Occupant sensing and data acquisition are essential elements for occupant behavior
research. A wide range of different types of sensors has been implemented to collect rich …

The ability to accurately estimate the presence and counts of occupants inside a monitored
area has many notable and compelling applications, eg, efficient space utilization, intelligent …

A large share of the energy usage in buildings is driven by occupancy behavior. To minimize
this usage, it is important to gather accurate information about occupants' behavior and to …

Applications for human sensing, also known as (human) occupancy detection, include
energy management systems for intelligent buildings, intruder detection, e-health systems …

Cognitive buildings use data on how occupants respond to the built environment to
proactively make occupant-centric adjustments to lighting, temperature, ventilation, and …

In sensed buildings, information related to occupant movement helps optimize important
functionalities such as caregiving, energy management, and security enhancement. Typical …

People and building performance are intimately linked. This chapter focuses on the issue of
occupant behavior; principally, its impact, and the influence of building performance on …

Buildings are an essential part of our lives and thus are designed to provide a safe,
comfortable, and healthy indoor environment in which we work and live. However, buildings …

The current trend in commercial buildings is moving towards minimizing space utilization,
efficient allocation of resources, energy efficiency, better asset management, and increasing …

Utilization of smart services for indoor environments has gained extensive interest in the
past decade due to the resulting increases in energy savings, user comfort and degree of …