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Amadi, A I and Higham, A (2019) Putting context to numbers: a geotechnical risk trajectory to cost overrun extremism. Construction Management and Economics, 37(04), 217–37.

Brager, G and Baker, L (2009) Occupant satisfaction in mixed-mode buildings. Building Research & Information, 37(04), 369–80.

Isaacs, N (2019) Evolution of sub-floor moisture management requirements in UK, USA and New Zealand 1600s to 1969. International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation, 37(04), 366–94.

Kölsch, P (2019) Hygrothermal simulation of cathedral ceiling roofs with ventilated roofing tiles. International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation, 37(04), 473–87.

Kalz, D E, Pfafferott, J, Herkel, S and Wagner, A (2009) Building signatures correlating thermal comfort and low-energy cooling: in-use performance. Building Research & Information, 37(04), 413–32.

Lee, I, Roppel, P, Lawton, M and Ferreira, P (2019) Design limits for framed wall assemblies dependent on material choices for sheathing membranes and exterior insulation. International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation, 37(04), 426–47.

Lomas, K J, Cook, M J and Short, C A (2009) Commissioning hybrid advanced naturally ventilated buildings: a US case study. Building Research & Information, 37(04), 397–412.

Loosemore, M and Reid, S (2019) The social procurement practices of tier-one construction contractors in Australia. Construction Management and Economics, 37(04), 183–200.

Nicol, J F, Hacker, J, Spires, B and Davies, H (2009) Suggestion for new approach to overheating diagnostics. Building Research & Information, 37(04), 348–57.

Pelsmakers, S, Vereecken, E, Airaksinen, M and Elwell, C C (2019) Void conditions and potential for mould growth in insulated and uninsulated suspended timber ground floors. International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation, 37(04), 395–425.

Pout, C and Hitchin, E R (2009) Future environmental impacts of room air-conditioners in Europe. Building Research & Information, 37(04), 358–68.

Rijal, H B, Humphreys, M A and Nicol, J F (2009) Understanding occupant behaviour: the use of controls in mixed-mode office buildings. Building Research & Information, 37(04), 381–96.

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: adaptive behaviour; behaviour; comfort; energy efficiency; mixed mode; occupants; thermal comfort
  • ISBN/ISSN: 0961-3218
  • URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/09613210902904221
  • Abstract:
    A mixed-mode building is heated in winter, free running in mid-season, and has cooling available in summer as required. It is likely to use less energy than a fully air-conditioned building. However, the energy consumption of a mixed-mode building depends greatly upon how the occupants use the available controls, such as windows, fans, heating, and cooling. Hitherto, for the purpose of building thermal simulation, rather arbitrary assumptions have often been made about occupant behaviour. Using thermal comfort field data sets from Europe and Pakistan that include mixed-mode buildings, the occupant behaviour with regard to the building controls is analysed. The results indicate that the mixed-mode buildings were generally controlled as if they had been naturally ventilated buildings, but with the provision for cooling if needed, rather than as normal air-conditioned buildings. Equations are developed to relate the probability of using the various controls to the indoor and outdoor temperature, and to relate the indoor comfort temperatures to the outdoor temperature. Such equations may be useful for estimating comfort and energy use.

Rose, W (2019) Must attic ventilation be preserved in energy retrofits?. International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation, 37(04), 461–72.

Rupp, S H and Plagmann, M (2019) Characterisation of air permeability of common ceiling linings and penetrations. International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation, 37(04), 448–60.

Smith, S D (2019) Safety first? Production pressures and the implications on safety and health. Construction Management and Economics, 37(04), 238–42.

Toppinen, A, Sauru, M, Pätäri, S, Lähtinen, K and Tuppura, A (2019) Internal and external factors of competitiveness shaping the future of wooden multistory construction in Finland and Sweden. Construction Management and Economics, 37(04), 201–16.

Tuohy, P (2009) Regulations and robust low-carbon buildings. Building Research & Information, 37(04), 45.