Saving energy when using air conditioners in offices-Behavioral pattern and design indications

- Reasonable temperature setting for saving energy is [26, 28] °C for Chinese office workers.
- Government regulation is generally not effective in change air conditioner usage behavior, partly due to its low awareness rate.
- Colleagues and health greatly influenced office workers' temperature setting.
- Electricity consumption was not considered by office workers in setting air conditioners.
- Some behavioral patterns in air conditioners setting should be changed to save energy.