Development of adaptive algorithms for the operation of windows, fans, and doors to predict thermal comfort and energy use in Pakistani buildings

Hom B. Rijal; Paul Tuohy; Michael A. Humphreys; J. Fergus Nicol; Aizaz Samuel; Iftikhar A. Raja; Joe Clarke

Development of adaptive algorithms for the operation of windows, fans, and doors to predict thermal comfort and energy use in Pakistani buildings

Hom B. Rijal, Paul Tuohy, Michael A. Humphreys, J. Fergus Nicol, Aizaz Samuel, Iftikhar A. Raja, Joe Clarke

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This year-round field investigation of the use of building controls (windows, doors and fans) in 33 Pakistani offices and commercial buildings focuses on 1) how the occupants' behavior is related to thermal comfort, 2) how people modify the indoor environment and 3) how we can predict the occupants' behavior. We have found that the use of building controls depends on climate and season. The use of these controls has a cooling effect on the occupant through increasing the air movement or the ventilation. The behavioral model yields adaptive algorithms that can be applied in building thermal simulations to predict the effects of the occupants' behavior on energy-saving building design.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	555-573
Number of pages	20
Journal	American Society of Heating Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) Transactions
Volume	114
Issue number	2
Publication status	Published - Oct 2008

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adaptive algorithms
building controls
thermal comfort
energy use
Pakistani buildings

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Development of adaptive algorithms for the operation of windows, fans, and doors to predict thermal comfort and energy use in Pakistani buildings. / Rijal, Hom B.; Tuohy, Paul; Humphreys, Michael A. et al.
In: American Society of Heating Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) Transactions, Vol. 114, No. 2, 10.2008, p. 555-573.

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