Occupant-Centric Simulation-Aided Building Design Theory, Application, and Case Studies

• Main Author: O'Brien, William
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: United States CRC Press 2023; Routledge; Taylor & Francis
• Edition: 1
• Subjects: Alternative and renewable energy sources and technology; Annex 66; Annex 79; Architect; Architecture; Behaviour; BEM; BIM; BPS; Building; Building construction and materials; building energy modelling; building information modelling; Building performance simulation; Civil engineering; Civil engineering, surveying and building; Comfort; Construction; Control; controls; Design; Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning; Energy; Energy technology and engineering; Engineer; engineering; Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning; human-building interaction; IEQ; Indoor environmental quality; Interdisciplinary studies; Interface; International Energy Agency; Nonfiction; Occupant; occupant-centric; Operation; operations; Professional Practice; Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects; Regional and area planning; Simulation; Sustainability & Green Design; Technology; Technology & Engineering; Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes; The Arts; Urban and municipal planning and policy; Usability; controls; Agent Based Modeling; IDA Ice; building scientist; Occupant Models; Design; Indoor environmental quality; Building performance simulation; Indoor Environmental Quality Factors; Behaviour; Building Interfaces; building energy modelling; Window Operation; engineering; IEQ; Building Performance Indicator; occupant-centric; Annex 66; Occupant Behavior Modeling; Building; BPS; Occupant; Heat Load Profile; Building Life Cycle; Energy Savings; Operation; Control; Occupant Scenarios; Engineer; operations; ASHRAE Climate Zone; Occupancy Fraction; Energy; Stochastic Occupant; Annex 79; human-building interaction; Bps Tool; architecture; Energy in Buildings and Communities Programme; Occupant Behavior; building science; BIM; IEQ Parameter; HVAC Energy Saving; BEM; Occupancy Schedules; building information modelling; Architect; Building Performance Simulation Model; Simulation; International Energy Agency; Case Study Building; Comfort; ASHRAE Standard; Usability; Interface; Building Design Phase
• ISBN: 9781000865752; 1000865754; 1032461543; 9781032461540; 9781032420028; 1032420022; 1003176984; 9781003176985; 1000865827; 9781000865820
• DOI: 10.1201/9781003176985

Occupant-Centric Simulation-Aided Building Design promotes occupants as a focal point for the design process. This resource for established and emerging building designers and researchers provides theoretical and practical means to restore occupants and their needs to the heart of the design process. Helmed by leaders of the International Energy Agency Annex 79, this edited volume features contributions from a multi-disciplinary, globally recognized team of scholars and practitioners. Chapters on the indoor environment and human factors introduce the principles of occupant-centric design while chapters on selecting and applying models provide a thorough grounding in simulation-aided building design practice. A final chapter assembling detailed case studies puts the lessons of the preceding chapters into real-world context. In fulfillment of the International Energy Agency’s mission of disseminating research on secure and sustainable energy to all, Occupant-Centric Simulation-Aided Building Design is available as an Open Access Gold title. With a balance of fundamentals and design process guidelines, Occupant-Centric Simulation-Aided Building Design reorients the building design community toward buildings that recognize and serve diverse occupant needs, while aiming for superior environmental performance, based on the latest science and methods.