On the applicability of various levels of detail for occupant behavior representation and modeling in building performance simulation

Malik, Jeetika; Putra, Handi Chandra; Sun, Kaiyu; Hong, Tianzhen

doi:10.1007/s12273-023-1034-0

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Title: On the applicability of various levels of detail for occupant behavior representation and modeling in building performance simulation

Abstract

Occupant behavior (OB) is one of the significant sources of uncertainty in building performance simulation. While OB modeling has received increased attention in the past decade, research on the degree of granularity or level of detail (LoD) required for representing occupants is still in the nascent stages. This paper analyzes the modeling and applicability of three LoDs to represent occupants in building performance assessment. A medium-sized prototype office building located in Chicago, Illinois is used as the simulation case study. Ten occupant-centric attributes are adopted to develop the LoDs for OB representation. We first demonstrate the different modeling approaches required for simulating the three fidelity levels. Later, we illustrate the suitability of the developed LoDs in supporting six building performance use cases across different lifecycle stages. Furthermore, this study intends to provide guidance for the building simulation community on appropriate OB representation to support various use cases.

Authors:

Malik, Jeetika ^[1]; Putra, Handi Chandra ^[1]; Sun, Kaiyu ^[1]; Hong, Tianzhen ^[1]

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)

Publication Date:: Mon May 29 00:00:00 EDT 2023

Research Org.:: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Energy Efficiency Office. Building Technologies Office

OSTI Identifier:: 1984242

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-05CH11231

Resource Type:: Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Building Simulation

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 16; Journal Issue: 8; Journal ID: ISSN 1996-3599

Publisher:: Springer

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION; occupant behavior; agent-based modeling; building performance simulation; level of detail; fit-for-purpose; office buildings

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  title        = {On the applicability of various levels of detail for occupant behavior representation and modeling in building performance simulation},

  author       = {Malik, Jeetika and Putra, Handi Chandra and Sun, Kaiyu and Hong, Tianzhen},

  abstractNote = {Occupant behavior (OB) is one of the significant sources of uncertainty in building performance simulation. While OB modeling has received increased attention in the past decade, research on the degree of granularity or level of detail (LoD) required for representing occupants is still in the nascent stages. This paper analyzes the modeling and applicability of three LoDs to represent occupants in building performance assessment. A medium-sized prototype office building located in Chicago, Illinois is used as the simulation case study. Ten occupant-centric attributes are adopted to develop the LoDs for OB representation. We first demonstrate the different modeling approaches required for simulating the three fidelity levels. Later, we illustrate the suitability of the developed LoDs in supporting six building performance use cases across different lifecycle stages. Furthermore, this study intends to provide guidance for the building simulation community on appropriate OB representation to support various use cases.},

  doi          = {10.1007/s12273-023-1034-0},

  journal      = {Building Simulation},

  number       = 8,

  volume       = 16,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {Mon May 29 00:00:00 EDT 2023},

  month        = {Mon May 29 00:00:00 EDT 2023}

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