Role of office layout typology in saving time and distance spent by users: Case of office buildings in Erbil city

Mustafa, Faris Ali; Azeez, Sweyda Abdullah

doi:10.1016/j.asej.2022.101742

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“…Human comfort (F2): Because individuals spend the majority of their time in office buildings, it is critical to design spaces with human comfort (Ali Mustafa and Abdullah Azeez, 2022). The considerable mutual influence between energy usage and human comfort must not be overlooked when developing SR projects.…”

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“…As Vadruccio et al. (2023) investigated to understand the financial impact of installing IOT retrofits for smart buildings, it is noteworthy to carefully examine impacts from those aspects in order to minimise such concerns. Human comfort (F2): Because individuals spend the majority of their time in office buildings, it is critical to design spaces with human comfort (Ali Mustafa and Abdullah Azeez, 2022). The considerable mutual influence between energy usage and human comfort must not be overlooked when developing SR projects.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Adopting smart retrofits: a decision-making model and benchmarking criteria

Jayarathne,

De Silva,

Samarakoon

2024

BEPAM

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PurposeEnergy consumption in existing office buildings has been growing in parallel with the rise in occupant energy demand. As a result, many building owners have given smart retrofits (SRs) a higher priority. However, the utilisation of suitable SRs from a range of SRs has become a challenging task. The purpose of this paper is to develop a decision-making model to select the most suitable SRs for conventional office buildings and form a set of benchmarks for assessing the performance of SRs.Design/methodology/approachA qualitative approach with six case studies was used. Content analysis was carried out using NVivo to explore the factors considered for the selection of SR techniques. A decision-making model for selecting SRs in Sri Lankan office buildings was proposed. SR performance benchmarks were developed by referring to established standards and studies done in tropical office buildings.FindingsOut of 18 identified SRs from literature, fan cycling, ventilation control and LED luminaires have been recognised as commonly used SRs in Sri Lankan office buildings. Analysis showed that HVAC retrofits saved more energy, while lighting retrofits could be easily implemented in existing buildings. The proposed decision-making model can explore further improvements to enhance the performance of SRs.Originality/valueThe selection of SRs is a comprehensive decision-making process. Metrics were established to benchmark the performance of SRs. The proposed model offers a tool for building owners and facility managers to optimise facility operations.

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Section: Governing Factors For Sr Selectionmentioning

confidence: 99%