Testing the energy simulation building model of Consoclim using bestest method and experimental data

Consoclim is a building energy simulation software package which aims to simplify the input data. The building is modelled by only one capacity and five resistances. The inputs related to the building are reduced to global U-values of the walls, solar factors of windows and two inertia parameters. This building model is assessed using BESTEST method. The results show that only few inputs are sufficient to characterise the building. A comparison with experimental data of building in operation shows a good agreement between the results on energy consumption of air conditioning system. The influence of input data on energy consumption  has  been  assesed  by  a  sensitivity study.