Abstract
Although recent studies suggest that occupant behaviours change the energy use in buildings, few have explained the causal relationship between behaviour and energy performance. This paper aims to define building occupant behaviours that have implications for overall building energy performance. As a start, a comparison of the internal loads in response to the dynamic occupant schedule was conducted in EnergyPlus to illustrate that the uncertainties of occupant behaviour can be an important factor of building energy consumption. In addition, a simulation process that could potentially help to account for dynamic occupant behaviour is proposed.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages | 1049-1056 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| State | Published - 2011 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | 12th Conference of International Building Performance Simulation Association Building Simulation 2011, BS 2011 - Sydney, NSW, Australia Duration: Nov 14 2011 → Nov 16 2011 |
Other
| Other | 12th Conference of International Building Performance Simulation Association Building Simulation 2011, BS 2011 |
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| Country/Territory | Australia |
| City | Sydney, NSW |
| Period | 11/14/11 → 11/16/11 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Computer Science Applications
- Building and Construction
- Architecture
- Modeling and Simulation