Predicted and actual indoor environmental quality: Verification of occupants' behaviour models in residential buildings

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 127, Issue , 2016, Pages 105-115

  Andersen, Rune K ^a   Fabi, Valentina ^b   Corgnati, Stefano P ^b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Building energy performance simulation; Heating set point adjustments; Model; Stochastic models; Verification; Window opening behaviour

Indexed keywords

APARTMENT HOUSES; BUILDINGS; CARBON DIOXIDE; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; FORECASTING; MODELS; SPACE HEATING; STOCHASTIC CONTROL SYSTEMS; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS; VERIFICATION; WIND;

BUILDING ENERGY PERFORMANCE; BUILDING PERFORMANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; INDOOR ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; MEASURED TEMPERATURES; OCCUPANTS' BEHAVIOURS; SETPOINTS; WINDOW OPENINGS;

STOCHASTIC MODELS;

EID: 84973342104     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2016.05.074     Document Type: Article

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