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Occupancy and Behavioral Effects on Residential Energy Use
Abstract

The University of Dayton (UD) currently owns about 350 residential homes that house nearly 1,700 students. House quality and number of occupants affect household electricity and gas use. In an effort to charge students fairly, the university charges each student the same amount for housing costs, even though the cost of energy may vary significantly from house to house.


Unfortunately this billing policy does not account for occupant behavior, fostering irresponsible energy use.


This paper analyzes energy use characteristics in relation to number of occupants, time of occupancy, weather, house structure quality, and occupant behavior. Building energy informatics software packages were used to help predict the energy use of a house for typical occupant behavior. Case studies were analyzed with these methods, and occupant behavior variations are presented.

Occupancy and Behavioral Effects on Residential Energy Use

Seryak, J., Kissock, K. Proceedings of the American Solar Energy Society Annual Conference, June 23-25, 2003, Austin, TX.

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John Seryak, PE

John Seryak, PE

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