Heating ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems control that takes occupant
information into account is called HVAC occupant-centric control (OCC), which strikes better …

Buildings account for a significant portion of the global energy consumption. Forecasting
personnel occupancy is critical for reducing energy consumption in buildings. This study …

Indoor environmental quality (IEQ) significantly impacts human health, well‐being, and
productivity. However, a comprehensive and in‐depth review of the combined effects of IAQ …

Occupant behavior plays an important role in the evaluation of building performance.
However, many contextual factors, such as occupancy, mechanical system and interior …

Despite reaching a point of acceptance as a research tool across the geographical and
social sciences, there remain significant methodological challenges for agent‐based …

Existing research studies on home automation systems mostly conserve energy by modeling
the occupancy of users within home. Some others apply statistical approaches on the survey …

Precise and quick thermal load prediction for buildings is imperative in realizing the flexibility
of building energy systems. Operation optimization based on the prediction results can …

The building energy performance gap (EPG) seriously restricts the improvement of building
energy efficiency. Currently, although many studies on EPG, it is not yet fully understood and …

Since people spend most of their time indoors, it is important to create comfortable indoor
environments for building occupants. However, unsuitable thermostat settings lead to …

Artificial neural network (ANN) has acquired noticeable interest from the research
community to handle complex problems in Construction and Building engineering (CB). This …