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Factors affecting 'end of day' window position in non-air-conditioned office buildings
conference contribution
posted on 2012-03-02, 11:04 authored by Shen Wei, Richard BuswellRichard Buswell, Dennis LovedayDennis LovedayThis paper reports a recent longitudinal study
observing people’s use of windows in cellular office
spaces and suggests that the thermal environmental
parameters are not the only factors affecting people’s
behaviour. The study focuses on the ‘end-of-day’
window position due to its influence on the next
day’s thermal performance of buildings and energy
use during the unoccupied night-time period when
occupants’ comfort is not important. The results
suggest that the occupant behaviour determining the
final window position at the end of the working day
dependents not only on temperature, but also on floor
level, gender and personal preference.
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