Using results from field surveys to predict the effect of open windows on thermal comfort and energy use in buildings

For this research, results from field surveys are used to formulate a method for simulation of office buildings to include the effects of window opening behaviour on comfort and energy use. What is general window opening behaviour ? How can an "adaptive algorithm" be framed to predict whether windows are open ? How can the algorithm be used within a simulation to allow the effects of window opening on comfort and energy use to be quantified ? These are the points the paper focuses on. The findings are presented.