A new system for accessing transfer function coefficients for an architectural computer-aided thermal optimization tool

A new system for accessing wall and roof transfer function coefficients has been developed. The system is intended to allow users to quickly and easily retrieve the transfer functions for almost any combination of wall or roof materials, thus simplifying the use of the Transfer Function Method of simulation early in the design process. The new system has been designed as a tool that can be integrated with existing simulation software. The system has been integrated with an intelligent optimization tool that utilizes the Transfer Function Method for its thermal simulation, integrated with multi-expert systems for its problem detection and advice. This user-friendly tool has a Graphical User Interface that constitutes a front-end for a transfer function coefficient database.