LoginDouble-skin facade (DSF) buildings are being built as an attractive, innovative and energy efficient solution. Nowadays, several design tools are used for assessment of thermal and energy performance of DSF buildings.
IBPSA 2009 - Glasgow, Scotland
International Building Simulation Conference 2009, Glasgow, Scotland.
Contains 307 papers.
Volume content
An empirical validation of building simulation software for modelling of double-skin facade (DSF) | 2009 | English
IEA BESTEST in-depth diagnostic cases for ground coupled heat transfer related to slab-on-grade construction | 2009 | English
A set of validation test cases are presented for comparing the results of mid-level detailed ground-coupled heat transfer models typically used with whole-building energy simulation software to verified detailed numerical ground-coupled heat trans
What did they do in IEA 34/43? Or how to diagnose and repair bugs in 500,000 lines of code | 2009 | English
This paper presents an overview of the recently completed International Energy Agency Solar Heating and Cooling Task 34 and Energy Conservation in Buildings and Community Systems Annex 43 (IEA 34/43) on Testing and Validation of Building Energy Si
CitySim: comprehensive micro-simulation of resource flows for sustainable urban planning | 2009 | English
In this paper we describe new software “CitySim” that has been conceived to support the more sustainable planning of urban settlements.
A framework for comparative analysis of belgrade housing stock – determinants of carbon reduction strategy | 2009 | English
Approximately 33% of total annual energy consumption and carbon emission in Belgrade (Serbia) are related to the housing sector.
With very low rates of replacement of the existing somewhat dated housing stock a key challenge for nations to meet their emissions reduction targets during the coming years will be to improve the energy performance of existing buildings within th
This paper demonstrates a systematic approach towards exploring the impact of urban built form and the heat island effect on the levels of domestic energy consumption in London.
Mixed-Mode ventilation is an innovative approach that maximizes the use of natural ventilation and uses supplementary mechanical cooling only when strictly required.
This study analyses vertical temperature profiles for displacement ventilation depending on a ceiling height of an small office room. This study purposes to investigate the influence of the ceiling height on thermal comfort of the occupants.
Integration of natural ventilation models in the hygrothermal and energy simulation program PowerDomus | 2009 | English
The present study aims to validate several cross and single-sided natural ventilation models implemented in the Building Hygrothermal and Energy Simulation program PowerDomus (Mendes et al., 2003) i.e.
A new under-aisle displacement air distribution system for wide-body aircraft cabins | 2009 | English
Air quality in aircraft cabins has long been criticized. Current widely-used air distribution systems on airplanes dilute inside generated pollutants by promoting air mixing and thus impose risks of infectious airborne disease transmission.
In order to assess the influence of energy reduction initiatives, to determine the expected annual cost, to calculate life cycle cost, emission impact, etc. it is crucial to be able to assess the energy consumption reasonably accurate.
In practise many buildings show significant deviation between the predicted annual energy consumption and the actual energy consumption.
Increasing attention is being paid to the application of uncertainty and sensitivity analysis methods to model validation and building simulation. The idea is to let users to apply uncertainty bands to their model input data.
Impacts of architectural design choices on building energy performance applications of uncertainty and sensitivity techniques | 2009 | English
In this paper, a sensitivity analysis has been carried out on a set of variables identified during the building conceptual design stage. The sensitivity analysis is performed on a simple intermediate floor of a typical multi-storey office represen
Comparison of sampling techniques on the performance of Monte-Carlo based sensitivity analysis | 2009 | English
Sensitivity analysis is a key part of a comprehensive energy simulation study. Monte-Carlo techniques have been successfully applied to many simulation tools.
A method for evaluating external shading device influences on zone gains by EnergyPlus simulation programme | 2009 | English
Shading devices used to protect from unwanted solar radiation acting on interior surfaces change air velocity and volume flow rates depending on their geometry and position on the building exterior.
Modeling fenestration with shading devices in building energy simulation: a practical approach | 2009 | English
The use of operable shading devices impacts building loads significantly. The need exists for an explicit treatment of window shading devices in the design of energy efficient buildings through simulation.
This study compares three different control strategies for double-skin systems. The analyzed control strategies are (1) rule-based approach, (2) exhaustive search and (3) gradient-based search.
This paper deals with the calibration of models capa-ble of simulating the performance of MicroShadeTM.