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

Research output

Research output per year 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023

• 16 Journal article
• 11 Article in proceeding
• 4 Review article
• 1 Conference article in Journal

Research output per year

Research output per year

Search results

• 2023

  Thermal conditions in indoor environments: Exploring the reasoning behind standard-based recommendations

  Berger, C., Mahdavi, A., Ampatzi, E., Crosby, S., Hellwig, R. T., Khovalyg, D., Pisello, A. L., Roetzel, A., Rysanek, A. & Vellei, M., 4 Feb 2023, In: Energies. 16, 4, 22 p., 1587.

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  • Standard 100%
  • Standards 77%
  • Thermal Comfort 22%
  • Quality Standard 22%
  • Requirements 22%
  3 Downloads (Pure)
• 2022

  A Global Building Occupant Behavior Database

  Dong, B., Liu, Y., Mu, W., Jiang, Z., Pandey, P., Hong, T., Olesen, B., Lawrence, T., O’Neil, Z., Andrews, C., Azar, E., Bandurski, K., Bardhan, R., Bavaresco, M., Berger, C., Burry, J., Carlucci, S., Chvatal, K., De Simone, M., Erba, S., & 37 othersGao, N., Graham, L. T., Grassi, C., Jain, R., Kumar, S., Kjærgaard, M., Korsavi, S., Langevin, J., Li, Z., Lipczynska, A., Mahdavi, A., Malik, J., Marschall, M., Nagy, Z., Neves, L., O’Brien, W., Pan, S., Park, J. Y., Pigliautile, I., Piselli, C., Pisello, A. L., Rafsanjani, H. N., Rupp, R. F., Salim, F., Schiavon, S., Schwee, J., Sonta, A., Touchie, M., Wagner, A., Walsh, S., Wang, Z., Webber, D. M., Yan, D., Zangheri, P., Zhang, J., Zhou, X. & Zhou, X., 28 Jun 2022, In: Scientific Data. 9, 1, 369.

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

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  • Occupant Behavior 100%
  • Buildings 100%
  • Building Occupant 74%
  • Building System 50%
  • Dataset 50%
  2 Citations (Scopus)

  7 Downloads (Pure)

• Reflections on the Evidentiary Basis of Indoor Air Quality Standards

  Berger, C., Mahdavi, A., Azar, E., Bandurski, K., Bourikas, L., Harputlugil, T., Hellwig, R. T., Rupp, R. F. & Schweiker, M., 19 Oct 2022, In: Energies. 15, 20, 7727.

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  • Standards 100%
  • Atmosphere 100%
  • Indoor Air Quality 85%
  • Air Quality Standard 57%
  • Validity 28%
  1 Citation (Scopus)

  19 Downloads (Pure)

• Ten questions concerning agent-based modeling of occupant behavior for energy and environmental performance of buildings

  Malik, J., Mahdavi, A., Azar, E., Chandra Putra, H., Berger, C., Andrews, C. & Hong, T., 8 Apr 2022, In: Building and Environment. 217, 109016.

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  • Agent-Based Modeling 100%
  • Research 66%
  • Occupant Behavior 50%
  • Building Performance Simulation 33%
  • Buildings 33%
  10 Citations (Scopus)
• 2021

  An occupant-centric theory of building control systems and their user interfaces

  Mahdavi, A., Teufl, H. & Berger, C., 6 Aug 2021, In: Energies. 14, 4788.

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

  Open Access

  • Buildings 100%
  • User Interface 60%
  • Control System 60%
  • Environmental Control System 40%
  • Control 40%
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• A Pragmatic Theory of Occupants’ Indoor-Environmental Control Behaviour

  Mahdavi, A., Bochukova, V. & Berger, C., 25 Nov 2021, In: Frontiers in Sustainable Cities - Urban Energy End-Use. 3, p. 1-15 15 p., 748288.

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

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  • Buildings 100%
  • Models 80%
  • Simulation Mode 80%
  • Computational 60%
  • Design 40%
  2 Citations (Scopus)

  12 Downloads (Pure)

• Exploring Cross-Modal Influences on the Evaluation of Indoor-Environmental Conditions

  Berger, C. & Mahdavi, A., 21 Apr 2021, In: Frontiers in Built Environment Front. Built Environ.. 7, 676607.

