Publications
Refereed Archival Journal Papers
[J.1] Bucking, S., Zmeureanu, R., Athienitis, A.
An information driven hybrid evolutionary algorithm for optimal design of a Net Zero Energy House.
Solar Energy, Vol. 96 (0), October 2013, pp. 128-139.
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[J.2] Bucking, S., Athienitis, A., Zmeureanu, R.
Multi-objective optimal design of a near net-zero energy solar house.
ASHRAE Transactions, Vol. 120 (1). January 2014. pp 224-236. Technical Paper Award
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[J.3] Bucking, S., Zmeureanu, R., Athienitis, A.
A methodology for identifying the influence of design variations on building energy performance.
Journal of Building Performance Simulation, Vol. 7 (6) 2014, pp. 411-426.
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[J.4] Bucking, S., Cotton, J.
Methodology for energy and economic modelling of net-zero energy communities.
ASHRAE Transactions, Vol. 121 (1). January 2015.
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[J.5] Bucking, S.
Optimization under Economic Uncertainty using a Net-Zero Energy Commercial Office Case-Study
ASHRAE Transactions. 2016 Vol. 122 (1). Jan 2016
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[J.6] Bucking, S.
Optimization under Economic Uncertainty: A Methodology to Determine the Effects of Solar Variability on Energy and Economic Indicators
ASHRAE Transactions. 2017 Vol. 123 (1). Jan 2017
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[J.7] Bucking, S.
Energy Modelling Methodology for Community Masterplanning
ASHRAE Transactions. 2018 Vol. 124 (1). Jan 2018
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[J.8] Bucking, S., Dermadiros, V.
Distributed evolutionary algorithm for co-optimization of building and district systems for early community energy masterplanning
Applied Soft Computing. 2018 [Accepted]
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[J.9] Gunay, B., Shen, W., Huchuk, B., Yang, Chunsheng, Bucking, S., O’Brien, W
On the energy and comfort performance benefits of early detection of building sensor and actuator faults
Building Services Engineering Research and Technology. 2018 [Accepted]
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[J.10] Vasken Dermardiros, Andreas Athienitis, and Scott Bucking.
Energy performance, comfort and lessons learned from a net-zero energy library. ASHRAE Transactions. 2019 Vol. 125 (1). Jan 2019
[Accepted]
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[J.11] Gutland, M., Bucking, S., Santana, M.
Assessing Durability of Historic Masonry Walls with Calibrated Energy Models and Hygrothermal Modelling
International Journal of Architectural Heritage, Vol. 13 (4), May 2019, pp. 128-139.
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[J.12] Dutta, S., Bucking, S., Gunay, B.
A method for extracting performance metrics using work-order data
Science and Technology for the Built Environment. 2019 [Accepted]
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[J.13] Ide, L., Gutland, M., Bucking, S., Santana, M.
Balancing Trade-offs between Deep Energy Retrofits and Heritage Conservation: A Methodology and Case Study
International Journal of Architectural Heritage, Vol. 16 (4), May 2020, pp. xxx-xxx.
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[J.14] St. Jacques, M., Bucking, S., O'Brien, W.
Spatially and temporally sensitive consumption-based emission factors from mixed-use electrical grids for building electrical use
Energy and Buildings, Vol. 24:110249, 2020
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[J.15] Dutta, S., Bucking, S., Gunay, B.
Benchmarking operational performance of buildings by text mining tenant surveys
Science and Technology for the Built Environment. 2020 [Accepted]
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[J.16] Gutland, M., Bucking, S., Santana, M.
A methodology for hygrothermal modelling of imperfect masonry interfaces
Journal of Building Physics. 2021 44(6), 485–509.
https://doi.org/10.1177/1744259121989388
[J.17] Abdalla, A., Bucking, S., Mohamed, S., Cotton, J.
Modeling of thermal energy sharing in integrated energy communities with micro-thermal networks
Energy and Buildings 248:111170, 2021
[J.18] Andre A. Markus, Brodie W. Hobson, H. Burak Gunay, and Scott Bucking.
A framework for a multi-source, data-driven building energy management toolkit.
Energy and Buildings 250: 111255, 2021
[J.19] Mohammad Derakhti, Scott Bucking, William O'Brien
Impact of the measured data frequency on commercial building energy model calibration and retrofit analysis.
Science and Technology for the Built Environment vol 28: pg 628-644 Issue 5, 2021
[J.20] Gutland, M., Bucking, S., Santana, M.
Hygrothermal modelling of historic rubble masonry walls: Accounting for geometric and compositional variability.
Journal of Building Engineering 103929. 2022
[J.21] Bucking, S., Rostami, M., Reinhart, J., St. Jacques, M.
On Modelling of Resiliency Events using Building Performance Simulation: A Multi-Objective Approach.
Journal of Building Performance Simulation 15:3, pg307-322. 2022
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[J.22] Andre A. Markus, Brodie W. Hobson, H. Burak Gunay, and Scott Bucking.
