Ten questions concerning occupant-centric control and operations

Zoltan Nagy; H. Burak Gunay; Clayton Miller; Jakob Hahn; Mohamed Ouf; Seungjae Lee; Brodie W.  Hobson; Tareq Abuimara; Karol Bandurski; Maíra  André; Clara-Larissa Lorenz; Sarah Crosby; Bing Dong; Zixin Jiang; Yuzhen Peng; Matteo Favero; June Young Park; Kingsley Nweye; Pedram Nojedehi; Helen Stopps; Lucile Sarran; Connor  Brackley; Kathrine Bassett; Krissy Govertsen; Nicole Koczorek; Oliver Abele; Michael Kane; Zheng O'Neill; Tao Yang; Julia Day; Brent Huchuk; Runa T. Hellwig; Marika Vellei

doi:10.1016/j.buildenv.2023.110518

Ten questions concerning occupant-centric control and operations

Zoltan Nagy, H. Burak Gunay, Clayton Miller, Jakob Hahn, Mohamed Ouf, Seungjae Lee, Brodie W. Hobson, Tareq Abuimara, Karol Bandurski, Maíra André, Clara-Larissa Lorenz, Sarah Crosby, Bing Dong, Zixin Jiang, Yuzhen Peng, Matteo Favero, June Young Park, Kingsley Nweye, Pedram Nojedehi, Helen StoppsLucile Sarran, Connor Brackley, Kathrine Bassett, Krissy Govertsen, Nicole Koczorek, Oliver Abele, Michael Kane, Zheng O'Neill, Tao Yang, Julia Day, Brent Huchuk, Runa T. Hellwig, Marika Vellei

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Abstract

Occupant-Centric Control and Operation (OCC) represents a transformative approach to building management, integrating sensing of indoor environmental quality, occupant presence, and occupant-building interactions. These data are then utilized to optimize both operational efficiency and occupant comfort. This paper summarizes the findings from the IEA-EBC Annex 79 research program's subtask on real world implementations of OCC during the past 5 years. First, in Q1 and Q2, we provide a definition and categorization of OCC. Q3 addresses the role of building operators for OCC, while Q4 describes the implications for designers. Then, Q5 and Q6 discuss the role and possibilities of OCC for load flexibility, and for pandemic induced paradigm shifts in the built environment, respectively. In Q7, we provide a taxonomy and selection process of OCC, while Q8 details real world implementation case studies. Finally, Q9 explains the limits of OCC, and Q10 provides a vision for future research opportunities. Our findings offer valuable insights for researchers, practitioners, and policy makers, contributing to the ongoing discourse on the future of building operations management.

Original language	English
Article number	110518
Journal	Building and Environment
Volume	242
Number of pages	14
ISSN	0360-1323
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2023.110518
Publication status	Published - 15 Aug 2023

Keywords

Personal control
Building Operation
occupant centric control
occupant behaviour
Satisfaction
interface design
affordances
human in the loop
perceived control
Sufficiency

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Nagy, Z., Gunay, H. B., Miller, C., Hahn, J., Ouf, M., Lee, S., Hobson, B. W., Abuimara, T., Bandurski, K., André, M., Lorenz, C.-L., Crosby, S., Dong, B., Jiang, Z., Peng, Y., Favero, M., Park, J. Y., Nweye, K., Nojedehi, P., ... Vellei, M. (2023). Ten questions concerning occupant-centric control and operations. Building and Environment, 242, Article 110518. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2023.110518

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Ten questions concerning occupant-centric control and operations

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

Subtask B2: Provide design guidelines on how to use adaptive comfort for lowering energy use in buildings including the usage of personal comfort systems, IEA EBC Annex 69: “Strategy and practice of adaptive thermal comfort in low energy buildings”

IEA EBC Annex 79 Subtask 4 Online Seminar - Horror stories from case studies, Invited Panellist

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

Design of adaptive opportunities for people in buildings

Indoor environment in office buildings - Perception of personal control und use of adaptive opportunities at workplaces

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Ten questions concerning occupant-centric control and operations

Abstract

Keywords

UN SDGs

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

Subtask B2: Provide design guidelines on how to use adaptive comfort for lowering energy use in buildings including the usage of personal comfort systems, IEA EBC Annex 69: “Strategy and practice of adaptive thermal comfort in low energy buildings”

Activities

IEA EBC Annex 79 Subtask 4 Online Seminar - Horror stories from case studies, Invited Panellist

Research output

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

Design of adaptive opportunities for people in buildings

Indoor environment in office buildings - Perception of personal control und use of adaptive opportunities at workplaces

Cite this