B043 Residential occupant load

An epistemic analysis of residential occupant load factor

Brief:

Up-to-dated occupant load and its profile are essential design parameters for planning and estimating the facilities and system operations for buildings. In this study, Bayesian estimates of occupant load profiles in some government-funded and non-government funded residential buildings were made from interview surveys of households in 2003-2006 in Hong Kong. The results showed that the average maximum occupant load factors of the surveyed apartments were 0.085 person m^-2 and 0.096 person m^-2 for government-funded and non-government funded residential buildings respectively. The daytime occupant load variations were 60% to 80% for the former buildings, and as low as 20% for the latter. The survey results would be a useful reference for professionals involved in designing, operating and managing different types of residential buildings in a high dense environment similar to Hong Kong.

Further information:

Wong LT, Mui KW, 2007. An epistemic analysis of residential occupant load factor, Proceedings of Zhejiang-Hong Kong Joint Symposium 2007 – Innovative Building Design and Technology-Challenges of Climate Change, HKIE/ASHRAE/CIBSE, 6-7 Jul, Hangzhou, China, pp. 38-44.