LoginWe present in this paper the essential aspects of the S2 system. This is the internet realization of SEMPER: An active, multi-domain, space-based, object oriented design environment for integrated building performance modeling.
IBPSA 1999 - Kyoto, Japan
International Building Simulation Conference 1999, Kyoto, Japan.
Contains 177 papers
Volume content
Towards the building as power plant: computacional analysis of building enrgy self-sustenance | 1999 | English
In recent years there have been a number of research and development initiatives directed at integrated energy generation systems which can meet the energy requirements of a building substantially or even completely on-site.
The successful application of moisture simulation models to building envelopes requires accurate values of material transport properties. Unfortunately, although the presently-available database is reasonably voluminous, much of the informatio
The applicability of ray-tracing based simulation tools to predict sound pressure levels and reverberation times in 'coupled spaces' | 1999 | English
Nowadays architects commonly use the ‘coupled space concept’. Examples are mezzanines, half-open office spaces and exhibition rooms.
Thermal evaluation of strategies for an adequate housing in arid zones and their impact on energy saving | 1999 | English
Located in an extreme arid natural environment, the city of Mexicali has confronted maximum temperatures of 54C during summertime.
Recent developments in photovoltaic components, small-scale combined heat and power systems and ducted wind turbines have opened up the possibility for an embedded generation approach to building design.
A model for the design of urban grids and fabric with solar rights consideration taken into account is presented.
The optimal supervisory control strategy for a central chilled water facility has been determined. A quadratic linear regression relation for the total system power in terms of the controlled and uncontrolled variables was developed using simula
Simulation of cleaning is a new area in building simulations. To make rational cleaning is it important to know how difficult it is to clean rooms. I define a Cleaning Index (CI) as the cleaning area divided by the floor area.
Numerical analysis of air temperature increases in urban area using the building-urban-soil simultaneous simulation model | 1999 | English
The authors propose a predicting methodology combined with simultaneous solution for Building- Urban-Soil system to analyze the heat island phenomenon quantitatively in this paper. Using this model, numerical simulation is performed in order
Project REED (Residential Energy Efficiency Design) is a Web-based building performance simulation tool developed under contract to one of the nations largest utilities, to help their 4.5 million ratepayers make en- ergy efficient design decisions
Modeling and calibration of lateral heat loss rate in measuring the R value of partly heated wall | 1999 | English
An experimental apparatus (in-situ thermal test unit) and an analysis method have been developed for evaluating the thermal resistance of the building envelope on site.
Simulation of visual context in architecture, the environment that surrounds both building and observer, is an essential but problematic feature of realistic imagery.
Studyind thermal performance of split-type air-conditioners at building re-entrant via computer simulation | 1999 | English
The use of split-type air-conditioners in new apartment buildings becomes popular in Hong Kong. One requirement for their effective use is satisfactory heat rejection at the outdoor condensing units.
An integrated simulation system for the building services design and facilities management purposes is being developed by Olof Granlund Oy.
A major goal in computer-aided design research has been the development of integrated design for convenient generation and evaluation of evolving designs.
M2M&Roofsol: a tool for evaluating the cooling performance of passive roof components using teh model synthesis method | 1999 | English
This communication presents a tool, m2m&Roofsol, which has been developed in the framework of a European project, ROOFSOL, dedicated to the study of passive cooling by roof components.
Numerical prediction of hot water flow and temperature distribution in thermal storage tank | 1999 | English
In order to evaluate energy efficiency of solar hot water systems, a calculation method was developed in this paper that models the unsteady flow and temperature distribution in heat storage tank utilizing Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD). Compa
When some faults take place in a thermal storage HVAC system, changing pattern of the temperature profiles of the thermal storage tank is useful to infer where some faults exist.