The influence of occupant control behaviour on thermal comfort under different heating charging modes in residential buildings in cold regions.

In China's central heating, there are two modes for calculating heating costs, which are divided into Charging by flow mode which charges according to the amount of use and Charging by area mode which charges according to the floor area. The Charging by flow mode has been increasingly adopted by numerous urban central heating buildings. Thus it is worth investigating whether occupants experience varying levels of thermal comfort under these two modes.