scholarly journals Occupant behavior in identical residential buildings: A case study for occupancy profiles extraction and application to building performance simulation

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 1047-1061 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antonio Muroni ◽  
Isabella Gaetani ◽  
Pieter-Jan Hoes ◽  
Jan L. M. Hensen
Keyword(s):  
Residential Buildings ◽  
Building Performance ◽  
Occupant Behavior ◽  
Performance Simulation ◽  
Building Performance Simulation

scholarly journals Sustainable Passive Design for Building Performance of Healthy Built Environment in the Lingnan Area

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (16) ◽  
pp. 9115
Author(s):  
Bin Li ◽  
Weihong Guo ◽  
Xiao Liu ◽  
Yuqing Zhang ◽  
Peter John Russell ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Built Environment ◽  
Thermal Environment ◽  
Residential Buildings ◽  
Comfort Level ◽  
Building Performance ◽  
Performance Simulation ◽  
Acoustic Environment ◽  
Building Performance Simulation ◽  
Adaptive Thermal Comfort ◽  
Passive Design

Having a healthy built environment becomes increasingly important, especially under the effects of COVID-19. This paper intends to combine sustainable goals based on climate change with passive design principles to achieve a healthy built environment regarding the building performance of residential buildings. The Yuedao Residential Community in the Lingnan area was taken as an example for the research. Based on relevant standards of healthy buildings, the thermal, light, and acoustic environment requirements were determined. The methods of building performance simulation and on-site measurement were used to quantify the research object environments. Then, the outcomes were obtained based on these standards. As observed, the thermal environment’s adaptive thermal comfort level was level III. It was hot indoors, but the light and acoustic environments met the requirements. Building designs based on a built environment optimized by external shading systems aim to solve problems through building performance simulation and qualitative analysis. After optimization, the thermal environment improved. According to the literature review, this research focused on a healthy built environment with a sustainable passive design in terms of building performance. A research workflow was established that could be used for more practical research, with abundant research methods. The problems were solved to varying degrees, and the Lingnan architectural culture was preserved. Moreover, this research filled the gap in interactive research on healthy built environments with sustainable passive design regarding building performance.

scholarly journals Obstacles to the Automation of Building Performance Simulation: Adaptive Building Integrated Photovoltaic (BIPV) design

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (5) ◽  
pp. 343 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nuttasit Somboonwit ◽  
Amon Boontore ◽  
Yanin Rugwongwan
Keyword(s):  
Publishing House ◽  
Visual Programming ◽  
Building Performance ◽  
Performance Simulation ◽  
Building Performance Simulation ◽  
Energy Technologies ◽  
Building Integrated Photovoltaic ◽  
Building Information ◽  
International Publishing

Building Integrated Photovoltaic (BIPV) is one of the most promising renewable energy technologies. A BIPV system as a second layer of building envelopes is useful not only for the electric power generation but also for blocking solar radiation to reduce cooling load. This study aimed to explore the limitations of the automated BPS of an adaptive BIPV case study that its development conducted through a collaboration of a BIM software, a BIM-integrated visual programming environment, and a cloud-based energy analysis. The possible obstacles to BIPV design processes and the potential solutions have been discussed.Keywords: Automated Building Performance Simulation; Adaptive Building; Building Integrated Photovoltaic; Building Information Modelling; Parametric ModellingISSN: 2398-4287© 2017. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BYNC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.

scholarly journals The use of building performance simulation to support architectural design: a case study

2017 ◽  
Vol 122 ◽  
pp. 205-210 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Gaspari ◽  
K. Fabbri ◽  
T. Cancellari ◽  
G. Corazzi ◽  
V. Vodola
Keyword(s):  
Architectural Design ◽  
Building Performance ◽  
Performance Simulation ◽  
Building Performance Simulation

scholarly journals The importance of infiltration pathways in assessing and modelling overheating risks in multi-residential buildings

2020 ◽  
Vol 41 (3) ◽  
pp. 261-279 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert S McLeod ◽  
Michael Swainson ◽  
Christina J Hopfe ◽  
Kostas Mourkos ◽  
Chris Goodier
Keyword(s):  
Residential Buildings ◽  
Residential Building ◽  
Simulation Models ◽  
Building Simulation ◽  
Building Performance ◽  
Worst Case ◽  
Performance Simulation ◽  
Building Performance Simulation ◽  
Highly Sensitive ◽  
Critical Aspects

