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Understanding Occupants’ Behaviour for Energy Efficiency in Buildings

verfasst von: Marcel Schweiker

Erschienen in: Current Sustainable/Renewable Energy Reports | Ausgabe 1/2017

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Abstract

Purpose of Review

The goal of this paper is to structure the vast amount of research on occupant behaviour published recently and to relate these to the question, how this body of research can lead to increased energy efficiency in buildings.

Recent Findings

The number and variety of (a) influencing factors included in investigations, (b) modelling approaches and their evaluation and (c) model implementations into building performance simulation environments (BPS) are increasing. Thereby, approaches combining elements from social sciences and engineering sciences are applied to the first two, but their benefit for BPS remains unexplored.

Summary

The field of research dealing with the understanding and modelling of occupant behaviour in the built environments is evolving rapidly. The findings can be used to increase the robustness of energy-efficient building concepts, to evaluate energy-efficient technologies and to develop respective control strategies. However, any application outside the research environment needs to be done with great cautiousness given the high number of unexplored influences underlying behavioural patterns.

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Titel: Understanding Occupants’ Behaviour for Energy Efficiency in Buildings
verfasst von: Marcel Schweiker
Publikationsdatum: 03.02.2017
Verlag: Springer International Publishing
Erschienen in: Current Sustainable/Renewable Energy Reports / Ausgabe 1/2017
Elektronische ISSN: 2196-3010
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40518-017-0065-5