Christantoni, DespoinaDespoinaChristantoniOxizidis, SimeonSimeonOxizidisFlynn, DamianDamianFlynnFinn, DonalDonalFinn2016-10-182016 Elsev2016-11Energy and Buildingshttp://hdl.handle.net/10197/8079This paper exploits a whole-building energy simulation approach to develop and evaluate demand response strategies for commercial buildings. The research is motivated by the increasing penetration of renewable energy sources such as wind and solar, which owing to their stochastic nature, means that enhanced integration of demand response measures in buildings is becoming more challenging and complex. Using EnergyPlus, a simulation model of a multi-purpose commercial building was developed and calibrated. Demand response strategies are evaluated for a number of building zones, which utilise different heating, cooling and ventilation equipment. The results show that for events of varying demand response durations, different strategies should be selected for each zone based on their thermal and usage profiles. Overall, a maximum reduction of 14.7% in electrical power demand was recorded when targeting a centralised chiller load, with smaller reductions for other decentralised building loads.enThis is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in Energy and Buildings. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version was subsequently published in Energy and Buildings (VOL 131, ISSUE 2016, (2016)) DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2016.09.017.Commercial buildingsDemand responseVirtual testbedJournal Article131768610.1016/j.enbuild.2016.09.0172016-09-29https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ie/