Occupant behaviour and thermal comfort in buildings: Monitoring the end user
Studies indicate that the energy performance gap between real and calculated energy use can be explained for 80% by occupant behaviour. This human factor may be composed of routine and thermoregulatory behaviour. When occupants do not feel comfortable due to high or low operative temperatures and re...
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| author | Visser Loes Kingma Boris Willems Eric Broers Wendy Loomans Marcel Schellen Henk op’t Veld Peter Marken Lichtenbelt Wouter van |
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| description | Studies indicate that the energy performance gap between real and calculated energy use can be explained for 80% by occupant behaviour. This human factor may be composed of routine and thermoregulatory behaviour. When occupants do not feel comfortable due to high or low operative temperatures and resulting high or low skin temperatures, they are likely to exhibit thermoregulatory behaviour. The aim of this study is to monitor and understand this thermoregulatory behaviour of the occupant. This is a detailed study of two females living in a rowhouse in the city of Heerlen (Netherlands). During a monitoring period of three weeks over a time span of three months the following parameters were monitored: activity level, clothing, micro climate, skin temperatures and thermal comfort and sensation. Their micro climate was measured at five positions on the body to assess exposed near body conditions and skin temperature. Every two hours they filled in a questionnaire regarding their thermal comfort and sensation level (7-point scale), clothing, activities and thermoregulatory behaviour. The most comfortable (optimal) temperature was calculated for each person by adopting a biophysical model, a thermoneutral zone model. This study shows unique indivual comfort patterns in relation to ambient conditions. An example is given how this information can be used to calculate the buildings energy comsumption. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e04ba8fe9cc34f2fb2920829956241042022-12-21T22:50:07ZengEDP SciencesE3S Web of Conferences2267-12422019-01-011110405610.1051/e3sconf/201911104056e3sconf_clima2019_04056Occupant behaviour and thermal comfort in buildings: Monitoring the end userVisser LoesKingma BorisWillems Eric0Broers Wendy1Loomans Marcel2Schellen Henk3op’t Veld Peter4Marken Lichtenbelt Wouter van5Huygen Engineers & Consultants B.V.Zuyd University of Applied SciencesDepartment of the Built Environment, Unit Building Physics and Services, Eindhoven University of TechnologyDepartment of the Built Environment, Unit Building Physics and Services, Eindhoven University of TechnologyHuygen Engineers & Consultants B.V.Maastricht University Medical Center+, Department of Human Biology, NUTRIM School for Nutrition, Toxicology and MetabolismStudies indicate that the energy performance gap between real and calculated energy use can be explained for 80% by occupant behaviour. This human factor may be composed of routine and thermoregulatory behaviour. When occupants do not feel comfortable due to high or low operative temperatures and resulting high or low skin temperatures, they are likely to exhibit thermoregulatory behaviour. The aim of this study is to monitor and understand this thermoregulatory behaviour of the occupant. This is a detailed study of two females living in a rowhouse in the city of Heerlen (Netherlands). During a monitoring period of three weeks over a time span of three months the following parameters were monitored: activity level, clothing, micro climate, skin temperatures and thermal comfort and sensation. Their micro climate was measured at five positions on the body to assess exposed near body conditions and skin temperature. Every two hours they filled in a questionnaire regarding their thermal comfort and sensation level (7-point scale), clothing, activities and thermoregulatory behaviour. The most comfortable (optimal) temperature was calculated for each person by adopting a biophysical model, a thermoneutral zone model. This study shows unique indivual comfort patterns in relation to ambient conditions. An example is given how this information can be used to calculate the buildings energy comsumption.https://www.e3s-conferences.org/articles/e3sconf/pdf/2019/37/e3sconf_clima2019_04056.pdf |
| spellingShingle | Visser Loes Kingma Boris Willems Eric Broers Wendy Loomans Marcel Schellen Henk op’t Veld Peter Marken Lichtenbelt Wouter van Occupant behaviour and thermal comfort in buildings: Monitoring the end user E3S Web of Conferences |
| title | Occupant behaviour and thermal comfort in buildings: Monitoring the end user |
| title_full | Occupant behaviour and thermal comfort in buildings: Monitoring the end user |
| title_fullStr | Occupant behaviour and thermal comfort in buildings: Monitoring the end user |
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| title_short | Occupant behaviour and thermal comfort in buildings: Monitoring the end user |
| title_sort | occupant behaviour and thermal comfort in buildings monitoring the end user |
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