International Building Simulation Conference 2007, Beijing, China.
Contains 288 papers.
Volume content
In reaction to the European Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD), existing and newly lanced standard developments by CEN (European…
Double-skin facade (DSF) is an additional glass skin on the outside wall of the building. In this study a mechanically ventilated and equipped…
In an attempt to reduce the high computational efforts for dynamic thermal simulations using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) the authors …
Ceiling radiant cooling with its many advantages on thermal comfort or energy reduction, didn’t become a leader in this domain because of the fear…
Taking into account Mediterranean climate particularities for Barcelona, Spain, a whole year study using TAS simulation software was carried out…
Natural ventilation is rapidly becoming a significant part in the design strategy of buildings in situations where electricity is scare or non-…
The aim of this case study is to investigate an integrated heating/cooling system performance in central Europe climate conditions. The…
The Lyon Confluence project is an actual urban planning operation of Lyon agglomeration. It is part of a global sustainable development process,…
This paper demonstrates how variations in the estimation of internal gains due to usage affect the cooling demands of speculative office buildings…
The performance of an innovative floor heating application is explored. A two zone building is studied; one zone is frequently overheated due to…
The effects of groundwater direction on performance of geothermal heat pump systems were analyzed using a 3-D finite difference method with…
An economic and environmental analysis on residential internal combustion engine (ICE) based cogeneration in Canada was performed. Information…
Large, multi-use sports and recreational facilities provide a unique, yet challenging, opportunity for energy conservation due to their large…
The present paper is an attempt to bridge the gap between building designers and simulationists by proposing a common framework for discussion.…
This work presents energy and exergy comparison of several design options for combination between dwelling ventilation and domestic hot water…
The last object of this study is to develop standard method for building insulation performance on-site evaluation using Infra-red camera. The…
In this article, we would like to estimate the surface temperature and heat flow pattern of the four corner walls of building envelope with…
As a passive cooling strategy, natural ventilation is an energy conservation technology with great developing potential. The typical technologies…
It is the goal of climate-adapting buildings to make used of the natural regularity to decrease indoor temperature and improve thermal comfort. In…
The updated ISO 13790 Standard is part of the new set of CEN Standards that supports the European Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD…