LoginIn this study we are investigating the urban environment, including complicated social dynamics, as the “urban system”.
IBPSA 2009 - Glasgow, Scotland
International Building Simulation Conference 2009, Glasgow, Scotland.
Contains 307 papers.
Volume content
Development of a simulator for the urban environmental load prediction using system dynamics | 2009 | English
This paper proposes a set of principles for an international database of building materials that would meet Quality Criteria for use in building performance simulation.
Building designers need design tools that enable them to rapidly explore the energy performance implication of early design decisions.
With the current focus on energy performance certification, factors such as increased and unstable fuel prices and consequent heating and electrical costs as well as the large number of buildings that are going to require energy analysis, a real n
Parametric analysis is a powerful method for exploring alternative design options and establishing variable dependency therefore design guide.
We address the model-adaptive coupling between computational codes for indoor thermal comfort analysis considering different levels of detail in space and time.
Simulating the effect of complex indoor environmental conditions on human thermal comfort | 2009 | English
This paper describes the methods developed to couple a commercial CFD program with a multi-segmented model of human thermal comfort and physiology. A CFD model is able to predict detailed temperatures and velocities of airflow around a human body,
The UC Berkeley Comfort Model is a helpful simula-tion tool for the assessment of thermal comfort in non-uniform environments.
Coupling outer-body airflow and inner-body thermoregulation models to predict thermal comfort in non-uniform environments | 2009 | English
In this study, we developed a numerical thermal manikin (NTM) with inner-body thermoregulation functions to investigate the local and overall thermal comfort in non-uniform thermal environments.
Methodology and toolkit for the assessment and selection of LZC technologies in the building design process | 2009 | English
The advent of environmentally driven building regulations, rising energy costs, and heightened client awareness of energy-related issues has increased the demand for the assessment of building integrated low-carbon (LZC) energy supply systems.
This paper focuses on the environmental impacts assessment module recently implemented in an energy balance tool. It describes the data and the methodology used to evaluate these impacts.
Development of a high-performance office building simulation model for a hot and humid climate | 2009 | English
This paper presents the results of implementing 14 high-performance measures in a prototypical office building in a hot and humid climate using the DOE-2 simulation program.
Ventilation operation in hospital isolation room: A multi-criterion assessment considering organizational behaviour | 2009 | English
Guidelines for isolation rooms in hospitals require keeping these rooms at negative pressure differential, but the guidelines do not impose a particular ventilation strategy how to achieve this.
This paper proposes an approach to the creation of design tools that address the real information needs of designers in the early stages of design of non-residential buildings.
Despite the software developments intended to facilitate the use of energy simulation programs by architects in the early design stage, a very limited guidance is available, leading to a limited uptake.
This paper describes the modelling and analysis of a 5 MW chilled water plant used for the cooling of a recently constructed data centre in the UK.
Development of a thermally robust school outline design for the different climate regions of Turkiye | 2009 | English
This paper presents the development of a novel school outline design, which can be applied in the different climate zones of Turkiye, underpinned by building performance simulation.
First experiences using climate scenarios for the Netherlands in building performance simulation | 2009 | English
In the beginning of 2008 the new Dutch standard NEN 5060:2008 (NEN,2008) was published (status is still ‘preliminary’). The standard contains four new weather data files for various applications.
Modelling climate change adaptation measures to reduce overheating risk in existing dwellings | 2009 | English
Overheating during hot summers is a major risk which will increase under climate change.
Development of support tool for thermal and luminous environmental design in outdoor and semi-outdoor living space using numerical analysis | 2009 | English
The purpose of this study is to develop a design support tool by combining a thermal environment simulation with a luminous environment simulation for urban outdoor and semi-outdoor living spaces.