Including occupants in building performance simulation: Integration of an agent-based occupant behavior algorithm with energyplus

2014 ASHRAE/IBPSA-USA Building Simulation Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 417-424

  Langevin, Jared ^a   Wen, Jin ^a   Gurian, Patrick L ^a  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; AUTONOMOUS AGENTS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; ENERGY UTILIZATION; MATLAB; OFFICE BUILDINGS; VIRTUAL REALITY;

AGENT-BASED MODEL; BUILDING CONTROLS; BUILDING ENERGY SIMULATIONS; BUILDING MANAGERS; BUILDING PERFORMANCE SIMULATIONS; OCCUPANT COMFORTS; U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY; VIRTUAL TEST BEDS;

BUILDINGS;

EID: 84938851620     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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