Over the years, AI has been utilized as a powerful tool to address complex challenges in the
AEC industry. In the current AI practices, machines predominantly plan, manage, control …

Buildings consume energy for different purposes. One core function is to provide healthy
and comfortable living conditions for the humans that inhabit these buildings. The …

Occupant behavior in buildings might result into gap between predicted and actual energy
use and cause indoor thermal comfort fluctuations, due to its uncertainty and …

Energy consumption in office buildings highly depends on occupant energy-use behaviors
and intervening these behaviors could function as a cost-effective approach to enhance …

Occupants' energy-consuming behaviors have a significant influence on overall energy
consumption in commercial buildings. Accordingly, understanding and intervening in these …

Occupant behavior is one of the most influential parameters affecting buildings' energy
consumption. However, simplifying this parameter in building performance simulation tools …

Providing personalized energy-use information to individual occupants enables the
adoption of energy-aware behaviors in commercial buildings. However, the implementation …

Commercial and institutional buildings often operate at a fraction of their full occupancy, yet
ventilation is frequently provided assuming maximum occupancy during working hours …