Paul Raftery

University of California, Berkeley — United States

Engineering · Physical Sciences

27h-index3.4kcitations105works3.02yr avg
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Research Topics

Building Energy and Comfort Optimization(75), Wind and Air Flow Studies(25), Infection Control and Ventilation(13), Urban Heat Island Mitigation(12), Sustainable Building Design and Assessment(7)

Publications105 total

Safe indoor temperature limits shape overheating resilience and cooling demand in California homes
2025Open Access
Commercial Building HVAC Functional Performance Test Automation Using Brick Metadata Schema
Lecture notes in civil engineering·2025
Experimental Evaluation of Targeted Cooling Solutions to Alleviate Surgeon Heat Stress in Operating Rooms
2025
Assessing Overheating Risk and Energy Impacts in California's Residential Buildings
2025· 1 cited
Using smart thermostats to reduce indoor exposure to wildfire fine particulate matter (PM2.5)
Indoor Environments·2025Open Access
Simulation-Based evaluation of Cost-Responsive supply air temperature control strategy for office buildings across different climates
Energy and Buildings·2025Open Access
Embodied carbon in mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems: A critical literature review
Building and Environment·2025· 8 citedOpen Access
How high can You Go: Determining the warmest supply water temperature for high thermal mass radiant cooling systems under thermal comfort constraints
Energy and Buildings·2025· 4 citedOpen Access
Temporal Resolution Matters: Evaluating Carbon Emission Factors for Accurate Accounting in Commercial Buildings
SSRN Electronic Journal·2025Open Access
Demonstrating the Reliability of Randomized Measurement and Verification for Switchable Control Retrofits Using a Large Open-Source Dataset
SSRN Electronic Journal·2025Open Access
Reliably estimating the impact of an active control strategy in a building
Journal of Building Engineering·2024· 2 citedOpen Access
Load Shifting and Enhancing Energy Savings with Dynamic Ventilation Strategies in Multi-Family Residential Buildings
2024Open Access
Insights from hydronic heating systems in 259 commercial buildings
Energy and Buildings·2024· 3 citedOpen Access
Screening Method to Identify High VAV Minimum Airflow Rates and Retrofit Opportunities
2024Open Access
Material Selection and System Layout to Lower Embodied Carbon of Pipe in an Office Building
2024· 1 cited
HEATING HOT WATER DISTRIBUTION HEAT LOSSES—DETAILED MEASUREMENT
2024· 2 cited
Field Demonstration of the Brick Ontology to Scale up the Deployment of ASHRAE Guideline 36 Control Sequences
2024· 2 cited
Considerations for estimating operational greenhouse gas emissions in whole building life-cycle assessments
Building and Environment·2024· 35 citedOpen Access
Embodied Carbon in Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing Systems: A Critical Literature Review
SSRN Electronic Journal·2024· 1 citedOpen Access
How High Can You Go: Determining the Warmest Supply Water Temperature for High Thermal Mass Radiant Cooling Systems Under Thermal Comfort Constraints
SSRN Electronic Journal·2024Open Access
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Frequent Co-authors

Stefano Schiavon(15), Fred Bauman(15), Edward Arens(9), Marcus Keane(8), Gabe Fierro(8), Hui Zhang(7), Therese Peffer(6), Joyce Kim(5), David Culler(5), Gwelen Paliaga(5), Marco Pritoni(5), Gail Brager(4), Jonathan Woolley(4), Ken Bruton(4), Dominic O’Sullivan(4), Caroline Karmann(4), Jovan Pantelic(4), Maohui Luo(4), Daniel Coakley(3), James O’Donnell(3)