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International Building Simulation Conference 1999, Kyoto, Japan.

Contains 177 papers

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Assessing the value of typical meterological years built from observed and from synthetic data for building thermal simulation

Typical Meteorological Years obtained from observed meteorological records have become the de facto data source when evaluating thermal…

Ricardo Aguiar, Susana Camelo and Helder Gonçalves
A program for ground temperature data generation based on the expanded amedas weather CD-ROMS

The Expanded AMeDAS Weather Data CD-ROMs would be available and may be utilized to conduct building simulations. However, the CD-ROMs do not …

Shin-ichi Matsumoto, Hiroshi Yoshino, Hiroshi Akasaka
Computational air flow modeling for integrative building design

The use of air flow modeling tools for building design is still limited due to lack of explicit standards governing infiltration and ventilation…

Wong Nyuk Hien, Ardeshir Mahdavi
Airflow through large vertical openings in multizone modelling

In multizone models used to predict thermal comportment of buildings and inside air quality, representation of the airflow through large vertical…

Monika Woloszyn and Gilles Rusaouën
A method for analysis of controllability of duct systems designed for variable ventilation flow rates

This paper presents a tool, based on a method using IDA for simulation of duct systems and MATLAB as a pre- and post-processor, to study the…

Jörgen B. Eriksson
Assessing uncertainty in building simulation

The premise underlying this work is that introducing uncertainty considerations into simulation will facilitate risk assessment and that this…

Macdonald I A, Clarke J A, Strachan P A
A simple building modelling procedure for matlab/simulink

A computationally-efficient building thermal model is developed for short-timescale investigations applicable to control system design. A…

G. Hudson & C. P. Underwood
Conflation of thermal bridginig assessment and building thermal simulation

The legislation and energy awareness have lead to increased thermal insulation levels in buildings. Consequently, heat flow, between the indoor…

Abdullatif E. Ben-Nakhi, Essam O. Aasem
An absorption chiller model for HVACSIM+

An absorption chiller model is developed for HVACSIM+(J). The model simulates dynamic characteristics of the chiller, such as dynamic trends …

Yasuo Takagi, Tadashi Nakamaru and Yoshihiko Nishitani
A method to edit movies for a visual simulator and the of the torsional motion of high-rise buildings on human perception

A study of the way in which humans visually perceive the motion of high-rise buildings was carried out. In our experiment, an edited movie was…

Satoshi Shindo and Takeshi Goto
Barriers and solutions to the use of building simulation in the Czech republic

This paper concerns reasons - and solutions – for the time lag in the uptake and use of building simulation in the Czech Republic relative to many…

Terezie Dunovska, Frantisek Drkal and Jan Hensen
A development of a HVAC experimental chamber and its numerical model, "Numerical HVAC experimental chamber" on a computer

We first developed an actual HVAC experimental chamber including an air distribution system, an air handling unit, fan coil units, and …

Masayuki Oguro, Koji Ono, Kazuyoshi Harimoto, Yoshiko Teranishi, Yasushige Morikawa, Shigeru Ono
A case study of the energy performance of an office building with double-envelope and atrium

This paper presents an investigation of the energy performance in an office building in Daejeon, Korea. The office building has a south-facing…

Gook-Sup Song, Hyun-Woo Lee, Won-Ryong Choi
A combined analytic and case-based approach to thermal comfort prediction in buildings

Despite the obvious importance of thermal comfort in the design of indoor environment, it has not been effectively integrated with design decision…

Satish Kumar, Ardeshir Madhavi
A comparative study of HVAC dynamic behavior between actual measurements and simulated results by HVACSIM+(J)

A dynamic simulation of the HVAC system is being paid attention because of the development of the computer technology. Authors examined the …

Yoshihiko Nishitani, Mingjie Zheng, Hideharu Niwa, Nobuo Nakahara
IMAGE: a simulation, based tool for the appraisal of advanced glazing

The IMAGE (IMplementation of Advanced Glazing in Europe) project was funded by the European Commission and involved glass manufactures, onsultants…

Citherlet S., Clarke J. A., Hand J., Janak M., McDonald I., Paule B., Scartezzini J.-L.
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