LoginMany European countries assess the heating and cooling needs of buildings using the quasi-steady state calculation method described in EN ISO 13790.
IBPSA 2013 - Chambéry, France
International Building Simulation Conference 2013, Chambéry, France.
Contains 470 papers.
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Modelling the energy performance of night-time ventilation using the quasi-steady state calculation method | 2013 | English
Evaluation of the environmental performance of buildings using dynamic life cycle simulation | 2013 | English
A building life cycle simulation tool has been developed and linked to thermal simulation, allowing energy use and other environmental impacts to be evaluated.
Numerical study of indoor pollutant transport focused on the gradient-diffusion hypothesis | 2013 | English
The majority of numerical studies of room airflow using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) are conducted with the steady Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) approach.
Twenty years on: updating the IEA BESTEST building thermal Fabric test cases for ASHRAE standard 140 | 2013 | English
ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 140, Standard Method of Test for the Evaluation of Building Energy Analysis Computer Programs applies the IEA BESTEST building thermal fabric test cases and example simulation results originally published in 1995.
Multidimensional effects through porous building elements is barely explored in the literature due to many difficulties such as modeling complexity, computer run time, numerical convergence and highly moisture-dependent properties.
Automated slat angle control of venetian blind considering energy and visual comfort | 2013 | English
Windows are the only part in buildings that can directly penetrate the solar radiation into the space and thus the shading devices are needed to control the solar penetration.
Model Predictive control is an advanced control tech-nique that has been used to optimize thermal comfort in buildings. Nowadays, the new buildings are char-acterized by an important inertia as well as low power heating systems.
This paper reports on a study of the thermal performance of two-storey apartments in Adelaide, South Australia.
Deep in data: empirical data-based software accuracy testing using the building America field data repository | 2013 | English
Fan and pump model that has a unique solution for any pressure boundary condition and control signal | 2013 | English
Some building performance simulation programs compute the volume flow rate in ducts and pipe net-works for a given fan speed, which may be computed by a feedback controller, based on the intersection of the flow resistance and fan curve.
A case study of optimization-aided thermal building performance simulation calibration | 2013 | English
Building performance simulation is being increasingly deployed beyond the building design phase to support building operation.
Hygrothermal behaviour of a hemp concrete wall: experimental and numerical approach | 2013 | English
Designing-in performance: evolutionary energy performance feedback for early stage design | 2013 | English
A framework entitled Evolutionary Energy Performance Feedback for Design (EEPFD) was developed to mobilize the potential of multidisciplinary design optimization (MDO) towards solving current obstacles between design and energy performance feedbac
This paper examines how calibration performs under different levels of uncertainty in model input data. It specifically assesses the efficacy of Bayesian calibration to enhance the reliability of EnergyPlus models.
Predicting visual comfort conditions in a large daylit space based on long-term occupant evaluations: a field study | 2013 | English
We present a method for predicting visual comfort conditions of occupants in daylit spaces.
Smart homes and Ambient Intelligence Environments require embedded technologies able to work and think jointly.
Due to the development of energy performance contracting and the needs for peak electric demand reduction, the interest for optimal building control is renewed.
Definition of a reference office for standardized evaluations of dynamic façade and lighting technologies | 2013 | English
This paper proposes a modeling and analysis convention for a side- and/or toplit space called the ‘reference office’.
Automated translation and thermal zoning of digital building models for energy analysis | 2013 | English
The present paper analyses a case study of the application of dynamic energy simulation on the energy efficiency improvement process of an existing commercial building, the retrofit of a CHP machine for the combined generation of heat and power is