Rethinking the role of occupant behavior in building energy performance: A review

Y Zhang, X Bai, FP Mills, JCV Pezzey - Energy and Buildings, 2018 - Elsevier
Technology alone will not achieve building energy conservation goals, and humans and
their energy-related behavior in buildings must be included in energy performance efforts …

[HTML][HTML] A critical review of occupant energy consumption behavior in buildings: How we got here, where we are, and where we are headed

X Xu, H Yu, Q Sun, VWY Tam - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
Occupant behavior has been widely considered as one of the key influencing factors on
building energy consumption. The complexity of its formation mechanism and the dynamic …

Human-in-the-loop HVAC operations: A quantitative review on occupancy, comfort, and energy-efficiency dimensions

W Jung, F Jazizadeh - Applied Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
Heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) systems account for almost half of the
energy consumption in buildings. By benefiting from advancements in information and …

Digitisation in facilities management: A literature review and future research directions

JKW Wong, J Ge, SX He - Automation in Construction, 2018 - Elsevier
Research into digital technology (DT) in construction practices has gained widespread
attention. While the application of different DTs in facility management (FM) has been …

The impacts of occupant behavior on building energy consumption: A review

S Chen, G Zhang, X **a, Y Chen, S Setunge… - … Energy Technologies and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Three main categories of occupant behaviors were summarized for building through this
literature review, including the occupancy, interactions and behavioral efficiency. The results …

Review of 10 years research on building energy performance gap: Life-cycle and stakeholder perspectives

PXW Zou, X Xu, J Sanjayan, J Wang - Energy and Buildings, 2018 - Elsevier
The reliability, security, and sustainability of energy generation and supply are of global
importance and the building sector accounts for up to 32% of total energy consumption …

A review of studies applying machine learning models to predict occupancy and window-opening behaviours in smart buildings

X Dai, J Liu, X Zhang - Energy and Buildings, 2020 - Elsevier
This study carries out a literature review on studies using machine learning (ML) models to
predict occupancy and window-opening behaviour and their application in smart buildings …

An ontology to represent energy-related occupant behavior in buildings. Part I: Introduction to the DNAs framework

T Hong, S D'Oca, WJN Turner… - Building and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Reducing energy consumption in the buildings sector requires significant changes, but
technology alone may fail to guarantee efficient energy performance. Human behavior plays …

From occupancy to occupant behavior: An analytical survey of data acquisition technologies, modeling methodologies and simulation coupling mechanisms for …

M Jia, RS Srinivasan, AA Raheem - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2017 - Elsevier
Energy consumption and indoor environment of buildings are proved to be largely
influenced by the presence and behaviors of occupants. The uncertainty caused by …

A review of internal and external influencing factors on energy efficiency design of buildings

S Chen, G Zhang, X **a, S Setunge, L Shi - Energy and Buildings, 2020 - Elsevier
Three main groups of internal and external influencing factors have been identified through
this review, including building characteristics, equipment and technologies, and occupant's …