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Tianzhen Hong

University of California, Berkeley - Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab)

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

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Scholarly Papers (7)

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1.

An Online Meta-Learning Approach for Learning Grey-Box Representative Thermal Dynamics Models for Residential Buildings

Number of pages: 28 Posted: 30 Jan 2024
Jiajia Xie, Han Li and Tianzhen Hong
Georgia Institute of Technology, University of California, Berkeley - Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and University of California, Berkeley - Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab)
Downloads 86 (765,566)

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Building thermal dynamics, Data-driven model, Meta-learning, Thermostat dataset, Recurrent neural networks

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Validation Practices for Simulation-Based Research

Number of pages: 5 Posted: 23 Oct 2025
John Zhai, Tianzhen Hong, Mattheos Santamouris and Jianlei Niu
University of Colorado at Boulder, University of California, Berkeley - Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), University of New South Wales (UNSW) and Hong Kong Polytechnic University - Department of Building Environment and Energy Engineering
Downloads 68 (907,769)

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Simulation, Modeling, Validation, Calibration, Guideline

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Short-Term Electricity Load Forecasting: Application-Driven Evaluation of Machine Learning Models Across Spatial and Temporal Scales

Number of pages: 37 Posted: 30 May 2024
Nikolaus Houben, Miguel Heleno, Han Li, Tianzhen Hong, Hans Auer, Amela Ajanovic and Reinhard Haas
affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of California, Berkeley - Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), University of California, Berkeley - Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), University of California, Berkeley - Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), Vienna University of Technology, affiliation not provided to SSRN and Vienna University of Technology
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Short-Term Load Forecasting, Machine Learning, Multi-step ahead forecasting, neural networks, Tree-based methods

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Smart Thermostat Data-Driven U.S. Residential Occupancy Schedules and Development of a U.S. Residential Occupancy Schedule Simulator

Number of pages: 26 Posted: 06 Jun 2023
Wooyoung Jung, Zhe Wang, Tianzhen Hong and Farrokh Jazizadeh
University of Arizona, Hong Kong University of Science & Technology (HKUST), University of California, Berkeley - Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and Virginia Tech
Downloads 58 (980,173)
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Smart thermostat, Occupancy schedule, Residential building, Building energy modeling

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Benefits of Cool Skin and Ventilated Cavity Skin for High-Rise Apartments in Seoul, South Korea, Under Future Weather Conditions

Number of pages: 57 Posted: 06 Sep 2023
Jiwon Park, Kwang Ho Lee, Sang Hoon Lee and Tianzhen Hong
Korea University, Korea University, University of California, Berkeley - Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and University of California, Berkeley - Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab)
Downloads 45 (1,121,190)

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Cool Skin, Ventilated Cavity Skin, Future Weather, Building Energy, Thermal Comfort, Thermal Resilience

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Large-Scale Geothermal Collector Systems as a Heat Source for 5gdhc in the U.S. – a Case Study of Three Different Cities and Climate Conditions

Number of pages: 23 Posted: 24 Sep 2024
Robin Zeh, Tianzhen Hong and Volker Stockinger
affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of California, Berkeley - Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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Large-scale geothermal collector system, LSC, 5GDHC, GS-HP, AS-HP, decarbonization, sector coupling

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Large Language Model Agents in the Building Energy Sector: All You Need to Know About Applications, Infrastructure, Limitation, and Best Practice

Number of pages: 30 Posted: 01 Jun 2026
Huiwen Zhou, Liang Zhang, Sunil Khadka, Xiaoqin Fu, Han Li and Tianzhen Hong
affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of Arizona, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of California, Berkeley - Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and University of California, Berkeley - Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab)
Downloads 14 (1,555,090)

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Large language model agent, Agentic AI system design, hallucination mitigation, building energy sector