International Building Simulation Conference Madison, USA, 1995.
Contains 93 papers.
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RADIANCE has emerged as one of the most powerful programs for modelling the luminous environment within and around buildings. It has a large and…
Visualize-ITTM is a visual data analysis tool kit. RLW Analytics has developed a number of specific data visualization tools for the study of the…
Simulation of dynamic moisture transport processes in building structures under varying conditions re- the solution of the partial differential…
There are two main issues to be resolved in order that design tools can be used in cooperative mode, each communicating with the other. Firstly,…
A translucent external wall system for solar space heating and daylighting is briefly presented. This system is composed of phase change material…
Previous work has shown that for saturated air/water vapour mixtures, water vapour transfer in cavities can cause very large increases in net…
This paper reports on a project carried out at Delft University of Technology, for improvement of daylightíng simulation tools. Earlier work…
The Heat Balance Loads Calculator (HBLC) is a powerful software tool for calculating heating and cooling loads for buildings. It allows the user…
A simplified building heat and moisture transfer model has been developed and integrated with relevant air-conditioning system component models…
This paper presents some results of the development and application work of the Building Equipmentsection at EMPA related to integrated building and HVAC…
The EPRI LightPAD program is a simple but powerful lighting audit and analysis tool for assessing installed lighting systems and proposing cost-…
PowerDOE a new, PC-based building energy performance simulation tool, combines the full capabilities of DOE-2.IE with an easy-to-use, flexible …
This study was carried out on a real site gymnasium situated in the center of France. The building is equipped with two remarkable energy …
A new approach for computer-aided thermal analysis of buildings is presented. It is based on an electronic book "Building Thermal Analysis" which operates…
An important aspect of the Texas LoanSTAR program has been the development of public domain software. These software are now available. …
The paper describes a component-based dynamic simulation of a variable air volume (VAV) air conditioning system. The model is based closely on…
Examples on application of system simulation in preplanning, sizing and comissioning of HVAC systems are briefly given and typical obstacles for a…
Even at the beginning of the concept and planning phase for low energy buildings co-operation between architect and different engineers is, mandatory. In…
We used the MOIST Computer Model to conduct a detailed analysis of the moisture performance of one wall typical of current construction practice…
As part of a new Federal program to promote energy efficient retrofit of commercial buildings, voluntary private-sector partners evaluate…