LoginPresence of volatile organic compounds in indoor air affects human health.
IBPSA 2005 - Montreal, Canada
International Building Simulation Conference 2005, Montreal, Canada.
Contains 180 papers.
Volume content
Development of a modular toolbox in simulink for dynamic simulations of VOC-concentration in indoor air | 2005 | English
Calculation of the heating and cooling load of buildings using a sky radiance distribution model | 2005 | English
We present a model for calculating the sky radiation values considering the sky radiance distribution for a simulated building.
Computer simulation of evaporative cooling of buildings by water spray vaporization | 2005 | English
This paper presents the performance of a computer simulation code for modelling the evaporative cooling of buidings by water spray vaporization, bring together the scales of the droplet, spray and building.
This paper describes a case study to estimate the time and effort needed by novice designers to computationally evaluate the performance of building designs.
Application of it and international standards to evaluate building envelope performance | 2005 | English
Improving thermal performance of building envelopes reduces energy consumption of residential buildings.
CFD simulation of interflat air flow for the study of the spread of aerosol transmitted infectious diseases | 2005 | English
In the world-wide scale outbreak of SARS in 2003, cluster of cases occurred in large building blocks, especially in Hong Kong.
Application of EESLISM for the energy and environmental control system design in the example building is described.
The paper deals with two construction details and discusses the opportunities and limits of their computer aided building simulation. Both details occur in the area of building renovation and modernization.
Building simulation to predict the performances of natural night ventilation: uncertainty and sensitivity analysis | 2005 | English
Natural night ventilation is an energy efficient way to improve thermal summer comfort. Coupled thermal and ventilation simulation tools predict the performances.
This paper describes the results of a computational study on the feasibility of cooling houses in the Netherlands with a system consisting of a heat exchanger in the soil, a heat pump, and a low temperature heating system.
The objective of this paper is to examine different means of producing domestic hot water (DHW) in Zero net energy homes (ZNEH).
Analysis of wind-driven flow and external convective heat transfer coefficients for the bestest model building | 2005 | English
Building energy analysis are very sensitive to external convection heat transfer coefficients so that some researchers have made sensitivity calculations and proved that depending on the choice of convective heat transfer coefficient values, energ
A preliminary model of user behaviour regarding the manual control of windows in office buildings | 2005 | English
This paper presents the results of a field study of manual control of windows which has been carried out in 21 individual offices within the Fraunhofer Institute’s building in Freiburg, Germany, from July 2002 to July 2003.
A study of the relationship between daylight performance and height difference of buildings in high density cities using computational simulation | 2005 | English | 6 pp
Daylight design for “extremely” obstructed urban environment is a relatively uncharted area of scholarship. The reason might be that the problem has not been critically important.
A monthly method for calculating energy performance in the context of european building regulations | 2005 | English
The European Energy Performance in Building Directive (EPBD) requires methods for the calculation of the energy performance for use in the context of building regulations.
Analysis and optimization of the thermal comfort of a non airconditioned16 000 m2 tent, with transient and cfd simulations | 2005 | English
The Haima is a non air-conditioned 16,000 m2 tent designed to house fifteen exhibitions about conditions for peace, viewed as solutions to economic, cultural and environmental conflict, during the Barcelona Forum 2004.
3x4 – Easy specification of technical installations in building energy calculation software | 2005 | English
The paper describes a strategy of how to implement technical installations (heating, domestic hot water and ventilation) in a building energy calculation application in an effective and userfriendly manner. Technical installations are designed usi
A simulation-based review of the ubiquitous window-head-height to daylit zone depth rule-of-thumb | 2005 | English
This paper reviews the validity of the ubiquitous daylighting rule of thumb (DRT) that relates window-head-height to the depth of the daylit area adjacent to a facade.
The paper presents a new approach for analyzing mold growth risk in buildings, based on a mixed simulation approach with consideration of uncertainties in relevant building parameters.