International Building Simulation Conference 2009, Glasgow, Scotland.
Contains 307 papers.
Volume content
One of the main goals of sustainable development is the reduction of fossil fuel consumption. It can be done by applying a range of principles that help…
Simulation based control schemes for a low-energy building system are introduced and compared in this paper. The simulation of a low-energy system is…
An optimum operation scheme was applied to the thermal storage system in an actual building and evaluated using measurement data. First, the accuracy of the…
To improve the energy performance of a district heating and cooling (DHC) plant, the expected performance of the plant was studied using simulations based…
Analogy between the Microelectronics and Building industries is explored with the focus on design, commissioning and operation processes. Some issues found…
This paper presents results of a study to investigate the thermal performance of two existing houses that use rammed earth as the sole wall material and…
A recently completed extension to IEA BESTEST includes further work on tests suitable for the validation of ground coupled heat transfer modules within…
This paper compares daylight simulation results generated with two simulation programs, 3ds Max® Design 2009 and Daysim 3.0, to indoor illuminance…
Velux Daylight Visualizer 2 is a software tool dedicated to daylighting design and analysis. It is intended to simulate daylight transport in buildings and…
Building simulation must be calibrated to fit the customer’s bill before applying energy saving measures. However, existing calibration methods are usually…
The main objective of this article is to present the calibration process of a computer model of a naturally-ventilated house built in southern Brazil. The…
This paper discusses modelling methodology of the energy use of a certain amount of building stock at the city/regional/national level. In the methodology,…
The objective of this work is to present an inverse method solving the transient heat-transfer problem in walls aiming to estimate its thermal properties.…
Energy-efficiency seems to be one key-driver for whole building and construction industry in the future. Therefore, new construction and building service…
Knowing the presence or the actual number of occupants in a space at any given time is essential for the effec-tive management of various building operation…
Contemporary office buildings commonly experience changes in occupancy patterns and needs due to changes in business practice and personal churns. Hence, it…
There has been extensive research focusing on developing smart environments by integrating data mining techniques into environments that are equipped with…
This article describes the development of a functionality generating simulations of commercial and institutional buildings with representative…
This paper discusses the present status and implementation of a new energy model that is used for evaluating the impact of new technologies when they are…
Building energy and Carbon emission calculation methods for regions are of limited use if appropriate input data cannot be economically generated. To enable…