LoginThis paper addresses the utility and the difficulties to predict the actual energy consumption of existing buildings, that can be useful to calculate true energy conservation potential taking into account the real usage of the building.
IBPSA 2001 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
International Building Simulation Conference 2001, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Contains 153 papers
Volume content
Over the last fifteen years, there have been a number of UK initiatives which facilitated practitioner access to simulation programs (e.g. Clarke and Maver 1991; McElroy et al 1997).
A new building energy simulation program developed under support from the US government was released in April 2001.
Architectural constraints in a generative design system: interpreting energy consumption levels | 2001 | English
This paper investigates the possibility of encoding architectural design intentions into a generative design system, using as a test bed the School of Architecture at Oporto [Portugal], designed by Álvaro Siza.
Computational support for the generation and exploration of the design-performance space | 2001 | English
While recent advances in computational building performance modeling have been remarkable, their impact on building design community has been limited. In this paper we focus on one possible contributing factor, i.e., insufficient support for navig
Development of virtual simulation system for housing environment using rapid prototype method | 2001 | English
This report introduces the rapid prototype method newly developed to design individual housings.
This paper is focused on a mathematical model applied to both building thermal analysis and control systems design. A lumped approach is used to model the room air temperature and a multi-layer model for the building envelope.
There are two purposes for this paper, one is that the calculation method, which took sunlight into consideration using All Sky Model, is shown, and another is executing simulations by this method.
The combinations of parameter effecting optimum energy consumption and good open view for designing side-window of office buildings are proposed.
A methodology for micro-level building thermal analysis: combining CFD experimental Set-ups | 2001 | English
Physical and computational simulations have been combined within a unique framework for the aim of establishing a methodology for micro-level building thermal analysis.
Application of the state-of-the-art computer simulation and visualization in architectural lighting research | 2001 | English
The paper discusses the technical features of the physically based computer simulation/visualization techniques for architectural lighting research. Potentials and limitations are evaluated in terms of input, algorithms, output, and analysis tools
A strategy to provide computacional support for the selection of energy saving building components | 2001 | English
This paper describes a strategy to provide computational support for the selection of energy saving building components.
This paper argues that analytical approaches (i.e., simulation) and inductive learning methods (i.e., neural networks) can cooperate to facilitate a daylight responsive lighting control strategy.
Analyzing thermal performance of building envelope components using 2-D heat transfer tool with detailed radiation modeling | 2001 | English
THERM is a freely available, user-friendly twodimensional heat transfer model for analyzing the impacts of thermal bridges in building components such as windows and doors.
It is becoming a popular practice for architects and HVAC engineers to simulate airflows in and around buildings by Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) methods in order to predict indoor and outdoor environments.
The lack of widespread use of building environmental design decision support tools in architecture appears to be because the tools are often too simplistic.
An observational study on thermal environment and energy conservation in an office building with modern conveniences | 2001 | English
In this paper we report the findings of a survey conducted to evaluate the energy-conservation performance of an office building some time after construction, and present the results of a simulation that was performed to identify possible improvem
This work presents the program SIMEDIF, a code conceived for the design and simulation of the thermal transient behavior of buildings, entirely developed at INENCO.
This work wants to provide the planners with a database of the typical mediterranean building structures.
Advanced building services simulation software providing design solutions in Dublin and Boston | 2001 | English
The paper uses the latest state of the art dynamic simulation software to analyse and present design information for building design engineers on current design questions in both Dublin and Boston.