International Building Simulation Conference 2013, Chambéry, France.
Contains 470 papers.
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User behaviour plays a key role in the energy demand of residential buildings, and its importance will only increase when moving towards nearly-zero-homes.…
In this study, the feasibility of using thermal buffering enhanced with phase change material (PCM) to enable heat pump load shifting for a typical UK…
A valuable skillset for building industry professionals is proficiency in high-level, scripting languages that can automate and perform many common…
The purpose of this study is to assess the capabilities of a thermal model to represent actual building energy consumption when trying to best fit the input…
The discovery of a novel non-rod, non-cone photore-ceptor in the human eye that mediates a number of effects on the brain has sparked a growing interest in…
A bottom-up approach is developed for the specification of operational data with a high space-time resolution, to be used as inputs in multi-zone…
In this paper, two different forms of the non-linear PDE-system for heat and mass transfer in porous materials and their implementation with COMSOL…
Being highly insulated, low energy buildings are very sensitive to variable solar and internal gains. In this context, thermal mass is useful in storing…
This study reports the application of a stochastic simulation model that estimates community-scale residential electricity demand and photovoltaic (PV)…
The occupant behavior related to window and air conditioner operation has a large influence on the cooling energy consumption. The occupant behavior model…
In order to handle a case of pollutant dispersion in an urban environment Computational Fluid Dynam-ics (CFD) emerges as a fast and flexible method. By…
The aim of this study is to check the accuracy of a nodal model to predict correctly the flow fields involved inside a building by wind-induced pressure.…
The indoor thermal comfort and energy efficiency are the main design criteria for modern home energy systems (HES). In this work, simulation assisted…
This paper presents a generic model developed as a base case to represent a mid-sized Australian office building with possible best practice HVAC…
One of the key responses of the UK Government to the European Energy Performance Building Directive EPBD2002 has been the introduction and refinement of an…
This paper presents computational work in building information management, data interoperability, and data population, to support automatic carbon analysis…