International Building Simulation Conference 2009, Glasgow, Scotland.
Contains 307 papers.
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This paper describes an open-source library with component models for building energy and control systems that is based onModelica, an equation-…
The simulation of the energy performance of buildings has historically been compartmentalized along the lines separating different disciplines or…
Over the past 30 years numerous Building Simulation Codes (BSC) have been developed. Nevertheless, none of them has yet become a “standard”.…
The aim of this study is to accelerate developments of building simulation programs by using Object- Oriented programming. A reusable generalised…
This paper presents simulations of the integral coefficients of performance of a heat pump system coupled with a vertical ground heat exchanger…
This paper shows the numerical model of an earth-toair heat exchanger. The system is discretized into “n” sections perpendicular to the exchanger…
Common approaches to the simulation of Borehole Heat Exchangers (BHEs) assume heat transfer in circulating fluid and grout to be in a quasi-steady…
Seasonal storage of solar energy in geothermal boreholes has resurfaced as a means of heating housing communities. Typically, these systems …
The transfer of energy from the ground to buildings through slabs and basements has long been a point of large errors in simulations. Work to…
The user’s action is a decisive factor in the energy performance of a building. In this paper is demonstrated the necessity of using more specific…
The goal of this study is to evaluate the accuracy of the Portuguese thermal regulation simplified methodology for existing buildings and to…
The general practice for establishing the consumption in asset ratings of a building consists of entrusting the energy analysis of the shell of a…
To address the functional complexities and volumetric variability found in the UK non-domestic building stock (Pérez-Lombard et al, 2008, Bruhns,…
As part of the UK government Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) initiative, the requirement of Asset and Operational Ratings for buildings…
Based on almost seven years of continuous measurements we have analysed in detail the influence of occupancy patterns, indoor temperature and…
This paper presents the results of a recent study of people's presence and their interactions with the buildings' environmental systems in a…
Based on six years of continuous measurements, we have analysed in detail the occupancy, thermal and visual parameters influencing blind usage behaviour.…
This paper describes a new methodology in calculating accurately the time series utility loads (energy, power, city water, hot water, etc.) in a…
The integration of techniques for uncertainty and sensitivity analysis in building performance simulation (BPS) has a number of potential benefits…
Climate Modelling is a complex task. One of the most important reasons is the presence of a large variety of spatio-temporal scales. There are…