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Development of Adaptive Model and Occupant Behavior Model in Four Office Buildings in Nagasaki, Japan

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  • Kahori Genjo

    (Graduate School of Engineering, Nagasaki University, 1-14 Bunkyo-machi, Nagasaki 852-8521, Japan)

  • Haruna Nakanishi

    (Graduate School of Engineering, Nagasaki University, 1-14 Bunkyo-machi, Nagasaki 852-8521, Japan)

  • Momoka Oki

    (Graduate School of Engineering, Nagasaki University, 1-14 Bunkyo-machi, Nagasaki 852-8521, Japan)

  • Hikaru Imagawa

    (Department of Architecture, Faculty of Engineering, Osaka Institute of Technology, 5-16-1 Omiya, Asahi-ku, Osaka 535-8585, Japan)

  • Tomoko Uno

    (Department of Architecture, School of Architecture, Mukogawa Women’s University, 1-13 Tozaki-cho, Nishinomiya 663-8121, Japan)

  • Teruyuki Saito

    (Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8603, Japan)

  • Hiroshi Takata

    (Faculty of Environmental Studies, Hiroshima Institute of Technology, 2-1-1 Miyake, Saeki-ku, Hiroshima 731-5193, Japan)

  • Kazuyo Tsuzuki

    (Department of Architecture, Faculty of Environmental and Urban Engineering, Kansai University, 3-3-35 Yamate-cho, Osaka 564-8680, Japan)

  • Takashi Nakaya

    (Department of Architecture, Faculty of Engineering, Shinshu University, 4-17-1 Wakasato, Nagano 380-8553, Japan)

  • Daisaku Nishina

    (Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima 739-8527, Japan)

  • Kenichi Hasegawa

    (Department of Architecture and Environment Systems, Akita Prefectural University, 84-4 Tsuchiya, Akita 015-0055, Japan)

  • Taro Mori

    (Graduate School of Engineering, Hokkaido University, Kita 13 Nishi 8, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-8628, Japan)

  • Hom Bahadur Rijal

    (Department of Restoration Ecology and Built Environment, Tokyo City University, 3-3-1 Ushikubo-nishi, Tsuzuki-ku, Yokohama 224-8551, Japan)

Abstract

A field survey of indoor environmental measurements and questionnaires on thermal sensation, overall comfort, and behaviors was conducted in four office buildings in Japan by visiting each office every month over a duration of more than a year during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. The indoor environment was measured concurrently. We obtained 1047 votes from office workers in their 20s to 60s. The regression and Griffiths’ methods were used to calculate the indoor comfort temperature. A logistic regression analysis was used to develop the occupant behavior model. Over 70% of the occupants found the indoor environment comfortable at a mean comfort temperature of 23.2 to 25.9 °C. Gender differences were observed in thermal sensation and overall comfort, but a gender difference was observed only in the cooling mode for the indoor comfort temperature. An adaptive model was developed for the office buildings in Nagasaki city to predict the indoor comfort temperature from the outdoor air temperature. The proportions of heating, cooling, and fan usage can be predicted from the outdoor air temperature using a logistic regression analysis. The adaptive model and occupant behavior model are useful for the indoor temperature control of the existing buildings and thermal simulation of the new building design.

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  • Kahori Genjo & Haruna Nakanishi & Momoka Oki & Hikaru Imagawa & Tomoko Uno & Teruyuki Saito & Hiroshi Takata & Kazuyo Tsuzuki & Takashi Nakaya & Daisaku Nishina & Kenichi Hasegawa & Taro Mori & Hom Ba, 2023. "Development of Adaptive Model and Occupant Behavior Model in Four Office Buildings in Nagasaki, Japan," Energies, MDPI, vol. 16(16), pages 1-30, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:16:y:2023:i:16:p:6060-:d:1220352
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