Triana Carmenate|Peeraya Inyim|Nupoor Pachekar|Geeticka Chauhan|Leonardo Bobadilla|Mostafa Batouli|Ali Mostafavi
Modeling Occupant-Building-Appliance Interaction for Energy Waste Analysis
Florida International University|Florida International University|Florida International University|Florida International University
objective paper discover emergent energy performance determinants energy waste buildings electricity consumption us attributes 73 energy waste buildings much waste due improper design operation use appliances particular operation use phase buildings way occupants behave significantly contribute energy waste understanding determinants energy waste operation phase buildings challenging task due complex interactions occupants building units appliances decode complex interactions facilitate better understanding determinants energy waste simulation approach used study agentbased simulation model developed capture diverse attributes dynamic behaviors building occupants interface humanbuildingappliance interactions application proposed model demonstrated case study using simulation experiments interactions occupant building unit appliance energy consumption investigated simulation model also used estimating determinants energy waste addition simulation model includes visualization interface facilitates communication strategies buildings users facility managers results highlight significant attributes effective strategies energy waste reduction interface humanbuildingappliance interactions information potentially significant implications building designers facility managers users better understanding emergent energy performance buildings