A methodology for modelling energy-related human behaviour: Application to window opening behaviour in residential buildings

Building Simulation

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 415-427

  Fabi, Valentina ^a,b   Andersen, Rune Vinther ^b   Corgnati, Stefano P ^a   Olesen, Bjarne W ^b  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

building energy performance; energy modelling; occupant behaviour; probabilistic approach

Indexed keywords

EID: 84881604918     PISSN: 19963599     EISSN: 19968744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12273-013-0119-6     Document Type: Article

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