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International Building Simulation Conference 2007, Beijing, China.

Contains 288 papers.

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Daylight simulation for code compliance: creating a decision tool

The minimum illuminance requirement for New Zealand Building Code (NZBC) Clause G7 – Natural Light is currently not being met in some new …

Krystle Stewart and Michael Donn
Application of probabilistic simulation and Bayesian decision theory in the selection of mold remediation actions

This paper utilizes a probabilistic mold risk assessment method, introducing a novel mold risk indicator (MRI). The MRI captures the risk of mold…

Hyeun Jun Moon, Godfried Augenbroe
Toward real-time indoor airflow simulations for immersive visualization using adaptive localization method

Traditional approaches to simulate airflow movements in buildings are computationally expensive and do not achieve real-time prediction of …

Ravi Srinivasan and Ali Malkawi
Application of numerical simulation in assessment of microclimatic condition in urban areas

The proposition of an assessment method of wind condition in urban structures is presented in the paper. In the second part of the paper two…

Katarzyna Klemm
Predicting natural ventilation in a two-zone building driven by combined forces

Natural ventilation relies on less controllable natural forces so that it needs more artificial control, and thus its prediction, design and…

Zhiwen Luo and Yuguo Li
Numerical value research on bake-out technology with dilution ventilation for building materials

Bake-out with dilution ventilation is a potential technology that can shorten emission cycle of indoor VOCs and other hazardous gas, and then…

Yang Lu, Jing Liu, Bing-nan Lu, An-xi Jiang, Jing-ru Zhang, Bing Xie, Jing Li, Lei Zhang
CFD simulation of inter-flat air cross-contamination—A possible transmission path of infectious diseases

The objective of this study is to investigate the possible transmission mechanism of inter-flat air cross-contamination under the condition of…

Xiaoping Liu, Jianlei Niu, Naiping Gao, Marco Perino, Per Heiselberg
Human health damages due to indoor sources of radon in life cycle assessment of dwellings

A methodology was developed to calculate health damages due to exposure to radon emitted to indoor air for use in dwelling life cycle assessment.…

Arjen Meijer
Application of a whole room indoor air quality (IAQ) model

In a previous study, a whole room IAQ model consisting of multi-phase emission/sorption model for wall materials and room volume mass balance…

Feng Li and Jianlei Niu
Numerical simulation and experiment research of air organization in air- conditioned passenger car

By k− ε  turbulence model, the indoor air fluid flow and heat transfer conjugated programs in the YZ25K air-conditioned passenger car are solved with…

Dengchun ZHANG, Peifen WENG
Changes of the micro-climate and building cooling load due to the green effect of a restored stream in Seoul, Korea

Cities all over the world have been warming up in the summer over the years. Seoul, Korea, is also an example of how a city was transformed into…

Soo-Gon Han, Sun-Hye Mun, Jung-Ho Huh
Simulation-based performance assessment of slit-type ventilation system for domestic buildings in Korea

The airtight window system adopted in highrise residential buildings or residential-commercial complexes recently in Korea gives rise to poor…

I. Yook , D. Kim, Y. Jung, J. Kang, S. Lee and J. Kim
Quantifying the performance of natural ventilation

Increasing attention is being paid to natural solutions to building design, e.g. mixed-mode (or hybrid) ventilation, or increased use of daylight…

Macdonald I A and Reardon J T
Influence analysis of stack effect on odor dispersion from unit to core in the high-rise residential buildings

Food odor dispersion from residential unit to core is one of problems in high-rise residential building. In this study, it was analyzed in terms…

Hyesoo Suh, Byungseon Sean Kim, Taeyeon Kim, Jeonghee Lim
Indoor humidity influenced by the stack effect in high-rise residential buildings

Interior-surface condensation on the glazed curtain wall of high-rise residential buildings is an important environmental issue in Korea. There…

Byungseon Sean Kim, Sanghyun Park, Jongchan Lee, Taesup Lim
Building regulation and thermal comfort: the opening typology influence on natural cooling inside office buildings in Maceió

The opening typology influences the ventilation of the rooms offering more or less resistance to the airflow. The Building Regulation of Maceio of…

Christhina Cândido, Leonardo Bittencourt, Alexandre Sacramento
Incorporating simulation into building systems control logic

We present a prototypically implemented and empirically tested daylight-responsive lighting systems control in buildings that makes use of…

Ardeshir Mahdavi and Bojana Spasojević
Calibrated sky luminance maps for advanced daylight simulation applications

Reliable prediction of daylight availability in indoor environments via computational simulation requires reasonably detailed and accurate sky…

Bojana Spasojević and Ardeshir Mahdavi
Response of contaminant detection sensors and sensor systems in a commercial aircraft cabin

To reduce the potential risk of airborne infectious diseases during an outbreak or to detect a chemical/biological release by a terrorist, it is…

Sagnik Mazumdar and Qingyan (Yan) Chen
Influence analysis of neutral plane on ventilation in workshop

This paper analyzed the influence of neutral plane on natural ventilation in workshop. For several typical heights of neutral plane of a molding…

Qinghai Luo, Zehua Liu and Guangfa Tang
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