Ph.D. thesis by Christel de Bakker, Eindhoven University of Technology, the Netherlands
Office buildings no longer just
serve to provide occupants shelter to the outside world; they are transforming
into autonomous objects because of automation and information technology. Smart
luminaires, for example, are equipped with several sensors that collect data
that can be used to optimize the building operation. Simultaneously, the occupation of these buildings is
changing because of flexible working styles, causing large differences in
individual occupancy patterns. The high-density network of occupancy sensors as
provided by […]