Redefining realistic and stochastic occupancy schedules and patterns for residential buildings in Jordan

Laith M. Obeidat, Saja Al Nusair, Shouib Ma'bdeh and Rahaf Bataineh

Energy, 2024, vol. 313, issue C

Abstract: Occupant behavior significantly influences building energy consumption, underscoring the importance of understanding the interplay between energy usage and occupant behavior. This integration is vital for evaluating how occupants and their interactions impact building energy consumption patterns. Despite widespread recognition of the importance of behavior-centric approaches in achieving sustainable architecture, there remains a gap in understanding human behavior, particularly in performance-based design. This study presents realistic and stochastic occupancy schedules for residential buildings in Jordan. This was achieved using a mixed-method approach involving a survey, data classification, clustering processes, and a co-simulation approach combining Rhino Grasshopper and Python. The results contributed to refining the general characteristics of each cluster within different age groups, encompassing various patterns of interaction, tolerance levels or levels of sensing, energy conservation consciousness, and occupancy patterns. A significant correlation was also observed between age groups, occupancy schedules, and energy consumption behaviors. The simulation also evaluated the effects of stochastic behavior patterns on the prediction of the energy performance of residential buildings. The results confirm the significant variation in energy use intensity levels between realistic occupancy schedules and fixed schedules for residential buildings. The results also prove that using realistic occupancy schedules for each age group significantly affects energy consumption behavior through occupant-based behaviors. This confirms the pivotal role of dynamic schedules and occupant behaviors in understanding and shaping energy consumption patterns and realistically determining the efficiency of building systems.

Keywords: Stochastic behavior patterns; Performance-based design; Co-simulation; Occupancy schedules; Energy performance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2024.133641

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