Three main categories of occupant behaviors were summarized for building through this
literature review, including the occupancy, interactions and behavioral efficiency. The results …

Three main groups of internal and external influencing factors have been identified through
this review, including building characteristics, equipment and technologies, and occupant's …

Abstract “Framework” and “case-study” are the two most prominent features in the
optimization of architectural building design. The first can improve the speed of the process …

There are indications that energy-retrofitted buildings can create risks for indoor
environmental quality (IEQ) and therefore for health and comfort of occupants. A review was …

Nowadays, analyzing, detecting, and visualizing abnormal power consumption behavior of
householders are among the principal challenges in identifying ways to reduce power …

Residential building space cooling and heating energy consumption account for
approximately 15% of the total social energy consumption. Occupant behaviour is the …

In this research, one-factor-at-a-time (OFAT) and variance-based sensitivity analysis
methods integrate with EnergyPlus through MATLAB to define predominant variables …

Buildings' expected (projected, simulated) energy use frequently does not match actual
observations. This is commonly referred to as the energy performance gap. As such, many …

Smart homes are equipped with easy-to-interact interfaces, providing a more comfortable
living environment and less energy consumption. There are currently satisfactory …

More and more public buildings have functional zones without physical partitioning, and non-
uniform thermal environments often exist inside it. Understanding this phenomenon and its …