A hybrid simulation model for urban weatherization programs

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2016-12-01
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Passe, Ulrike
Peters, Nathan
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Krejci, Caroline
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Passe, Ulrike
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Dorneich, Michael
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Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering
The Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering teaches the design, analysis, and improvement of the systems and processes in manufacturing, consulting, and service industries by application of the principles of engineering. The Department of General Engineering was formed in 1929. In 1956 its name changed to Department of Industrial Engineering. In 1989 its name changed to the Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering.
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In the face of climate change, cities are becoming interested in developing policies and programs that will increase sustainability and resilience in their neighborhoods. In particular, government officials, planning agencies, and residents of the City of Des Moines, Iowa, would like to find ways to improve the energy efficiency of their urban built environment. Weatherization of residential buildings is one way of reducing energy consumption, particularly in winter months. While financial incentives might increase residents' adoption of weatherization measures, research has shown that social interactions more strongly influence this decision. To enable stakeholders to explore different scenarios for encouraging weatherization, a hybrid simulation model that integrates an urban energy model with an agent-based model has been developed to connect the physical processes of built environment systems with the goals, constraints, and interactions that drive resident behavior. This paper describes an application of the model to a specific residential city block.

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This is an accepted manuscript of a proceedings published as Krejci, Caroline C., Michael C. Dorneich, Ulrike Passe, and Nathan Peters. "A hybrid simulation model for urban weatherization programs." In Proceedings of the 2016 Winter Simulation Conference, pp. 1630-1641. IEEE Press, 2016. Posted with permission.

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