International Building Simulation Conference 2011, Sydney, Australia.
Contains 206 papers.
Volume content
The need to reduce radically the energy used by buildings is leading to new design practices. Current design and simulation software are used in very…
The purpose of the CEBO research project is to propose a tool to assess the Effective Consumption of Occupied Buildings by calculation, which will be…
A coupled analysis of heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) system simulation tool and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) model was carried out…
This paper reports how the coefficient of performance (COP) of air-cooled chillers can be improved by adopting variable condensing setpoint temperature…
The main objective of this paper is to analyse the thermal comfort of users of a naturally ventilated building, located in the city of Florianópolis, Brazil…
This report describes the utility of coupling an energy simulation tool and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) for modelling a heating, ventilation and air-…
To predict the mould growth risk during the design stage, a mould prediction model can be used. Several models are found in literature (e.g. temperature…
In this paper, heating energy saving strategies for winter are proposed for office buildings with a multi-story double skin façade. Based on a model that…
The aim of the present work is to improve night venti-lation control strategies, specially for the mid-season periods where an unadapted control scheme can…
Providing thermal interior comfort in buildings in temperate climate zones is an energy-demanding task that can be optimized through refurbishment. We…
Multi-objective optimization algorithms are used in the building design process to find optimal solutions for design problems. Typically, these algorithms…
Research experts participating in the International Energy Agency (IEA) Task 40 project on Net Zero Energy Buildings (Net ZEB) were asked to classify their…
This paper presents a case study of the role that Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) played in the design of modifications to the existing Hamer Hall…
The Test Reference Year (TRY) weather file was developed in 1993; in 2009 the Typical Meteorological Year (TMY) became the new standard weather file to use…
Two types of Ground Heat Exchanger (GHX) zonal models are suggested for a new analysis method that can reduce analysis time and reflecting heat transfer…
This research investigates glare control strategies in reference to operational energy consumption and productivity for sustainable upgrades of existing…
Trombe wall and high performance glazing are the façade system improvements used in this research. This paper reports about an ongoing investigation on a…
We present a new approach to the optimisation of Double-Skin Facades (DSFs). Parameters defined possible geometries, shading devices, openings and…
Integrated cavity-wall systems are typically designed to shade the exterior of buildings. They can also eradicate daytime heat absorption by thermal…
The Israeli standard 5282 for energy rating of buildings includes, besides a Prescriptive path, a Performance Approach that requires using an hourly energy…