Enhanced retrofitting process by integrating post-occupancy evaluation and user perception

Abstract: As part of a thermal retrofitting process of existing housing, energy and thermal performance is normally predicted by dynamic simulation that supposes standardized patterns of building use, without considering the key role of the users in building's energy consumption. This represent...

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Autores principales:	Wegertseder-Martínez,Paulina, Trebilcock-Kelly,Maureen
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Escuela de Construcción Civil, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile 2018
Materias:	Energy retrofitting Post-occupancy evaluation Thermal comfort User's perception
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spelling	oai:scielo:S0718-915X20180003004992019-03-28Enhanced retrofitting process by integrating post-occupancy evaluation and user perceptionWegertseder-Martínez,PaulinaTrebilcock-Kelly,Maureen Energy retrofitting Post-occupancy evaluation Thermal comfort User's perception Abstract: As part of a thermal retrofitting process of existing housing, energy and thermal performance is normally predicted by dynamic simulation that supposes standardized patterns of building use, without considering the key role of the users in building's energy consumption. This represents a weakness in how the evaluation and design of retrofitting projects is structured, as integrally determining factors in thermal and energy performance are not considered. Integrated evaluations of the homes being improved will help to choose effective and objective guidelines. This work proposes a more objective and holistic evaluation that uses varied and compared techniques, involving the user in post-occupancy evaluation so that they provide feedback for the improvement's design. The integrated diagnosis comprises numerical calculations, onsite measurements, energy simulations and an estimation of the user's perception, with the goal of showing the different results obtained through the different methods. The study shows great differences in what users perceive and expect with the suggestions for thermal improvement obtained from the simulation. It is concluded that, to attain a higher user satisfaction and a better energy performance of the building, thermal improvement strategies must be defined not solely based on standards or previous cases but must consider the expectations of the inhabitants and including experimentally measured values of certain physical-construction properties to calibrate the dynamic simulations.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessEscuela de Construcción Civil, Pontificia Universidad Católica de ChileRevista de la construcción v.17 n.3 20182018-12-01text/htmlhttp://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0718-915X2018000300499en10.7764/rdlc.17.3.499
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topic	Energy retrofitting Post-occupancy evaluation Thermal comfort User's perception
spellingShingle	Energy retrofitting Post-occupancy evaluation Thermal comfort User's perception Wegertseder-Martínez,Paulina Trebilcock-Kelly,Maureen Enhanced retrofitting process by integrating post-occupancy evaluation and user perception
description	Abstract: As part of a thermal retrofitting process of existing housing, energy and thermal performance is normally predicted by dynamic simulation that supposes standardized patterns of building use, without considering the key role of the users in building's energy consumption. This represents a weakness in how the evaluation and design of retrofitting projects is structured, as integrally determining factors in thermal and energy performance are not considered. Integrated evaluations of the homes being improved will help to choose effective and objective guidelines. This work proposes a more objective and holistic evaluation that uses varied and compared techniques, involving the user in post-occupancy evaluation so that they provide feedback for the improvement's design. The integrated diagnosis comprises numerical calculations, onsite measurements, energy simulations and an estimation of the user's perception, with the goal of showing the different results obtained through the different methods. The study shows great differences in what users perceive and expect with the suggestions for thermal improvement obtained from the simulation. It is concluded that, to attain a higher user satisfaction and a better energy performance of the building, thermal improvement strategies must be defined not solely based on standards or previous cases but must consider the expectations of the inhabitants and including experimentally measured values of certain physical-construction properties to calibrate the dynamic simulations.
author	Wegertseder-Martínez,Paulina Trebilcock-Kelly,Maureen
author_facet	Wegertseder-Martínez,Paulina Trebilcock-Kelly,Maureen
author_sort	Wegertseder-Martínez,Paulina
title	Enhanced retrofitting process by integrating post-occupancy evaluation and user perception
title_short	Enhanced retrofitting process by integrating post-occupancy evaluation and user perception
title_full	Enhanced retrofitting process by integrating post-occupancy evaluation and user perception
title_fullStr	Enhanced retrofitting process by integrating post-occupancy evaluation and user perception
title_full_unstemmed	Enhanced retrofitting process by integrating post-occupancy evaluation and user perception
title_sort	enhanced retrofitting process by integrating post-occupancy evaluation and user perception
publisher	Escuela de Construcción Civil, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
publishDate	2018
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Enhanced retrofitting process by integrating post-occupancy evaluation and user perception

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