Simulation-aided occupant-centric building design: A critical review of tools, methods, and applications
Simulation-aided occupant-centric building design: A critical review of tools, methods, and applications
Elie Azar,W. O’brien,11 Authors,Jin Zhou
2020 · DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2020.110292
Energy and Buildings · 95 Citations
TLDR
A critical review of existing studies applying computer-based modeling and simulation to guide occupant-centric building design, covering large-scale international data collection efforts to move from generic assumptions about occupant behavior to specific/localized knowledge, and improved metrics of measuring building performance.