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 …

In light of recent research, it is evident that occupants are playing an increasingly important
role in building energy performance. Despite the important role of building energy codes …

Due to the very limited information available during building design phase, lighting
automation systems tend to follow pre-defined control curves and use normative default …

This paper reviews the state-of-the-art smart building research by a bibliometric analysis, a
content analysis, and a qualitative review. The bibliometric analysis of 364 academic papers …

Building energy efficiency, as a traditional field which has been existing for decades
performs a prosperous needs with diversity of corresponding methods. In the flow of artificial …

A novel strategy that combines separate probabilistic models developed by other
researchers into a unified model for generating schedules of active occupancy, domestic hot …

Occupant behaviour (OB) is recognized as a leading source of uncertainty in building
performance predictions. Neglecting the potential influence of uncertainties on building …

Differences in building operator strategies can significantly affect building energy use and
occupant comfort. However, it seems that the daily work of building operators and facility …

The development of more energy efficient and smarter buildings must include the
perspective of the occupants. The knowledge of occupant behaviour motivations is …

Building science commonly studies comfort—a subjective concept—through quantitative
methods. These methods are often not the most appropriate to study subjective concepts …