Journal
BUILDING AND ENVIRONMENT
Volume 95, Issue -, Pages 53-62Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2015.09.004
Keywords
Occupant behavior; Environmental condition; Memoryless hypothesis; Psychophysical function; Building simulation
Funding
- 12th Five-Year National Science & Technology Support Plan of China [2012BAJ12B00]
- Natural Science Foundation of China [51521005]
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The occupant behavior (use of heating, use of air conditioning, use of light, opening of windows, adjustment of curtains and blinds, etc.) in a building is usually closely related to the environmental conditions. This paper presents a novel general mathematical formula for describing the relationships between such behavior and the environmental conditions based on a memoryless hypothesis and psychophysical function (Stevens' power law). Compared to existing formulas, the proposed formula is simple and harmonizes both the threshold and stochastic characteristics of an occupant's response to environmental stimuli. Preliminary test showed that the formula has good applicability and reliability. The proposed formula can serve as a basic reference for detailed modeling of an occupant's heating, air conditioning, lighting, window opening, and shading adjustment behavior in the future. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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