A unified probabilistic model for predicting occupancy, domestic hot water use and electricity use in residential buildings

A novel strategy that combines separate probabilistic models developed by other researchers into a unified model for generating schedules of active occupancy, domestic hot water (DHW) use, and non-HVAC electricity use in multiple residences with a 10-min resolution for every day of the year is described. A variety of new model functions are introduced in order to generate stochastic predictions for each of numerous residences at once, to enforce...