39 this control strategy in the Living Laboratory and the results indicated that there is a 17% increase in occupant satisfaction. The research from the lab with 1000 surveyed people also indicates that 75% of people want to have access to control, but only 55% want to share data with human-centered control. Around 85% prioritize indoor air quality (IAQ) as the top comfort factor, followed by thermal and visual comfort, highlighting the need to give IAQ just as much focus to thermal comfort in built environment research. On the other side, 60% of users want to engage in grid flexibility actions showcasing the potential to leverage end users in demand response actions in smart grids. Prof. Žakula also presented the work of her research group on intelligent infrastructure for electric vehicles to develop an algorithm for the real-time optimization of electric vehicle charging. This optimized approach can reduce charging costs by more than 20% compared to standard methods. Discussion In the discussion, participants asked about developing personal comfort model. In their work, Prof. Žakula's research group uses personalized comfort models developed based on individual preferences and then creating comfort boundaries that satisfy most people sharing a room. This is a feasible solution to facilitate the integration of individual preferences into HVAC systems by considering user preferences. Future work will Fig 4.5 Dave Blum (left) and Prof. Žakula (right) in conversation with the group Photo: Justin Knight
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