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International Building Simulation Conference 2003, Eindhoven, Netherlands.

Contains 190 papers.

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A simulation study on the response of charged and discharged thermal energy in building thermal mass storage systems

This study discusses charging and discharging performance in building thermal mass storage systems. Building thermal mass storage systems utilize…

Hisaya Ishino
A hierarchical design optimization framework for building performance analysis

This article presents a mathematical model that provides explicit support for preserving the consistency between decisions made at various …

Ruchi Choudhary, Ali Malkawi, Panos Y. Papalambros
A study on an estimation method of the effective opening area of entrance doors and winter airflow rate into atrium buildings

This study develops a simplified estimation method for calculating the effective opening area of automatically operated entrance doors and the…

Kimiko Kohri
A hygrothermal monitoring and modeling of a historic roof

Computer based modeling tools were used to examine the hygrothermal environment inside a heavy-masonry historic building experiencing crypto-…

Sung H. Hong, Ian Ridley and Tadj Oreszczyn
A study on the application of the radiant floor cooling system integrated with a dehumidification system

When applying the radiant floor cooling system, it is important to prevent condensation on the floor surface. To solve this problem, a radiant…

Jae-Han Lim, Myoung-Souk Yeo and Kwang-Woo Kim
A matlab-based simulation tool for building thermal performance analysis

This paper presents the development of a simulation tool based on the Matlab computational environment for building temperature performance…

Mendes N, Oliveira G H C, Araújo H X and Coelho L S
A study on the thermal response characteristics of the floor of hydronic floor heating systems

Many studies have been performed on floor heating systems. However, there is almost no data on the response characteristics immediately after the…

Aiko Kobayashi and Kimiko Kohri
A methodology analyse the thermal loads of nonresidential buildings based on simplified weather data

This paper presents a methodology to analyse the thermal loads of non-residential buildings based on simplified weather data, which are available…

Fenando Simon Westphal and Roberto Lamberts
A model of a low flow solar domestic hot water system

The low-flow solar water heater – from 7 litres/hour to 15 litres/hour per solar collector area – is the most promising way for improving the…

Lana Kenjo, Dominique Caccavelli, Christian Inard
Statistical interpretation of the results of building simulation and its use in design decisions

The practical use of building simulation software requires a global and comprehensible interpretation of results for decision support in design. We propose…

Cristian Ghiaus, Francis Allard
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