Exploring robustness of energy performance of dwellings top occupant behaviour: Renovation and post occupancy

Exploring robustness of energy performance of dwellings top occupant behaviour: Renovation and post occupancy

Bedir, M.
Harputlugil, G.U.
Itard, L.

OTB Research Institute for the Built Environment

2011-06-20

In this paper, we focus on the influence of occupant behaviour on the energy performance of dwellings, before and after renovation process. In this context, ‘ventilation control pattern’, ‘maintenance’, and ‘heating energy demand’ are selected as the key parameters of the study. The aim is to reveal the sensitivity of energy performance of a dwelling to occupant behaviour, considering the pre and post-renovation process. Sensitivity of dwelling energy performance to occupant behaviour is analysed using Monte Carlo method. This method is one of the most commonly used methods to analyse the approximate distribution of possible results on the basis of probabilistic inputs. The inputs are selected as: window and grid operation, and mechanical ventilation set for ventilation control. The data used about occupant behaviour is gathered from OTB Survey [2008]. The Dutch reference building is used as a generic building to test the behavioural patterns. The result shows that a renovated [maintenance] dwelling is more robust to ventilation behaviour of the occupant.

occupant behaviour
ventilation
renovation,
energy performance
sensitivity analysis

http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:4f520368-ef09-4f70-9067-9f13b9e76ef6

Delft University of Technology

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Management and Innovation for a Sustainable Built Environment; MISBE 2011, (June 20-23) CIB International Conference, Amsterdam

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conference paper

(c)2011 Bedir, M., Harputlugil, G.U., Itard, L.