Research project Many studies merely focus on adoption energy efficient measures (EEMs), rather than to bring a structured understanding of how these measures will influence occupant behavior and how the changes in occupant behavior will, in turn, impact expected energy savings caused by EEMs.
As a result, the modeling and analysis of interaction between EEMs and occupants’ behaviors is insufficient to reach occupant-centric energy efficient.
The primary goals of the research project are to:
The IHBI Lab is conducting a series of experiments to investigate the interactions. These experiments involve the use of an immersive built environment, an intelligent indoor environment, big-data driven modeling, and machine learning to create a hybrid virtual-physical experimental environment.
