Occupancy-based HVAC control systems in buildings: A state-of-the-art review

M Esrafilian-Najafabadi, F Haghighat - Building and Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
Intelligent buildings have drawn considerable attention due to rapid progress in
communication and information technologies. These buildings can utilize current and …

Human-in-the-loop HVAC operations: A quantitative review on occupancy, comfort, and energy-efficiency dimensions

W Jung, F Jazizadeh - Applied Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
Heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) systems account for almost half of the
energy consumption in buildings. By benefiting from advancements in information and …

Learning-based CO2 concentration prediction: Application to indoor air quality control using demand-controlled ventilation

S Taheri, A Razban - Building and Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
There have been increasing concerns over the air quality inside buildings as high levels of
bio-effluents can cause nausea, dizziness, headaches, and fatigue to the people working in …

Accurate occupancy detection of an office room from light, temperature, humidity and CO2 measurements using statistical learning models

LM Candanedo, V Feldheim - Energy and buildings, 2016 - Elsevier
The accuracy of the prediction of occupancy in an office room using data from light,
temperature, humidity and CO 2 sensors has been evaluated with different statistical …

A review on optimized control systems for building energy and comfort management of smart sustainable buildings

PH Shaikh, NBM Nor, P Nallagownden… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2014 - Elsevier
Buildings all around the world consume a significant amount of energy, which is more or
less one-third of the total primary energy resources. This has raised concerns over energy …

IEA EBC Annex 66: Definition and simulation of occupant behavior in buildings

D Yan, T Hong, B Dong, A Mahdavi, S D'Oca… - Energy and …, 2017 - Elsevier
More than 30% of the total primary energy in the world is consumed in buildings. It is crucial
to reduce building energy consumption in order to preserve energy resources and mitigate …

Review of 10 years research on building energy performance gap: Life-cycle and stakeholder perspectives

PXW Zou, X Xu, J Sanjayan, J Wang - Energy and Buildings, 2018 - Elsevier
The reliability, security, and sustainability of energy generation and supply are of global
importance and the building sector accounts for up to 32% of total energy consumption …

Energy intelligent buildings based on user activity: A survey

TA Nguyen, M Aiello - Energy and buildings, 2013 - Elsevier
Occupant presence and behaviour in buildings has been shown to have large impact on
heating, cooling and ventilation demand, energy consumption of lighting and appliances …

A review of studies applying machine learning models to predict occupancy and window-opening behaviours in smart buildings

X Dai, J Liu, X Zhang - Energy and Buildings, 2020 - Elsevier
This study carries out a literature review on studies using machine learning (ML) models to
predict occupancy and window-opening behaviour and their application in smart buildings …

From occupancy to occupant behavior: An analytical survey of data acquisition technologies, modeling methodologies and simulation coupling mechanisms for …

M Jia, RS Srinivasan, AA Raheem - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2017 - Elsevier
Energy consumption and indoor environment of buildings are proved to be largely
influenced by the presence and behaviors of occupants. The uncertainty caused by …