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SUMMARY:Interactive and Sustainable Built Environments
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DESCRIPTION:Burcin Becerik-Gerber\, Assistant Professor\nSonny Astani Depa
 rtment of Civil and Environmental Engineering\,\nUniversity of Southern Ca
 lifornia\, Los Angeles\, California\, USA\nIn the U.S.\, buildings consume
  48% of energy\, half of which is consumed by commercial buildings. Energy
  use in commercial buildings depends on the collective decisions of many i
 ndividuals in different sorts of roles\, including building operators and 
 ordinary occupants\, who lack direct financial incentives. Making signific
 ant progress towards sustainable building energy usage requires a broad sh
 ift in how commercial buildings are used and operated. The research builds
  an interactive and intelligent environment with the end goal of impacting
  both human and building behavior to fulfill the shared goal of reduced en
 ergy use\, and increased comfort in buildings. This environment is not onl
 y aware of and make use of its users’ locations\, processes\, activities
  or preferences but also learns and predicts what is going to happen in th
 e foreseeable future (e.g.\, changes to plans/events\, temporary critical 
 problems). The research develops a human centered-environment (e.g.\, heal
 thcare facilities\, construction sites\, transit stations\, educational bu
 ildings) that communicates directly with its users in a dynamic\, spontane
 ous and informal way and deliver context aware\, personalized and timely i
 nformation for supporting decision-making\, collaborative problem solving\
 , management of resources and learning. This environment adapts to the nee
 ds of its users (e.g.\, facility managers\, construction workers first res
 ponders) through adjustable autonomy\, automation and collaboration.
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