In-situ monitoring of occupant behavior in residential buildings ‒ a timely review

Du, Jia; Pan, Wei; Yu, Cong

doi:10.1016/j.enbuild.2020.109811

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“…Several review papers on occupant behaviour have been published in recent years [12,33,36,54,[58][59][60][61]. Some of the studies pointed out that there are few studies in the tropical regions.…”

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“…For example, Schweiker et al [36] reported that all field studies took place in regions where there are discernible heating and cooling seasons, and no studies were undertaken in the tropics or sub-tropics. Du et al [61] also concluded that previous studies have covered most climate zones, but limited data are available for the hot-humid zone. Meanwhile, Kubota et al [3] reported through a survey in Malaysia that nearly 80% of the respondents normally opened their windows during daytime from 10 am to 6 pm, but only 10% practiced it at night.…”

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Analysis of Window-Opening Patterns and Air Conditioning Usage of Urban Residences in Tropical Southeast Asia

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Window-opening is one of the most important adaptive behaviours affecting indoor thermal comfort as well as household energy consumption in the tropics. In this study, large-scale surveys were conducted in major cities of Malaysia and Indonesia to extract various typical daily patterns of window-opening, air conditioning (AC) usage and fan usage among occupants in the tropics through a data mining approach based on a cluster analysis. Furthermore, influential factors for window-opening patterns, focusing especially on contextual factors and household attributes, were determined through a logistic regression analysis. As a result, several typical daily patterns of window-opening, AC usage and fan usage were extracted, respectively, even under the same hot-humid climate. It was found that household size, age of respondent, household income and concerns about insects were the most influential factors for daily window-opening patterns. The results of this study will fill the existing knowledge gap in driving factors of occupant behaviour in the tropics in which few studies have been conducted.

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Analysis of Window-Opening Patterns and Air Conditioning Usage of Urban Residences in Tropical Southeast Asia

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“…This qualitative information was instrumental to designing quantitative data collection (indoor environmental data and energy consumption) and analyzing the findings [41].…”

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Minimal Monitoring of Improvements in Energy Performance after Envelope Renovation in Subsidized Single Family Housing in Madrid

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This study quantified the improvement in energy efficiency following passive renovation of the thermal envelope in highly inefficient residential complexes on the outskirts of the city of Madrid. A case study was conducted of a single-family terrace housing, representative of the smallest size subsidized dwellings built in Spain for workers in the nineteen fifties and sixties. Two units of similar characteristics, one in its original state and the other renovated, were analyzed in detail against their urban setting with an experimental method proposed hereunder for simplified, minimal monitoring. The dwellings were compared on the grounds of indoor environment quality parameters recorded over a period covering both winter and summer months. That information was supplemented with an analysis of the energy consumption metered. The result was a low-cost, reasonably accurate measure of the improvements gained in the renovated unit. The monitoring output data were entered in a theoretical energy efficiency model for the entire neighborhood to obtain an estimate of the potential for energy savings if the entire urban complex were renovated.

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“…In residential buildings, split-type air conditioners (ACs) are common equipment used for controlling indoor thermal environment, especially in China's hot summer and cold winter (HSCW) zone, where the number of ACs per 100 households per year continues to increase [1]. Current studies related to the data-driven analysis of ACs behaviors has also been widely discussed [2]- [10].…”

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“…In general, the data sources of ACs research are relatively traditional, such as survey interviews, experiments and on-site monitoring [2], [11], thus the sampling quantity and accuracy are limited to a certain extent. Moreover, the analysis methods and conclusions are relatively qualitative, focusing on local user behaviors, such as temperature settings or turning on-off [6], [7], [12]- [15].…”

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Classification and Analysis of User Behavior based on Action Duration in Residential Split-type Air Conditioners

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2022

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In residential buildings, split-type air conditioners (ACs) are important indoor thermal environment control equipment. This study focused on ACs in China’s hot summer and cold winter zone. The valid data included 196 million real-time operation log records of more than 5,000 ACs in one year. The goal of this study is to classify action duration in a quantitative and interpretable way and analysis the user behavior based on the classification of action duration. Through the human intervention by indicators and multiple-Jenks algorithm, user behaviors based on action duration were divided into 6 categories and 12 types. The comparison of these action types in mode, wind speed and setting temperature were discussed as well. It reveals that some action durations are need to be focused in different conditions.

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In-situ monitoring of occupant behavior in residential buildings ‒ a timely review

Cited by 29 publications

References 110 publications

Analysis of Window-Opening Patterns and Air Conditioning Usage of Urban Residences in Tropical Southeast Asia

Analysis of Window-Opening Patterns and Air Conditioning Usage of Urban Residences in Tropical Southeast Asia

Minimal Monitoring of Improvements in Energy Performance after Envelope Renovation in Subsidized Single Family Housing in Madrid

Classification and Analysis of User Behavior based on Action Duration in Residential Split-type Air Conditioners

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