Twelfth International Conference on The Constructed Environment

Abstract

Detecting occupancy accurately is an ongoing building performance goal. In order to detect occupancy events precisely and to provide improved performance, there must be a systematic approach to the building investigation. Building performance goals are the core motivators that encourage the development of well designed occupancy systems into the next stages of predictive analysis. These next stages will need to use several types of detection methods. Some of these methods will use improved sensors/arrays and some will use additional algorithms that will help fine tune the sensor data into valuable event occurrences. Using the traditional method of detecting occupancy within a building and comparing the improved principles of applying analytics that would detect the desired or undesired events happening within the building environment will be discussed. A summary of these methods is presented.