Integrating Occupant Behaviour into Urban-Building Energy Modelling: A Review of Current Practices and Challenges

Autor: Alessia Banfi, Martina Ferrando, Peixian Li, Xing Shi, Francesco Causone
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Energies, Vol 17, Iss 17, p 4400 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1996-1073
DOI: 10.3390/en17174400
Popis: Urban-Building Energy Modelling (UBEM) tools play a crucial role in analysing and optimizing energy use within cities. Among the available approaches, the bottom-up physics-based one is the most versatile for urban development and management applications. However, their accuracy is often limited by the inability to capture the dynamic impact of occupants’ presence and actions (i.e., Occupant Behaviour) on building energy use patterns. While recent research has explored advanced Occupant Behaviour (OB) modelling techniques that incorporate stochasticity and contextual influences, current UBEM practices primarily rely on static occupant profiles, due to limitations in the software itself. This paper addresses this topic by conducting a thorough literature review to examine existing OB modelling techniques, data sources, key features and detailed information that could enhance UBEM simulations. Furthermore, the flexibility of available UBEM tools for integrating advanced OB models will be assessed, along with the identification of areas for improvement. The findings of this review are intended to guide researchers and tool developers towards creating more robust and occupant-centric urban energy simulations.
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