3 papers
cs.LG2026
Counter-Dyna: Data-Efficient RL-Based HVAC Control using Counterfactual Building Models
Jan Marco Ruiz de Vargas, Fabian Raisch, Zoltan Nagy +2
Model-based reinforcement learning (MBRL) offers a promising approach for data-efficient energy management in buildings, combining the strengths of predictive modeling and reinforc…
cs.LG2026
Toward a foundational thermal model for residential buildings
Ting-Yu Dai, Kingsley Nweye, Dev Niyogi +1
The building energy community lacks a foundational thermal model, i.e., a single pretrained model capable of generalizing across diverse buildings, climates, and control strategies…
eess.SY2026
Coordination Architecture Shapes Continuous Demand Response Outcomes in Building Districts
Ava Mohammadi, Rick Kramer, Zoltan Nagy
Grid-integrated building districts must provide energy flexibility while preserving occupant comfort and equitable distribution of control burden. We study how coordination archite…