International Building Simulation Conference 2007, Beijing, China.
Contains 288 papers.
Volume content
Calculating contaminant concentrations in or the required ventilation for a space has been a difficult and confusing part in the application of…
In this paper, the change of energy use by telecommuting (working at home) is simulated for residential and office buildings by modeling the…
The importance of analysing thermal performance in building design has grown, but it is still often done using simple static calculations or…
Facades must meet with continuously increasing requirements concerning design quality and technical performance. It will be shown that…
In this paper, the new capabilities of PowerDomus to simulate central HVAC systems combined to its whole-building hygrothermal model is presented…
In sizable environments, such as the collective areas of a big university building, characterised by very long corridors, large hallways and broad…
The U.S. National Institute for Building Sciences (NIBS) started the development of the National Building Information Model Standard (NBIMS). Its…
The paper describes the design of a Building Controls Virtual Test Bed (BCVTB), a simulation environment for the development of control …
This project investigated the feasibility of using existing software test cases to provide reliability scores for lighting simulation software.…
EnergyPlus is a new building energy simulation program supported by American DOE. Based on the most popular features and capabilities of BLAST and…
This paper describes a regression analysis performed over parameters related to two commercial building types and three weather files of Brazilian…
This paper reports the design analysis process undertaken by the Georgia Tech Solar Decathlon 2007 team for an 800 sq.ft. solar-powered house. It…
The tools that currently benchmark energy consumption beyond the building level are limited. This paper describes a framework utilizing …
In the preceding companion paper (Part I), a method with one sensor that could identify the indoor contaminant source location and strength in…
In case contaminants are released in occupied rooms, it is necessary to determine the contaminant source location and strength rapidly so that…
The indoor fire induced by gas leakages can cause a lot of property losses and fatalities. One of the primary fire reasons is the explosion…
This paper describes CFD modelling of Double Skin Façades (DSF) with venetian blinds inside the façade cavity. The 2-D modelling work investigates…
This paper presents the development and implementation of an Energy-based Decision Support System (EDSS) that will enhance the selection…
The transition of the urban building stock and infrastructure to sustainable forms is a key challenge in modern planning. The purpose of this…
A cooling system spraying micro water droplets could prove useful in mitigating temperature increases in urban areas by using heat from water…