[HTML][HTML] A review on occupancy prediction through machine learning for enhancing energy efficiency, air quality and thermal comfort in the built environment

W Zhang, Y Wu, JK Calautit - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2022‏ - Elsevier
The occupants' presence, activities, and behaviour can significantly impact the building's
performance and energy efficiency. Currently, heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning …

Tackling climate change with machine learning

D Rolnick, PL Donti, LH Kaack, K Kochanski… - ACM Computing …, 2022‏ - dl.acm.org
Climate change is one of the greatest challenges facing humanity, and we, as machine
learning (ML) experts, may wonder how we can help. Here we describe how ML can be a …

State of the art review on the HVAC occupant-centric control in different commercial buildings

G Huang, ST Ng, D Li, Y Zhang - Journal of Building Engineering, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Heating ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems control that takes occupant
information into account is called HVAC occupant-centric control (OCC), which strikes better …

Introducing IEA EBC annex 79: Key challenges and opportunities in the field of occupant-centric building design and operation

W O'Brien, A Wagner, M Schweiker, A Mahdavi… - Building and …, 2020‏ - Elsevier
Despite the fact that buildings are designed for occupants in principle, evidence suggests
buildings are often uncomfortable compared to the requirements of standards; difficult to …

Rethinking the role of occupant behavior in building energy performance: A review

Y Zhang, X Bai, FP Mills, JCV Pezzey - Energy and Buildings, 2018‏ - Elsevier
Technology alone will not achieve building energy conservation goals, and humans and
their energy-related behavior in buildings must be included in energy performance efforts …

A review of smart building sensing system for better indoor environment control

B Dong, V Prakash, F Feng, Z O'Neill - Energy and Buildings, 2019‏ - Elsevier
This paper aims to provide a systemic review of how indoor sensors influence in managing
optimal energy saving, thermal comfort, visual comfort, and indoor air quality in the built …

[HTML][HTML] A critical review of occupant energy consumption behavior in buildings: How we got here, where we are, and where we are headed

X Xu, H Yu, Q Sun, VWY Tam - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Occupant behavior has been widely considered as one of the key influencing factors on
building energy consumption. The complexity of its formation mechanism and the dynamic …

The human dimensions of energy use in buildings: A review

S D'Oca, T Hong, J Langevin - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2018‏ - Elsevier
The “human dimensions” of energy use in buildings refer to the energy-related behaviors of
key stakeholders that affect energy use over the building life cycle. Stakeholders include …

Advances in research and applications of energy-related occupant behavior in buildings

T Hong, SC Taylor-Lange, S D'Oca, D Yan… - Energy and …, 2016‏ - Elsevier
Occupant behavior is one of the major factors influencing building energy consumption and
contributing to uncertainty in building energy use prediction and simulation. Currently the …

Using machine learning techniques for occupancy-prediction-based cooling control in office buildings

Y Peng, A Rysanek, Z Nagy, A Schlüter - Applied energy, 2018‏ - Elsevier
Heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) are among the major energy demand in
the buildings sector globally. Improving the energy efficiency of such systems is a critical …