Occupant behaviour in buildings is a point of interest for building designers around the world. Functional buildings have a significant energy demand; therefore, improving the thermal and energy performance of such buildings requires knowledge about the variables that influence them. However, to increase the potential for improving thermal and energy performance of buildings, studies must also consider the occupant’s interactions with the built environment. The occupant behaviour influences the conditions of the internal environment through the occupation of indoor building spaces and through the interaction with building elements, such as air-conditioning, lighting, blinds and windows. Occupant Behaviour in Buildings: Advances and Challenges brings together reviews of these influential aspects, presenting updates on advances and questions that pose challenges in our current understanding of behavioural modeling and its application to building design. Special topics covered in the book include methods to survey occupant behavior, building design choices, occupant behaviour impact on a building's thermal and energy efficiency, and, finally, a simulation of occupants in a building.
Key Features:
This reference is an informative resource for students and professionals in architecture, civil engineering, building information design, and urban planning.
Readers interested in social and behavioural sciences will also gain insights on research methods that are helpful in investigating human behavior in urban dwellings.
Key Features:
- Presents up-to-date information on occupant behaviour in buildings
- Eight chapters, written by renowned researchers, provide readers with useful insights on the subject
- Includes a case study of buildings in Brazil- Structured reader-friendly content
- References for further reading
This reference is an informative resource for students and professionals in architecture, civil engineering, building information design, and urban planning.
Readers interested in social and behavioural sciences will also gain insights on research methods that are helpful in investigating human behavior in urban dwellings.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Exploring the Potential of Combining Technological- Innovations with Qualitative Methods in Occupant Behaviour
- Research
- Introduction
- Indoor Environment, Climate and Occupant Behaviour
- Potentially Applicable Technological Innovations
- Behavioural Sensing
- Wearable Devices
- Internet-Of-Things
- Virtual Reality
- Qualitative Methods to Study Occupant Behaviour
- Questionnaires
- Interviews
- Personal Diaries
- Post-Occupancy Evaluation
- Comparison of Qualitative Methods
- Combination of Technological Innovations and Qualitative
- Methods
- Concluding Remarks
- Consent for Publication
- Conflict of Interest
- Acknowledgements
- References
Chapter 2 Monitoring Occupant Window Opening Behaviour In
- Buildings: a Critical Review
- Introduction
- Monitoring Occupant Window Opening Behaviour
- Self-Recording Window Usage by Building Occupants
- Recording Window Usage by Electronic Measuring Devices
- Recording Window Usage by Surveyor Observations
- Recording Window Usage by Self-Estimation from Building Occupants
- Camera-Based Estimation
- Method Comparison
- Popularity
- Sample Size
- Measurement Interval
- Measurement Duration
- Whether Measuring Window State or Window Opening Angle
- Whether Occupants' Window Opening/Closing Action Has Been Analysed
- Capturing Important Influential Factors
- Outdoor Environmental Factors
- Indoor Environmental Factors
- Building- and System-Related Factors and Occupant-Related Factors
- Time-Dependent Factors and Other Factors
- Mateus V. Bavaresco, Ricardo F. Rupp and Enedir Ghisi
- Shen Wei, Yan Ding and Wei Yu
- Conclusion
- Consent for Publication
- Conflict of Interest
- Acknowledgement
- References
Chapter 3 Supporting the Decision-Making Process of Building Users In
- The Selection of Energy-Efficient Heating Solutions by Identifying
- And Evaluating Co-Benefits
- Introduction
- Co-Benefits: Adding Value to Energy Efficiency
- Addressing Co-Benefits Through a Qualitative Survey
- Degree of Relevance and Willingness to Pay for Co-Benefits
- Comparing the Perspectives of National Contexts on Co-Benefits 85
- Portugal
- Spain
- Italy
