Calibration of a summer building simulation model based on monitoring of user behaviour

Occupant behaviour is a field, that has always been of great interest to researchers. It could significantly modify the operation of the building and the user’s energy needs, and it is also difficult to model it according to reality. Evaluation of measurements is a crucial step to calibrate dynamic...

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Main Authors: Dóra Szagri, Ainur Kairlapova, Balázs Nagy, Zsuzsa Szalay
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Language:English
Published: Czech Technical University in Prague 2022-12-01
Series:Acta Polytechnica CTU Proceedings
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Online Access:https://ojs.cvut.cz/ojs/index.php/APP/article/view/8264
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author Dóra Szagri
Ainur Kairlapova
Balázs Nagy
Zsuzsa Szalay
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Balázs Nagy
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description Occupant behaviour is a field, that has always been of great interest to researchers. It could significantly modify the operation of the building and the user’s energy needs, and it is also difficult to model it according to reality. Evaluation of measurements is a crucial step to calibrate dynamic simulations. Our goal was to analyse the indoor comfort conditions according to measurements, particularly in summertime, and find what solution closes the performance gap between the measured and simulated results. In this research, we investigated an apartment building that underwent an energy efficiency renovation. We have installed a weather station and monitoring sensors in selected apartments, with which we monitored the temperature, relative humidity, and CO2 values of certain rooms, the presence of the inhabitants and the window opening and the operation of shading. In this paper, we focus on the monitoring and simulation results of the topmost apartment. The results can help us better understand how buildings work and how to implement user behaviour in dynamic simulations, how to calibrate the model according to measurements and make suggestions to increase the comfort of the residents.
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spelling doaj-art-189be6dafceb42cbbece388bb8858ae52025-08-20T03:33:18ZengCzech Technical University in PragueActa Polytechnica CTU Proceedings2336-53822022-12-013849550110.14311/APP.2022.38.04955504Calibration of a summer building simulation model based on monitoring of user behaviourDóra Szagri0Ainur Kairlapova1Balázs Nagy2Zsuzsa Szalay3Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Department of Construction Materials and Technologies, Műegyetem rkp. 3. K.I.85., 1111, Budapest, HungaryBudapest University of Technology and Economics, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Department of Construction Materials and Technologies, Műegyetem rkp. 3. K.I.85., 1111, Budapest, HungaryBudapest University of Technology and Economics, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Department of Construction Materials and Technologies, Műegyetem rkp. 3. K.I.85., 1111, Budapest, HungaryBudapest University of Technology and Economics, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Department of Construction Materials and Technologies, Műegyetem rkp. 3. K.I.85., 1111, Budapest, HungaryOccupant behaviour is a field, that has always been of great interest to researchers. It could significantly modify the operation of the building and the user’s energy needs, and it is also difficult to model it according to reality. Evaluation of measurements is a crucial step to calibrate dynamic simulations. Our goal was to analyse the indoor comfort conditions according to measurements, particularly in summertime, and find what solution closes the performance gap between the measured and simulated results. In this research, we investigated an apartment building that underwent an energy efficiency renovation. We have installed a weather station and monitoring sensors in selected apartments, with which we monitored the temperature, relative humidity, and CO2 values of certain rooms, the presence of the inhabitants and the window opening and the operation of shading. In this paper, we focus on the monitoring and simulation results of the topmost apartment. The results can help us better understand how buildings work and how to implement user behaviour in dynamic simulations, how to calibrate the model according to measurements and make suggestions to increase the comfort of the residents.https://ojs.cvut.cz/ojs/index.php/APP/article/view/8264user behavioursummer overheatingindoor comfortin-situ measurement
spellingShingle Dóra Szagri
Ainur Kairlapova
Balázs Nagy
Zsuzsa Szalay
Calibration of a summer building simulation model based on monitoring of user behaviour
Acta Polytechnica CTU Proceedings
user behaviour
summer overheating
indoor comfort
in-situ measurement
title Calibration of a summer building simulation model based on monitoring of user behaviour
title_full Calibration of a summer building simulation model based on monitoring of user behaviour
title_fullStr Calibration of a summer building simulation model based on monitoring of user behaviour
title_full_unstemmed Calibration of a summer building simulation model based on monitoring of user behaviour
title_short Calibration of a summer building simulation model based on monitoring of user behaviour
title_sort calibration of a summer building simulation model based on monitoring of user behaviour
topic user behaviour
summer overheating
indoor comfort
in-situ measurement
url https://ojs.cvut.cz/ojs/index.php/APP/article/view/8264
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