International Building Simulation Conference 2005, Montreal, Canada.
Contains 180 papers.
Volume content
For the past 50 years, a wide variety of building energy simulation programs have been developed, enhanced and are in use throughout the building…
Volatile organic compounds (VOC) are major indoor air pollutants. Physical models that have been developed to predict VOC source (emission) and sink…
When designing district heating serving different buildings, an architectural engineer should suggest optimal operation policy of heating, based…
This study aims to verify the advantages of district heating and cooling (DHC) systems in terms of energy efficiency. From the measurement data,…
In building studies dealing about energy efficiency and comfort, simulation software need relevant weather files with optimal time steps. Few tools…
An indoor thermal simulation was conducted in a traditional house in a mountain area of Nepal for the purpose of thermal improvement…
Significant R&D work has been on going in the development of integrated software environments that support building energy simulation.…
Moisture is one of the main problems in buildings. In spite of the complexity to describe moisture physical phenomena, recent technological…
This paper discusses the modification and testing of an existing dynamic thermal model to include the calculation of the effects of glazing and…
Earth-to-Air Heat Exchanger (ETAHE) technology has been implemented in many mechanical ventilation systems. A literature review revealed that…
This paper describes how a multi-zone air flow simulation program has been used for the evaluation of the performance of a hybrid ventilation…
This paper analyses the office demand connected to the use of different dynamic window and lighting control systems with the aim to optimize their…
The hygrothermal environment of the Japanese traditional house constructed by wet process with clay wall and the recent house constructed with…
This research investigated the influence of three layouts of operating rooms on the indoor environment control, on thermal comfort and on…
In this paper, the mathematical model of a HVAC (Heating, Ventilation and Air-Conditioning) equipment is described. This system is inserted into a…
Traditional night cooling control strategies relies on the knowledge of the current situation – indoor and outdoor. The building is ventilated –…
This paper discusses an experience of teaching building simulation to students in a small class of a Masters program in an architecture school.…
This paper proposes a method for creating an extreme seven-day weather data set for HVAC design purposes and examines its suitability. The …
This paper covers the innovative use of advanced numerical simulation in the field of structural engineering. It begins with a brief review of…
In recent years, indoor humidity levels are gaining greater attention in building design and operation, due to the increasing concern over…