Building control systems

News and Updates

University, NIST Researchers Develop Strategy for Cutting Home HVAC Electricity Costs

June 1, 2023

To help reduce electricity consumption and its costs, university and NIST researchers proposed a strategy for controlling residential heating, ventilation, and

NIST, University Researchers Introduce Framework for Composing IOT Capabilities

November 1, 2021

NIST researchers and collaborators recently published the paper, A Framework for the Composition of Internet of Things (IoT) and Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS)

NIST engineer Rick Candell is seen monitoring the strength and clarity of a wireless signal run through a virtual factory environment (a graphic of which is seen on a monitor above Candell's head).

Want to Make Your Factory Wireless? NIST Can Guide You!

May 29, 2018

It’s been called the “smart factory” and even given the lofty moniker of “the fourth industrial revolution.” The manufacturing operation of the just-around-the

Projects and Programs

Commissioning Building Systems for Improved Energy Performance

Ongoing

Building systems commissioning processes applied at the design phase and throughout the building life cycle have been shown to effectively improve performance

Embedded Intelligence in Buildings Program

Ongoing

The Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 established a national goal of achieving net-zero energy buildings by 2030. Industry groups including the

Cityscape in the background. Solar panels in the foreground.

Smart Grid Program

Completed

The Smart Grid Program develops and demonstrates smart grid measurement science advances to improve the efficiency, reliability, resilience, and sustainability

Semantic Interoperability for Building Data

Ongoing

A significant barrier to the deployment of fault detection and diagnostics (FDD), artificial intelligence tools for system-scale optimization, and automation

Publications

A Simulation Framework for Analyzing the Impact of Stochastic Occupant Behaviors on Demand Flexibility in Typical Commercial Buildings

June 27, 2023

Author(s)

Zhelun Chen, Yicheng Li, Jin Wen, Liang Chung Lo, Gabriel Grajewski, Zheng O'Neill, Amanda Pertzborn, Vance (Wm.) Payne, Steven T. Bushby

As one of the primary users of the electric grid, buildings and building equipment, including heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems, can be

A Review of Machine Learning Control in Building Operations

March 14, 2023

Author(s)

Liang Zhang, Zhelun Chen, Xiangyu Zhang, Amanda Pertzborn

Machine learning control (MLC) is a highly flexible and adaptable method that enables the design, modeling, tuning, and maintenance of building controllers to

They're phishing for you: be the one that got away

February 1, 2023

Author(s)

Michael Galler

Cybersecurity has been a topic of increasing importance to the building services community for several years. While fully securing large and complex building

A Semantic Approach for Building System Operations: Knowledge Representation and Reasoning

May 11, 2022

Author(s)

Parastoo Delgoshaei, Mohammad Heidarinejad, Mark Austin

Artificial intelligence is set to transform the next generation of intelligent buildings through the application of information and semantic data models and

Software

Tools and Instruments

Virtual Cybernetic Building Testbed

The NIST Virtual Cybernetic Building Testbed (VCBT) is a whole building emulator designed with enough flexibility to be capable of reproducibly simulating

Building control systems

News and Updates

University, NIST Researchers Develop Strategy for Cutting Home HVAC Electricity Costs

NIST, University Researchers Introduce Framework for Composing IOT Capabilities

Want to Make Your Factory Wireless? NIST Can Guide You!

Projects and Programs

Commissioning Building Systems for Improved Energy Performance

Embedded Intelligence in Buildings Program

Smart Grid Program

Semantic Interoperability for Building Data

Publications

A Simulation Framework for Analyzing the Impact of Stochastic Occupant Behaviors on Demand Flexibility in Typical Commercial Buildings

A Review of Machine Learning Control in Building Operations

They're phishing for you: be the one that got away

A Semantic Approach for Building System Operations: Knowledge Representation and Reasoning

Software

HVAC-Cx Building HVAC Systems Commissioning Tool

The NIST Data Alignment Tool

HVAC SIMulation PLUS other systems (HVACSIM+)

Tools and Instruments

Virtual Cybernetic Building Testbed