Prateek Vaish
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Prateek Vaish has a total of 4 co-authors. Here are the top co-authors by number of shared publications:
- Bhaskaran Gopalakrishnan
Industrial and Management Systems Engineering, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506, USA
1 shared publication - Hailin Li
Mechanical, Material and Aerospace Engineering, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506, USA
1 shared publication - John James Recktenwald
Mechanical, Material and Aerospace Engineering, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506, USA
1 shared publication - Kenneth Means
Department of Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506, USA
1 shared publication
Latest Publications
- Open Access
- 21 February 2025
- Published by MDPI AG in Sustainability
- Vol. 17 (5) , 1845
Sustainability-Based Development of a Remote Technique to Assess the Effectiveness of Thermal Insulation in Households in West Virginia
As structures age, air leaks naturally form and can remain undetected for years, resulting in increased utility bills and, in severe cases, structural damage. The traditional method to determine if a structure has developed these leaks is through an energy audit, including blower door testing, which is costly and disturbs normal use of the building. A numerical approach to indicate the presence of air leaks, for instance, a simple mathematic formula requiring only simple building information available to any layman, would be of great value. Within this paper, a formula was developed for climate Zone 5 regions using multiple linear regression models to infer the presence of air leaks using only four input variables. To validate the model, this framework was applied to a series of 700–770 square foot (65.03–71.54 m2) apartment units in Morgantown, West Virginia, USA. The model was determined to be able to accurately estimate the energy consumption of a given unit within this size range with 20% accuracy, which can then be used to ascertain sub-optimal, and thus unsustainable, consumption of energy. This framework can be applied in additional climate zones to create a more robust and generally applicable formula.
- 21 February 2025
- Published by MDPI AG in Sustainability
- Vol. 17 (5) , 1845
Open AccessSustainability-Based Development of a Remote Technique to Assess the Effectiveness of Thermal Insulation in Households in West Virginia
As structures age, air leaks naturally form and can remain undetected for years, resulting in increased utility bills and, in severe cases, structural damage. The traditional method to determine if a structure has developed these leaks is through an energy audit, including blower door testing, which is costly and disturbs normal use of the building. A numerical approach to indicate the presence of air leaks, for instance, a simple mathematic formula requiring only simple building information available to any layman, would be of great value. Within this paper, a formula was developed for climate Zone 5 regions using multiple linear regression models to infer the presence of air leaks using only four input variables. To validate the model, this framework was applied to a series of 700–770 square foot (65.03–71.54 m2) apartment units in Morgantown, West Virginia, USA. The model was determined to be able to accurately estimate the energy consumption of a given unit within this size range with 20% accuracy, which can then be used to ascertain sub-optimal, and thus unsustainable, consumption of energy. This framework can be applied in additional climate zones to create a more robust and generally applicable formula.