Conference Editor

Jianshun Zhang; Edward Bogucz; Cliff Davidson; Elizabeth Krietmeyer

Keywords:

occupant behavior modeling; light use schedules; building performance simulation; decision trees; office buildings

Location

Syracuse, NY

Event Website

http://ibpc2018.org/

Start Date

26-9-2018 10:30 AM

End Date

26-9-2018 12:00 PM

Description

Despite the benefits of occupant behavior (OB) models in simulating the effect of design factors on OB, there are challenges associated with their use in the building simulation industry due to extensive time and computational requirements. To this end, we present a novel method to incorporate these models in building performance simulations (BPS) as design-sensitive schedules. Over 2,900 design alternatives of an office were generated by varying orientation, window to wall ratio (WWR), the optical characteristics of windows and blinds, as well as indoor surfaces’ reflectance. By using daylight simulations and stochastic OB modeling, unique light use schedules were generated for each design alternative. A decision tree was then developed to be used by building designers to select light use schedules based on design parameters. These findings are relevant for building energy codes as they provide an approach to incorporate design-sensitive operational schedules for use as BPS inputs by practitioners. These design-sensitive schedules are expected to be superior to default ones currently specified in codes and standards, which ignore the effect of design factors on OB, and ultimately on energy consumption.

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DOI

https://doi.org/10.14305/ibpc.2018.hf-4.04

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Sep 26th, 10:30 AM Sep 26th, 12:00 PM

Generating design-sensitive occupant-related schedules for building performance simulations

Syracuse, NY

Despite the benefits of occupant behavior (OB) models in simulating the effect of design factors on OB, there are challenges associated with their use in the building simulation industry due to extensive time and computational requirements. To this end, we present a novel method to incorporate these models in building performance simulations (BPS) as design-sensitive schedules. Over 2,900 design alternatives of an office were generated by varying orientation, window to wall ratio (WWR), the optical characteristics of windows and blinds, as well as indoor surfaces’ reflectance. By using daylight simulations and stochastic OB modeling, unique light use schedules were generated for each design alternative. A decision tree was then developed to be used by building designers to select light use schedules based on design parameters. These findings are relevant for building energy codes as they provide an approach to incorporate design-sensitive operational schedules for use as BPS inputs by practitioners. These design-sensitive schedules are expected to be superior to default ones currently specified in codes and standards, which ignore the effect of design factors on OB, and ultimately on energy consumption.

https://surface.syr.edu/ibpc/2018/HF4/4

 

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