International Building Simulation Conference 2009, Glasgow, Scotland.
Contains 307 papers.
Volume content
Subtask 1 of the IEA ECBCS Annex 41 (IEA 2007) project had the purpose to advance development in modelling of integral Heat, Air and Moisture (HAM) transfer…
Building physics processes in some parts and elements of revitalized historical buildings play an important role in their future energy efficiency and…
This paper gives an onset to whole building hygrothermal modelling of the interaction between interior and exterior climates via building…
The high importance of indoor environment performance aspects such as surface condensation, mold growth, thermal comfort, etc., is widely …
This paper discusses a procedure for the two-way run time external coupling between Building Energy Simulation (BES) and building envelope Heat,…
A simulation model was developed for energy consumption in Japan’s residential sector. This model classifies households into 912 categories by household…
The rapid growth in residential air conditioning (cooling) in many parts of the world is resulting in increased energy consumption, significantly…
In a metropolis such as Seoul, which has a large population in a dense, built-up area, district heating/cooling systems are popular in terms of…
The study is placed within the context of local building regulations in India. Building regulations, for fenestration in general and window…
The ability to simulate the effect of trees on natural light performance in buildings is contingent upon accurate simulation of light passing…
This paper investigates the impact of well geometry and surface reflectance on vertical daylight levels in atria with square forms under a CIE…
This paper demonstrates the use of High Dynamic Range (HDR) fisheye images of the sky dome in lighting simulations. The objective is to improve…
This paper reports the simulation approach and prediction of annual energy performance of PV ventilated glazing systems with daylight saving as…
In recent years, highly glazed atriums are favorable to architectural aesthetics and to taking advantage of daylighting and solar heating. However…
Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) can provide detailed information of flow motion, temperature distributions and species dispersion in buildings…
Advanced natural ventilation (ANV), often characterised by the use of dedicated ventilation stacks, shafts and other architecture features such as…
The aim of this paper is to present an automatic generator of zonal models that makes it possible to free the user from the choice of the specific flows…
In the last years many building designers have turned their attention to natural ventilation, due to the potential benefits in terms of energy…
The paper is concerned with the integration of building performance simulation within a collaborative/ multidisciplinary higher-education environment. The…
A wide range of scientifically validated Building Performance Simulation tools BPS is available internationally. The users of those tools are…