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<div class="csl-entry">Regnath, F., Berger, C., & Mahdavi, A. (2022). The impact of occupant’s energy awareness and thermal preferences on buildings’ performance. In L. Itard, L. Hensen-Centnerová, A. Boerstra, P. Bluyssen, J. Hensen, T. Klein, M. Loomans, P. Pauwels, C. Struck, M. Tenpierik, & B. Geldermans (Eds.), <i>14th REHVA World Congress - Clima 2022 - Towards digitalized, healthy, circular, and energy efficient HVAC</i> (pp. 1615–1620). TU Delft OPEN Publishing. https://doi.org/10.34641/clima.2022.406</div>
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dc.identifier.uri
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12708/65129
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dc.description.abstract
(no german version)
Recent research efforts in building performance simulation increasingly focus on the representation of people's behaviour (specifically, their interactions with buildings' control systems). In this context, the use of agent-based modelling (ABM) is suggested to be a promising approach, as it can capture, in principle, the complexity and dynamics of the patterns of individual occupants' presence and behaviour in buildings. The present contribution describes a related effort, whereby an agent-based model (generated using the NetLogo application) was coupled with a dynamic building simulation model to examine the impact of occupants' energy-related behaviour on buildings' energy performance. To this end, four user types were defined in the agent-based modelling environment. These occupant types were assumed to correspond to different energy awareness levels as well as different tolerance levels with regard to indoor-environmental conditions that are deemed to be desirable. The behavioural model is linked to the dynamic energy simulation tool EnergyPlus via co-simulation using the Building Control Virtual Test Bed tool and Python programming language. A case study object (specifically, six single-occupancy office spaces in an office building) was selected to simulate the impact of different occupant types on the building energy performance. The simulation results suggest that the awareness level of occupants regarding energy conservation issues can have significant influence on the computed energy performance of the case study building. Moreover, occupants' level of tolerance regarding deviations of indoor-environmental conditions from "optimal" settings, was likewise shown to influence energy use. Finally, the case study highlights existing usability challenges concerning co-simulation processes involving both ABM and performance simulation.
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dc.description.abstract
Recent research efforts in building performance simulation increasingly focus on the representation of people's behaviour (specifically, their interactions with buildings' control systems). In this context, the use of agent-based modelling (ABM) is suggested to be a promising approach, as it can capture, in principle, the complexity and dynamics of the patterns of individual occupants' presence and behaviour in buildings. The present contribution describes a related effort, whereby an agent-based model (generated using the NetLogo application) was coupled with a dynamic building simulation model to examine the impact of occupants' energy-related behaviour on buildings' energy performance. To this end, four user types were defined in the agent-based modelling environment. These occupant types were assumed to correspond to different energy awareness levels as well as different tolerance levels with regard to indoor-environmental conditions that are deemed to be desirable. The behavioural model is linked to the dynamic energy simulation tool EnergyPlus via co-simulation using the Building Control Virtual Test Bed tool and Python programming language. A case study object (specifically, six single-occupancy office spaces in an office building) was selected to simulate the impact of different occupant types on the building energy performance. The simulation results suggest that the awareness level of occupants regarding energy conservation issues can have significant influence on the computed energy performance of the case study building. Moreover, occupants' level of tolerance regarding deviations of indoor-environmental conditions from "optimal" settings, was likewise shown to influence energy use. Finally, the case study highlights existing usability challenges concerning co-simulation processes involving both ABM and performance simulation.
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dc.subject
Occupant behaviour
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dc.subject
agent-based modelling
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dc.subject
indoor environment.
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dc.title
The impact of occupant's energy awareness and thermal preferences on buildings' performance
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dc.type
Konferenzbeitrag
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dc.type
Inproceedings
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dc.relation.publication
14th REHVA World Congress - Clima 2022 - Towards digitalized, healthy, circular, and energy efficient HVAC
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dc.contributor.editoraffiliation
Delft University of Technology, Netherlands (the)
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dc.contributor.editoraffiliation
Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherlands (the)
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dc.contributor.editoraffiliation
Delft University of Technology, Netherlands (the)
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dc.contributor.editoraffiliation
University of Antwerp
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dc.relation.isbn
978-94-6366-564-3
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dc.relation.doi
10.34641/mg.33
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dc.description.startpage
1615
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dc.description.endpage
1620
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dc.type.category
Full-Paper Contribution
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tuw.booktitle
14th REHVA World Congress - Clima 2022 - Towards digitalized, healthy, circular, and energy efficient HVAC
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tuw.peerreviewed
true
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tuw.relation.publisher
TU Delft OPEN Publishing
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tuw.relation.publisherplace
Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands
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tuw.researchTopic.id
E6
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tuw.researchTopic.id
E1
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tuw.researchTopic.name
Sustainable Production and Technologies
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tuw.researchTopic.name
Energy Active Buildings, Settlements and Spatial Infrastructures
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tuw.researchTopic.value
20
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tuw.researchTopic.value
80
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tuw.publication.orgunit
E259-03 - Forschungsbereich Bauphysik und Bauökologie
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tuw.publisher.doi
10.34641/clima.2022.406
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dc.description.numberOfPages
6
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tuw.editor.orcid
0000-0002-4887-4343
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tuw.editor.orcid
0000-0003-0079-2725
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tuw.editor.orcid
0000-0001-8020-4609
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tuw.editor.orcid
0000-0002-4546-0305
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tuw.editor.orcid
0000-0003-0897-5542
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tuw.event.name
Clima 2022 - Towards digitalized, healthy, circular and energy efficient HVAC // 15th REHVA World Congress
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tuw.event.startdate
22-05-2022
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tuw.event.enddate
25-05-2022
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tuw.event.online
On Site
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tuw.event.type
Event for scientific audience
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tuw.event.place
Rotterdam
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tuw.event.country
NL
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tuw.event.presenter
Mahdavi, Ardeshir
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wb.sciencebranch
Architektur
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wb.sciencebranch
Bauingenieurwesen
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wb.sciencebranch.oefos
2012
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wb.sciencebranch.oefos
2011
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wb.facultyfocus
Öko-effiziente Entwicklung und Gestaltung der gebauten Umwelt und der räumlichen Ressourcen
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wb.facultyfocus
Eco-efficient development and design of the built environment
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wb.facultyfocus.faculty
E250
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wb.presentation.type
science to science/art to art
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none
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http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_5794
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conference paper
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Publications
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no Fulltext
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TU Wien, Austria
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E259-03 - Forschungsbereich Bauphysik und Bauökologie