LoginThe indoor moisture production is of great interest when simulating the indoor air humidity. Surface materials in an apartment will buffer some of the moisture produced depending on the features of the materials.
IBPSA 2011 - Sydney, Australia
International Building Simulation Conference 2011, Sydney, Australia.
Contains 206 papers.
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Stochastic modeling of moisture supply in dwellings based on moisture production and moisture buffering capacity | 2011 | English
Integrated building control based on occupant behavior pattern detection and local weather forecasting | 2011 | English
Standard office building control systems operate the heating, ventilating, and air conditioning on a fixed schedule, based upon anticipated occupancy and use of the building.
A set of in-depth diagnostic test cases for multi-zone heat transfer was developed.
Building satisfaction - using thermal modelling to identify areas of building use focus for post occupancy evaluation | 2011 | English
Buildings do not perform as modelled. There are many reasons for this, for example change of scope, functions, assumptions, weather, user behaviour and so forth. This paper investigates the latter.
Investigation on the effect of phase changing materials on the thermal performance of a greenhouse using the finite volume method | 2011 | English
The canopy wall in the greenhouse is modelled as windows in the builidng simulation software, so as to avoid using the concept of overall heat transfer coefficient between inside greenhouse air and outside atmosphere air in the traditional greenho
Analysis of influence on mechanical design process by BIM spread - consciousness survey to BIM by questionnaire of mechanical engineer | 2011 | English
BIM can examine the placement of ductwork and machinery. It significantly increases the efficiency of a mechanical design. In addition, BIM functions as a database to simplify the use of simulation technology.
Impact and source of uncertainties in high efficiency building simulation: Some examples | 2011 | English
This paper deals with two examples of sources for uncertainties in the simulation of high efficiency buildings. The two sources deal with solar shading and the value of simulation parameters like albedo and initial state.
Multifunctional whole building simulation as a method in assessing retrofitting strategies in historical buildings | 2011 | English
The design of retrofitting strategies for historical buildings involves various challenges.
Calibration of a detailed BES model to measured data using an evidence-based analytical optimisation approach | 2011 | English
This paper outlines a methodology for the calibration of detailed building energy simulation (BES) models using an analytical optimisation approach.
In this study, the sensitivity of occupancy behaviour on building energy simulation is investigated. Given the changing nature of the office environment as well as advances in technology, standardised user patterns may have become out dated.
A new modelling approach which combines energy flows in manufacturing with those in a factory building | 2011 | English
This paper describes the development of a modelling approach which combines the energy use in industrial production, with the energy flows relating to the building.
Dispersion behaviors of exhaled droplets under a displacement ventilated room: Lagrangian simulations | 2011 | English
This paper adopts an Eulerian-Lagrangian approach to investigate the dispersion behaviors of human exhaled droplets under the displacement ventilation in a typical office room.
This paper describes a systematic methodology for the development of calibrated thermodynamic Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) models for controlled environments in buildings utilising wireless sensor networks.
Excess energy consumption of HVAC system is not usually noticed without the dissatisfaction to thermal environment. Recently it has become easier to discover it in buildings with the aid of Building Energy Management System (BEMS).
Early design simulation tools for net zero energy buildings: a comparison of ten tools | 2011 | English
Given the challenges to design Net Zero Energy Buildings (NZEBs), the use of Building Performance Simulation (BPS) tools during early design phases has been indispensable. In this context, we compare ten early design BPS tools.
The accurate representation of building operation is essential for building simulation to represent the consequence of design and operational controls correctly.
Air tightness of Australian offices buildings: reality versus typical assumptions used in energy performance simulation | 2011 | English
This study investigates the impact of air tightness assumptions on the accuracy of energy performance predictions generated by building simulation of Australian office buildings.
Experimental and simulation study of hybrid ground-Source heat pump systems with unglazed solar collectors for French office buildings | 2011 | English
This paper discusses the potential of a Solar Assisted Ground-Source Heat Pump (SAGSHP) system configuration with unglazed solar collectors to supply space heating in French office buildings, with reduced capital cost.
This paper introduces a newly developed multi-criteria decision making tool called RR-PARETO and its application to HVAC design.
Designers oversize HVAC systems for various reasons, and some reasons are more justifiable than others.