Modelling diversity in building occupant behaviour: a novel statistical approach. Issue 5 (2nd November 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Haldi, Frédéric; Calì, Davide; Andersen, Rune Korsholm; Wesseling, Mark; Müller, Dirk
• Is Part Of: Journal of building performance simulation. Volume 10:Issue 5/6(2017)
• Page Start: 527
• Page End: 544
• Publication Date: 2017-11-02
• Subjects: windows -- shading devices -- electrical lighting -- occupant behaviour -- building simulation; 690.0113
• DOI: 10.1080/19401493.2016.1269245
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1940-1493

Abstract

Abstract : We propose an advanced modelling framework to predict the scope and effects of behavioural diversity regarding building occupant actions on window openings, shading devices and lighting. We develop a statistical approach based on generalised linear mixed models to account for the longitudinal nature of observations on occupants, and to provide a coherent method to capture observed variability amongst occupant/room pairings through built-in probabilistic terms describing occupant diversity in a tractable manner within building energy simulation. The contribution of the proposed method is demonstrated using collected behavioural data from three long-term monitoring campaigns (an office building in Switzerland and residential units in Germany and Denmark).