LoginThis paper describes the recent, current and projected uses of building energy simulation software. Limitations of the currently available software are discussed. Suggestions as to the formal of future programs
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The use of simulation as a tool for assessing building thermal performance is a powerful technique but contains certain difficulties, which limit very much its application and even its dissemination.
Software engineering is the structured approach to the development of computer software.
The CLIM 2000 software environment was developed by the Electricity Applications in Buildings Branch of the French utility company, Electricité de France.
Computer simulations play an important role in programs being conducted by electric utility companies in the United States to reduce customers' demand for electricity.
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Computer-based simulation methods offer a powerful and flerible tool for building energy analysis.
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This contribution contains the description of a design and evaluation system which is formulated for the early phases in the building design process. These phases include the conceptual and the preliminary design steps.
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A new energy efficiency code for nonresidential buildings is being developed in Canada.
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The efficacy of dynamic thermal simulation tools in practice is dependent not only on the facilities offered by the tools and the rigour of the underlying calculations but also on the skills of the user vis-a-vis abstracting the essence of the pro