We address the model-adaptive coupling between computational codes for indoor thermal comfort analysis considering different levels of detail in space and time.

This paper presents a simple tool (in the form of nomograms) for the preliminary design of solar gains of a window shaded with a horizontal overhang.

Fenestration and its design have a significant impact on the energy use associated with the artificial lighting, heating and cooling of a building.

With the increasing awareness of sustainable development in the construction industry, implementation of an energy rating procedure to assess buildings is becoming more important.

In this study we are investigating the urban environment, including complicated social dynamics, as the “urban system”.

Overheating in buildings not only causes discomfort to the occupiers but – if it occurs regularly or over a sustained period – also leads to pressure for the installation of mechanical cooling.

This paper deals with the calibration of models capa-ble of simulating the performance of MicroShadeTM.

Extensive energy modeling was used during the design process of the Aldo Leopold Foundation Legacy Center in Baraboo, Wisconsin (USA) both to minimize the building’s overall projected energy use an