With the help of building diagnostics, the causes and solutions to complex problems in buildings can be determined. In central and greater London, an increasing number of cases of chronic, year-round, overheating in buildings have been reported. We present three cases of unexpected temperatures in multi-storey residential buildings. Detailed analysis and modelling of these scenarios have led to an investigation of whether the way in which infiltration is currently modelled in building performance simulation may be exerting a pronounced effect on the results of overheating studies. An EnergyPlus model, of one of the dwellings in a multi-residential building in London, was created to investigate the influence of infiltration and exfiltration pathway assumptions on the prediction of overheating. The simulation results were compared to empirical data and show that the predicted indoor temperatures are highly sensitive to how the infiltration airflow network is modelled. The findings of this study have been used to provide practical guidance for modellers and building designers on critical aspects to consider when creating building performance simulation models to ensure more reliable outcomes. Overheating in buildings is an emerging topic of critical importance to the future of the built environment. The importance of understanding infiltration pathways in assessing and modelling overheating risks in flats and multi-residential buildings has been hitherto underestimated or simply ignored. In this paper, examples are given which highlight the need for a fuller understanding of internal air movement where accurate predictions of internal temperatures are required. At present, common building simulation practices and existing technical memorandum (TM) standards are masking the problem and do not provide a basis from which typical or worst-case scenarios can be adequately considered.

scholarly journals Assessments on Sustainability Potential by Upgrade of Existing Heritage Buildings: a case study of Liyuan Courtyard in Qingdao, China

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yi Huang ◽  
Yufan Xiao ◽  
Fan Yu
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Energy Performance ◽  
Building Performance ◽  
Performance Simulation ◽  
Building Performance Simulation ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Energy Behavior ◽  
Heritage Buildings ◽  
Heritage Building

Abstract Background: The existing heritage buildings are considered as symbols of the original spirit of a city, which also contains vitality and resilience through centuries. In Qingdao, the Liyuan courtyard styles are still existed as a very regional and representative colonial residential architecture form in the urban development history from 1900s in this city. Method: The research here made the hypotheses of the heritage buildings can regain its authentic appearance while achieve energy efficiency in building performance through optimization and renovation strategies. The sustainability potentials assessment is discussed and evaluated with field investigation in a Liyuan building case study by on-site observation and building performance simulation analysis of two renovation options.Result and Discussion: One model with façade supplemented in the insulation layers in the envelope walls and another model with further upgrade with consideration of recycling materials mixed were discussed and estimated with building performance simulation method. Both scenarios improved the energy efficiency, while the advanced model could achieve better result in the building energy behavior dramatically.Conclusion: This research paper verified the hypotheses of sustainability embodied in Liyuan buildings. It also confirmed the vitality and resilience could be regained through history with considerable and reasonable guideline in strategy together with personal alternatives. Technologies innovation helps to improve their energy performance by reducing consumption or self-supplying on the existing buildings renovation actions. Every specific choices of renovation action could achieve low energy goals and impose optional positive effects on the behavior of the living comfort preference. Multicriteria considerations might influence the balanced between different factors when making decisions in the heritage building restoration and it is expected to empower the fresh glory in the development of heritage building protection and restoration.

scholarly journals Application of Building Performance Simulation to Design Energy-Efficient Homes: Case Study from Saudi Arabia

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (21) ◽  
pp. 6048 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wahhaj Ahmed ◽  
Muhammad Asif ◽  
Farajallah Alrashed
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Design Process ◽  
Energy Efficient ◽  
Building Industry ◽  
Building Performance ◽  
Performance Simulation ◽  
Building Performance Simulation ◽  
Residential Sector

The per capita energy usage in Saudi Arabia is almost three times higher than the global average. A major contributor is the residential sector which consumes almost 50% of the total national energy consumption every year. Environmental and economic pressures along with the Saudi Vision 2030 reform program advocate for an improvement in energy consumption patterns. For a sustainable residential sector, energy-efficient solutions should be adopted in the design process preferably based on building performance simulation (BPS). This study investigates the existing status and future prospects of BPS in the construction industry of Saudi Arabia. A survey has been carried out with building industry professionals to investigate the existing practices in terms of use of BPS. Energy and environmental savings achievable through application of BPS have been estimated by modelling a typical residential villa as a case study. The results indicate that presently BPS is not being adequately applied by the building industry and a number of barriers exist which need to be addressed. The case study simulation indicates that electricity consumption of a villa based on a BPS-based design process is 51.3% less than the existing typical residential villa.

scholarly journals Occupant behavior modeling for building performance simulation: Current state and future challenges

2015 ◽  
Vol 107 ◽  
pp. 264-278 ◽  
Author(s):  
Da Yan ◽  
William O’Brien ◽  
Tianzhen Hong ◽  
Xiaohang Feng ◽  
H. Burak Gunay ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Behavior Modeling ◽  
Building Performance ◽  
Occupant Behavior ◽  
Performance Simulation ◽  
Building Performance Simulation ◽  
Current State ◽  
Future Challenges
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