Tianzhen Hong,Ph.D. 1 Cyclotron Rd.MS90-3111,Berkeley,CA 94720 thong@lbl.gov Tel.+1-510-486-7082 Education Ph.D.Heating,Ventilation,and Air-Conditioning(HVAC) Tsinghua University,Beijing,China.June 1994. Dissertation:Stochastic Modeling and Analysis of Building Performance Advisor:Prof.Yi Jiang B.S.Thermal Engineering,focus on HVAC B.S.Applied Mathematics Tsinghua University,Beijing,China.June 1991. University of Berkeley Extension,courses on project management,quality control,product management and marketing.2000-2007. PG&E Pacific Energy Center,Energy Efficiency Educational Programs on Architecture,Lighting,and HVAC.2000-2013. Berkeley Learning Institute,various courses on management,leadership,communication,writing and presentation.2008-present. Professional Registrations Licensed Mechanical Engineer,State of California,M32179 LEED Accredited Professional,U.S.Green Building Council Certified Energy Manager,Certified Sustainable Development Professional,Association of Energy Engineers Employment Staff Scientist,Deputy Group Leader 9/2014-present Computational Research Scientist 12/2007-8/2014 Simulation Research Group, Department of Building Technology and Urban Systems(BTUS) Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory,Berkeley,California Areas of Research Simulation tool development:Serve as PI or co-PI for variety of projects that are adding modeling capabilities to EnergyPlus or developing new hybrid modeling approaches.The added capabilities enable simulation of technologies not previously addressed by the EnergyPlus program,have improved the accuracy and speed of simulation of other technologies,and are enabling credits for new energy efficiency methods in California's Title 24 standards.Also serving as technical lead for software development in a $2 million project that is developing a web-based tool for selecting retrofits in small and medium size commercial buildings Use of simulation to assess building energy efficiency opportunities:As PI or co-PI,leading efforts to employ state of the art simulation methods to evaluate building energy performance
Tianzhen Hong, Ph.D. 1 Cyclotron Rd. MS90-3111, Berkeley, CA 94720 thong@lbl.gov Tel. +1-510-486-7082 Education Ph.D. Heating, Ventilation, and Air-Conditioning (HVAC) Tsinghua University, Beijing, China. June 1994. Dissertation: Stochastic Modeling and Analysis of Building Performance Advisor: Prof. Yi Jiang B.S. Thermal Engineering, focus on HVAC B.S. Applied Mathematics Tsinghua University, Beijing, China. June 1991. University of Berkeley Extension, courses on project management, quality control, product management and marketing. 2000-2007. PG&E Pacific Energy Center, Energy Efficiency Educational Programs on Architecture, Lighting, and HVAC. 2000-2013. Berkeley Learning Institute, various courses on management, leadership, communication, writing and presentation. 2008-present. Professional Registrations Licensed Mechanical Engineer, State of California, M32179 LEED Accredited Professional, U.S. Green Building Council Certified Energy Manager, Certified Sustainable Development Professional, Association of Energy Engineers Employment Staff Scientist, Deputy Group Leader 9/2014-present Computational Research Scientist 12/2007-8/2014 Simulation Research Group, Department of Building Technology and Urban Systems (BTUS) Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California Areas of Research Simulation tool development: Serve as PI or co-PI for variety of projects that are adding modeling capabilities to EnergyPlus or developing new hybrid modeling approaches. The added capabilities enable simulation of technologies not previously addressed by the EnergyPlus program, have improved the accuracy and speed of simulation of other technologies, and are enabling credits for new energy efficiency methods in California's Title 24 standards. Also serving as technical lead for software development in a $2 million project that is developing a web-based tool for selecting retrofits in small and medium size commercial buildings. Use of simulation to assess building energy efficiency opportunities: As PI or co-PI, leading efforts to employ state of the art simulation methods to evaluate building energy performance
