LoginThe software Sim_Zonal is a tool for evaluating indoor temperature and air flow distributions for residential and office buildings.
Bibliographic database Airbase
AIRBASE is the Bibliographic Database of the AIVC. It contains publications and abstracts of articles related to energy efficient ventilation. Where possible, sufficient detail is supplied in the bibliographic details for users to trace and order the material via their own libraries. Topics include: ventilation strategies, design and retrofit methods, calculation techniques, standards and regulations, measurement methods, indoor air quality and energy implications etc. Entries are based on articles and reports published in journals, internal publications and research reports, produced both by university departments and by building research institutions throughout the world. AIRBASE has grown and evolved over many years (1979 to present day, over 22000 references and 16000 documents available online). For most of the references, the full document is also available online.
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The performances of air conditioning equipments, like heat pumps, chillers or air conditioners, derive not only from the operative thermal levels, but also from the building requirement trend which normally involves frequent reductions of t
The non-uniform behavior of the air inside a room, which is important in comfort analysis, can be evaluated by zonal models.
The barriers to simulation deployment in design practice are well documented.
A computer-model is used to simulate the evacuation of the occupants in a building.
HVAC systems that supply both space heating and domestic hot water are becoming more popular in residential buildings In North America.
A two-level analysis was used to study the economic potential of implementing Building Cooling, Heating and Power (BCHP) technologies in the U.S.
We consider a strictly three-dimensional modeling technique as a basis for numerical simulations. Applications range from
This paper presents a simulation study employed for the optimization of the building envelope for a new university building located in Montreal (latitude 450N).
Air infiltration through revolving doors may have significant impact on the heating load of commercial and institutional spaces, and may create discomfort to people. This paper modifies a 40-year old model by Schutrum et al.
Hourly energy simulation was used in combination with a life cycle assessment framework to model the environmental effects of energy consumption in buildings.
The rapidly developing Internet broadband network offers new opportunities for deploying a range of energy, environment and health-related services for people in their homes and workplaces.
This paper describes the application of a building simulation program to construct a decision-support tool for use by policy makers addressing the needs of the Scottish domestic housing sector.
The sky view factor indicates the relationship between the visible area of the sky and the area covered by urban structures.
Skylights can offer useful benefits in reducing building energy consumption and improving building occupants satisfaction.
This article presents a one-dimensional model of spray vaporization that can be easily used in thermal performance simulations of buildings.
The aim of the European SSHORT (Sustainable Social Housing Refurbishment Technologies) project is to increase and promote rational and efficient use of energy in the retrofitting of social housing buildings.
Consoclim is a building energy simulation software package which aims to simplify the input data. The building is modelled by only one capacity and five resistances.
The Design Analysis Integration (DAI)-Initiative aims to steer towards new solutions for design analysis integration.
The purpose of this research is to develope a simplified method to predict the relationship between the design of architecture envelope and the air- conditioning load in Taiwan.