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Maintaining comfort in spectator zones presents a significant challenge for the operational scheduling of climate control systems, which integrate ventilation, heating, and dehumidification functions. To explore economic cost potential while ensuring user comfort, this study proposes a demand response-integrated optimization model for climate control systems. To enhance the model\u2019s practicality and decision-making efficiency, a two-stage optimization method combining multi-objective optimization algorithms with the technique for order preference by similarity to an ideal solution (TOPSIS) is proposed. In terms of algorithm comparison, the performance of three typical multi-objective optimization algorithms\u2014NSGA-II, standard MOEA\/D, and Multi-Objective Brown Bear Optimization (MOBBO)\u2014is systematically evaluated. The results show that NSGA-II demonstrates the best overall performance based on evaluation metrics including runtime, HV, and IGD. Simulations conducted in China\u2019s cold regions show that, under comparable comfort levels, schedules incorporating dynamic tariffs are significantly more economically efficient than those that do not. They reduce operating costs by 25.3%, 24.4%, and 18.7% on typical summer, transitional, and winter days, respectively. Compared to single-objective optimization approaches that focus solely on either comfort enhancement or cost reduction, the proposed multi-objective model achieves a better balance between user comfort and economic performance. This study not only provides an efficient and sustainable solution for climate control scheduling in energy-intensive buildings such as ice sports venues but also offers a valuable methodological reference for energy management and optimization in similar settings.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/a18070446","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,7,21]],"date-time":"2025-07-21T08:47:14Z","timestamp":1753087634000},"page":"446","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Optimizing Economy with Comfort in Climate Control System Scheduling for Indoor Ice Sports Venues\u2019 Spectator Zones Considering Demand Response"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"18","author":[{"given":"Zhuoqun","family":"Du","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Economics and Management, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing 100044, China"}]},{"given":"Yisheng","family":"Liu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Economics and Management, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing 100044, China"}]},{"given":"Yuyan","family":"Xue","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Economics and Management, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing 100044, China"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0008-3820-3504","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Boyang","family":"Liu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Economics and Management, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing 100044, China"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,7,20]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","unstructured":"International Ice Hockey Federation (2016). 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