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International Building Simulation Conference 2013, Chambéry, France.
Contains 470 papers.
Volume content
Dynamic Simulation of BACS (Building Automation and Control Systems) for the energy retrofitting of a secondary school | 2013 | English
Discrete occupancy profiles from time-use data for user behaviour modelling in homes | 2013 | English
User behaviour plays a key role in the energy demand of residential buildings, and its importance will only increase when moving towards nearly-zero-homes. However, little information is available on how users interact with their homes.
Simulation based performance assessment of phase change enhanced thermal buffering for domestic heat pump load shifting | 2013 | English
In this study, the feasibility of using thermal buffering enhanced with phase change material (PCM) to enable heat pump load shifting for a typical UK dwelling was investigated by comparing the performance of a buffered, load-shifted heat pump aga
A valuable skillset for building industry professionals is proficiency in high-level, scripting languages that can automate and perform many common repetitive or technically intensive tasks.
The use of yearly in situ measurements of a whole commercial building for sensitivity and uncertainty analysis of energy performance assessment | 2013 | English
The purpose of this study is to assess the capabilities of a thermal model to represent actual building energy consumption when trying to best fit the input data of the model to the actual data of the building in operation. The approach has been a
Simulation–based evaluation of non–visual responses to daylight: proof–of–concept study of healthcare re–design | 2013 | English
The discovery of a novel non-rod, non-cone photore-ceptor in the human eye that mediates a number of effects on the brain has sparked a growing interest in incorporating these non-visual effects of light into the design process of buildings.
High resolution space - time data: methodology for residential building simulation modelling | 2013 | English
A bottom-up approach is developed for the specification of operational data with a high space-time resolution, to be used as inputs in multi-zone residential building models.
On the conservation of mass and energy in hygrothermal numerical simulation with COMSOL Multiphysics | 2013 | English
In this paper, two different forms of the non-linear PDE-system for heat and mass transfer in porous materials and their implementation with COMSOL Multiphysics are considered. The φ-based form presents the relative humidity as system variable and
Accounting for thermal mass in thermal simulation tools: comparison of several assumptions | 2013 | English
Being highly insulated, low energy buildings are very sensitive to variable solar and internal gains. In this context, thermal mass is useful in storing surplus energy, reducing temperature variations and improving thermal comfort.
This study reports the application of a stochastic simulation model that estimates community-scale residential electricity demand and photovoltaic (PV) generation to simulate the voltage of medium- and low-voltage distribution networks.
Modeling the occupant behavior relating to window and air conditioner operation based on survey results | 2013 | English
The occupant behavior related to window and air conditioner operation has a large influence on the cooling energy consumption.
CFD simulation of the three-dimensional effects induced by the nox photocatalytic degradation around an isolated building | 2013 | English
In order to handle a case of pollutant dispersion in an urban environment Computational Fluid Dynam-ics (CFD) emerges as a fast and flexible method.
Natural ventilation design for low-rise buildings: comparison between a nodal model and wind tunnel tests | 2013 | English
The aim of this study is to check the accuracy of a nodal model to predict correctly the flow fields involved inside a building by wind-induced pressure.
The indoor thermal comfort and energy efficiency are the main design criteria for modern home energy systems (HES).
This paper presents a generic model developed as a base case to represent a mid-sized Australian office building with possible best practice HVAC configurations. A number of common control methods or failures were assessed by the simulation.
Client-driven sensitivity analysis of the energy consumption of a Welsh office building using probabilistic climate projections | 2013 | English
One of the key responses of the UK Government to the European Energy Performance Building Directive EPBD2002 has been the introduction and refinement of an energy efficiency compliance tool for domestic dwellings, the Standard Assessment Procedure
Effective and robust measures for energy efficient dwellings: Probabilistic determination | 2013 | English
This paper presents computational work in building information management, data interoperability, and data population, to support automatic carbon analysis.