Occupants' window opening behaviour: A literature review of factors influencing occupant behaviour and models

Fabi, Valentina; Andersen, Rune Korsholm; Corgnati, Stefano Paolo; Olesen, Bjarne W.

doi:10.1016/j.buildenv.2012.07.009

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“…Fabi et al, (2012) however confirmed in their studies that aspects closely related to the type and size of the windows and its placements within façade affect the effectiveness of natural ventilation. From the Table, ideal window sizes for residential buildings can be said to be between 10-40%.…”

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Passive Analysis of the Effect of Window Size and Position on Indoor Comfort for Residential Rooms in Kumasi, Ghana

Koranteng¹,

Essel²,

Nkrumah³

2015

International Advanced Research Journal in Science, Engineering

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Abstract:The amount of solar radiation through the fenestration of a building into the interior space is a key factor in assessing the indoor comfort and the eventual energy used in cooling off these spaces. In predominantly hot humid regions like Ghana which receives sunlight all year around, buildings and for that matter windows should be oriented to minimize solar gain and maximize natural ventilation. Windows are possibly the most complex and interesting elements in every habitable structure. Heat loss and heat gain through a window will not only depend on the type of window and its properties alone but also the size and the position of the same. This paper describes an investigation into the consequence of window sizes (varied wall-to window -ratio) and it"s positioning on indoor thermal comfort for residential buildings in Ghana. A typical room of 3m x 4m was parametrically simulated using the Tas tool. Various window sizes with diverse WWR were then probed into with varying positions (low, middle and high). The result showed that the ideal window to wall ratio for achieving almost comfortable indoor conditions should be between 10 to 40%. Meanwhile, the various positions of the windows did not seem to have any effect on the indoor temperature values since all the values were the same. The study should lead to an improved residential design with appropriate window sizes and correct positions which will ensure indoor comfort and thereby reducing the total energy used in cooling.

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confidence: 89%

Passive Analysis of the Effect of Window Size and Position on Indoor Comfort for Residential Rooms in Kumasi, Ghana

Koranteng¹,

Essel²,

Nkrumah³

2015

International Advanced Research Journal in Science, Engineering

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“…The effect of these changing conditions cannot be investigated using the blower door method in which a controlled pressure difference is applied evenly across the dwelling, rather than the natural variations that occurs in real life. However, this effect could be offset by research that shows that window opening is less likely for lower external temperatures and higher wind speeds (Fabi et al, 2012;Johnson and Long, 2005).…”

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“…There have been several studies investigating window opening behaviour across Europe, Fabi et al (2012) presented a comprehensive literature review of the collected evidence. This showed that window opening in domestic buildings is driven primarily by external temperature, but also a wide variety of further contributing factors such as solar radiation, wind speed, rainfall, age, gender, dwelling type, orientation of the windows, occupancy, time of day, room use and indoor air quality (ibid).…”

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Quantifying the Effect of Window Opening on the Measured Heat Loss of a Test House

Jack

Loveday

Allinson

et al. 2016

Sustainable Ecological Engineering Design

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“…air temperature, wind speed) and business properties (e.g. ownership, installed devices) [17]. An observation research on occupant behaviors in 48 offices presents that the average number of occupants spend 50% of their time away from their workstation [16].…”

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Consumer Central Energy Flexibility in Office Buildings

Billanes¹,

Ma²,

Jôrgensen³

2017

JEPE

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Energy flexibility in buildings will play an important role in the smart energy system. Office buildings have more potentials to provide energy flexibility to the grid compared to other types of buildings, due to the existing building management, control systems and large energy consumption. Consumers in office buildings (building owners/managers and occupants) take a main role for adopting and engaging in building energy flexibility. This paper provides a systematic review of consumer central energy flexibility in office buildings with the discussion of social, technical and business aspects. This paper clarifies the correlations of consumers" concerns, external influential factors, energy flexibility resources and technology with eight hypotheses. This paper suggests that technical solutions with the integration of distributed energy resources, building management and control system can boost energy flexibility in the office buildings.

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Occupants' window opening behaviour: A literature review of factors influencing occupant behaviour and models

Cited by 545 publications

References 43 publications

Passive Analysis of the Effect of Window Size and Position on Indoor Comfort for Residential Rooms in Kumasi, Ghana

Passive Analysis of the Effect of Window Size and Position on Indoor Comfort for Residential Rooms in Kumasi, Ghana

Quantifying the Effect of Window Opening on the Measured Heat Loss of a Test House

Consumer Central Energy Flexibility in Office Buildings

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