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Simulation of occupancy in buildings [PDF]
Energy and Buildings, 2015 Abstract Occupants are involved in a variety of activities in buildings, which drive them to move among rooms, enter or leave a building. In this study, occupancy is defined at four levels and varies with time: (1) the number of occupants in a building, (2) occupancy status of a space, (3) the number of occupants in a space, and (4) the space ...
Feng, Xiaohang, Yan, Da, Hong, Tianzhen
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Building Management Simulation Centre [PDF]
Automation in Construction, 2004 A unique training centre for construction management has recently been built in the Netherlands. The aim when developing the BMSC was to have maximum control over the training circumstances and to collect as much data as possible about the trainee, during the training. A new centre was therefore built and a new course system was implemented. The centre
Vries, de, B. +2 more
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Fifty Years of PMV Model: Reliability, Implementation and Design of Software for Its Calculation
Atmosphere, 2019 In most countries, PMV is the reference index for the assessment of thermal comfort conditions in mechanically conditioned environments. It is also the basis to settle input values of the operative temperature for heating and cooling load calculations ...
Francesca Romana d’Ambrosio Alfano +4 more
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Retrofit Analysis of City-Scale Residential Buildings in the Hot Summer and Cold Winter Climate Zone
Energies, 2023 The rising energy consumption in residential buildings within the hot summer and cold winter (HSCW) climate zone, driven by occupants’ pursuit of improved thermal comfort, necessitates effective energy conservation measures.
Yanfei Ji +4 more
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Applied Sciences, 2021 Climate change impact is one of the most important global concerns at present. In the building environment, climate-responsive design may help to enhance the adaptation capacity through a better building energy performance.
Ivan Julio Apolonio Callejas +6 more
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Temperature Sensing Optimization for Home Thermostat Retrofit
Sensors, 2021 Most existing residential buildings adopt one single-zone thermostat to control the heating of rooms with different thermal conditions. This solution often provides poor thermal comfort and inefficient use of energy.
Federico Seri +3 more
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Surrogate Models for Efficient Multi-Objective Optimization of Building Performance
Energies, 2023 Nowadays, the large set of available simulation tools brings numerous benefits to urban and architectural practices. However, simulations often take a considerable amount of time to yield significant results, particularly when performing many simulations
Gonçalo Roque Araújo +4 more
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Estimation of the Heating Time of Small-Scale Buildings Using Dynamic Models
Buildings, 2016 Most buildings are not continuously occupied, such as office buildings, schools, churches and many residential buildings. Maintaining comfortable conditions only during the occupied periods reduces the energy costs.
Degurunnehalage Wathsala Upamali Perera +1 more
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Energies, 2021 The COVID-19 pandemic and resulting containment measures have shown that energy consumption in buildings is linked to several factors, such as living habits, occupancy profiles, and heating ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems.
Domenico Palladino +2 more
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Energies, 2017 Solar desiccant cooling is widely considered as an attractive replacement for conventional vapor compression air conditioning systems because of its environmental friendliness and energy efficiency advantages.
Yunlong Ma +3 more
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