International Building Simulation Conference 1997, Prague, Czech Republic.
Contains 117 papers.
Volume content
Heat losses from foundations are poorly considered in many whole-building energy programs which are used to model houses. This despite the fact…
A new integrated simulation system for the building services design and facilities management purposes is being developed by Insinööritoimisto…
A case study is used to introduce a two-step thermal demand calculation for buildings in order to take thermal bridges into consideration. In the…
The paper presents an interactive on-line package for calculation of energy and cost demands for residential infiltration and ventilation, with…
A large office building has been the object of a detailed feasibility study in order to select the most effective actions for energy saving in…
Modal-based model reduction techniques have been modified in order to improve their performance when applied to building thermal models. The basic…
Since two years, the Dutch building consultancy practice has been supported by an integrated design environment to base its advices on. This environment,…
A simulation software focused on HVAC energy consumption in large supermarkets, called Clim Top, has been recently developed in France. The first…
The paper presents the results from a numerical and experimental investigation of the velocity distribution in a ventilated industrial hall in the…
A major barrier to using energy simulation tools during the design process of a building has been the difficulty of using the available programs.…
Passport Plus is a new design tool for building thermal analysis which was developed within the…
Computer based design aids have much potential to improve the productivity of the design process and provide more confidence in the performance of…
A controller for heating systems is normally equipped with many facilities to make it flexible and the heating system more cost-efficient. This…
Application of the finite control volume method on simulating thermal fire resistance of building materials and elements was evaluated.…
Earth heat exchangers are advantageous features to reduce energy consumption in residential buildings. In winter they pre-heat ventilation air…
This paper reports the current state of an ongoing collaborative project which aims to promote modelling and simulation of energy in buildings by…
Multiple regression analysis (MRA) is useful for developing energy prediction equations from the results of building energy simulation. However,…
In this paper ongoing work using the computer algebra system Maple V and the object-based environment Spark is presented, that aim at the an alytical…
Computer models used for analyzing heat transfer have been developed and computerized for the precise thermal analysis of two typical…
A new method for predicting and evaluating the energy performance of large commercial and institutional buildings is developed, as an alternative…