Occupant behavior impact on building sustainability performance: A literature review

HT Ebuy, H Bril El Haouzi, R Benelmir, R Pannequin - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Occupant behavior controls a building's energy system to adapt the indoor environment,
significantly increasing building energy consumption. Occupant behavior, which refers to the …

Data-driven evaluation of HVAC operation and savings in commercial buildings

A Khalilnejad, RH French, AR Abramson - Applied Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Commercial buildings consumed 36% of electricity, or 1.35 trillion kWh, in the United States
in 2017, and almost 30% of this energy was wasted. Much of this loss can be attributed to …

Assessment of HVAC performance and savings in office buildings using data-driven method

A Borodinecs, A Palcikovskis, A Krumins, D Zajecs… - Clean …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Enhancing energy efficiency within the building sector is imperative to curbing energy
losses, given that this sector alone contributes to over 34% of global energy consumption …

Evaluation of cooling setpoint setback savings in commercial buildings using electricity and exterior temperature time series data

A Khalilnejad, RH French, AR Abramson - Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Commercial buildings account for a significant amount of total energy produced in the US,
and the Heating Ventilation and Cooling (HVAC) systems are one of the most significant …

[HTML][HTML] Identifying the lack of energy-conscious behaviour in clinical and non-clinical settings: An nhs case study

A Taha, T Hopthrow, R Wu, N Adams, J Brown, A Zoha… - Electronics, 2021 - mdpi.com
The race against climate change has been a great challenge for years, and the UK
government has taken serious steps towards achieving the net-zero carbon target by 2050 …

Advancing Sustainable Urban Development in India through Energy-Efficient HVAC Solutions for Viksit Bharat 2047 Mission

KK Patel, PR Patel - ITM Web of Conferences, 2024 - itm-conferences.org
This research paper explores the pivotal role of energy-efficient Heating, Ventilation, and Air
Conditioning (HVAC) systems in propelling sustainable urban development within the …

Buildings

C Camarasa - Climate technologies in an urban context, 2021 - orbit.dtu.dk
Buildings are foundational items of urban development, as they sustain all the key functions
of a city, from housing to services to communications (1). What is more, today's urban areas …