Kaiyu Sun is a Scientific Engineering Associate in the Building Technology and Urban Systems Division at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. She received her M.S. in Building Technology Department from Tsinghua University. Her current work focuses on energy modeling with EnergyPlus and OpenStudio, automatic model calibration, development of OpenStudio measures, development of Variable Refrigerant Flow system model in EnergyPlus and occupant behavior research.
Kaiyu Sun
Awards
October 2019
Tianzhen Hong, Sang Hoon Lee, Xuan Luo, Kaiyu Sun, Cindy Regnier, Mary Ann Piette, Yixing Chen, Rongpeng Chen, Sarah Taylor-Lange, Phillip Price
Publications
2021
. "Urban microclimate and its impact on building performance: A case study of San Francisco." Urban Climate 38 (2021) 100871. 
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PDF (2.47 MB) . "Italian prototype building models for urban scale building performance simulation." Building and Environment 192 (2021) 107590. PDF (4.79 MB)
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PDF (4.79 MB) . "Prototype energy models for data centers." Energy and Buildings 231 (2021) 110603. PDF (6.25 MB)
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PDF (6.25 MB)2020
. Energy and Behaviour Developing quantitative insights on building occupant behaviour: Supporting modelling tools and datasets. Elsevier, 2020. PDF (886.11 KB)
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PDF (886.11 KB) . "Robustness of energy performance of Zero-Net-Energy (ZNE) homes." Energy and Buildings 224 (2020) 110251. PDF (4.59 MB)
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PDF (4.59 MB) . "Coupling CFD and building energy modelling to optimize the operation of a large open office space for occupant comfort." Sustainable Cities and Society 60 (2020) 102257. PDF (4.32 MB)
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PDF (4.32 MB) . "Nexus of thermal resilience and energy efficiency in buildings: A case study of a nursing home." Building and Environment 177 (2020) 106842. PDF (2.23 MB)
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PDF (2.23 MB) . "ZNE for All! Enabling Zero Net Energy Retrofits for Small Commercial Offices." ACEEE Summer Study. 2020. PDF (1.87 MB)
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. "Assessment of occupant-behavior-based indoor air quality and its impacts on human exposure risk: A case study based on the wildfires in Northern California." Science of The Total Environment 686 (2019) 1251 - 1261. PDF (2.8 MB)
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PDF (2.8 MB) . "Key issues and novel optimization approaches of industrial waste heat recovery in district heating systems." Energy 188 (2019) 116005. PDF (1.35 MB)
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PDF (1.35 MB) . "Visualizing Urban Microclimate and Quantifying its Impact on Building Energy Use in San Francisco." the 1st ACM International WorkshopProceedings of the 1st ACM International Workshop on Urban Building Energy Sensing, Controls, Big Data Analysis, and Visualization - UrbSys'19. New York, NY, USA: ACM Press, 2019. PDF (1.61 MB)
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PDF (1.61 MB) . Realizing high-accuracy low-cost measurement and verification for deep cost savings. 2019. PDF (4.04 MB)
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PDF (4.04 MB) . "Advanced Building Control via Deep Reinforcement Learning." Energy Procedia 158 (2019) 6158 - 6163. PDF (997.71 KB)
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PDF (997.71 KB)2018
. "Translating climate change and heating system electrification impacts on building energy use to future greenhouse gas emissions and electric grid capacity requirements in California." Applied Energy 225 (2018) 522 - 534. PDF (1.39 MB)
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PDF (1.39 MB) . "A Novel Variable Refrigerant Flow (VRF) Heat Recovery System Model: Development and Validation." Energy and Buildings 168 (2018). PDF (1.96 MB)
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PDF (1.96 MB) . "Building Simulation: Ten Challenges." Building Simulation 11 (2018). PDF (1 MB)
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PDF (1 MB) . "Quantifying the benefits of a building retrofit using an integrated system approach: A case study." Energy and Buildings 159 (2018). PDF (2.1 MB)
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PDF (2.1 MB)2017
. Impact of Energy Factors on Default Risk in Commercial Mortgages. 2017. LBNL-2001111. PDF (2.12 MB)
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PDF (2.12 MB) . Impact of Energy Use and Price Variations on Default Risk in Commercial Mortgages: Case Studies. 2017. LBNL-2001112. PDF (1.71 MB)
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PDF (1.71 MB) . Small and Medium Building Efficiency Toolkit and Community Demonstration Program. 2017. LBNL-2001054. PDF (1.89 MB)
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PDF (1.89 MB) . A Framework for Quantifying the Impact of Occupant Behavior on Energy Savings of Energy Conservation Measures. 2017. PDF (1.17 MB)
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PDF (1.17 MB) . A Novel Stochastic Modeling Method to Simulate Cooling Loads in Residential Districts. 2017. PDF (1.41 MB)
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PDF (1.41 MB) . "Spatial Distribution of Internal Heat Gains: A Probabilistic Representation and Evaluation of Its Influence on Cooling Equipment Sizing in Large Office Buildings." Energy and Buildings (2017). PDF (1.14 MB)
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PDF (1.14 MB)2016
. "A Comparative Study on Energy Performance of Variable Refrigerant Flow Systems and Variable Air Volume Systems in Office Buildings." Applied Energy (2016). PDF (1.13 MB)
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PDF (1.13 MB) . "A Simulation Approach to Estimate Energy Savings Potential of Occupant Behavior Measures." Energy and Buildings (2016). PDF (1.55 MB)
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