Does a knowledge gap contribute to the performance gap? Interviews with building operators to identify how data-driven insights are interpreted
Energy and Buildings 250: 111255, 2022
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[J.23] Ahmed Abdalla, Saber Mohamed, Friedrich Kelton, Scott Bucking, James Cotton.
The impact of the thermal distribution network's operating temperature and system design on different communities' energy profiles
Sustainable Cities and Society 94: 104540, 2023
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[J.24] Ahmed Abdalla, Saber Mohamed, Friedrich Kelton, Scott Bucking, James Cotton.
The impact of clustering strategies to site integrated community energy and harvesting systems on electrical demand and regional GHG reductions
Energy Conversion and Management vol 288: 117151, 2023
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[J.25] Ahmed Abdalla, Saber Mohamed, Friedrich Kelton, Scott Bucking, Vick Lakhian, Jeffrey Girard , Ahmed Saber, Abdelsalam, Mohamed , Marilyn Lightstone, Brendan Sullivan , Jorge Chebeir, James Cotton.
Integrated Community Energy and Harvesting Systems: A Climate Action Strategy for Cold Climates
Applied Energy vol 346: 121291, 2023
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Technical Reports
[TR.1] Bucking, S., Mazhar, H. and Cotton, J.
Burlington Innovation District: Energy Modelling Methodology.
Technical Report: NSERC Engage Grant, Mechanical Engineering Department, McMaster University, Hamilton, January 20, 2015; Submitted to Colliers International, 2015. (pdf)[TR.2] Bucking, S., Satnik, D.
Energy Modelling Report: Zibi Community: Building 13
Technical Report, S2E Technology, July 1st, 2015; Submitted to Windmill Developments for the Zibi Community 2015. (pdf)
Refereed Conference Papers
[RC.1] O'Brien, W., Athienitis, A., Zmeureanu, R., Bucking, S., Doiron, M.,
Applying a design methodology for a net-zero energy house to evaluate design processes and tools. In: Proceedings of EuroSun International Conference on Solar Heating, Cooling and Buildings, 2010, Graz, Austria.
(pdf)[RC.2] Bucking, S., Athienitis, A., Zmeureanu, R., O'Brien, W., Doiron, M.,
Design optimization methodology for a near net zero energy demonstration home. In: Proceedings of EuroSun International Conference on Solar Heating, Cooling and Buildings, 2010, Graz, Austria.
(pdf)[RC.3] Bucking, S., Zmeureanu, R., Athienitis, A.
An optimization methodology to evaluate the effect size of incentives on energy-cost optimal curves. In: Proceedings of 13th International Conference of the International Building Performance Simulation Association. 2013, Chambery, France.
(pdf)[RC.4] Bucking, S., Cotton, J.
Simulation approaches for smart communities. In: Proceedings of eSim 8th Canadian Conference of the International Building Performance Simulation Association. 2014, Ottawa, Canada.
(pdf)[RC.5] Bucking, S., Dermadiros, V., Athienitis, A.
The Effect of Hourly Primary Energy Factors on Optimal Net-Zero Energy Building Design In: Proceedings of eSim 9th Canadian Conference of the International Building Performance Simulation Association. 2016, Hamilton, Canada.
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Non-Refereed Conference Papers
[NRC.1] Bucking, S., Athienitis, A., Zmeureanu, R.
Optimization of net-zero energy solar communities: effect of uncertainty due to occupant factors.
In: Proceedings of ISES World Conference, Kassel, Germany.
(pdf)[NRC.2] Candanedo, J., Bucking, S., Allard, A., Athienitis, A.
Model-Based Predictive Control Applications for Solar Homes and Communities.
Presented at: Model Predictive Control in Buildings Workshop, June 24-25, 2011, Montreal, QC.
(pdf)[NRC.3] Bucking, S., Athienitis, A., Zmeureanu, R.
Effect of a time-of-use feed-in tariff on optimal net-zero energy home design.
Presented at: NextGenerationSolar Photovoltaics Canada: 2013 National Scientific Conference Best Speaker Award, McMaster, ON.
(pdf)[NRC.4] Bucking, S., Cotton, J.
Net Zero Resilient Communities: Three Canadian Case-Studies.
Presented at: CZEBS-iiSBE-APEC Net Zero Built Environment 2015 Symposium, August 20, 2015.
Book Chapters
[B.1] Attia, S., Hamdy, M., Carlucci, S., Pagliano, L. Bucking, S. and Hasan, A.
Building Performance Optimisation of Net Zero-Energy Buildings.
In: Athienitis, A., O'Brien, W. (eds.) Modelling, Design and Optimization of Net-Zero Energy Buildings. Ernst and Sohn. Chapter 6.
Thesis
[T.1] Bucking, S.
Pathways to Net-Zero Energy Buildings: An Optimization Methodology.
Ph.D. Dissertation, Concordia University, Nov. 2013 link1 link2
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