Despite a wide range of energy efficiency measures being implemented, carbon emissions
from the building sector continues to rise. Against the backdrop of rapidly increasing cooling …

This paper introduces a database of 34 field-measured building occupant behavior datasets
collected from 15 countries and 39 institutions across 10 climatic zones covering various …

Window opening behavior is a critical factor that affects the Indoor Environment Quality and
energy consumption of buildings. However, inaccurate consideration of this behavior in …

Occupant behavior plays a crucial role in enhancing indoor thermal comfort and achieving
energy efficiency by influencing the operational modes of Heating, Ventilation, and Air …

The escalating energy and environmental crises underline the imperative for sustainable
cities and societies. For effective and real-time energy management, this study proposes an …

Occupant behaviour has significant impacts on the performance of machine learning
algorithms when predicting building energy consumption. Due to a variety of reasons (eg …

Building energy consumption is a critical component of global energy demand, influenced
by personnel behaviors. This study explores occupancy and air-conditioning behaviors …

Occupant energy-related behaviour research practices based on objective factors may not
provide helpful insights that can derive from social sciences perspectives. This study …

The selection of a suitable indoor temperature is a challenge to society, since its relationship
with thermal comfort and energy consumption. The adaptive thermal comfort theory …

Any building creates a unique micro-environment. Educational buildings tend to offer a wide
range of purposes, with more operational functions than most other buildings. This paper …