International Building Simulation Conference 2013, Chambéry, France.
Contains 470 papers.
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In this paper, the effect of the windows shading systems both on visual and thermal comfort and on the total building energy needs (for heating, cooling and…
Designing Net Zero Energy Buildings (Net ZEB) requires extensive work to identify a suitable combination of energy efficiency measures and energy generation…
Completed in early 2012, the showcase Tyree Energy Technologies Building (TETB) is the new home for several energy research groups at the University of New…
In this paper, a framework that couples energy modeling with building information models (BIM), building automation systems and occupancy data is developed…
The presented work is devoted to the analysis of thermal comfort indexes in highly glazed buildings under different weather conditions. All cases considered…
OpenStudio development efforts have focused on providing application programming interfaces (APIs) that enable users to extend OpenStudio without compiling…
Our research group has been working on modeling of occupant behavior relating to window and air conditioner usage for energy simulation of residential…
This study presents 2D numerical simulations of natural ventilation in a room equipped with two openings, one low and one high. The main features are…
In the framework of the MEGAPICS project “method toward guarantee of solar cooling and heating system”, a simplified pre-design tool for designer and…
Weather normalization is a crucial step in building energy rating and retrofit measurements. Accounting for the impacts of weather on energy use of…
A new methology using agent-based modeling for human behavior simulation is presented. This approach aims to address the limitations and/or…
To produce a realistic building reference’s model, in order to work on a retrofitting project, input data have to be chosen with the field’s information.…
This article presents a comparison between experimental and numerical results in terms of coupled hygrothermal behavior. The measurements were taken on an…
The inherent feature of fixed inner volume ratio of the scroll compressor causes large degradation of the compressor’s indicated efficiency when the inner…