Quantifying losses due to thermal discomfort: An agent based modeling approach

Mohamad Awada, Issam Srour

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Abstract

This paper presents a framework that employs an agent based model (ABM) to examine and understand the impact of occupants’ thermal behavior in a commercial building. The proposed simulation framework has two main objectives. The first objective is to model and understand the behavior of occupants in their workplace environment while taking into account the influence of thermal conditions on the behavioral decision-making. The four main behaviors that are studied correspond to the agent’s adjusting of clo level, shades use, thermostat use, and personal fan use. The second objective is to quantify the financial and profitability losses due to thermal discomfort in an air-conditioned office by examining the effect of thermal dissatisfaction on productivity, absenteeism and complaint rates. Simulated agents in the proposed ABM framework behave according to the Fogg Behavior Model, where two main elements must converge at the same time for a certain behavior to occur; motivation and ability.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)151-159
Number of pages9
JournalInternational Conference on Efficient Building Design: Material and HVAC Equipment Technologies
Volume2018-October
StatePublished - 2018
Event3rd International Conference on Efficient Building Design: Materials and HVAC Equipment Technologies - Beirut, Lebanon
Duration: Oct 4 2018Oct 5 2018

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Building and Construction
  • Architecture

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