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 …

Virtual reality for assessing visual quality and lighting perception: A systematic review

A Bellazzi, L Bellia, G Chinazzo, F Corbisiero… - Building and …, 2022 - Elsevier
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 …

Review of multi‐domain approaches to indoor environmental perception and behaviour

M Schweiker, E Ampatzi, MS Andargie… - Building and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Building occupants are continuously exposed to multiple indoor environmental stimuli,
including thermal, visual, acoustic, and air quality related factors. Moreover, personal and …

Trend analysis on adoption of virtual and augmented reality in the architecture, engineering, and construction industry

M Noghabaei, A Heydarian, V Balali, K Han - Data, 2020 - mdpi.com
With advances in Building Information Modeling (BIM), Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented
Reality (AR) technologies have many potential applications in the Architecture, Engineering …

[HTML][HTML] An immersive multisensory virtual reality approach to the study of human-built environment interactions

K Lyu, A Brambilla, A Globa, R de Dear - Automation in construction, 2023 - Elsevier
Although human-built environment interaction has been studied extensively, the scope has
been mostly limited to a single sensory domain instead of multimodal conditions. This …

LightLearn: An adaptive and occupant centered controller for lighting based on reinforcement learning

JY Park, T Dougherty, H Fritz, Z Nagy - Building and Environment, 2019 - Elsevier
In commercial buildings, lighting contributes to about 20% of the total energy consumption.
Lighting controllers that integrate occupancy and luminosity sensors to improve energy …

What drives our behaviors in buildings? A review on occupant interactions with building systems from the lens of behavioral theories

A Heydarian, C McIlvennie, L Arpan, S Yousefi… - Building and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Occupant behavior has a significant impact on building systems' operations and efficiency.
As a result, several innovative approaches have been introduced to quantify the dynamics of …

Ten questions concerning human-building interaction research for improving the quality of life

B Becerik-Gerber, G Lucas, A Aryal, M Awada… - Building and …, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper seeks to address ten questions that explore the burgeoning field of Human-
Building Interaction (HBI), an interdisciplinary field that represents the next frontier in …

[HTML][HTML] The power of green defaults: The impact of regional variation of opt-out tariffs on green energy demand in Germany

M Kaiser, M Bernauer, CR Sunstein, LA Reisch - Ecological Economics, 2020 - Elsevier
The present paper focuses on green defaults as demand-side policies supporting the uptake
of renewable energy in Germany. It sets out to gain a better understanding of whether and …

The field of human building interaction for convergent research and innovation for intelligent built environments

B Becerik-Gerber, G Lucas, A Aryal, M Awada… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract Human-Building Interaction (HBI) is a convergent field that represents the growing
complexities of the dynamic interplay between human experience and intelligence within …