Publication
Title
Meeting user needs through building automation and control systems : a review of impacts and benefits in office environments
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Abstract
Smart building technologies and building automation and control systems (BACS) can offer a range of additional benefits beyond energy savings, in particular by improving building responsiveness to user needs. Although in recent years these technologies have gained popularity as a means of reducing energy consumption and improving building performance, a clear picture of the role of BACS in providing a wider range of benefits is still missing. This review identifies and collects BACS impacts in office buildings with a special emphasis on improving indoor environmental quality by adapting building operation to changing conditions and guaranteeing feedback and real-time interaction with occupants. The resulting benefits, such as increased employee productivity, fewer occurrences of sick leave, and lower rates of absenteeism are highlighted. Offices represent an interesting field of application, as small improvements in the built environment can have a significant impact on labour costs which are the predominant share of the total operating costs. Furthermore, quantitative relationships between physical factors of the indoor environment and benefits have been displayed where available. This literature review aims at establishing an approach that comprehensively evaluates BACS across their entire spectrum, leading to the promotion of novel business cases.
Language
English
Source (journal)
Buildings
Publication
2023
ISSN
2075-5309
DOI
10.3390/BUILDINGS13102530
Volume/pages
13 :10 (2023) , p. 1-20
Article Reference
2530
ISI
001094223500001
Medium
E-only publicatie
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Publications with a UAntwerp address
External links
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Creation 12.10.2023
Last edited 01.07.2024
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