Definition of occupant behavior in residential buildings and its application to behavior analysis in case studies

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 104, Issue , 2015, Pages 1-13

  Chen, Shuqin ^a   Yang, Weiwei ^b   Yoshino, Hiroshi ^c   Levine, Mark D ^d   Newhouse, Katy ^e   Hinge, Adam ^f  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^f Sustainable Energy Partnerships ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Case studies; Characteristics of occupant behavior; Definition of occupant behavior; Residential buildings

Indexed keywords

BUILDINGS; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; HOUSING; STATISTICAL METHODS;

BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS; BEHAVIORAL PARAMETERS; CASE-STUDIES; ENERGY SAVING POTENTIAL; INTERMEDIATE LEVEL; OCCUPANT BEHAVIOR; RESIDENTIAL BUILDING; STATISTICAL SURVEY;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

EID: 84937836166     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2015.06.075     Document Type: Article

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