International Building Simulation Conference 2007, Beijing, China.
Contains 288 papers.
Volume content
The properties of transparent plaster covering transparent insulation materials (TIM) were investigated using a whole building simulation …
A new set of climatic data for different kinds of calculations has been compiled for various Swiss localities. This includes the generation of new…
Rainfall simulation is key problem for the evaluation of the energy saving potential of passive cooling by natural rainfall evaporation in humid…
Rainfall simulation is a key problem for the evaluation of the energy saving potential of passive cooling by natural rainfall evaporation in humid…
“Energy performance of buildings” estensive international research activities have been carried out on the elaboration and adoption of standards…
Weather prediction is considered to be essential for the predictive control of HVAC systems in which dynamic components, such as a thermal storage…
Objective of this study is to evaluate the cooling potential of buried pipes and a derivative thereof, for buildings situated in Brazilian climate…
The paper discusses the concept of an adaptive thermal comfort design methodology and its impact on the selection, design and performance of…
Given the major role played by windows with regard to energy losses and gains from buildings in respectively cold and hot climates, accurate …
It is well known that humidity influences cooling load, thermal comfort and durability of buildings and various items in them. Many works on…
In this paper, we present a heating system with thermal storage using a heat pump which supplies heat to the thermal storage equipment installed…
The amount of sunlight and daylight through the façade is a key factor in new façade design. Designing a new façade, based on the idea that a…
In summer, the shady planting is expected for providing shadow on building envelope and reducing reflected solar radiation from the front yard.…
This paper reports a study of a unique system that integrates many renewable energy resources to achieve zero CO2 emission for building services…
As well known, Hourly weather data should be available before running building energy consumption simulation.A large number of Chinese …
A universal lumped model is developed with the aim to predict the thermal performance of Double Skin facade. Three modules – ventilation, heat…
Simulation techniques have been playing a more and more important role in research and development of reliable and energy efficient building…
Weather data in formats required for annual energy simulations are not available at all locations where building designs are being evaluated.…
and simulation-based reproduction of performance data from traditional buildings is presented. This approach involves long-term data collection…
This study examined the effect of building envelope on thermal comfort. The effects of key energy conservation measures, such as window/wall ratio…