LoginThe CLIM 2000 software environment [1] was developed by the Electricity Applications in Buildings Branch of the French utility company, Electricité de France.
IBPSA 1997 - Prague, Czech Republic
International Building Simulation Conference 1997, Prague, Czech Republic.
Contains 117 papers.
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A simulation software focused on HVAC energy consumption in large supermarkets, called Clim Top, has been recently developed in France.
A new method aimed at the selection of the best reduction technique for each given invariant linear system, such as those obtained when modelling the thermal behaviour of building envelopes, is presented here.
Numerical and experimetal assessment of a flow field in a ventilated industrial hall | 1997 | English
The paper presents the results from a numerical and experimental investigation of the velocity distribution in a ventilated industrial hall in the nuclear power plant in Bulgaria.
Earth heat exchangers are advantageous features to reduce energy consumption in residential buildings.
Epidemiological evidence suggests that mould infestation in buildings can have serious health implications for the occupants.
This paper reports the current state of an ongoing collaborative project which aims to promote modelling and simulation of energy in buildings by making self-learning course material available on the World Wide Web (WWW).
The lighting simulation programme Radiance is used to predict daylight factors and the illuminance distribution in a room which is 12m x 12m x 3.6m high, with grey tinted solar control glazing.
Models of faulty components or processes may either be used on-line as part of a fault detection and diagnosis (FDD) system or may be used in simulations to train or test FDD procedures. Some faults may be modelled by choosing suitable values of t
New educational software for teaching the sunpath diagram and shading mask protactor | 1997 | English
The well-known versions of the sunpath diagrams that appear in the AIA’s Architectural Graphics Standards are based on the equidistant sky dome projections and use a shading mask protractor developed by Olgyay and Olgyay at Princeton University in
Building thermal models reduction: improving exixting methods by taking spectral imputs characteristics into account | 1997 | English
Modal-based model reduction techniques have been modified in order to improve their performance when applied to building thermal models.
Since two years, the Dutch building consultancy practice has been supported by an integrated design environment to base its advices on.
Collaborative building engineering is a team effort in which many elements have to be combined into a unified structure. The aims of the architect, the engineer and all the other players have to merge into a seamless design process.
Evaluation of the finite control volume method in simulating thermal fire resistance of building elements | 1997 | English
Application of the finite control volume method on simulating thermal fire resistance of building materials and elements was evaluated. Example was taken on studying the thermal responses of a concrete column under fire.
This paper discusses a multi-year (MY) approach to building energy simulation and presents a pilot study in Hong Kong that investigates long-term building energy performance using MY weather data. Building energy simulations in the pilot study wer
A study on the thermal performance simulation to evaluate the prefabricated radiant floor heating panels | 1997 | English
Computer models used for analyzing heat transfer have been developed and computerized for the precise thermal analysis of two typical prefabricated radiant floor heating panels.
Aggregate space-time performance indicators for simulation-based building evaluation procedures | 1997 | English
Computational modeling of building performance can generate extensive amounts of data. For this data to be useful, it must effectively interface with the informational requirements and procedural constraints of the building delivery process.
This work describes the computational fluid dynamic (CFD) simulation of flow and pollutant dispersion around a cube.
While visual rendering of buildings is the state of the art in today' s design programs, acoustic or auditory rendering is still in its infancy.