and opportunities for energy savings.Includes comparative analyses of buildings from U.S.and China,modeling of state of the art buildings,and parametric evaluations of specific technologies Modeling energy-related human behaviors:Instigator and PI for project to better understand and model human behaviors that influence building energy use,co-leader of Annex 66 of the International Energy Agency under the Energy in Buildings and Communities Program Urban systems science:One of the instigators and key thinkers of research agenda for the LBNL initiative in urban systems science.Co-lead a LDRD project on urban energy grid modeling. Responsibilities Work responsibilities include proposal development,staff,subcontractor,and budget management,code development,code evaluation,and publication. Senior Engineer 6/1999-11/2007 Architectural Energy Corporation,San Francisco,California Building energy software development and support:Served as the chief developer and product manager of VisualDOE,a commercial software tool built upon the DOE-2.1E simulation engine.Provided technical support for hundreds of VisualDOE clients on their diverse energy modeling needs.Taught energy simulation workshops Building code and standards development:Served as a key team member and made significant contribution to the development of building energy efficiency codes and standards, including the California building energy efficiency standards Title 24,ASHRAE Standards 90.1, 140 and 205,and India Energy Conversation Building Code.Developed computer software for code compliance,including EnvStd for ASHRAE Standard 90.1 and CodeComp for State of Oregon Simulation of energy efficiency technologies:Developed whole-building energy models and evaluated energy savings of a wide range of building technologies to reduce energy use in commercial buildings. Building design guidelines:Served as a key team member and made significant contribution to the development of building energy efficiency guidelines,including the Advanced Variable Air Volume System Design Guide,Displacement Ventilation Design Guide for Schools,Best Practice Manuals for high performance schools,and Hawaii Commercial Building Guideline for Energy Efficiency. Senior Engineer 6/1998-6/1999 Supersymmetry Services,Singapore Performed energy modeling and simulations to support state-of-the-art energy efficiency design and retrofit of buildings,data centers,and clean rooms
and opportunities for energy savings. Includes comparative analyses of buildings from U.S. and China, modeling of state of the art buildings, and parametric evaluations of specific technologies. Modeling energy-related human behaviors: Instigator and PI for project to better understand and model human behaviors that influence building energy use, co-leader of Annex 66 of the International Energy Agency under the Energy in Buildings and Communities Program. Urban systems science: One of the instigators and key thinkers of research agenda for the LBNL initiative in urban systems science. Co-lead a LDRD project on urban energy grid modeling. Responsibilities Work responsibilities include proposal development, staff, subcontractor, and budget management, code development, code evaluation, and publication. Senior Engineer 6/1999-11/2007 Architectural Energy Corporation, San Francisco, California Building energy software development and support: Served as the chief developer and product manager of VisualDOE, a commercial software tool built upon the DOE-2.1E simulation engine. Provided technical support for hundreds of VisualDOE clients on their diverse energy modeling needs. Taught energy simulation workshops. Building code and standards development: Served as a key team member and made significant contribution to the development of building energy efficiency codes and standards, including the California building energy efficiency standards Title 24, ASHRAE Standards 90.1, 140 and 205, and India Energy Conversation Building Code. Developed computer software for code compliance, including EnvStd for ASHRAE Standard 90.1 and CodeComp for State of Oregon. Simulation of energy efficiency technologies: Developed whole-building energy models and evaluated energy savings of a wide range of building technologies to reduce energy use in commercial buildings. Building design guidelines: Served as a key team member and made significant contribution to the development of building energy efficiency guidelines, including the Advanced Variable Air Volume System Design Guide, Displacement Ventilation Design Guide for Schools, Best Practice Manuals for high performance schools, and Hawaii Commercial Building Guideline for Energy Efficiency. Senior Engineer 6/1998-6/1999 Supersymmetry Services, Singapore Performed energy modeling and simulations to support state-of-the-art energy efficiency design and retrofit of buildings, data centers, and clean rooms
