International Building Simulation Conference 2001, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Contains 153 papers
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Sisley is an open software that uses the volume element method to model two-dimensional heat transfer…
Building Integrated Photovoltaic (BIPV) system implementation is on the rise worldwide. A computer modeling tool was…
The application of model-based performance assessment at the whole building level is explored. The…
This paper describes a new approach of using simulation directly in construction industry in Czech Republic.…
The simultaneous optimization of building’s fabric construction, the size of heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) system, and the HVAC…
This paper provides an overview of how building simulation is used to support a Canadian Govern- ment energy-efficient incentive programme. It …
Energy simulation (ES) and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) can play important roles in building design by providing…
This paper discusses the use of multiple building performance simulation tools to support the design of a…
Despite discussions of the universal workstation, there is increasing workplace dynamics in organizations. These dynamics…
We present the practical application of two models SustArc (Capeluto and Shaviv 1997, 1999) and FLUENT 5.0.2 (1999) to the design of a new business…
In a larger research program on ‘cost versus value evaluations in the early design stages of technical buildings’, a study and software implementation…
This paper refers to the existence of the variety modes and 'Chaos' in building natural ventilation or smoke venting, systems, and provides the…
Computer models used to predict building heating and cooling energy and occupant thermal comfort at present rely on climate data collected at a…
This paper deals with the development and the testing of a simulation algorithm for the temperature behaviour and the flow characteristics of…
Formal independent testing has been an integral component in the development of EnergyPlus, a new building energy…
Just in time for the 25th anniversary a new version of the international well-known simulation tool TRNSYS is released: TRNSYS 15. New …
This paper describes novel high-performance visualization techniques for reviewing time dependent data common to building simulation. These…
A adaptive controller was devised and implemented within the ESP-r simulation program to support the conflation of CFD with dynamic whole-building…
This paper summarizes the recently concluded PhD study by the first author. The study addressed…