Thermal comfort and energy related occupancy behavior in Dutch residential dwellings

Doctoral thesis (2018)

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A. Ioannou OLD Housing Quality and Process Innovation
Research Group
OLD Housing Quality and Process Innovation
Copyright: © 2018 A. Ioannou
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https://doi.org/10.7480/abe.2018.27
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2018

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English

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Research Group

OLD Housing Quality and Process Innovation

Abstract

Residential buildings account for a significant amount of the national energy
consumption of all OECD countries and consequently the EU and the Netherlands.
Therefore, the national targets for CO2 reduction should include provisions for a more energy efficient building stock for all EU member states. National and European level policies the past decades have improved the quality of the building stock by setting stricter standards on the external envelope of newly
made buildings, the efficiency of the mechanical and heating components, the
renovation practices and by establishing an energy labelling system. Energy related occupancy behavior is a significant part, and relatively unchartered, of buildings’ energy consumption. This thesis tried to contribute to the understanding of the role of the occupant related to the energy consumption of residential buildings by means of simulations and experimental data obtained by an extensive measurement campaign.