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International Building Simulation Conference 2009, Glasgow, Scotland. 

Contains 307 papers.

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Numerical modelling of multiple standing column wells for heating and cooling buildings

A model for simulating clusters of standing column wells (SCWs) for use in geothermal heating and cooling systems is described in this paper. The model is…

Bobo Mingsum Ng, Chris Underwood and Sara Walker
Modelling space heating systems connected to district heating in case of electric power failure

Since district heating (DH) is the dominating heating system in Scandinavia, and fairly common in large parts  of Europe, it is of vital…

Patrick Lauenburg, Per-Olof Johansson, Janusz Wollerstrand
Implementation and validation of combustion engine microcogeneration routine for the simulation program IDA-ICE

Combined generation of thermal and electrical energy in units with electrical power less than 10 kW provides an attractive option for the energy…

Kari Alanne, Niklas Söderholm, Kai Sirén
Dynamic simulation of a complete solar assisted conditioning system in an office building using TRNSYS

To minimize environmental impact and CO2 production associated with air-conditioning system operation, it is reasonable to evaluate the prospects…

Sébastien Thomas and Philippe André
Right sizing an off-grid solar house

Power reliability is one of the biggest concerns for people living off-grid. Current practice in off-grid solar house tends to either oversize…

Huafen Hu, Godfried Augenbroe
Using existing whole building energy tools for designing net-zero energy buildings – challenges and workarounds

As part of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development’s (WBCSD) energy efficiency in building project, the authors have been involved in…

Rohini Brahme, Zheng O’Neill, William Sisson, Kevin Otto
Investigating the potential for achieving low and zero carbon homes in the UK using an interactive code for sustainable homes based toolkit

This paper describes the development, application and analysis of an interactive user-friendly Code for Sustainable Homes based toolkit called…

Rajat Gupta and Smita Chandiwala
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