Postdoctoral Research Fellow 4/1996-4/1998 Mechanical Department,National University of Singapore,Singapore Reviewed building simulation tools and analyzed gaps and future needs.Developed a peak load calculation tool using the ASHRAE load toolkit. Lecturer 8/1994-3/1996 Thermal Engineering Department,Tsinghua University,China Assisted and co-taught the Building Thermal Performance course.Developed a new multizone building energy modeling method and tool BTP(predecessor of DeST).Conducted research projects on energy efficiency of buildings Teaching Experience Tsinghua University,China,Lecturer,September 1994-March 1996 1.Building thermal performance,an under-graduate course Hong Kong Polytechnic University,Hong Kong SAR,China,Adjunct Professor 1.Two-day workshop,Green Building Design and Building Simulation,April 17-18,2009 2.Energy Performance of Buildings-Challenges and Opportunities,April 19,2011. 3.An anatomy of energy performance and technologies of high performance buildings, March11,2013. Architectural Energy Corporation,San Francisco,2001-2007 1.Co-taught 10 two-day VisualDOE training workshops for building designers and energy modelers. Invited Presentations(sampled) 1."Annex 66 and behavior research at LBNL",IBPSA-SF chapter,Oakland,June 10,2014. 2."Analysis of 51 high performance buildings",Hong Kong Polytechnic University,March 11,2014 3."A comparison of HVAC system modeling in EnergyPlus and DeST",ASHRAE Standard Committee 140 meeting,New York City,January 20,2014. 4."EnergyPlus:history and the road ahead",Industrial Technology Research Institute Taiwan,China,October 14,2013. 5."Challenges and opportunities of energy efficiency in high performance buildings-a case study",Industrial Technology Research Institute,Taiwan,China,October 14,2013. 6."Net-zero-energy communities",Industrial Technology Research Institute,Taiwan, China,October 14,2013. 7."Building Performance Simulation-Opportunities and Challenges",Tsinghua University,China,October 23,2013. 8."EnergyPlus and its use in green building design,code compliance,and LEED ratings", National Taipei University of Technology,Taiwan,China,October 16,2013. 9."Occupant behavior research at LBNL",KEMA,Oakland,September 13,2013 10."Comparison of loads simulations between EnergyPlus,DOE-2.1E,and DeST", ASHRAE Standard Committee 140 meeting,Dallas,January 28,2013. 11."Low energy buildings:opportunities and challenges",Energy Technology Innovation Conference,ITRI,Taiwan,August 5,2011
Postdoctoral Research Fellow 4/1996-4/1998 Mechanical Department, National University of Singapore, Singapore Reviewed building simulation tools and analyzed gaps and future needs. Developed a peak load calculation tool using the ASHRAE load toolkit. Lecturer 8/1994-3/1996 Thermal Engineering Department, Tsinghua University, China Assisted and co-taught the Building Thermal Performance course. Developed a new multizone building energy modeling method and tool BTP (predecessor of DeST). Conducted research projects on energy efficiency of buildings. Teaching Experience Tsinghua University, China, Lecturer, September 1994 – March 1996 1. Building thermal performance, an under-graduate course Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR, China, Adjunct Professor 1. Two-day workshop, Green Building Design and Building Simulation, April 17-18, 2009. 2. Energy Performance of Buildings – Challenges and Opportunities, April 19, 2011. 3. An anatomy of energy performance and technologies of high performance buildings, March 11, 2013. Architectural Energy Corporation, San Francisco, 2001-2007 1. Co-taught 10 two-day VisualDOE training workshops for building designers and energy modelers. Invited Presentations (sampled) 1. “Annex 66 and behavior research at LBNL”, IBPSA-SF chapter, Oakland, June 10, 2014. 2. “Analysis of 51 high performance buildings”, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, March 11, 2014. 3. “A comparison of HVAC system modeling in EnergyPlus and DeST”, ASHRAE Standard Committee 140 meeting, New York City, January 20, 2014. 4. “EnergyPlus: history and the road ahead”, Industrial Technology Research Institute, Taiwan, China, October 14, 2013. 5. “Challenges and opportunities of energy efficiency in high performance buildings – a case study”, Industrial Technology Research Institute, Taiwan, China, October 14, 2013. 6. “Net-zero-energy communities”, Industrial Technology Research Institute, Taiwan, China, October 14, 2013. 7. “Building Performance Simulation – Opportunities and Challenges”, Tsinghua University, China, October 23, 2013. 8. “EnergyPlus and its use in green building design, code compliance, and LEED ratings”, National Taipei University of Technology, Taiwan, China, October 16, 2013. 9. “Occupant behavior research at LBNL”, KEMA, Oakland, September 13, 2013. 10. “Comparison of loads simulations between EnergyPlus, DOE-2.1E, and DeST”, ASHRAE Standard Committee 140 meeting, Dallas, January 28, 2013. 11. “Low energy buildings: opportunities and challenges”, Energy Technology Innovation Conference, ITRI, Taiwan, August 5, 2011
