Reducing the energy consumed in the built environment is a key objective in many sustainability goals. Existing energy saving methods have consisted of physical interventions to buildings and/or behavioral modifications of occupants. However, such methods usually have high cost and transient effect, and lose aggregate energy saving potential due to the single-building-focused view and an isolated examination of occupant behaviors. This work attempts to propose innovative energy strategies from a holistic perspective of the aggregate human-environment systems. It features: (1) viewing...
Reducing the energy consumed in the built environment is a key objective in many sustainability goals. Existing energy saving methods have consisted o...