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IBPSA 1997 - Prague, Czech Republic
International Building Simulation Conference 1997, Prague, Czech Republic.
Contains 117 papers.
Volume content
Methodology for modelling/simulation of an office building equipped with an air-condicioning system | 1997 | English
A case study is used to introduce a two-step thermal demand calculation for buildings in order to take thermal bridges into consideration.
Training new users of simulation programs typically focuses on a single tool–specific techniques for interacting with, creating models, and assessing performance.
New generation of software? modeling of energy demands for residential ventilation with HTML interface | 1997 | English
The paper presents an interactive on-line package for calculation of energy and cost demands for residential infiltration and ventilation, with input and output data entry through a web browser. This is a unique tool.
Passport Plus is a new design tool for building thermal analysis which was developed within the European research project PASCOOL of the European Commission.
Design of air conditioning systems for efficient life-cycle operation using the ZEBRA software package | 1997 | English
Life-cycle design of air conditioning systems requires that plant should be capable of maintaining zone comfort conditions within specified limits, while minimising capital and operating costs.
Integration of computer based modelling and an inter-disciplinary based approach to building design in post-graduate education | 1997 | English
Computer based design aids have much potential to improve the productivity of the design process and provide more confidence in the performance of a building.
Reliable sky luminance models are considered to be conditio sine qua non for accurate computational simulation of daylight distribution in architectural spaces. Toward this end, the paper compares six sky models specifically with regard to their a
Examination of the concept of using 'typical-week' weather data for simulation of annualized energy use in buildings | 1997 | English
This paper investigates the feasibility of using short segments of weather data to simulate annual energy use in buildings.
A numerical and experimental study is performed to analyze the influence of natural convection on heat transfer in a composite system comprising a porous material heated from below and an air space situated above this.
BASESIMP: a residential-foundation heat-loss algorithm for incorporating into whole-building energy-analysis programs | 1997 | English
Heat losses from foundations are poorly considered in many whole-building energy programs which are used to model houses.
Many building simulation computer programs, originally developed on mainframe computers for research purposes, can now run on the powerful workstation and personal computers that are available to most architectural and engineering firms.
A new integrated simulation system for the building services design and facilities management purposes is being developed by Insinööritoimisto Olof Granlund Oy.
COMIS 3.0: a new simulation environment for multizone air flow and pollutant transport modelling | 1997 | English
COMIS 3.0 is a new simulation environment developed in the framework of IEA/ECB Annex 23. To our knowledge this is the first time that one of the Annexes of IEA/ECB produces as its main result a validated software not only designed for research la
A major barrier to using energy simulation tools during the design process of a building has been the difficulty of using the available programs.
The design of monitoring system for distnbuted energy and heat supply is presented in the paper.
A randomised approach to multiple regression analysis of building energy simulation | 1997 | English
Multiple regression analysis (MRA) is useful for developing energy prediction equations from the results of building energy simulation.
The use of daylighting and artificial lighting simulation programs to calculate complex systems and models in the design practice often is impeded by the fact that the operation of these programs, especially the model input, is extremely complicat
A new system for accessing transfer function coefficients for an architectural computer-aided thermal optimization tool | 1997 | English
A new system for accessing wall and roof transfer function coefficients has been developed.
A user-friendly tool for the integrated simulation of building HVAC control performance | 1997 | English
Full simulation of a building’s HVAC control is important. Good control is the most cost-effective way to reduce plant size and save energy and maintenance cost.