International Building Simulation Conference 2013, Chambéry, France.
Contains 470 papers.
Volume content
This paper aims to evaluate the accuracy and strength of a new approach that automatically calculates the heating demand of whole district areas, modelled…
A sensitivity study is conducted with TRNSYS 17 to quantify the influence of different convection correlations during night ventilation on the thermal…
This paper presents the ground effective slab model used in AccuRate’s simulation engine for house energy star rating in Australia. By comparing AccuRate’s…
This paper describes how to use the recently implemented Functional Mock-up Unit (FMU) for co-simulation import interface in EnergyPlus to link EnergyPlus…
Informed decision-making is the basis for the design of Net Zero Energy Buildings (NZEBs). This paper investigates the use of building performance…
This study reports the results of a recent field survey for residential apartment buildings in Egypt. The aim of the survey is to create representative…
This paper summarizes a study that was undertaken to reveal potential challenges and opportunities for integrating optimisation tools in Net/Nearly Zero…
Much disparity exists on the numerical efficiency and accuracy of different potentials for moisture transfer in building materials, with various implicit…
New links between parametric design software, energy simulation tools, and optimization algorithms allow for the customization of individual building…