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International Energy Agency EBC - Annex 79 project - Occupant-Centric Building Design and Operation [2018-2023]

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Description

As building envelopes and mechanical and electrical equipment become more efficient, the impact of occupants on building energy increases. Meanwhile trends in teleworking, co-working, and home-sharing mean vastly different occupancy than the standard occupancy schedules. Finally, global expectations for comfort are increasing, while a variety of new technologies may or may not succeed in meeting this demand. The convergence of these trends has necessitated a new look at how occupants are incorporated into building design and operation practice throughout the building life-cycle.

Subtask 1: Multi-aspect environmental exposure, building interfaces, and human behaviour
StatusFinished
Effective start/end date01/12/2019 → 31/12/2023

UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This project contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
  2. SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
    SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
  3. SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production
    SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production

Keywords

  • Human Building Interaction
  • Human perception
  • human-centred design
  • human inhabitation
  • architectural space
  • architecture
  • Affordances
  • adaptive opportunities
  • adaptation
  • usability
  • multi-domain effects

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  • 2022 Building and Environment Best Paper Award

    Chinazzo, G. (Recipient), Andersen, R. K. (Recipient), Azar, E. (Recipient), Barthelmes, V. M. (Recipient), Becchio, C. (Recipient), Belussi, L. (Recipient), Berger, C. (Recipient), Carlucci, S. (Recipient), Corgnati, S. (Recipient), Crosby, S. (Recipient), Danza, L. (Recipient), de Castro, L. (Recipient), Favero, M. (Recipient), Gauthier, S. (Recipient), Hellwig, R. T. (Recipient), Jin, Q. (Recipient), Kim, J. (Recipient), Khanie, M. S. (Recipient), Khovalyg, D. (Recipient), Lingua, C. (Recipient), Luna-Navarro, A. (Recipient), Mahdavi, A. (Recipient), Miller, C. (Recipient), Mino-Rodriguez, I. (Recipient), Pigliautile, I. (Recipient), Pisello, A. L. (Recipient), Rupp, R. F. (Recipient), Sadick, A.-M. (Recipient), Salamone, F. (Recipient), Schweiker, M. (Recipient), Syndicus, M. (Recipient), Spigliantini, G. (Recipient), Giraldo Vasquez, N. (Recipient), Vakalis, D. (Recipient), Vellei, M. (Recipient) & Wei, S. (Recipient), 30 Jan 2023

    Prize: Research, education and innovation prizes

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  • Occupants’ willingness to share information for improved comfort and energy efficiency in offices

    Schweiker, M., Potoglou, D., Al-Atrash, F., Ampatzi, E., André, M., Azar, E., Bandurski, K., Bourikas, L., Buonocore, C., Cao, B., Chinazzo, G., Christoforou, R., Crosby, S., De Vecchi, R., Dudkiewicz, E., Rupp, R. F., Gauthier, S., Giraldo Vasquez, N., Hellwig, R. T. & Huebner, G. M. & 7 others, Laska, M., Marín-Restrepo, L., Mino-Rodriguez, I., Ouf, M., Rissetto, R., Turner, P. & Wang, Y., 1 Jan 2026, In: Building and Environment. 287, 14 p., 113918.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

    Open Access
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  • Accounting for occupants in current building design and operation practice

    Hellwig, R. T., Gauthier, S., Mino-Rodriguez, I., Syndicus, M., Marcovic, R., Amanowicz, L., André, M., Arpan, L., Azar, E., Balazs, R., Bandurski, K., Barthelmes, V. M., Deme Bèlafi, Z., Carlucci, S., Carton, Q., d'Oca, S., De Simone, M., Derbas, G., Jin, Q. & Khovalyg, D. & 10 others, O'Brien, W., Piselli, C., Pisello, A. L., Spigliantini, G., Topak, F., Vellei, M., De Vecchi, R., Wagner, A., Wei, S. & Zhong, H., 17 Jun 2024, 2024 Technical Symposium Papers. Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers, 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution to book/anthology/report/conference proceeding › Article in proceeding › Communication

    Open Access
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  • Users' Impact on Buildings' Energy Performance Gap

    Berger, C. & Mahdavi, A., 9 Apr 2024, ISEC 2024 – 3rd International Sustainable Energy Conference. Fink, C. & Brunner, C. (eds.). Vol. 1. 6 p. (International Sustainable Energy Conference - Proceedings).

    Research output: Contribution to book/anthology/report/conference proceeding › Article in proceeding › Research

    Open Access
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