Building operators and facility and energy managers of large buildings make essential operational decisions that affect energy and comfort performance. For example, they decide on the hours of operation of an air-handling unit, default zone temperature settings and outdoor airflow rates, largely based on assumptions about a building's occupancy and occupant preferences. This article reports the preliminary results of a larger effort to understand the operational decision-making process of building operations staff.
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Iowa State Univ, Inst Transportat InTrans, 2711 S Loop Dr, Ames, IA 50010 USAIowa State Univ, Inst Transportat InTrans, 2711 S Loop Dr, Ames, IA 50010 USA