With building electric demand becoming increasingly dynamic, and a growing percentage of
intermittent renewable power generation from solar photovoltaics and wind turbines, the …

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 …

As buildings account for approximately 40% of global energy consumption and associated
greenhouse gas emissions, their role in decarbonizing the power grid is crucial. The …

The impact of building sector on carbon mitigation has prompted an increased focus on the
energy performance of the built environment. Conventional buildings often suffer from a …

Recent developments in information and communication technology have sparked the
notion of smart buildings; an example of which is occupant-centric control (OCC). In this …

Smart lighting has become a universal smart product solution, with global revenues of up to
US 5.9 billion by 2021. Six main factors drive the technology: light-emitting diode (LED) …

In commercial buildings, lighting contributes to about 20% of the total energy consumption.
Lighting controllers that integrate occupancy and luminosity sensors to improve energy …

Occupants are active participants in their built environment, affecting its performance while
simultaneously being affected by its design and indoor environmental conditions. With …

The wide use of smart meters enables collection of a large amount of fine-granular time
series, which can be used to improve the understanding of consumption behavior and used …

Occupants are the core of the built environment. Traditional heating, ventilation, and air-
conditioning (HVAC) systems operate with predefined schedules and maximum occupancy …