@article {190,
	title = {The impact of occupants{\textquoteright} behaviour on building energy demand},
	journal = {Journal of Building Performance Simulation},
	volume = {4},
	number = {4},
	year = {2011},
	note = {Si<br/>1},
	month = {2011},
	pages = {323-338},
	abstract = {Using extensive field survey data acquired over the past 8 years at the Solar Energy and Building Physics Laboratory at EPFL in Switzerland, comprehensive models of occupants{\textquoteright} presence, opening and closing of windows and the raising and lowering of blinds have been developed. These new models have been integrated within a new urban energy modelling tool, called CitySim. In this article, we describe briefly the structure of CitySim together with the means for representing occupants{\textquoteright} presence and behaviour, both deterministic and stochastic. For a hypothetical scenario, we then go on to present results from simulations of the impact that occupants{\textquoteright} behaviour may have on the indoor environment in buildings as well as on buildings{\textquoteright} energy demands. From this we conclude that occupants{\textquoteright} behaviour has a significant impact (of the order of a factor of two) on buildings{\textquoteright} energy demands and that individuals{\textquoteright} diversity has a yet greater impact.},
	isbn = {1940-1493},
	author = {Haldi, F. and Robinson, D.}
}
