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Yuxiang Chen
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Research
Latest papers
Comparative analysis of deep learning and tree-based models in power demand prediction: Accuracy, interpretability, and computational efficiency.
Journal of building physics · 2025 · senior author
Parameter-input estimation of RC thermal models of buildings using unscented Kalman filter and nonlinear least square method.
Indoor + built environment : the journal of the International Society of the Built Environment · 2025
Heating and cooling supply estimation to control buildings temperature using resistor-capacitor thermal model, unscented kalman filter, and nonlinear least square method.
Building services engineering research & technology : BSER & T · 2024 · senior author
Latest funding
- $75,000
An AI-driven management platform for HVAC systems of buildings
NSERC · 2026 · Principal investigator
- $39,000
Sustainable Vegetable Stations for Remote Communities in Cold-Climate Regions
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
- $435,885
Artificial Intelligence (AI) Powered Design and Manufacturing for Prefabricated Wood Buildings
NSERC · 2022 · Co-investigator
4 publications.
Comparative analysis of deep learning and tree-based models in power demand prediction: Accuracy, interpretability, and computational efficiency.
Yang B, Gül M, Chen Y
Parameter-input estimation of RC thermal models of buildings using unscented Kalman filter and nonlinear least square method.
Zamani V, Abtahi S, Chen Y, Li Y
Heating and cooling supply estimation to control buildings temperature using resistor-capacitor thermal model, unscented kalman filter, and nonlinear least square method.
Zamani V, Abtahi S, Li Y, Chen Y
Airtightness evaluation of Canadian dwellings and influencing factors based on measured data and predictive models.
Ismaiel M, Gouda M, Li Y, Chen Y
An AI-driven management platform for HVAC systems of buildings
Principal investigators: Chen, Yuxiang
Keywords: Construction, urban and rural planning; Energy efficiency
Sustainable Vegetable Stations for Remote Communities in Cold-Climate Regions
Principal investigators: Chen, Yuxiang
Keywords: building engineering; greenhouses; cold climate; remote communities; energy efficiency; design; operation; compost; solar energy; thermal energy storage
Artificial Intelligence (AI) Powered Design and Manufacturing for Prefabricated Wood Buildings
Principal investigators: Mei, Qipei Q
Keywords: artificial intelligence; digital twin; generative design; lean manufacuturing; prefabricated wood building; robotics
Practical Methods for Efficient Estimation of Effective Thermal Resistance of Exterior Walls
Principal investigators: Chen, Yuxiang Y
Keywords: building design; building envelope; effective thermal resistance; energy efficient building; estimation methods; machine learning; numerical modelling
Robotic wall construction using innovative building blocks and processes for enhanced productivity, safety, and sustainability
Principal investigators: Chen, Yuxiang Y
Keywords: artificial intelligence; autonomous construction; building materials; computational design; construction productivity; energy efficiency; modular construction; numerical modelling; robotics; structural design
Data-driven estimation of the electrical energy flow dynamics of community-shared solar PVs (CSS-PV) associated with net-zero energy-ready (NZEr) communities
Principal investigators: Gul, Mustafa M
Keywords: community-shared solar; load-match; long-term monitoring; machine learning; netzero-energy homes; netzero-ready homes; optimization; prediction; simulation; solar PV
An international living lab to bridge designed and actual performance of houses of next generation
Principal investigators: Chen, Yuxiang Y
Next-generation wood construction
Principal investigators: Chui, Ying-Hei YH
Keywords: fire safety of buildings; life cycle assessment; mass timber; net-zero energy design; off-site construction; performance-based design; resilient structures; sustainable building; timber buildings
A Thermally Efficient Shelf Angle System for Masonry Veneer Walls
Principal investigators: Chen, Yuxiang
Design of Prefabricated Energy-Efficient Greenhouses for Cold Climate Regions
Principal investigators: Chen, Yuxiang
From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.
Frequent collaborators
- Yuxiang Chen and Yong Li: 3 shared papers
- Yuxiang Chen and Shaghayegh Abtahi: 2 shared papers
- Yong Li and Shaghayegh Abtahi: 2 shared papers
- Civil and Environmental Engineering
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