From occupants to occupants: A review of the occupant information understanding for building HVAC occupant-centric control

T Yang, A Bandyopadhyay, Z O'Neill, J Wen, B Dong - Building simulation, 2022 - Springer
Occupants are the core of the built environment. Traditional heating, ventilation, and air-
conditioning (HVAC) systems operate with predefined schedules and maximum occupancy …

Past and future trends on the effects of occupant behaviour on building energy consumption

M Torabi, M Mahdavinejad - Journal of Sustainable Architecture and …, 2021 - ceeol.com
In recent decades, the need for an accurate evaluation of energy use in buildings has
become increasingly growing due to the rise in environmental awareness and political …

Clustering and prediction of space cooling and heating energy consumption in high-rise residential buildings with the influence of occupant behaviour: Evidence from …

J Duan, N Li, J Peng, Q Liu, T Peng, S Wang - Journal of Building …, 2023 - Elsevier
Residential building space cooling and heating energy consumption account for
approximately 15% of the total social energy consumption. Occupant behaviour is the …

Many-objective day-ahead optimal scheduling of residential flexible loads integrated with stochastic occupant behavior models

Z Luo, J Peng, R Yin - Applied Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Residential flexible load scheduling is playing a more and more vital role in balancing the
supply and demand of utility grids with the increasing penetration of solar and wind power …

Energy and comfort performance of occupant-centric air conditioning strategy in office buildings with personal comfort devices

J Zhang, X Zhou, S Lei, M Luo - Building Simulation, 2022 - Springer
The personal comfort system (PCS) aims to meet individual thermal comfort demands
efficiently to achieve higher thermal comfort satisfaction while reducing air conditioning …

Study on occupant behaviour using air conditioning of high-rise residential buildings in hot summer and cold winter zone in China

J Duan, N Li, J Peng, C Wang, Q Liu, X Zhou - Energy and Buildings, 2022 - Elsevier
Over the past two decades, the electricity consumption of residential air conditioning (AC)
has increased by 13.4 times. Moreover, carbon emissions from building operations remain …

Stochastic modelling of flexible load characteristics of split-type air conditioners using grey-box modelling and random forest method

Z Jiang, J Peng, R Yin, M Hu, J Cao, B Zou - Energy and Buildings, 2022 - Elsevier
Split-type air conditioners (ACs) are the major contributors to the total electricity use and
peak power demand in residential buildings due to their high penetration. Accurate …

The role of socio-demographic and economic characteristics on energy-related occupant behavior

H Palani, J Acosta-Sequeda, A Karatas… - Journal of Building …, 2023 - Elsevier
Building-related sectors use more energy than all other energy consuming sectors. Energy
consumption behavior of occupants and their socio-demographic profiles are some of the …

An occupant-centric air-conditioning system for occupant thermal preference recognition control in personal micro-environment

M Zhu, Y Pan, Z Wu, J **e, Z Huang… - Building and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Thermal comfort is one of the most important factors of indoor environment quality, affecting
occupants' well-being and work efficiency. With the advent of smart control technology …

Impact of air-conditioning usage behavior of student groups on air-conditioning load simulation in university dormitories

Y Zhang, X Luo, Y Sun, X Liu - Energy and Buildings, 2024 - Elsevier
During summers, air-conditioning (AC) accounts for a large proportion of the total energy
consumption of university dormitory buildings, which is influenced by the occupant behavior …