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 …

Occupancy information is critical for buildings, as it can substantially impact energy
consumption. However, occupancy is highly unpredictable, and depends on occupants' …

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 …

With roughly about half of the energy used in buildings attributed to Heating, Ventilation, and
Air conditioning (HVAC) systems, there is clearly great potential for energy saving through …

A large share of the energy consumption of buildings is driven by occupancy behavior.
Means to minimize this share of consumption depend upon accurate information about …

Residential buildings account for approximately half of the overall energy and electricity
consumed by the building sector in the United States. Much of this energy and electricity …

Modern buildings are being integrated with myriad (often> 1000s) networked sensors to
improve convenience, occupant comfort accessibility and energy-efficient operations. These …

Contemporary office buildings commonly experience changes in occupancy patterns and
needs due to changes in business practice and personal churns. Hence, it is important to …

With the emergence of advanced occupancy sensor technologies to better detect occupancy
in buildings, a universal methodology and metrics are required to evaluate and report …

One of the key new features of connected lighting systems (CLS) is their ability to collect
data from various types of integral sensors and share that data with other lighting or building …