International Building Simulation Conference 2013, Chambéry, France.
Contains 470 papers.
Volume content
The European standard EN 15251 specifies design criteria for dimensioning of building systems. In detail, it proposes that the adaptive comfort model is…
Many simulation software to predict thermal environment of buildings, such as temperature, humidity, heating and cooling load of building spaces, have been…
This paper presents a library of simplified, yet accurate, physical models of the different components that can be found in a typical air-handling unit.…
Along with the outdoor climate, building design, materials and construction system determine the thermal behaviour of buildings, the ability to keep indoor…
In France, non-residential buildings account for a sig-nificant part in energy consumption. Moreover, a large part of this consumption is due to Heating,…
Ventilation stacks are becoming increasingly common in the design of naturally ventilated buildings. Maintaining a certain airflow direction is crucial for…
We present a case study of the bioclimatic design of a passively-ventilated office building in a hot and humid region. A novel adaptive, locally-orientated…
This paper consists in the presentation of a new simulation tool aimed at the detailed prediction of HVAC systems, developed by the authors in order to…
Many building energy prediction models have been developed during the past decades. While popular tools such as Energy Star target single-use buildings, few…
The current paper is concerned with a case study of a residential house, located in Ireland, which has been recently retrofitted from a conventional mixed…
The simulation performance gap is a discrepancy between simulated and actual performance of a building, occurring as result of differences between…
To successfully meet emissions targets and reduce energy demand in the built environment, high targets have been set for building fabric performance.…
This paper describes the development and uses of a new software program called cMap that calculates and visualizes thermal comfort parameters throughout a…
This paper reports on the use of advanced building performance simulation in the post-graduate design studio, which explored the role and limits of…
This paper presents our research and development of system interfaces between Building Information Modeling (BIM) and Building Energy Modeling (BEM), for…
The potential for utilization of the building mass thermal capacity for demand side management in the residential sector is addressed. A three apartment…