International Building Simulation Conference 2013, Chambéry, France.
Contains 470 papers.
Volume content
This research focuses on design optimization of horizontal roof apertures known as skylights in office buildings. It is one of the steps towards design,…
This research focuses on design optimization of roof daylighting systems in office buildings. The optimization is based on computer simulation of…
Parametric and algorithmic design tools have developed significantly in the last few years with the advent of several commercial and open-source…
Heat losses in collective heat distribution systems can be reduced significantly in well-insulated and well-controlled low-temperature networks. However,…
This paper describes the California Simulation Engine (CSE), a public domain, multi-zone, short-time step, detailed annual building simulation application…
Earth-air heat exchangers can be considered as one of the current responses to the problem of rational use of energy and comfort in buildings. The aim of…
As high performance design is becoming more desirable in the field of architecture, the need for supporting architects with environmental analysis tools is…
The quality of a residential complex is based on numerous factors such as their access, privacy, legibility, appearance. Arrangement of the building blocks…
This paper deals with the energy man-agement problem of a railway station. This problem comes out from the VEGEP project whose goal is to prove the benefit…
At the Passivhaus of Cherasco, located in Pianura Padana (Italy), an earth to air heat exchanger (EAHE) and natural night ventilation (in summer) are used…
The paper documents an ongoing study in the use of Building Performance Simulation (BPS) as a source of feedback in the early stages of architectural design…
This study reviews typical assumptions for days of operation, sub-space type receptacle and other unregulated process loads, and occupancy rates to propose…
In this article, an under-floor air distribution system is analyzed. The inlet device is placed near a thermal manikin and several turbulence…
The majority of the natural lighting, in urban slums and rural areas arround the world, is blocked off and virtually no light reaches the building spaces in…
This paper describes the use of building performance simulation into a wider implementation of an energy management system (EnMS) based on ISO 50001…