| Planning | Schedule | Activity | Hypothesis |
| Occupant presence | 00 h - 07 h | 100% | Night and preparation |
| 07 h - 12 h | 0% | External activities | |
| 12 h - 14 h | 100% | Lunch and nap | |
| 14 h - 18 h | 50% | Various activities (outdoor and indoor) | |
| 18 h - 00 h | 100% | Dinner and night | |
| People activity (6 occupants) | 00 h - 04 h | 80 W/person | Sleeping |
| 04 h - 22 h | 120 W/person | Normal activity | |
| 22 h - 00 h | 100 W/person | Moderated activity | |
| Lighting (8 W∙m−2) | 04 h - 06 h | 100% | Daybreak |
| 06 h - 18 h | 0% | Sun shines | |
| 18 h - 22 h | 100% | Evening | |
| 22 h - 04 h | 0% | Night (sleeping) | |
| Electrical appliances and boiler | Appliances such as refrigerators and heaters are supposed to be placed on the outside terraces. There is no boiler room. | ||
| Air infiltration | It is assumed that air infiltrates the space 24/7. | ||
| Temperature schedule | Indoor temperature was set at 28˚C, assumed as the temperature for air conditioning systems in most households in Ouagadougou (arbitrary benchmark for comparison of cost of energy consumption on cooling in different models) | ||