Occupancy schedules and density can have a substantial influence on building plug,
lighting, and air conditioning energy usage. In recent years, the study related to occupancy …

Today, the effects of the indoor environment on occupants' health and comfort represent a
very important topic and requires a holistic approach in which the four main environmental …

Here we present a field study examining the impact of elevated room temperature and air
movement on thermal comfort and self-reported productivity. This experiment was performed …

Abstract Variable Air Volume (VAV) system serving multiple zones often shows energy
wastage issues as it is not able to maintain ventilation requirements efficiently at part-load …

G. Jeffrey Snyder is a Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at Northwestern
University in Evanston Illinois. His interests are focused on engineering of electronic and …

The gap between the actual and intended energy use for a building is often attributed to
stochastic behaviour of occupants. This study systematically investigates the relationship of …

This paper presents a case study to compare the zone-level actual supplied ventilation rate
with minimum required ventilation rate for a typical variable air volume (VAV) operation. The …

This study analyzes future changes in population-weighted degree-days in 48 states over
the contiguous US Using temperature data from the NASA Earth Exchange Global Daily …

Climatic design conditions are widely used by the building community as environmental
parameters informing the size and energy requirements for heating, ventilation and air …

Return water temperature and flow rate are indicators of the energy efficiency of chilled
water systems. Since the late 1980s, the return water temperature has deviated from the …