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Dirk Saelens

KU Leuven · BE
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Area of research
Building and Construction · Environmental Engineering
Research interest
Research focused on Renewable energy and Thermal energy storage, with related work in Modelica, Robustness (evolution), Photovoltaic system. Notable publications include 'Assessing electrical bottlenecks at feeder level for residential net zero-energy buildings by integrated system simulation', 'Generic characterization method for energy flexibility: Applied to structural thermal storage in residential buildings', and 'Energy flexible buildings: An evaluation of definitions and quantification methodologies applied to thermal storage'.
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2,608
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30
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Recent publications

A systematic literature review on circularity assessment indicators and frameworks in the built environment
Sustainable Production and Consumption 2025cited by 8position: middledoi
Potential of air-source heat pumps to reduce environmental impacts in 18 European countries
Energy 2024cited by 35position: middledoi
A physics-based framework for modelling the performance and reliability of BIPV systems
Solar Energy 2024cited by 16position: middledoi
Customer enrollment and participation in building demand management programs: A review of key factors
Energy and Buildings 2024cited by 13position: middledoi
Assessing the impact of the dataset’s size and quality on building thermal models for energy flexibility
Energy and Buildings 2024cited by 10position: lastdoi
Demonstration of an MPC framework for all-air systems in non-residential buildings
Building and Environment 2022cited by 54position: middledoi
Dynamic horizon selection methodology for model predictive control in buildings
Energy Reports 2022cited by 23position: middledoi
Performance of building integrated photovoltaic facades: Impact of exterior convective heat transfer
Applied Energy 2021cited by 44position: lastdoi
A physics-based high-resolution BIPV model for building performance simulations
Solar Energy 2020cited by 47position: lastdoi
Simulating building integrated photovoltaic facades: Comparison to experimental data and evaluation of modelling complexity
Applied Energy 2020cited by 47position: lastdoi
Understanding the behaviour of naturally-ventilated BIPV modules: A sensitivity analysis
Renewable Energy 2020cited by 44position: lastdoi
A building clustering approach for urban energy simulations
Energy and Buildings 2019cited by 69position: lastdoi
IBPSA Project 1: BIM/GIS and Modelica framework for building and community energy system design and operation – ongoing developments, lessons learned and challenges
IOP Conference Series Earth and Environmental Science 2019cited by 53position: middledoi
Automated grey box model implementation using BIM and Modelica
Energy and Buildings 2019cited by 41position: lastdoi
Energy flexible buildings: An evaluation of definitions and quantification methodologies applied to thermal storage
Energy and Buildings 2018cited by 219position: lastdoi
Implementation and verification of the IDEAS building energy simulation library
Journal of Building Performance Simulation 2018cited by 182position: middledoi
An automated IFC-based workflow for building energy performance simulation with Modelica
Automation in Construction 2018cited by 112position: middledoi
A combined scientometric and conventional literature review to grasp the entire BIM knowledge and its integration with energy simulation
Journal of Building Engineering 2018cited by 92position: middledoi
An auto-deployed model-based fault detection and diagnosis approach for Air Handling Units using BIM and Modelica
Automation in Construction 2018cited by 45position: middledoi
Generic characterization method for energy flexibility: Applied to structural thermal storage in residential buildings
Applied Energy 2017cited by 220position: lastdoi
Model selection for continuous commissioning of HVAC-systems in office buildings: A review
Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 2017cited by 52position: middledoi
Economic impact of persistent sensor and actuator faults in concrete core activated office buildings
Energy and Buildings 2017cited by 45position: middledoi
Heat pump and PV impact on residential low-voltage distribution grids as a function of building and district properties
Applied Energy 2016cited by 136position: lastdoi
Modelling uncertainty in district energy simulations by stochastic residential occupant behaviour
Journal of Building Performance Simulation 2015cited by 145position: lastdoi
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Applied Energy 2015cited by 73position: middledoi
Quality of grey-box models and identified parameters as function of the accuracy of input and observation signals
Energy and Buildings 2014cited by 206position: lastdoi
Potential of structural thermal mass for demand-side management in dwellings
Building and Environment 2013cited by 218position: lastdoi
Rule-based demand-side management of domestic hot water production with heat pumps in zero energy neighbourhoods
Journal of Building Performance Simulation 2013cited by 91position: middledoi
Assessment of approaches for modeling louver shading devices in building energy simulation programs
Energy and Buildings 2013cited by 46position: firstdoi
Assessing electrical bottlenecks at feeder level for residential net zero-energy buildings by integrated system simulation
Applied Energy 2012cited by 222position: lastdoi

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Frequent collaborators

Lieve Helsen · KU Leuven7 papers (2012–2019)Glenn Reynders · KU Leuven7 papers (2013–2019)Ralf Klein · KU Leuven4 papers (2018–2019)Ruben Baetens · KU Leuven4 papers (2012–2018)Juliana E. Gonçalves · KU Leuven4 papers (2020–2021)Ando Andriamamonjy · KU Leuven4 papers (2018–2019)T. van Hooff · KU Leuven4 papers (2020–2021)Roel De Coninck · KU Leuven2 papers (2012–2013)J. Diriken · KU Leuven2 papers (2014–2017)Christina Protopapadaki · KU Leuven2 papers (2015–2016)Joachim Verhelst · KU Leuven2 papers (2017–2017)Arash Erfani · KU Leuven2 papers (2022–2024)Tohid Jafarinejad · KU Leuven1 papers (2024–2024) · 1 papers (2019–2019)Geert Van Ham · KU Leuven1 papers (2017–2017)João Martins · University of Lisbon1 papers (2018–2018)Erik Delarue · KU Leuven1 papers (2015–2015) · 1 papers (2024–2024) · 1 papers (2013–2013)Ina De Jaeger · KU Leuven1 papers (2019–2019)
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