Occupancy and User Behavior Assessment. Windows Management in Natural Ventilated Dwellings

ANDREONI TRENTACOSTE, SOLEDAD ELISA; GANEM, CAROLINA

Chicago

Conferencia; Building Performance Analysis Conference and SimBuild 2020; 2020

ASHRAE and IBPSA-USA

The effects of occupancy and user behavior have been recently recognized as one of the leading influences of energy consumption in buildings. Occupants s actions change the indoor environment in terms of temperature, humidity, air quality, etc. which influences the total energy consumption of a building. These are important factors in the study of uncertainties between building performance simulation at a project stage and the real response of the built dwelling. There is a strong need for more accurate approaches to modeling occupant behavior to support planners and building managers during the design phase and building operation. The aim of this research is to find predictable parameters to obtain occupancy and user behavior profiles that could be taken into account for building simulation in dynamic prediction software such as Energy Plus. For that purpose, temperatures of a real-life building operation were monitored in the city of Mendoza, Argentina