Publication Type
Conference Proceeding Article
Version
publishedVersion
Publication Date
11-2025
Abstract
Sleep is essential for human health and well-being. Previous lab-based studies have shown that dynamically adjusting bedroom temperature according to body thermoregulation can improve sleep quality and thermal satisfaction. However, such strategies have not been tested in real-world settings, and there is a lack of practical solutions developed for residential buildings. In this work, we test a body thermoregulation-based dynamic air conditioning (AC) control strategy designed for typical Singapore homes and evaluated it in a pilot field deployment. The preliminary findings suggest that the proposed strategy can be successfully implemented in real bedroom settings and may improve sleep outcomes.
Keywords
Sleep, Thermoregulation, Thermal Comfort, Occupant Centric, HVACControl, Sleep Environment
Discipline
Energy Policy | Environmental Design
Research Areas
Integrative Research Areas
Publication
BUILDSYS '25: Proceedings of the 12th ACM International Conference on Systems for Energy-Efficient Buildings, Cities, and Transportation, Golden, Colorado, USA, November 19-21
First Page
294
Last Page
295
Identifier
10.1145/3736425.3772103
Publisher
a
City or Country
New York
Citation
ZHANG, Wenhao; SCHIAVON, Stefano; and MILLER, Clayton.
Poster Abstract: Field evaluation of body thermoregulation-based dynamic bedroom air temperature control to improve sleep. (2025). BUILDSYS '25: Proceedings of the 12th ACM International Conference on Systems for Energy-Efficient Buildings, Cities, and Transportation, Golden, Colorado, USA, November 19-21. 294-295.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/cis_research/557
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.
Additional URL
https://doi.org/10.1145/3736425.3772103