LoginA key barrier to the acceptance of simulation within building design has been identified as the fact that it is not fully integrated into the design process.
IBPSA 2001 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
International Building Simulation Conference 2001, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Contains 153 papers
Volume content
Integration of building simulation into the design process of an architecture practice | 2001 | English
This paper discusses the first full version of IDEA-l, a new natural-lighting design tool for the early stages of the architectural design process.
A methodology for the optimal operation of a HVAC system with a thermal storage water tank has been proposed by one of the authors1).
To provide practitioners with the means to tackle problems related to poor indoor environments, building simulation and computational fluid dynamics can usefully be integrated within a sin- gle computational framework. This paper describes the out
In the last seven years, a method has been developed to analyse building energy performance using simulation, in Brazil.
This paper describes the "Self-aware Buildings" (SAB) project. This is an effort to advance the state of knowledge and technology in the area of environmentally conscious and user-sensitive integrated building control systems.
Energy demand of different glazing materials and light control systems for office spaces are analyzed in this paper.
The present work deals with the determination of a mathematical correlation for conductivity in the fully water-saturated state in terms of dry-basis conductivity and porosity.
On the natural displacement ventilation flow through a full scale enclosure, driven by a source of buoyancy at floor level | 2001 | English
This paper presents experimental data for the temperature stratification established within a full-scale enclosure, for the natural displacement ventilation flow driven by a source of buoyancy at floor level within the space with air as the workin
In this paper, we present a new method of combining ASHRAE Room Energy Balance Method with 3-d airflow modeling to estimate the thermal comfort conditions of the emerging air- conditioning system that combines radiant cooling and de
Measurement and numerical simulation by means of SIMEDIF of a light construction building located in the Argentinean Noethwest | 2001 | English
In this work, the results obtained during the monitoring of a building together with the adjustment curves achieved with the numeric simulation program SIMEDIF are presented.
Regression analysis of electric energy consumption and architectural variables of conditioned commercial buildings in 14 Braziliam cities | 2001 | English
The aim of this work was to develop a simple model to predict the electric energy consumption of office buildings artificially air-conditioned, for 14 (fourteen) Brazilian cities (Belém, Brasília, Curitiba, Florianópolis, Fortaleza, Maceió, Natal
Impact of a veranda on the reduction of the energy consumption in residential buildings: an application of the Clim2000 software | 2001 | English
In this paper, the impact of a veranda (attached sunspace) on energy consumption is analyzed by numerical simulations (Clim2000 software) for two different configurations : a (existing) residential individual house and a (new) apartment bu
We give an overview of how windows are modeled in the EnergyPlus whole-building energy simulation program. Important features include layer-by-layer input of custom glazing, ability to accept spectral or spectral-averaged glass optical properties,
Numerical modeling of the influence of angle adjustment of A/C diffuser vanes on thermal comfort in a computer room | 2001 | English
In the paper, based on MS Thesis by Richtr, 2000, the authors describe CFD modeling of a computer room with regard to thermal comfort of workers.
Energy savings from the use of daylighting in commercial buildings are realized through implementation of photoelectric lighting controls that dim electric lights when sufficient daylight is available to provide adequate workplane illumina
When modernist architecture in the tropics started in the 30´of the 20th century, air-conditioning systems and special glazing were not yet available.
Potential for heat stress relief using desiccant systems in swinw breeding facilities | 2001 | English
Heat stress associated with extreme temperatures and relative humidity has been shown to reduce the productivity from swine facilities, especially breeding facilities.
The HVAC BESTEST has been developed within the framework of the IEA (International Energy Agency) It is a comparative test method developed for estimating the ability of whole building simulation programs to model the performance of unitary space