- France
- Germany
- Co-Benefits as a Support for Decision-Making
- Conclusion
- Consent for Publication
- Conflict of Interest
- Acknowledgements
- References
Chapter 4 The Impact of Occupants in Thermal Comfort and Energy
- Efficiency in Buildings
- Introduction
- Thermal Comfort and HVAC Control
- Thermal Comfort Metrics
- Pmv Computation
- Occupancy Estimation and Detection, and Its Impact on Thermal Comfort
- Eletric Consumption and Energy Efficiency
- Data Acquisition System
- Electric Consumption and Occupation
- Energy Consumption Forecasting Models and Occupancy
- Concluding Remarks
- Consent for Publication
- Conflict of Interest
- Acknowledgement
- References
Chapter 5 Detecting Occupant Actions in Buildings and the Drivers of Their Behaviour
- Introduction
- Scope
- Occupant Behaviour
- State-Of-The-Art
- Ricardo Barbosa and Manuela Almeida
- António Ruano, Karol Bot and Maria Da Graça Ruano
- Pedro F. Pereira and Nuno M. M. Ramos
- Occupant Behaviour Data-Acquisition
- Intelligent Buildings
- Summarising
- Digital Twins
- Machine Learning Techniques Used in Occupant Behaviour
- Gap and Objectives
- Materials and Methods
- Case Study
- Data Acquisition Strategy
- Monitoring System
- Surveys
- Software Used
- Detection of Occupant Actions
- Change Point Analysis (Cpa)
- New Technique Based on the Outlier Detection
- Decision Tree
- Comparison Between Methodologies of Occupant Actions Detection
- Detection of the Drivers of Occupant Behaviour
- Spearman's Rank Correlation Coefficient
- Logistic Regression
- Comparison Between Methodologies of Occupant Actions Drivers Detection
- Conclusion
- Consent for Publication
- Conflict of Interest
- Acknowledgement
- References
Chapter 6 The (Not So) Close Relationship Between Occupancy And
- Windows Operation
- Introduction
- Studies on Occupant Behaviour
- Explanatory Data Analysis
- Method
- Obtaining the Data
- Descriptive Data Analysis
- Cluster Analysis Application
- Results
- Descriptive Analysis
- Cluster Analysis
- Discussion
- Concluding Remarks
- Consent for Publication
- Conflict of Interest
- Acknowledgements
- References
Chapter 7 Investigating the Uncertainties of Occupant Behaviour In
- Building Performance Simulation: a Case Study in Dwellings in Brazil 213
- Introduction
- Aline Schaefer, João Vitor Eccel and Enedir Ghisi
- Arthur Santos Silva
- Literature Review
- Developing Operational Schedules
- Data Acquisition
- Measurements of the Average Power of Equipment and Lighting
- Questionnaires on the Operational Schedules
- Data Treatment
- Developing Schedules for Occupancy and Openings Operation
- Developing Schedules for Equipment and Lighting Usage
- Representation of the Schedules
- Schedules of Occupancy
- Schedules of the Operation of Windows and Doors
- Equipment and Lighting Schedules
- Internal Loads with Equipment and Lighting
- Building Performance Simulation
- Building Simulation Programme
- Building Model
- Construction and Materials
- Climate Consideration
- Simulation Experiments
- Natural Ventilation Mode
- Hybrid Ventilation Mode
- Output Variables
- Statistical Methods and Data Treatment
- Results and Discussion
- Natural Ventilation Mode
- Global Sensitivity Analysis
- Uncertainty Analysis
- Hybrid Ventilation Mode
- Global Sensitivity Analysis
- Uncertainty Analysis
- Discussion
- Conclusion
- Consent for Publication
- Conflict of Interest
- Acknowledgements
- References
Chapter 8 Indoor Climate Management of Museums: The Impact of Ventilation on Conservation, Human Health and Comfort
- Introduction
- State-Of-The-Art
- General Considerations
- Iaq Based on Comfort Perception
- Traditional Approach
- The Adaptation Concept
- International Guidelines and Standards
- En 16798-1
- Ashrae 62.1
- Cibse Guide a En 15759-2
- Hugo Entradas Silva and Fernando M. A. Henriques
- Iaq Based on Human Health
- Iaq in Museums
- Methodology
- General Considerations
- Case Study - Geometry, Envelope and Internal Gains
- Building Geometry
- Envelope
- Internal Loads
- Visitors Flux
- Sensible and Latent Heat
- Co2 Generation Rate
- Lighting
- Simulation Study
- Weather File
- Data Analysis
- Results
- Conclusion
- Consent for Publication
- Conflict of Interest
- Acknowledgement
- References
- Subject Index
Author
- Enedir Ghisi
- Ricardo Forgiarini Rupp
- Pedro Fernandes Pereira
