Open AccessDevelop a New Approach to Evaluate Energy Savings, Thermal Comfort and IAQ from Occupant-Centric Building Controls
Author(s) -
Min Kong,
Bing Dong,
Jianshun Zhang,
Xuezheng Wang
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of physics. conference series
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1742-6596
pISSN - 1742-6588
DOI - 10.1088/1742-6596/2069/1/012148
Subject(s) - occupancy , thermal comfort , indoor air quality , architectural engineering , post occupancy evaluation , control (management) , plan (archaeology) , open plan , energy (signal processing) , efficient energy use , computer science , environmental science , engineering , civil engineering , environmental engineering , artificial intelligence , history , statistics , physics , mathematics , archaeology , electrical engineering , thermodynamics
Occupant behavior is identified as one of the key factors influencing the energy use and indoor environmental quality of the building. Occupancy-centric control is famous for its potential to save building energy without sacrificing occupants’ comfort. This study utilized two identical lab spaces, configured as typical open-plan offices, to investigate the performance of the occupancy-centric control in terms of energy-saving, indoor air quality, and thermal comfort. The results have demonstrated that occupancy-centric control could save around 28% total energy, including fan, cooling, and heating energy, with minimal impact on the air quality and thermal comfort.