Astrid Roetzel

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present a literature review of various parameters influencing the effectiveness of occupant controlled natural ventilation and discuss possibilities to implement these influences into calculation procedures/building simulation and adaptive thermal comfort evaluation.

TL;DR: In this article, a review of multi-domain approaches to indoor-environmental perception and behaviour is presented, highlighting motivational backgrounds, key methodologies, and major findings of human perception and behavior in indoor environments.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigate the influence of occupants in relation to climate and architectural design on thermal comfort and CO2 emissions in offices in different climate zones of the world, and identify typical patterns and key parameters for optimisation.

TL;DR: A review based on a systematic search is conducted to outline possible design approaches towards non-conventional adaptive facades (AFs) through simulations at early stage of design and distinguish the existing adaptive system typologies based on their key characteristics.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigated the impact of a climate change scenario on comfort and energy performance in offices, in relation to the influence of building design and occupants, and concluded that building design is the key to thermal comfort optimisation, whereas the major mitigation potential regarding energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions is related to occupant behaviour.