@mastersthesis {58225,
	title = {Balancing comfort: occupants{\textquoteright} control of window blinds in private offices},
	year = {2005},
	pages = {281},
	school = {University of California, Berkeley},
	type = {PhD},
	address = {Berkeley},
	abstract = {<p>The goal of this study was to develop predictive models of window blind control that could be used as a function in energy simulation programs and provide the basis for the development of future automated shading systems. Toward this goal, a two-part study, consisting of a window blind usage survey and a field study, was conducted in Berkeley, California, USA, during a period spanning from the vernal equinox to window solstice. A total of one hundred and thirteen office building occupants participated in the survey. Twenty-five occupants participated in the field study, in which measurements of physical environmental conditions were cross-linked to the participants{\textquoteright} assessment of visual and thermal comfort sensations. </p><p>Results from the survey showed that the primary window blind closing reason was to reduce glare from sunlight and bright windows. For the field study, a total of thirteen predictive window blind control logistic models were derived using the Generalized Estimating Equations (GEE) technique.</p>},
	url = {http://escholarship.org/uc/item/3rd2f2bg},
	author = {Vorapat Inkarojrit}
}
