Ten questions concerning agent-based modeling of occupant behavior for energy and environmental performance of buildings

Date Published
06/2022
Publication Type
Journal Article
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10.1016/j.buildenv.2022.109016
Abstract

The complexity of occupant behavior is one of the major contributors to uncertainty in building performance simulation. Agent-based modeling (ABM), a computational simulation technique, has gained attention in the occupant modeling field due to its capability and flexibility to capture the heterogeneity and dynamics of human behavior and the emergent effects. While multiple efforts in the past decade have demonstrated the usefulness of the ABM approach for simulating occupants and their impacts on building performance, several crucial matters in the ABM research still remain unexplored. This paper presents ten questions that highlight the most important issues regarding ABM research and applications for occupant behavior in the context of building performance simulation. The questions and answers aim to provide insights into current and future ABM research, and more importantly to inspire new significant questions from young researchers in the field. This research is part of the IEA EBC Annex 79 project, occupant-centric building design and operation.

Journal
Building and Environment
Volume
217
Year of Publication
2022
Pagination
109016
ISSN Number
03601323
Short Title
Building and Environment
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