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How Assumptions About Occupants Can Misinform Building Design

Journal Article by ASHRAE, 2020

Tareq Abuimara; William O,Brien, Ph.D., P.Eng.; Burak Gunay, Ph.D., Juan Sebastin Carrizo

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Thegap between predicted and actual building performance can occur becausedifferences in occupant-related design assumptions between codes and standards,practitioner experience, or building performance simulation tool defaultvalues. This article highlights the potential implications of inconsistency inmodeling assumptions through a simulation-based investigation and proposesstrategies for improving the design assumptions

Citation: ASHRAE Journal, Vol. 62, no. 1, January 2020