Computer Programs 1.Commercial Building Energy Saver(CBES),technical lead,a web app and APIs to support energy retrofit analysis of small and medium-size office and retail buildings,LBNL,2013-2015.CEC PIER Project,$2 million. 2.EnergyPlus versions 3.0,3.1,4.0,5.0,6.0,7.0,7.1,7.2,8.0,8.1,8.2,one of the core team developers, technical lead at LBNL,LBNL,2008-2014. 3.VisualDOE version 4,chief developer and product manager,a commercial graphical user interface to DOE-2.1E for building energy simulations,Architectural Energy Corporation,2004-2007 4.EnvStd versions 4.0,5.0,and 6.0,chief developer,a building envelope code compliance tool for ASHRAE Standards 90.1-1999/2001/2004/2007,Architectural Energy Corporation,2000-2007. 5.CodeComp,chief developer,a code compliance tool for State of Oregon,Architectural Energy Corporation,2001-2002. 6.ResTool,chief developer,a comprehensive energy analysis tool for low-rise residential buildings, Architectural Energy Corporation,1999-2000.CEC PIER Project. 7.DeST(former BTP),founding developer,a Designer's Simulation Toolkit,Tsinghua University, China,1988-1996 Services One of two Operating Agents,IEA EBC Annex 66,definition and simulation of occupant behavior in buildings,2013-2017.Annex66.org. Member,U.S.TAG to ISO/TC 163:Thermal performance and energy use in the built environment Member,Journal Editorial Boards,Building and Environment,Building Simulation,Conference Papers in Science Adjunct Professor,Hong Kong Polytechnic University,2013-2015 Panel co-chair and program committee member,ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency of Buildings,2010 and 2012,Commercial Building Technologies Panel. Member,EETD Mentoring Committee,Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.2013-2014 Voting member,ASHRAE Standard 140:Standard Method of Test for the Evaluation of Building Energy Analysis Computer Programs.2009-present. Voting member,ASHRAE Standard 205:Standard Representation of Performance Simulation Data for HVAC&R and Other Facility Equipment.2011-present. Corresponding member,ASHRAE Technical Committee 4.7:Energy Calculations.2009-present. Member,Technical Committee,COMNET(comnet.org),2010-present Member,International Building Performance Simulation Association(IBPSA),2000-present. Member,ASHRAE,1996-present
Computer Programs 1. Commercial Building Energy Saver (CBES), technical lead, a web app and APIs to support energy retrofit analysis of small and medium-size office and retail buildings, LBNL, 2013-2015. CEC PIER Project, $2 million. 2. EnergyPlus versions 3.0, 3.1, 4.0, 5.0, 6.0, 7.0, 7.1, 7.2, 8.0, 8.1, 8.2, one of the core team developers, technical lead at LBNL, LBNL, 2008-2014. 3. VisualDOE version 4, chief developer and product manager, a commercial graphical user interface to DOE-2.1E for building energy simulations, Architectural Energy Corporation, 2004-2007. 4. EnvStd versions 4.0, 5.0, and 6.0, chief developer, a building envelope code compliance tool for ASHRAE Standards 90.1-1999/2001/2004/2007, Architectural Energy Corporation, 2000-2007. 5. CodeComp, chief developer, a code compliance tool for State of Oregon, Architectural Energy Corporation, 2001-2002. 6. ResTool, chief developer, a comprehensive energy analysis tool for low-rise residential buildings, Architectural Energy Corporation, 1999-2000. CEC PIER Project. 7. DeST (former BTP), founding developer, a Designer’s Simulation Toolkit, Tsinghua University, China, 1988-1996. Services One of two Operating Agents, IEA EBC Annex 66, definition and simulation of occupant behavior in buildings, 2013-2017. Annex66.org. Member, U.S. TAG to ISO / TC 163: Thermal performance and energy use in the built environment Member, Journal Editorial Boards, Building and Environment, Building Simulation, Conference Papers in Science Adjunct Professor, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, 2013-2015. Panel co-chair and program committee member, ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency of Buildings, 2010 and 2012, Commercial Building Technologies Panel. Member, EETD Mentoring Committee, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. 2013-2014. Voting member, ASHRAE Standard 140: Standard Method of Test for the Evaluation of Building Energy Analysis Computer Programs. 2009-present. Voting member, ASHRAE Standard 205: Standard Representation of Performance Simulation Data for HVAC&R and Other Facility Equipment. 2011-present. Corresponding member, ASHRAE Technical Committee 4.7: Energy Calculations. 2009-present. Member, Technical Committee, COMNET (comnet.org), 2010-present. Member, International Building Performance Simulation Association (IBPSA), 2000-present. Member, ASHRAE, 1996-present
