Modelling Office Energy Consumption: An Agent Based Approach

TL;DR

This paper presents an agent-based model that simulates office energy consumption by integrating policies, technologies, appliances, and human behavior, aiding in testing management strategies and solving practical energy issues.

Contribution

It introduces a novel agent-based modeling approach that combines four key elements influencing office energy use, providing both theoretical integration and practical application.

Findings

Effective energy management strategies identified

Model accurately simulates office energy consumption

Supports decision-making for energy policy implementation

Abstract

In this paper, we develop an agent-based model which integrates four important elements, i.e. organisational energy management policies/regulations, energy management technologies, electric appliances and equipment, and human behaviour, based on a case study, to simulate the energy consumption in office buildings. With the model, we test the effectiveness of different energy management strategies, and solve practical office energy consumption problems. This paper theoretically contributes to an integration of four elements involved in the complex organisational issue of office energy consumption, and practically contributes to an application of agent-based approach for office building energy consumption study.