Occupant’s behaviour; window opening; stochastic modelling

The interactions between building occupants and control systems have a high influence on energy consumption and on internal environmental quality. In the perspective of a future of “nearly-zero” energy buildings, it is crucial to analyse the energy-related interactions deeply to predict a realistic energy use during the design stage. Since the reaction to thermal, acoustic or visual stimulus is not the same for every human being, monitoring the behaviour inside buildings is an essential step to assert differences in energy consumption related to different interactions.