Publication Type

Journal Article

Version

publishedVersion

Publication Date

12-2023

Abstract

Occupant-centric controls (OCC) and operations have emerged as a key concept in shifting the focus from conventional building- (or system-) centric operations to a more occupant-centric approach. Despite the potential of OCC to meet occupants’ demands and bridge buildings’ energy performance gap, its implementation in real-world settings has been limited. In addition, there is a lack of standardization in methodologies and terms to facilitate meaningful comparisons among case studies. Therefore, this paper aims to present a repository of OCC case studies, offering a platform for standardization and presenting key information about practical implementations of these strategies in real-world scenarios. To accomplish this, descriptors, terms, and concepts about OCC case studies were discerned through a literature review. These elements were systematically integrated into a structured survey to capture comprehensive information on OCC field study implementations. This paper provides an overview of the survey structure and insights into the current dataset, which comprises a total of 58 OCC case studies. By publishing the case study repository, we intend to establish standard categories for OCC strategies and to offer researchers and practitioners a database through which they can understand trends and possibilities for implementing OCC strategies.

Keywords

Occupant-centric control, building systems, occupant behavior, case study repository, field studies

Discipline

Energy Policy | Engineering

Research Areas

Integrative Research Areas

Publication

Energy and Buildings

Volume

300

First Page

1

Last Page

15

ISSN

0378-7788

Identifier

10.1016/j.enbuild.2023.113649

Publisher

Elsevier

Additional URL

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2023.113649

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