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International Building Simulation Conference 2013, Chambéry, France.
Contains 470 papers.
Volume content
CityGML- based 3D city model for energy diagnostics and urban energy policy support | 2013 | English
This paper aims to evaluate the accuracy and strength of a new approach that automatically calculates the heating demand of whole district areas, modelled in 3D with the open standard CityGML.
Assessing convection modelling in building energy simulation models for night cooling | 2013 | English
A sensitivity study is conducted with TRNSYS 17 to quantify the influence of different convection correlations during night ventilation on the thermal comfort.
A BESTEST validation study of the dynamic ground-coupled heat transfer model used in accurate | 2013 | English
This paper presents the ground effective slab model used in AccuRate’s simulation engine for house energy star rating in Australia.
This paper describes how to use the recently implemented Functional Mock-up Unit (FMU) for co-simulation import interface in EnergyPlus to link EnergyPlus with simulation tools packaged as FMUs.
Tool for design decision making: zero energy residential buildings in hot humid climate | 2013 | English
Informed decision-making is the basis for the design of Net Zero Energy Buildings (NZEBs). This paper investigates the use of building performance simulation tools as a method of informing the design decision of NZEBs.
This study reports the results of a recent field survey for residential apartment buildings in Egypt. The aim of the survey is to create representative building energy models.
Computational optimisation for zero energy buildings design: Interviews results with twenty eight international experts | 2013 | English
This paper summarizes a study that was undertaken to reveal potential challenges and opportunities for integrating optimisation tools in Net/Nearly Zero Energy Buildings (NZEB) Design.
Efficiency and accuracy of different potentials for the simulation of moisture transfer in building materials | 2013 | English
Much disparity exists on the numerical efficiency and accuracy of different potentials for moisture transfer in building materials, with various implicit claims but no actual corroboration.
New links between parametric design software, energy simulation tools, and optimization algorithms allow for the customization of individual building components or whole building form in order to reduce anticipated energy use.