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 …

The achievement of a good visual environment is key to guaranteeing human satisfaction
indoors. In this context, it is crucial to assess the visual environment through the …

Buildings consume more than one-third of the world's primary energy. Reducing energy use
and greenhouse-gas emissions in the buildings sector through energy conservation and …

People spend more than 90% of their life time in buildings, which makes occupant behavior
one of the leading influences of energy consumption in buildings. Occupancy and occupant …

Immersive virtual reality (IVR) is a promising technology increasingly applied to various
research fields, including building science and occupant comfort research. Using immersive …

The human-nature connection should be a key component in the design of supportive and
comfortable indoor environments. An interest in introducing Nature Based Solutions indoor …

In this paper, a systematic approach is presented to (1) collect end-user lighting-related
behavior by using immersive virtual environments (IVEs) as an experimental tool,(2) …

Despite its marked success in recent years, it is still not clear how Virtual Reality (VR) can
assist architects at the early stages of ideation and design. In this paper, we approach VR to …

Previous research has extensively documented several benefits of interacting with nature.
Biophilic design applications aimed at connecting the built environment back to nature have …

Virtual Reality application in holistic investigations for energy and cost-saving building
design, aimed at humans' well-being and performance, is still emerging and needs …