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Examining the Impact of Daylighting and the Corresponding Lighting Controls to the Users of Office Buildings

Energies, 2020
Daylight utilization significantly contributes to energy savings in office buildings. However, daylight integration requires careful design so as to include variations in daylight availability and maintain a balance between factors such as lighting ...
Lambros T. Doulos, Aris Tsangrassoulis, Evangelos-Nikolaos Madias, Spyros Niavis, Antonios Kontadakis, Panagiotis A. Kontaxis, Vassiliki T. Kontargyri, Katerina Skalkou, Frangiskos Topalis, Evangelos Manolis, Maro Sinou, Stelios Zerefos   +11 more
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User Perception of Indoor Temperature and Preferences in Energy-Efficient Office Renovation Cases in the Netherlands [PDF]

E3S Web of Conferences, 2019
A comfortable indoor environment is one of the primary conditions of buildings. A majority of studies have attempted to compare occupant satisfaction of green-certificated offices and conventional offices.
Kwon Minyoung, van den Dobbelsteen Andy, Remøy Hilde   +2 more
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Triangulation Method to Assess Indoor Environmental Conditions and Occupant Comfort and Productivity towards Low Energy Buildings in Malaysia

Buildings, 2022
Saving energy and cutting costs without compromising indoor comfort conditions are challenging, especially in hot and humid regions such as Malaysia. This study explores a new approach to reducing energy consumption without compromising staff comfort in ...
Mohammed Hatim Al-Sabahi, Muhammad Azzam Ismail, Ali Mohammed Alashwal, Karam M. Al-Obaidi   +3 more
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Can occupant voting systems provide energy savings and improved occupant satisfaction in buildings? - a review

, 2021
Occupant voting system(s) (OVS) are digital tools used to collect continuous and real-time feedback on occupants’ perception of and desired changes to the indoor environmental quality.
Sheikh Khan, Donya, Kolarik, Jakub, Jakub Kolarik, Donya Sheikh Khan   +3 more
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Occupant Environmental Satisfaction in a Semi-Outdoor Workspace versus Air-Conditioned Offices in Singapore [PDF]

E3S Web of Conferences
In Singapore, the hot and humid climate has made air conditioning the default design strategy for commercial office buildings. However, it comes at a cost with cooling demand up to 60% of total electricity consumption.
Cheung Toby, Ono Eikichi
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Occupant Satisfaction and Comfort in Green Buildings: A Longitudinal Occupant Survey in a Green Building in the Subtropical Climate in Australia

, 2018
Understanding occupant expectation and feedback is an important part of building performance evaluation. This paper explores occupant satisfaction change during a 10-year period in a green building located in the subtropical zone.
Best, Rick, Gou, Zhonghua, Dupre, Karine, Khoshbakht Iradmoosa, Maryam   +3 more
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Impact of occupant autonomy on satisfaction and building energy efficiency

Energy and Built Environment, 2023
The philosophy of building energy management is going through a paradigm change from traditional, often inefficient, user-controlled systems to one that is centrally automated with the aid of IoT-enabled technologies.
Wipa Loengbudnark, Kaveh Khalilpour, Gnana Bharathy, Alexey Voinov, Leena Thomas   +4 more
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Relationship between Quality of Building Maintenance Management Services for Indoor Environmental Quality and Occupant Satisfaction: Case Study of Bus Terminal Buildings in Penang

SHS Web of Conferences, 2014
Maintenance is often defined as the series of activities undertaken to take care of the building structure and services to ensure the intended functions and optimal performance of a building life cycle.
Full Chong Choon, Tabassi Amin Akhavan
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Analytical Hierarchical Process as a Multicriteria Decision Tool in Material Selection for Prefabricated Wood Buildings

Buildings, 2023
The popularity of prefabricated wooden buildings is increasing in North America, but choosing suitable materials for these structures can be complicated. This can lead to problems like financial losses, production delays, and lower quality.
Matheus R. Cabral, Pierre Blanchet
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Indoor environment quality effects on occupant satisfaction and energy consumption: Empirical evidence from subtropical offices [PDF]

This study examines the impact of indoor environment quality (IEQ) on occupant satisfaction and energy consumption in Australia’s subtropical office buildings.
Santamouris, Mattheos, Roumi, Soheil, Stewart, Rodney A, Zhang, Fan   +3 more
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