Member,the Variable Capacity Heat Pump Sub-Committee,2012-present. Member,International Scientific Committee,1s ASim Conference,Shanghai,China,2012;eSim,Canada. 2014;ISHVAC,Xi'an,China,2013;ICEBO,Beijing,China,2014;6th International Building Physics Conference,Italy,2015. Journal referee for Building and Environment,Energy and Buildings,Applied Energy,Energy,Energy Policy,Building Simulation,Building Performance Simulation,and ASHRAE Journal. Proposal reviewer,USDOE APAR-E,Hong Kong Research Grants Council,and Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada. List of Publications Journal articles (39) 1.X.Ren,D.Yan,T.Hong.Data Mining of Space Heating System Performance in Affordable Housing. Building and Environment,2015 2.X.Feng,D.Yan,T.Hong.Simulation of occupancy in buildings.Energy and Buildings,2015. 3.S.D'Oca,T.Hong.Occupancy schedules learning process through a data mining framework.Energy and Buildings,2015. 4.S.D'Oca,T.Hong.A data-mining approach to discover patterns of window opening and closing behavior in offices.Building and Environment,2014. 5.X.Zhou,D.Yan,T.Hong,X.Ren.Data analysis and stochastic modeling of lighting energy use in large office buildings in China.Energy and Buildings,2014. 6.X.Zhou,D.Yan,J.An,T.Hong.Comparison and Analysis of Energy Consumption of Four Office Buildings in China and the United States,Building Science,30(6):55-65,2014.In Chinese. 7.C.Li,T.Hong,D.Yan.An insight into actual energy use and its drivers in high-performance buildings,Applied Energy,2014,131:394-410. 8.K.Sun,D.Yan,T.Hong,S.Guo.Stochastic Modeling of Overtime Occupancy and Its Application in Building Energy Simulation and Calibration,Building and Environment,2014,79:1-12 9.J.Xia,T.Hong,Q.Shen,W.Feng,L.Yang,P.Im,A.Lu,M.Bhandari.Comparison of Building Energy Use Data between the United States and China,Energy and Buildings,2014,78:165-175. 10.T.Hong,L.Yang,D.Hill,W.Feng.Data and Analytics to Inform Energy Retrofit of High Performance Buildings.Applied Energy,126:90-106,2014 11.X.Zhou,T.Hong and D.Yan.Comparison of HVAC System Modeling in EnergyPlus,DeST and DOE-2.1E,Journal of Building Simulation,2014,7(1). 12.X.Zhou,D.Yan,X.Ren,T.Hong.Data Analysis and Modeling of Lighting Energy Use in Large Office Building,China Illuminating Engineering Journal,2013,24(4).In Chinese
Member, the Variable Capacity Heat Pump Sub-Committee, 2012-present. Member, International Scientific Committee, 1st ASim Conference, Shanghai, China, 2012; eSim, Canada, 2014; ISHVAC, Xi’an, China, 2013; ICEBO, Beijing, China, 2014; 6th International Building Physics Conference, Italy, 2015. Journal referee for Building and Environment, Energy and Buildings, Applied Energy, Energy, Energy Policy, Building Simulation, Building Performance Simulation, and ASHRAE Journal. Proposal reviewer, USDOE APAR-E, Hong Kong Research Grants Council, and Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada. List of Publications Journal articles (39) 1. X. Ren, D. Yan, T. Hong. Data Mining of Space Heating System Performance in Affordable Housing. Building and Environment, 2015. 2. X. Feng, D. Yan, T. Hong. Simulation of occupancy in buildings. Energy and Buildings, 2015. 3. S. D’Oca, T. Hong. Occupancy schedules learning process through a data mining framework. Energy and Buildings, 2015. 4. S. D’Oca, T. Hong. A data-mining approach to discover patterns of window opening and closing behavior in offices. Building and Environment, 2014. 5. X. Zhou, D. Yan, T. Hong, X. Ren. Data analysis and stochastic modeling of lighting energy use in large office buildings in China. Energy and Buildings, 2014. 6. X. Zhou, D. Yan, J. An, T. Hong. Comparison and Analysis of Energy Consumption of Four Office Buildings in China and the United States, Building Science, 30(6): 55-65, 2014. In Chinese. 7. C. Li, T. Hong, D. Yan. An insight into actual energy use and its drivers in high-performance buildings, Applied Energy, 2014, 131:394-410. 8. K. Sun, D. Yan, T. Hong, S. Guo. Stochastic Modeling of Overtime Occupancy and Its Application in Building Energy Simulation and Calibration, Building and Environment, 2014, 79:1-12. 9. J. Xia, T. Hong, Q. Shen, W. Feng, L. Yang, P. Im, A. Lu, M. Bhandari. Comparison of Building Energy Use Data between the United States and China, Energy and Buildings, 2014, 78:165-175. 10. T. Hong, L. Yang, D. Hill, W. Feng. Data and Analytics to Inform Energy Retrofit of High Performance Buildings. Applied Energy, 126:90-106, 2014. 11. X. Zhou, T. Hong and D. Yan. Comparison of HVAC System Modeling in EnergyPlus, DeST and DOE-2.1E, Journal of Building Simulation, 2014, 7(1). 12. X. Zhou, D. Yan, X. Ren, T. Hong. Data Analysis and Modeling of Lighting Energy Use in Large Office Building, China Illuminating Engineering Journal, 2013, 24(4). In Chinese