Recent studies indicated that window opening behaviour is related to environmental and contextual factors, as well as to practices of everyday life, such as morning routines and daily activities. To the authors’ knowledge no studies have been conducted that focus on the habitual window opening behaviour in residential buildings. The aim of this study is to determine the extent of the habitual behaviour and to identify the types of window use habits. Additionally, a window use model is created that includes habitual behaviour. Results of the online survey conducted with Belgian households revealed that almost all occupants habitually interact with at least one window. Some household and building characteristics are related to the presence of certain habits. However, this impact is rather small in comparison to the impact of the habits of other rooms. These insights are utilized for the creation of a window use habit model. The model is explained in detail as well as the validation procedure. While further research is necessary regarding the cultural and seasonal dependency of the window use habits, this model is promising as it links the window use to the everyday life, resulting in the prediction of realistic and justifiable window use.

最近的研究表明，开窗行为与环境和情境因素以及日常生活习惯有关，例如早晨的例行公事和日常活动。据作者所知，尚未进行过针对住宅建筑习惯性开窗行为的研究。本研究的目的是确定习惯行为的程度并确定窗户使用习惯的类型。此外，还创建了一个包含习惯行为的窗口使用模型。对比利时家庭进行的在线调查结果显示，几乎所有住户都习惯性地与至少一扇窗户互动。一些家庭和建筑特征与某些习惯的存在有关。然而，与其他房间习惯的影响相比，这种影响相当小。这些见解用于创建窗口使用习惯模型。详细解释了模型以及验证程序。虽然需要进一步研究窗户使用习惯的文化和季节依赖性，但该模型很有前景，因为它将窗户使用与日常生活联系起来，从而预测现实和合理的窗户使用。