Name
Abstract | ||
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With the trend towards energy efficient buildings that diminish fossil fuel usage and carbon emissions, achieving high energy performance became a necessity. Allowing occupants to be actively involved during the design and operation phases of buildings is vital in fulfilling this goal without jeopardizing occupant satisfaction. Although different occupant behavior types were considered in prior research efforts, recent tools did not however examine simultaneously visual, thermal and acoustic comfort levels. This paper presents work targeted at efficiently studying occupant multi-comfort level using agent-based modeling with the ultimate aim of reducing energy consumption within academic buildings. The proposed model was capable of testing different parameters and variables affecting occupant behavior. Several scenarios were examined and statistical results demonstrated that the presence of different occupant behavior types is deemed necessary for a more realistic overall model, and the absence of windows results in an acoustic satisfaction with a decrease in (HVAC) use. |
Year | DOI | Venue |
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2016 | 10.1109/WSC.2016.7822187 | Winter Simulation Conference |
Field | DocType | ISSN |
Simulation,Efficient energy use,Computer science,HVAC,Comfort levels,Architectural engineering,Energy consumption,High energy,Greenhouse gas | Conference | 0891-7736 |
ISBN | Citations | PageRank |
978-1-5090-4484-9 | 0 | 0.34 |
References | Authors | |
0 | 2 | |
Name | Order | Citations | PageRank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mohammad Barakat | 1 | 0 | 0.34 |
| Hiam M. Khoury | 2 | 16 | 3.25 |