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Bias Correction in Urban Building Energy Modeling for Chicago Using Machine Learning...

Publication Type
Conference Paper
Book Title
2023 Fourth International Conference on Intelligent Data Science Technologies and Applications (IDSTA)
Publication Date
Page Numbers
91 to 98
Publisher Location
New Jersey, United States of America
Conference Name
IDSTA 2023 : The International Conference on Intelligent Data Science Technologies and Applications (IDSTA2023)
Conference Location
Kuwait City, Kuwait
Conference Sponsor
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Conference Date
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Urban-scale building energy modeling (UBEM) holds promise for optimizing energy usage across extensive geographic regions. However, there is a recognized bias between simulated energy consumption and actual measured data. This study, based on building data from Chicago, delved into bias correction techniques for enhancing the accuracy of UBEM energy consumption estimates. Initially, the AutoBEM simulation yielded a normalized mean bias error (NMBE) of 1.1% and 51% of Coefficient of the Variation of the Root Mean Square Error (CVRMSE) after outlier exclusion. To address this, three bias correction methods were deployed: Average Mean Bias Error based bias correction, Quantile mapping bias correction, and Machine learning-based bias correction using Linear Regression and Random Forest models. Post-correction results exhibited marked improvement. The NMBE values were diminished to 0 for Average MBE-based, 0.36 for Quantile Mapping, and 0 for Machine Learning-based corrections. Concurrently, the CVRMSE values registered reductions from an original 51 to 50.8 for Quantile Mapping, and 38.56 for Machine Learning-based corrections, pointing towards the effectiveness of specific bias correction methods in refining the precision of UBEM energy predictions. Such accurate estimations are paramount for informed energy planning and urban policy-making.