State of the art review on the HVAC occupant-centric control in different commercial buildings

G Huang, ST Ng, D Li, Y Zhang - Journal of Building Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
Heating ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems control that takes occupant
information into account is called HVAC occupant-centric control (OCC), which strikes better …

A review of current research on occupant-centric control for improving comfort and energy efficiency

Y Yuan, C Song, L Gao, K Zeng, Y Chen - Building Simulation, 2024 - Springer
Occupant-centric control (OCC) is intelligent control of building systems based on the real
comfort needs of occupants. This paper provides a comprehensive review of how real-world …

Ten questions concerning occupant-centric control and operations

Z Nagy, B Gunay, C Miller, J Hahn, MM Ouf… - Building and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Occupant-Centric Control and Operation (OCC) represents a transformative
approach to building management, integrating sensing of indoor environmental quality …

The effects of a mismatch between thermal comfort modeling and HVAC controls from an occupancy perspective

E Ono, K Mihara, KP Lam, A Chong - Building and Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Incorporating data-driven thermal comfort models into occupant-centric HVAC controls is
crucial to meet occupants' preferences in thermal comfort. Although HVAC controls and …

A simulation framework for assessing thermally resilient buildings and communities

AF Krelling, R Lamberts, J Malik, T Hong - Building and Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
The increasing frequency and severity of weather extremes caused by climate change
evidence the need to assess buildings beyond their typical thermal and energy performance …

Simulating annual autoregulation of daylight by grating smart window with angular-selective transmission

RS Zakirullin, IA Odenbakh - Journal of Building Performance …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
As a basis for further development of the BPS computer software, a method for simulating
the characteristics of buildings with grating smart windows is proposed. This novel smart …

A simulation-based framework to optimize occupant-centric controls given stochastic occupant behaviour

ZK Zadeh, MM Ouf - Building and Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Occupant-centric control (OCC) strategies represent a novel approach for indoor climate
control in which occupancy patterns and occupant preferences are embedded within control …

A data-driven workflow to improve energy efficient operation of commercial buildings: A review with real-world examples

T Abuimara, BW Hobson, B Gunay… - Building Services …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Data-driven building operation and maintenance research such as metadata inference, fault
detection and diagnosis, occupant-centric controls (OCCs), and non-invasive load …

An Occupant-centric Control Case Study Based on Internet of Things and Data Mining for an Office Space

Y Yuan, C Song, K Zeng, L Gao, Y Huang… - Journal of Building …, 2025 - Elsevier
Abstract Although research on Occupant Behavior (OB) and Occupant-Centric Control
(OCC) is extensive, the actual application of OCC remains limited. This study addresses this …