%0 Report
%K Cloud computing
%K Integrated Controls
%K Model predictive control (MPC)
%K Offline optimization
%K Shading and HVAC controls
%A Brian E Coffey
%A Eleanor S Lee
%D 2011
%T Model-based controls for integrated shading and UFAD control: Report on initial studies
%8 10/2011
%9 DOE/ CEC PIER Technical Report
%X <p>Methods and initial results are described for model-based controls with offline optimization for integrated shading and UFAD control for an office building in New York. Two cases are studied through lookup-table calculation and annual simulation of the resulting controllers: one case with interior blinds, the other case with exterior blinds. The interior blind case was found to reduce HVAC energy by 5% over a simple baseline control, and the exterior blind case produced a 5.6% HVAC energy savings over the baseline. Further investigations and case studies are planned.<br /><br /></p>