Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Articles Article Faculty Publications -Articles Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Investigation on window opening behavior in naturally ventilated hostels of warm and humid climate Subject The topic of the resource Logistic regression model; Natural ventilation; Occupant behavior; Warm and Humid climate; Window opening behavior Description An account of the resource A window is an inevitable element of a naturally ventilated building, and its usage improves indoor environmental conditions. Various research has presented window opening behavior models, stating that it may vary with region, climate, season, building type and many more environmental and non-environmental factors. Major studies in India relied on survey data and were not focused on continuous monitoring. Limited occupants behavior studies have been reported in warm and humid climatic zones, specifically in hostel buildings. Also, a realistic description of occupants window opening behavior is require for more accurate evaluation of building performance using energy simulation. Therefore, there is a need to study the window opening behavior to predict the indoor environment more accurately by using energy simulation tools. In this context, a one-year field research involving questionnaire survey, physical observation, and monitoring was conducted in different hostel buildings in Tiruchirappalli, India. Logistic models were developed to predict the window state in hostel buildings in warm and humid region based on physical observational and long-term monitoring data. It is found that window use is influenced by season, time of the day, weekdays, floor level, buildings orientation, user type, and gender. Results also showed that insects and animal menace (snakes, squirrels, lizards, mosquitoes etc.) impede window opening behavior. The study also presented a logistic model for window opening behavior based on outdoor environment conditions for simulation modeling. 2022 Elsevier B.V. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Faheem M.; Bhandari N.; Tadepalli S.; Abinaya J. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Energy and Buildings, Vol-268 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Elsevier Ltd Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2022-01-01 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2022.112184" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2022.112184</a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85131442202&amp;doi=10.1016%2Fj.enbuild.2022.112184&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=becea978657e30f97908b53c49249a6c" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85131442202&amp;doi=10.1016%2fj.enbuild.2022.112184&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=becea978657e30f97908b53c49249a6c</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Restricted Access Relation A related resource ISSN: 3787788; CODEN: ENEBD Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Online Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Article Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Faheem M., Department of Architecture, National Institute of Technology, Tamil Nadu, Tiruchirappalli, 620015, India; Bhandari N., Department of Architecture, National Institute of Technology, Tamil Nadu, Tiruchirappalli, 620015, India; Tadepalli S., Department of Architecture, National Institute of Technology, Tamil Nadu, Tiruchirappalli, 620015, India; Abinaya J., Department of Architecture, National Institute of Technology, Tamil Nadu, Tiruchirappalli, 620015, India, School of Architecture, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Karnataka, Bengaluru, 560029, India