Teleworking has been widely perceived as a more sustainable mode of working for
knowledge workers compared to the status quo of commuting to centralized offices because …

In recent years, research has emerged to quantitatively and qualitatively understand
occupants' interactions with buildings. However, there has been surprisingly little research …

A personal comfort model is an approach to thermal comfort modeling, for thermal
environmental design and control, that predicts an individual's thermal comfort response …

There are indications that energy-retrofitted buildings can create risks for indoor
environmental quality (IEQ) and therefore for health and comfort of occupants. A review was …

The purpose of this descriptive research paper is to initiate discussions on the use of
innovative technologies and their potential to support the research and development of pan …

Traditional occupant behavior modeling has been studied at the building level, and it has
become an important factor in the investigation of building energy consumption. However …

The fault detection and diagnosis (FDD) for air conditioning systems has been an active
area of research for over two decades. However, the majority of methods have been …

Occupancy detection capabilities provided by modern connected thermostats enable
adaptive thermal control of residential buildings. While this adaptation might simply consider …

The proliferation of urban sensing, IoT, and big data in cities provides unprecedented
opportunities for a deeper understanding of occupant behaviour and energy usage patterns …

Thermostat management plays a significant role in household energy conservation. This
study aims to conduct a systematic and comprehensive analysis to quantify the energy …