这项针对33座巴基斯坦办公室和商业建筑使用建筑控制装置（窗户、门和风扇）的全年实地调查的重点是1）居住者的行为与热舒适的关系，2）人们如何改变室内环境，以及3）我们如何预测居住者的行为。我们发现，建筑物控制的使用取决于气候和季节。这些控制装置的使用通过增加空气流动或通风对乘员产生冷却效果。行为模型产生的自适应算法可应用于建筑热模拟，以预测居住者行为对节能建筑设计的影响。单位:SICitation:ASHRAE Transactions，第114卷，pt。2、盐湖城2008

This year-round field investigation of the use of building controls (windows, doors and fans) in 33 Pakistani offices and commercial buildings focuses on 1) how the occupants’ behavior is related to thermal comfort, 2) how people modify the indoor environment and 3) how we can predict the occupants’ behavior. We have found that the use of building controls depends on climate and season. The use of these controls has a cooling effect on the occupant through increasing the air movement or the ventilation. The behavioral model yields adaptive algorithms that can be applied in building thermal simulations to predict the effects of the occupants’ behavior on energy-saving building design.Units: SI