Crawley, Drury B. and Hand, Jon W. and Kummert, Michael and Griffith, Brent T. (2008) Contrasting the capabilities of building energy performance simulation programs. Building and Environment, 43 (4). pp. 661-673. ISSN 0360-1323
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Abstract
For the past 50 years, a wide variety of building energy simulation programs have been developed, enhanced and are in use throughout the building energy community. This paper is an overview of a report, which provides up-to-date comparison of the features and capabilities of twenty major building energy simulation programs. The comparison is based on information provided by the program developers in the following categories: general modeling features; zone loads; building envelope and daylighting and solar; infiltration, ventilation and multizone airflow; renewable energy systems; electrical systems and equipment; HVAC systems; HVAC equipment; environmental emissions; economic evaluation; climate data availability, results reporting; validation; and user interface, links to other programs, and availability.
| Item type: | Article |
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| ID code: | 6555 |
| Keywords: | building design, energy, building energy simulation, solar power, renewable energy systems, Mechanical engineering and machinery, Building construction, Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering |
| Subjects: | Technology > Mechanical engineering and machinery Technology > Building construction Technology > Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering |
| Department: | Faculty of Engineering > Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Unknown Department |
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| Depositing user: | Strathprints Administrator |
| Date Deposited: | 05 Aug 2008 |
| Last modified: | 13 Mar 2012 01:46 |
| URI: | http://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/6555 |
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