Viewing behavior and vertical eye-level light for non-image-forming effects

When considering non-image-forming (NIF) light effects on people, knowing the light vertically at eye-level is necessary. However, people are dynamic in their behavior and constantly change their viewing direction. This means that light measured vertically towards a constant direction might differ from the actual light that reaches people’s eyes. If the difference is large, viewing behavior might need to be included in lighting design measurements and simulations predicting the potential of the light to induce NIF light effects. This dataset was collected during an experiment on the difference between the actual dynamic eye-level light of office workers while seated at a desk (dynamic condition) and light measured statically towards a computer screen (static condition). The dataset was collected to test the hypothesis: "There is a significant and relevant difference between simultaneously measured static and dynamic light conditions in an office environment occupied by one user." It includes measured and simulated light quantities (illuminance, alpha-opic quantities according to CIE S026 and light-driven alertness according to the non-visual direct response model) together with participants' measured face orientation (horizontal and vertical) in an office environment with a single user

Documenting occupant models for building performance simulation: a state-of-the-art

The number of occupancy and occupant behaviour models developed for building performance simulation (BPS) has steadily increased for the past four decades. However, their use is still limited in practice. This is partly due to the difficulty in understanding their utility and to the challenges related to their implementation into BPS. Both problems can be attributed to the lack of a framework for their description and communication. In this paper, we fill this gap by introducing a framework to document occupant models, that represents the state-of-the-art of available information on the topic. The framework consists of four blocks (description, development, evaluation, and implementation) and can also be regarded as a guideline to help researchers communicate their models transparently. Based on a systematic review, we verify to which degree existing academic papers on occupant models meet the framework, thus providing a self-critical assessment of the state-of-the-art of occupant models’ documentation

Documenting occupant models for building performance simulation: a state-of-the-art

The number of occupancy and occupant behaviour models developed for building performance simulation (BPS) has steadily increased for the past four decades. However, their use is still limited in practice. This is partly due to the difficulty in understanding their utility and to the challenges related to their implementation into BPS. Both problems can be attributed to the lack of a framework for their description and communication. In this paper, we fill this gap by introducing a framework to document occupant models, that represents the state-of-the-art of available information on the topic. The framework consists of four blocks (description, development, evaluation, and implementation) and can also be regarded as a guideline to help researchers communicate their models transparently. Based on a systematic review, we verify to which degree existing academic papers on occupant models meet the framework, thus providing a self-critical assessment of the state-of-the-art of occupant models’ documentation