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International Building Simulation Conference 1999, Kyoto, Japan.

Contains 177 papers

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A simulation system for architectural projects

Within the research context relating to the modeling process of architectural buildings and landscape planning, the CRAI particularly works on the…

Christine Chevrier, Didier Bur, Jean-Pierre Perrin
Coupling between a graphical simulation environment simulator and an optimisation algorithm

The main aim of this study is to derive some simple rules for an optimal management of direct electric heating in residential buildings. …

R. Lahrech, H. Hocquet, A. Husaunndee, K. Rechaussat, J. C. Visier
An evaluation of radiance based simulations of annual indoor illuminance distributions due to daylight

This paper presents a new, accelerated method based on GD\OLJKWFRHIILFLHQWV according to Tregenza [1] to calculate cumulative annual indoor…

C. F. Reinhart, S. Herkel
A model for simulation of daylighting and occupancy sensors as an energy control strategy for office buildings

This paper describes a computer simulation model for assessing the potential energy savings in office buildings through the use of daylight and…

Larry O. Degelman
Building design system and cad integration

In order to provide an integrated building design system that easily can be adapted by building designers, the Danish Building Research Institute…

Karl Grau and Kim B. Wittchen
A study of the of performance-based simulation tools for building design and evaluation in Singapore

This paper provides an overview of the usage of performance-based simulation tools for building design and evaluation in Singapore based on an…

Khee Poh Lam, Nyuk Hien Wong and Feriadi Henry
An evaluative method for high-perfomance window system and window side radiation environment

A study was performed on a method to evaluate performance of window system necessary to satisfactorily maintain the window side radiation…

Kimiko Kohri
A modular: loop-based approach to HVAC energy simulation and its implementation in EnergyPlus

This paper presents the new EnergyPlus HVAC simulation environment, which differs from existing energy analysis programs in three key respects.…

Daniel E Fisher, Russell D. Taylor, Fred Buhl, Richard J Liesen and Richard K Strand
Building energy code advisor

This paper presents a decision support system (DSS), named Building Energy Code Advisor, that aims to: (i) check if the early design of the exterior…

Q Gu, C Bédard and R Zmeureanu
A study of the predictive control of the Ondol System in apartments

The objective of this study is to improve the control performance of Ondol heating system in apartment buildings. For this purpose, prevalent…

Jin-Young Lee, In-Ho Yang, Seung-Yeong Song, Hway-Suh Kim, Kwang-Woo Kim
An improved multinode model of human physiology and thermal comfort

The UC Berkeley Multinode Comfort Model is based on the Stolwijk model of human thermal regulation but includes several significant improvements.…

Charlie Huizenga, Zhang Hui, Thomas Duan, Edward Arens
A new algorithm for the simulation of sound propagation in spatial enclosures

Traditional algorithms for the simulation of sound propagation in spatial enclosures include the image source method and the ray-tracing method.…

Ganapathy Mahalingam
Building integrated heating systems

This paper presents the preliminary modelling perspectives of an ongoing project where a exible simulation tool for component and system…

Klaus Kaae Andersen & Henrik Poulsen
A study of the simulation of the visibility of baseballs flying in the dome stadium

An evaluation system of the visibility of a ball flying is indispensable for the best architectural design and artificial lighting design of a…

Mitsuru Saito, Hiroshi Nakamura, Tetsuji Tanaka, Kouji Kawakami
An NMF based model library for building thermal simulation

Object-oriented or modular simulation methods represent a concrete alternative to present monolithic building simulation technology. Modular…

Mika Vuolle, Axel Bring, Per Sahlin
A new filtrered subgrid-scale model for large eddy simulation of indoor airflow

Large Eddy Simulation (LES) with a Dynamic Subgrid-scale Model (DSM) is a powerful tool to predict indoor airflow. However, the model needs to…

Wei Zhang and Qingyan Chen
Calibration procedure of energy performance simulation model for a commercial building

Calibration with actual data has been considered as one of the most important and difficult part for the systematic energy audit procedure. The…

Jong-Ho Yoon and Euy-Joon Lee
A study on radiative and convective heat exchange in a room with floor heating

Several features of heat transfer on enclosing surfaces is discussed including temperature distributions in a room heated by a floor heater.…

Haruo Hanibuchi, Shuichi Hokoi
Analysis of heat and moisture behavior in underground space by quasilinearized method: accuracy range for outdoor climate varition from the reference

Coupled heat and moisture transfer equations which describe temperature and moisture fields in the building walls, the earth ground and so on are…

Daisuke Ogura, Takayuki Matsushita and Mamoru Matsumoto
A nodal model for displacement ventilation and chilled ceiling systems in office spaces

A nodal model has been developed to represent room heat transfer in displacement ventilation and chilled ceiling systems. The model uses…

Simon J. Rees and Philip Haves
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