International Building Simulation Conference 2009, Glasgow, Scotland.
Contains 307 papers.
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Double-skin facade (DSF) buildings are being built as an attractive, innovative and energy efficient solution. Nowadays, several design tools are used for…
A set of validation test cases are presented for comparing the results of mid-level detailed ground-coupled heat transfer models typically used with whole-…
This paper presents an overview of the recently completed International Energy Agency Solar Heating and Cooling Task 34 and Energy Conservation in Buildings…
In this paper we describe new software “CitySim” that has been conceived to support the more sustainable planning of urban settlements. This first version…
Approximately 33% of total annual energy consumption and carbon emission in Belgrade (Serbia) are related to the housing sector. As such, the housing sector…
With very low rates of replacement of the existing somewhat dated housing stock a key challenge for nations to meet their emissions reduction targets during…
This paper demonstrates a systematic approach towards exploring the impact of urban built form and the heat island effect on the levels of domestic energy…
Mixed-Mode ventilation is an innovative approach that maximizes the use of natural ventilation and uses supplementary mechanical cooling only when strictly…
This study analyses vertical temperature profiles for displacement ventilation depending on a ceiling height of an small office room. This study purposes to…
The present study aims to validate several cross and single-sided natural ventilation models implemented in the Building Hygrothermal and Energy Simulation…
Air quality in aircraft cabins has long been criticized. Current widely-used air distribution systems on airplanes dilute inside generated pollutants by…
In order to assess the influence of energy reduction initiatives, to determine the expected annual cost, to calculate life cycle cost, emission impact, etc…
In practise many buildings show significant deviation between the predicted annual energy consumption and the actual energy consumption. One of the main…
Increasing attention is being paid to the application of uncertainty and sensitivity analysis methods to model validation and building simulation. The idea…
In this paper, a sensitivity analysis has been carried out on a set of variables identified during the building conceptual design stage. The…
Sensitivity analysis is a key part of a comprehensive energy simulation study. Monte-Carlo techniques have been successfully applied to many…
Shading devices used to protect from unwanted solar radiation acting on interior surfaces change air velocity and volume flow rates depending on their…
The use of operable shading devices impacts building loads significantly. The need exists for an explicit treatment of window shading devices in the design…
This study compares three different control strategies for double-skin systems. The analyzed control strategies are (1) rule-based approach, (2) exhaustive…
This paper deals with the calibration of models capa-ble of simulating the performance of MicroShadeTM. The function of MicroShade is similar to Venetian…