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SUMMARY:SMART LIVING LUNCH | Interactions between energy use\, COMfort\, B
 ehaviour\, and INdoor Environment in office buildings
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CATEGORIES:Conferences - Seminars
DESCRIPTION:In this Smart Living Lunch conference titled “Interactions b
 etween energy use\, COMfort\, Behaviour\, and INdoor Environment in office
  buildings”\, Dr. Verena M. Barthelmes (TEBEL\, EPFL) will present selec
 ted results from the eCOMBINE project developed as a joint effort with HOB
 EL and LIPID (EPFL). Follow the online presentation on 8 June 2021 from 11
 :00 to 12:00. Link on demand.\n\nDespite significant advancements in the f
 ield of energy-related behavioural research in buildings\, gaining a more 
 comprehensive and “multi-dimensional” understanding of drivers behind 
 human-building interactions is needed to better incorporate the user persp
 ective in building design and operation practice. Oftentimes\, the assumed
  motivations behind actions come solely from physical measurements of the 
 environment and the perception of such physical indoor environmental quali
 ties is an assumed prerequisite for the action. Studies focused on occupan
 t perception show a large variance between and within individuals when exp
 osed to similar environmental stimuli\, which means that inferences made f
 rom physical measurements might not always reflect the real triggers behin
 d occupants’ actions. Requesting feedback directly from occupants may he
 nce provide valuable insights on the perceived triggers for their interact
 ions with controls.\n\nIn the eCOMBINE project\, the impulse behind percep
 tions and the dynamic and multivariable behaviour of occupants was investi
 gated in a field study with the implementation of point-in-time mobile que
 stionnaires coupled with IEQ (indoor environmental quality) measurements (
 thermal\, visual\, air quality and noise). Even though the primary motivat
 ions for windows and blind control actions were rather logical\, users wer
 e often driven by multiple motivations to interact with their environment\
 , suggesting that a single criterion might not always be necessarily enoug
 h to capture an occupant’s action.\n\nThis project is supported by the S
 wiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE).
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