsevier, 2013-01-28)The scenario modeling method empowers building managers by enabling comprehensive performance analysis in commercial buildings, but is currently limited to data from the building management domain. This paper proposes that ... -
Calibrated CFD simulation to evaluate thermal comfort in a highly-glazed naturally ventilated room
Hajdukiewicz, Magdalena; Geron, Marco; Keane, Marcus M. (Elsevier, 2013-08-30)Natural ventilation is a sustainable solution to maintaining healthy and comfortable environmental conditions in buildings. However, the effective design, construction and operation of naturally ventilated buildings require ... -
A computational toolchain for the automatic generation of multiple Reduced-Order Models from CFD simulations
Marzullo, Thibault; Keane, Marcus M.; Geron, Marco; Monaghan, Rory F. D. (Elsevier, 2019-05-25)This paper describes the development of a systematic tool chain capable of automatically extracting accurate and efficient Reduced-Order Models (ROMs) from Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulations. These ROMs can ... -
Defining corporate energy policy and strategy to achieve carbon Emissions reduction Targets via energy MANAGEMENT in non-energy intensive multi-site manufacturing organisations
Finnerty, Noel; Sterling, Raymond; Contreras, Sergio; Coakley, Daniel; Keane, Marcus M. (Elsevier, 2018-03-14)Research on the characteristics of long-term energy policy and associated strategies in multisite manufacturing organisations is limited. Non-energy intensive multinationals do not face the environmental regulations ... -
Development of a framework for activation of aggregator led flexibility
O’Connell, Sarah; Keane, Marcus M. (MDPI, 2021-08-12)This paper presents a novel framework architecture for an online, real¿time flexibility as¿ sessment and activation platform targeted at unlocking the flexibility potential of commercial build¿ ings and smaller industrial ... -
Development of a Global Energy Management System for non-energy intensive multi-site industrial organisations: A methodology
Finnerty, Noel; Sterling, Raymond; Coakley, Daniel; Contreras, Sergio; Coffey, Ronan; Keane, Marcus M. (Elsevier, 2017-01-25)For multi-site organisations, informed decision making on capital investment aimed at improving energy performance and cutting carbon emissions, across a global site base, is a complex problem. This work presents the ... -
Energy efficiency facets: Innovative district cooling systems
Passerini, Francesco; Sterling, Raymond; Keane, Marcus M.; Klobut, Krzysztof; Costa, Andrea (Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Center, 2017-03-31)Cooling demand in buildings is globally increasing, therefore developing more efficient cooling systems is important for the sustainability of European cities. Directive 2012/27/EU of the European Parliament and of the ... -
An energy management maturity model for multi-site industrial organisations with a global presence
Finnerty, Noel; Sterling, Raymond; Coakley, Daniel; Keane, Marcus M. (Elsevier, 2017-07-27)Literature reviewed suggests energy maturity models are in their infancy in the energy management sector, with little practical guidance for their implementation in multi-site organisations. In addressing this gap, this ... -
Formal calibration methodology for CFD models of naturally ventilated indoor environments
Hajdukiewicz, Magdalena; Geron, Marco; Keane, Marcus M. (Elsevier, 2012-08-31)Well planned natural ventilation strategies and systems in the built environments may provide healthy and comfortable indoor conditions, while contributing to a significant reduction in the energy consumed by buildings. ... -
Impact of source variability on flexibility for demand response
O'Connell, Sarah; Reynders, Glenn; Keane, Marcus M. (Elsevier, 2021-08-05)This paper assesses the quality of the services provided for demand response by analysing the results of experimental work activating flexible sources in buildings, while evaluating the impacts on occupant comfort and ... -
An Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) assessment of a partially-retrofitted university building
Zuhaib, Sheikh; Manton, Richard; Griffin, Corey; Hajdukiewicz, Magdalena; Keane, Marcus M.; Goggins, Jamie (Elsevier, 2018-05-07)Achieving standards-based Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) in existing buildings is growing steadily due to the strong demand for deep retrofits in Europe. Existing non-domestic buildings pose challenges mainly due to ... -
Model-based fault detection and diagnosis of air handling units: A comparison of methodologies
Sterling, Raymond; Provan, Gregory; Febres, Jesús; O'Sullivan, Dominic; Struss, Peter; Keane, Marcus M. (Elsevier, 2014-12-26)This paper presents a comparison between two model based diagnostics methodologies that can be used to detect and diagnose various faults that occur in Air Handling Units. The process from model development to inference ... -
ModSCO. Online Reduced Order Models (ROM) to address the performance gap
Piccinini, Alessandro; Blanes, Luis M.; Seri, Federico; D'Angelo, Letizia; Keane, Marcus M. (MDPI, 2019-07-25)This communication presents ModSCO, a web application that supports systematic energy performance evaluation using Reduced Order Models (ROM). These models are particularly useful in scenario with missing, incomplete or ... -
A novel BIM-based process workflow for building retrofit
D'Angelo, Letizia; Hajdukiewicz, Magdalena; Seri, Federico; Keane, Marcus M. (Elsevier, 2022-02-06)The European Union (EU) has developed policies aimed at accelerating the retrofit of existing buildings, with the vision of a decarbonised building stock by 2050. Retrofitting of existing buildings offers significant ... -
A novel reduced order model technology framework to support the estimation of the energy savings in building retrofits
Piccinini, Alessandro; Hajdukiewicz, Magdalena; Keane, Marcus M. (Elsevier, 2021-03-13)Energy Performance Contracting (EPC), as a tool to enhance energy efficiency of buildings, can accelerate investment in cost-effective energy conservation measures (ECMs) for existing buildings. However, there are many ... -
Real-time monitoring framework to investigate the environmental and structural performance of buildings
Hajdukiewicz, Magdalena; Byrne, David; Keane, Marcus M.; Goggins, Jamie (Elsevier ScienceDirect, 2014-12-20)Energy provides safety, comfort and mobility to people, and is essential for industrial, commercial and societal growth. However, generation and consumption of energy give rise of greenhouse gases and various air pollutants, ... -
Temperature sensing optimization for home thermostat retrofit
Seri, Federico; Arnesano, Marco; Keane, Marcus M.; Revel, Gian Marco (MDPI, 2021-05-26)Most existing residential buildings adopt one single-zone thermostat to control the heating of rooms with different thermal conditions. This solution often provides poor thermal comfort and inefficient use of energy. The ... -
Transfer learning applied to DRL-Based heat pump control to leverage microgrid energy efficiency
Lissa, Paulo; Schukat, Michael; Keane, Marcus M.; Barrett, Enda (Elsevier, 2021-09-11)Domestic hot water accounts for approximately 15% of the total residential energy consumption in Europe, and most of this usage happens during specific periods of the day, resulting in undesirable peak loads. The increase ...