Quantifying the human-building interaction: Considering the active, adaptive occupant in building performance simulation

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 117, Issue , 2016, Pages 372-386

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

^a Drexel University   (United States)

Author keywords

Agent based modeling; Building performance modeling; Co simulation; Occupant behavior; Thermal comfort

Indexed keywords

AUTONOMOUS AGENTS; BUILDINGS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE MODELS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COSTS; ENERGY UTILIZATION; PRODUCTIVITY; THERMAL COMFORT; VIRTUAL REALITY;

ACCURACY AND PRECISION; AGENT-BASED BEHAVIOR; AGENT-BASED MODEL; BUILDING ENERGY CONSUMPTION; BUILDING PERFORMANCE; COSIMULATION; INDOOR ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; OCCUPANT BEHAVIOR;

ENERGY CONSERVATION;

EID: 84960804737     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2015.09.026     Document Type: Article

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