Investigation on occupant presence and appliance operation schedules for university campus in south China sub-tropical area  

作　　者：Siwei Lou Zhongyuan Lin Yukai Zou Dawei Xia Yu Huang Zhuohong Li Zhaowen Gu 

机构地区：[1]School of Civil Engineering,Guangzhou University,Guangzhou Higher Edu.Mega Center,Guangzhou,China [2]School of Architecture and Urban Planning,Guangzhou University,Guangzhou Higher Edu.Mega Center,Guangzhou,China

出　　处：《Building Simulation》2024年第2期301-318,共18页建筑模拟（英文）

基　　金：The paper is supported by the research programme“A research on the energy consumption features of the residential buildings in the Great Bay area of Guangdong”with program ID 202201010212 under the Science and Technology Programme of Guangzhou.

摘　　要：Building occupant presence during varying periods is crucial to the performance studies of buildings and city regions.However,the understanding of the building occupancies on the university campus remains limited.To address this gap,our study employs field measurements,payment records,course arrangements,and building access systems to depict the occupancy patterns of the canteen,dormitory,library,and teaching and lab buildings during weekdays and weekends.We found that the occupancy rates across different buildings are somehow interrelated,given that the total number of occupants on campus is generally constant.Notably,dormitory occupancy rates tend to be low during the morning and afternoon course hours,which inversely correlates with the high occupancy rates in the teaching and lab buildings during these periods.Similarly,canteens experience surges in occupancy during meal times,which coincide with a decrease in library usage.Moreover,we established appliance operation schedules for dormitories through surveys and on-site investigations.Water dispensers and electronic devices were identified as the primary energy consumers for both male and female occupants,with desk-top fans and hairdryers being significant energy users for male and female occupants,respectively.These findings are essential for energy studies within a campus setting,underlining the importance of considering occupant behaviors on a regional scale.

关 键 词：building occupant behavior university campus occupancy schedule appliance operation schedule 

分 类 号：TU244[建筑科学—建筑设计及理论]