Occupant behavior has been widely considered as one of the key influencing factors on
building energy consumption. The complexity of its formation mechanism and the dynamic …

Smart scheduling of domestic appliances based on user demand is an important aspect of
any home energy management system. Such a demand driven operation can be performed …

Buildings account for a significant portion of the global energy consumption. Forecasting
personnel occupancy is critical for reducing energy consumption in buildings. This study …

Discover the ever-growing field of smart grid sensors, covering traditional and state-of-the-
art sensor technologies, as well as data-driven and intelligent methods for using sensor …

Occupancy schedule is one of the essential inputs for building performance simulation.
Current designers and researchers refer to the occupancy schedules from energy standards …

Real-time nonintrusive occupancy estimation can maximize the use of existing sensors to
infer occupant information in buildings with the advantages of fewer privacy concerns and …

This paper describes development of a data acquisition system used to capture a range of
occupancy related modalities from single-family residences, along with the dataset that was …

Heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems represent considerable potential for energy
savings, which can be realized through intelligent occupancy-centered control strategies. In …

Since architect Nicholas Negroponte first proposed a vision of responsive architecture smart
environments have been widely investigated, especially in the fields of computer science …

Abstract The Paris Climate Agreement has motivated commercial organisations to set and
work towards Science Based Targets, a realignment of greenhouse gas emissions in line …