[HTML][HTML] State-of-the-art review of occupant behavior modeling and implementation in building performance simulation

O Ahmed, N Sezer, M Ouf, LL Wang… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
Occupant Behavior (OB) is one of the major drivers of building energy consumption.
However, OB is usually oversimplified in Building Performance Simulation (BPS), resulting …

Ten questions concerning reinforcement learning for building energy management

Z Nagy, G Henze, S Dey, J Arroyo, L Helsen… - Building and …, 2023 - Elsevier
As buildings account for approximately 40% of global energy consumption and associated
greenhouse gas emissions, their role in decarbonizing the power grid is crucial. The …

Towards mobility data science (vision paper)

M Mokbel, M Sakr, L **ong, A Züfle, J Almeida… - arxiv preprint arxiv …, 2023 - arxiv.org
Mobility data captures the locations of moving objects such as humans, animals, and cars.
With the availability of GPS-equipped mobile devices and other inexpensive location …

Prediction of window opening behavior and its impact on HVAC energy consumption at a residential dormitory using Deep Neural Network

PR Pandey, B Dong - Energy and Buildings, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Individuals globally spend about 88–92% of their entire time in the indoor
environment. The implementation of regularly scheduled systems operation is common in …

[HTML][HTML] Enhancing energy efficiency and comfort with a multi-domain approach: Development of a novel human thermoregulatory model for occupant-centric control

A Buonomano, C Forzano, VM Gnecco, I Pigliautile… - Energy and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Occupant Centric Control (OCC) strategies aims to achieve a more personalized
and comfortable indoor environment, translating occupants' comfort requirements into real …

Occupant behavior, thermal environment, and appliance electricity use of a single-family apartment in china

C Wang, X Li, W Sun, J An, S Gao - Scientific Data, 2024 - nature.com
The household is the basic unit of a residential community or building. High-resolution, long-
term open data are necessary to help study residential electricity consumption, smart home …

Predictive modelling of multi-domain factors on window, door, and fan status in naturally ventilated school classrooms

PB Franceschini, M Schweiker, LO Neves - Building and Environment, 2024 - Elsevier
Most studies regarding the investigation of occupant behaviour (OB) in school classrooms
addressed the environmental influence on window operation solely and were conducted in …

Occupant-centric HVAC and window control: A reinforcement learning model for enhancing indoor thermal comfort and energy efficiency

X Liu, Z Gou - Building and Environment, 2024 - Elsevier
Occupant behavior plays a crucial role in enhancing indoor thermal comfort and achieving
energy efficiency by influencing the operational modes of Heating, Ventilation, and Air …

ROBOD, room-level occupancy and building operation dataset

ZD Tekler, E Ono, Y Peng, S Zhan, B Lasternas… - Building …, 2022 - Springer
The availability of the building's operation data and occupancy information has been crucial
to support the evaluation of existing models and development of new data-driven …

[HTML][HTML] Enhancing real-time nonintrusive occupancy estimation in buildings via knowledge fusion network

C Lu - Energy and Buildings, 2024 - Elsevier
Real-time nonintrusive occupancy estimation can maximize the use of existing sensors to
infer occupant information in buildings with the advantages of fewer privacy concerns and …