LoginIn order to reduce the environmental load (energy and materials) of buildings, a study was undertaken to develop and assess solutions for a dynamic, weather and daytime adaptable office façade. The following steps have been taken:
IBPSA 2003 - Eindhoven, Netherlands
International Building Simulation Conference 2003, Eindhoven, Netherlands.
Contains 190 papers.
Volume content
An energy-saving office façade adaptable to outside weather conditions in the Netherlands | 2003 | English
Applying computacional simulation results to the development of a design method for daylighting design and regulation in high-density cities | 2003 | English
Daylight design for “extremely” obstructed urban environment is a relatively uncharted area of study. No city in the world has an urban density as high as Hong Kong. Designing daylight in the territory is a critical and important study.
Comparison of a generalized pattern search and a genetic algorithm optimization method | 2003 | English
Building and HVAC system design can significantly improve if numerical optimization is used. However, if a cost function that is smooth in the design parameter is evaluated by a building energy simulation program, it usually becomes replaced with
Determining the feasibility of cogeneration using doe-2.1E for teh John G. Shedd aquarium and oceanarium | 2003 | English
The Energy Resources Center at the University of Illinois at Chicago conducted an energy assessment of the John G. Shedd Aquarium and Oceanarium to increase the energy efficiency of the facility, while decreasing the operating costs.
This paper describes a relatively simple software tool that has been developed to perform annual hour-by hour energy simulation of a building.
The necessity of focus on more large integration of passive concepts for indoor climate conditioning is today a reality.
Air conditioning system operation strategies for intermittent occupancy buildings in a hot-humid climate | 2003 | English
For many buildings, continuous operation of the air conditioning system is not necessary for achieving thermal comfort during the occupied periods. Depending on the building's thermal and operational characteristics the air conditioning system may
Combined thermall measurement and simulation for the detailed analysis of four occupied low-energy buildings | 2003 | English
This paper describes four simulation models, which reproduce energy and temperature measurements of occupied buildings very well.
The paper describes the use of the theory of tolerances in thermal network models that are built as electric circuits. A principle of the method and main equations are given.
Application of data mining techniques for building simulation performance preditic analysis | 2003 | English
Simulation exercises covering long periods (e.g.. annual simulations) can produce large quantities of data.
A convergent optimization method using pattern search algorithms with adaptive precision simulation | 2003 | English
Thermal building simulation programs, such as
EnergyPlus, approximate solutions of a differential
algebraic system of equations. While the theoretical
A new method of cfd simulation of airflow chracteristics of swirling floor diffusers | 2003 | English
Air supply diffusers used in air-conditioning systems can be classified as ceiling diffusers, sidewall diffusers, floor diffusers, jet nozzles, and low velocity displacement diffusers.
Two dissimilar models capable of predicting the electrical and thermal performance of residential cogeneration fuel cell systems have been developed for use with the ESP-r building simulation program.
A study on the application of the radiant floor cooling system integrated with a dehumidification system | 2003 | English
When applying the radiant floor cooling system, it is important to prevent condensation on the floor surface. To solve this problem, a radiant floor cooling system integrated with the dehumidification system has been proposed and evaluated.
A methodology analyse the thermal loads of nonresidential buildings based on simplified weather data | 2003 | English
This paper presents a methodology to analyse the thermal loads of non-residential buildings based on simplified weather data, which are available for 206 Brazilian locations.
A simulation study on the response of charged and discharged thermal energy in building thermal mass storage systems | 2003 | English
This study discusses charging and discharging performance in building thermal mass storage systems. Building thermal mass storage systems utilize the thermal masses of the beams and the concrete floor slab to absorb cool energy that is produced us
Computer based modeling tools were used to examine the hygrothermal environment inside a heavy-masonry historic building experiencing crypto-efflorescence damage to its moisture-laden brick vault.
We present a representational framework for the integrated operation of multiple environmental systems in buildings. A methodology for the automatic generation of this framework is introduced.
A decision-making tool to support integration of sustainable technologies in refurbishment projects | 2003 | English
The aim of the European SSHORT (Sustainable Social Housing Refurbishment Technologies) project is to increase and promote rational and efficient use of energy in the retrofitting of social housing buildings. In this scope, one step was to develop
A numerical analysis of heat and mass transfer in a room with the air-underfloor heating | 2003 | English
The current work presents features of an air-underfloor heating system and CFD model to predict velocity and temperature distribution. The paper describes the constructions of air-underfloor heat exchangers.