International Building Simulation Conference 1999, Kyoto, Japan.
Contains 177 papers
Volume content
This work has allowed to test different model improvement tools, by applying them on two building models.…
It is important to apply the natural light effectively for the low energy consuming daylighting design. A reliable standard sky is absolutely required…
A reduction in the emissions arising from urban activities demands a combination of energy efficiency measures and a move away from fossil fuel …
This paper describes an effort to link the COMIS 3.0 multi-zone airflow model with the EnergyPlus building energy simulation program. COMIS 3.0 is a…
A new calculation method is proposed for designing space radiant heating/cooling systems by improving conventional methods of steady and unsteady…
Based on K- two equation turbulence model, we used PHOENICS 1.4 and numerically simulated air distribution and contamination field under …
The optimal supervisory control strategy for a central chilled water facility has been determined. A quadratic linear regression relation for the total…
It is necessary to predict the load of the following day and hours to establish optimal thermal storage. In this paper, three kinds of load prediction…
This article presents the SIM-FAST software : it is a tool which allows to evaluate the energy consumption and the financial cost of French buildings…
In the present work, human thermal comfort is investigated within the built environment. The analysis is…
Air-conditioning systems with floor thermal storage can be used for cutting peak load and utilizing nighttime electric power. For the effective use of…
The optimization of the cogeneration systems (CGS) with the gas engine generator is studied by using the Hamiltonian algorithm (HA). The HA, invented…
This communication presents a tool, m2m&Roofsol, which has been developed in the framework of a European project, ROOFSOL, dedicated to…
Design of air conditioning systems for efficient and effective part-load operation poses a considerable challenge, but one which is frequently…
The authors propose a predicting methodology combined with simultaneous solution for Building- Urban-Soil system to…
In order to make proper radiative meshes with considering thermal distribution on solid surfaces, we inves- tigated the adaptive mesh generation method…
The operation of technical building devices demands a lot of heating, cooling and electric energy. This also causes monetary costs and pollutant …
A practical way to estimate the accuracy of sound field analysis by the finite element method in building environments is presented here. The error…
A method for evaluating solar rights and shading requirements in an urban environment is presented. The…