Assessment of the impact of occupants’ behavior and climate change on heating and cooling energy needs of buildings

• Published in: Energies (Basel) Vol. 13; no. 23; p. 6468
• Main Authors: Fajilla, Gianmarco, De Simone, Marilena, Cabeza, Luisa F., Bragança, L.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 01.12.2020; MDPI AG
• Subjects: Behavior; Buildings; Climate change; Climate changes; Cooling; Cooling systems; Design; DesignBuilder; Emissions; Energy; Energy consumption; Energy efficiency; Energy needs; Engenharia Civil; Engenharia e Tecnologia; Green buildings; Heating; Literature reviews; Occupant behavior; Residential areas; Residential buildings; Schedules; Science & Technology; Temperature; Trends; Ventilation; Weather; Southern Europe

Energy performance of buildings is a worldwide increasing investigated field, due to ever more stringent energy standards aimed at reducing the buildings’ impact on the environment. The purpose of this paper is to assess the impact that occupant behavior and climate change have on the heating and co...