Accounting for occupants in current building design and operation practice

Hellwig, Runa T. and Gauthier, Stephanie and Mino-Rodriguez, Isabel and Syndicus, Marc and Marcovic, Romana and Amanowicz, Lukasz and André, Maíra and Arpan, Laura and Azar, Elie and Balázs, Rebeka Dóra and Bandurski, Karol and Barthelmes, Verena M. and Deme Bélafi, Zsófia and Carlucci, Salvatore and Carton, Quinten and d'Oca, Simona and De Simone, Marilena and Derbas, Ghadeer and Jin, Quan and Khovalyg, Dolaana and O'Brien, William and Piselli, Cristina and Pisello, Anna Laura and Spigliantini, Giorgia and Topak, Fatih and Vellei, Marika and De Vecchi, Renata and Wagner, Andreas and Wei, Shen and Zhong, Hua (2024) Accounting for occupants in current building design and operation practice. In: Fit for 2050 - Delivering buildings and defining performance for a net zero built environment, 2024.04.11-12., Cardiff, UK.

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Abstract

It is well established that occupant-building interactions impact both (1) building energy performance and (2) occupant satisfaction with indoor environmental quality. As part of an international research collaboration (the International Energy Agency, Energy in Buildings and Communities Programme, Annex 79 Occupant-Centric Building Design and Operation), an international survey investigated how occupants are currently considered in the building design process and how occupant-related information is communicated in this process, seen from the viewpoint of architects, HVAC designers, and other building professionals. This paper gives insights on the use of occupant-related information within guidelines and in building performance simulation. Results show the need to make occupant-related information integrated part of the building design process. Guidelines are a relevant source of information in this process and can positively contribute to close the research – practitioner gap regarding the application of more complex occupant behaviour models in building simulation.

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