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

  Open Access

  • Evaluation 100%
  • Research 66%
  • Experimental Result 33%
  • Term Basis 33%
  • Parametric Study 33%
  3 Citations (Scopus)

• Test rooms to study human comfort in buildings: A review of controlled experiments and facilities

  Pisello, A. L., Pigliautile, I., Andargie, M., Berger, C., Bluyssen, P. M., Carlucci, S., Chinazzo, G., Deme Belafi, Z., Dong, B., Favero, M., Ghahramani, A., Havenith, G., Heydarian, A., Kastner, D., Kong, M., Licina, D., Liu, Y., Luna-Navarro, A., Mahdavi, A., Nocente, A., & 7 othersSchweiker, M., Touchie, M., Vellei, M., Vittori, F., Wagner, A., Wang, A. & Wei, S., Jun 2021, In: Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews. 149, 111359.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
  18 Citations (Scopus)
• 2020

  An international review of occupant-related aspects of building energy codes and standards

  O'Brien, W., Tahmasebi, F., Andersen, R. K., Azar, E., Barthelmes, V. M., Belafi, Z. D., Berger, C., Chen, D., De Simone, M., d'Oca, S., Hong, T., Jin, Q., Khovalyg, D., Lamberts, R., Novakovic, V., Park, J. Y., Plagmann, M., Rajus, V. S., Vellei, M., Verbruggen, S., & 4 othersWagner, A., Willems, E., Yan, D. & Zhou, J., 15 Jul 2020, In: Building and Environment. 179, 106906.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
  55 Citations (Scopus)

• Introducing IEA EBC annex 79: Key challenges and opportunities in the field of occupant-centric building design and operation

  O'Brien, W., Wagner, A., Schweiker, M., Mahdavi, A., Day, J., Kjærgaard, M. B., Carlucci, S., Dong, B., Tahmasebi, F., Yan, D., Hong, T., Gunay, H. B., Nagy, Z., Miller, C. & Berger, C., Jul 2020, In: Building and Environment. 178, 106738.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
  109 Citations (Scopus)

• Necessary conditions for multi-domain indoor environmental quality standards

  Mahdavi, A., Berger, C., Bochukova, V., Bourikas, L., Hellwig, R. T., Jin, Q., Pisello, A. L. & Schweiker, M., 13 Oct 2020, In: Sustainability. 12, 20, p. 1-24 24 p., 8439.

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  • Environmental Monitoring 100%
  • Building 100%
  • Buildings 100%
  • Multidomain 66%
  • Environmental Quality Standard 66%
  9 Citations (Scopus)

  32 Downloads (Pure)

• Review of current trends in agent-based modeling of building occupants for energy and indoor-environmental performance analysis

  Berger, C. & Mahdavi, A., Feb 2020, In: Building and Environment. 173, 106726.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
  37 Citations (Scopus)

• Review of multi‐domain approaches to indoor environmental perception and behaviour

  Schweiker, M., Ampatzi, E., Andargie, M. S., Andersen, R. K., Azar, E., Barthelmes, V. M., Berger, C., Bourikas, L., Carlucci, S., Chinazzo, G., Edappilly, L. P., Favero, M., Gauthier, S., Jamrozik, A., Kane, M., Mahdavi, A., Piselli, C., Pisello, A. L., Roetzel, A., Rysanek, A., & 2 othersSharma, K. & Zhang, S., Jun 2020, In: Building and Environment. 176, 106804.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
  94 Citations (Scopus)

• What drives our behaviors in buildings? A review on occupant interactions with building systems from the lens of behavioral theories

  Heydarian, A., McIlvennie, C., Arpan, L., Yousefi, S., Syndicus, M., Schweiker, M., Jazizadeh, F., Rissetto, R., Pisello, A. L., Piselli, C., Berger, C., Yan, Z. & Mahdavi, A., 15 Jul 2020, In: Building and Environment. 179, 106928.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
  58 Citations (Scopus)
• 2019

  Monitored data on occupants’ presence and actions in an office building

  Mahdavi, A., Berger, C., Tahmasebi, F. & Schuss, M., Dec 2019, In: Scientific Data. 6, 1, 290.

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

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  • Datum 100%
  • Humidity 100%
  • Environmental Condition 50%
  • Wind Velocity 50%
  • Irradiance 50%
  6 Citations (Scopus)

• Predicting Buildings' Energy Use: Is the Occupant-Centric “Performance Gap” Research Program Ill-Advised?

  Mahdavi, A. & Berger, C., 8 Nov 2019, In: Frontiers in Energy Research. 7, 124.

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

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  • Performance Gap 100%
  • Energy Demand 60%
  • Energy Use in Building 60%
  • User 60%
  • Buildings 40%
  4 Citations (Scopus)