Seminar 58 -- Considering Occupancy Behavior in Design and Operation for Residential Buildings

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Building energy consumption is a systematic procedure comprehensively influenced by not only engineering technologies, but also cultural concept, occupant behavior and social equity, etc. People spend more than 90% of time in buildings and as a result occupancy behavior becomes a leading factor that affects building energy consumption, particularly in residential buildings, but it is quite often oversimplified. Hence, having a better understanding, description and model of occupant behavior in residential buildings can improve the accuracy of building simulations and guide the design and operation of buildings. This forum is part of IEA EBC Annex 66 activities.

Logical, but Not Predictable: A Story of Three High-Rise Residential Building Occupant Studies
Liam O'Brien, Ph.D., Associate Member
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Occupant Control Behavior of Low-Temperature Air Source Heat Pump in Chinese Rural Housing: What Does It Mean to Thermal Comfort and Energy Consumption?
Xudong Yang, Ph.D., Fellow ASHRAE
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Beyond Technology: Improving Occupants' Energy Efficiency Behaviors through Social-Psychological Analysis
Chien-fei Chen, Ph.D.
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Investigation of Occupancy Behavior in Residential Buildings
Bing Dong, Associate Member
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Run Time: 90 mins.