Building energy modeling combines physics-based and data-driven models for optimizing the operation of building energy systems.
Hybrid approaches are being explored, where physics-based model output is used as additional input for data-driven models.
A real-world case study on indoor thermodynamics evaluates four predominant hybrid approaches in building energy modeling.
The study reveals that hybrid approaches perform better with greater building documentation and sensor availability and hierarchical Shapley values are effective for explaining and improving the models.