UK participation in IEA EBC Annex 79: Occupant behaviour-centric building design and operation

了解与能源相关的使用行为是实现国际和欧盟能源目标的关键问题，但大多数政策和立法仍然非常关注建筑围护结构和暖通空调效率。然而，占用行为对建筑能源需求的影响约为50%，英国温和的气候尤其容易受到占用者的影响。试图减弱居住者行为对建筑性能的影响一直是自动化技术的焦点，但实际上，这些干预措施可以被视为有争议的。它们可以多次强化“负面”行为（不关灯、盖住感应器、不开窗户等），并引起用户对建筑物操作的不满，最终被用来处理破坏建筑物节能潜力的投诉。用户控制和自动控制之间的平衡成为争论的主题，它们对能源性能的强烈影响促使人们进一步研究如何在实践中应用占用模型，为设计师和设施管理人员提供指导。本提案旨在资助Clarice Bleil de Souza博士参与国际能源署附件79“以居住者行为为中心的建筑设计和运营”。该附件侧重于通过开发和部署方法、技术和政策，在建筑和系统设计和操作中整合和实施居住者行为，从而使建筑物舒适、适应性强、可用和节能。Bleil de Souza博士将主要参加附件中与分任务3有关的活动；“在基于性能的设计过程中应用乘员行为模型。”这个子任务探索的方法，以应用乘员建模在整个设计过程中通过评估他们的应用在一组重点案例研究。她将在此子任务的部分内容中提供她的专业知识，其中包括与设计决策相关的数据生成和分析。因此，考虑到设计目标、气候、建筑类型等因素，她将参与与指导方针发展相关的计划活动，以选择在整个设计过程中使用的居住者模型方法（计划活动2）。她还将致力于开发基于仿真的设计程序（计划活动3）和在不同利益相关者之间有效沟通乘员相关信息的方法（计划活动5）。

Understanding energy related occupancy behavior has been a key issue in reaching international and EU energy targets but the majority of policies and legislation are still very much focused on building envelope and HVAC efficiencies. However, occupancy behavior affects building energy requirements by around 50% and the UK mild climate is especially susceptible to occupants. Attempts to attenuate the effect of occupant behavior in building performance keep being the focus of automation technologies but actually, these interventions can be seen as controversial. They can many times intensify 'negative' behavior (leaving lights on, covering sensors, leaving windows open, etc.) and cause user dissatisfaction with building operation, which ends up being adapted to cope with complaints undermining the energy efficient potential of a building. Balances between user control and automated control became a subject of debate and the strong impact they have in energy performance prompted further investigations into the provision of guidance for designers and facilities managers on how to apply occupancy models in practice. This proposal aims to fund Dr. Clarice Bleil de Souza to participate in the IEA Annex 79 "Occupant behavior-centric building design and operation". The Annex focuses on the integration and implementation of occupant behavior in building and systems design and operation through the development and deployment of methods, technologies and policies, which would enable buildings to be comfortable, adaptable, usable and energy efficient. Dr. Bleil de Souza will mainly take part in the Annex activities related to Subtask 3; "Applying occupant behavior models in performance-based design process." This subtask explores methods to apply occupant modelling throughout the design process by evaluating their application in a set of focused case studies. She will provide her expertise in parts of this subtask, which involve data production and analysis specifically related to design decision-making. She will therefore contribute to planned activities related to the development of guidelines to choose occupant model approaches to be used throughout the design process, considering design aims, climate, building typology etc. (Planned activity 2). She will also contribute to the development of simulation-based design procedures (Planned activity 3) and effective ways of communicating occupant-related information between different stakeholders (Planned activity 5).