Semi-automated simulations: Know your schedules

10.26686/wgtn.14985162.v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Nilesh Bakshi ◽

Michael Donn ◽

E Newmarch

Keyword(s):

Real World ◽

Energy Performance ◽

Measured Data ◽

The Real ◽

Energy Evaluation ◽

Software Packages ◽

Performance Predictions ◽

Automated Simulation

This study tests semi-automated simulation measures such as schedules and occupancy profiles in B I M software packages to establish energy performance predictions for the purposes of providing evidence of compliance. These predictions are tested against an archetypal range of household operation figures that are based on the data collected of approximately 400 households monitored for 11 months each. This study identifies that standardising the simulations by using the archetypal range of dwelling occupation predictions produces a more consistent outcome in energy evaluation across both software packages. However, both of the B I M software packages tested in this study are unable to establish energy performance predictions that align with the real-world measured data. This suggests that in-built semi-automated simulation measures, beyond the optimised schedules and occupancy profiles, investigated in this study, need to be examined in greater detail.

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Evaluating computer aided design tools for building performance: Trusting and defining the predetermined automated inputs

10.26686/wgtn.14985171 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

ER Newmarch ◽

Nilesh Bakshi ◽

Michael Donn

Keyword(s):

Thermal Properties ◽

New Zealand ◽

Computer Aided Design ◽

Energy Performance ◽

Building Performance ◽

Design Tools ◽

Software Packages ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Automated Simulation ◽

Aided Design

BIM use is on the rise in New Zealand with popular software packages, including Revit and ARCHICAD, adopting a semi-automated simulation platform. This allows architects and designers to calculate the thermal and energy performance of their designs. This paper identifies the strengths and weaknesses of these semi-automated simulation platforms. The objective is to investigate how accurate their assumptions are in determining a reliable output for use in achieving compliance with Clause H1 of the New Zealand Building Code. To achieve this, this paper reports a comparative study that examines the program’s ability to calculate construction R-values, interpret thermal properties and simulate energy performance. The results from this study show that if used as delivered there is a significant difference between the simulation results of the two software packages, due to the assumptions built into the default settings. It also identifies the disadvantages of the inbuilt construction R-value calculators and explores a potential path to resolving this through redefining the inputs of thermal properties.

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Evaluating computer aided design tools for building performance: Trusting and defining the predetermined automated inputs

10.26686/wgtn.14985171.v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

ER Newmarch ◽

Nilesh Bakshi ◽

Michael Donn

Keyword(s):

Thermal Properties ◽

New Zealand ◽

Computer Aided Design ◽

Energy Performance ◽

Building Performance ◽

Design Tools ◽

Software Packages ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Automated Simulation ◽

Aided Design

BIM use is on the rise in New Zealand with popular software packages, including Revit and ARCHICAD, adopting a semi-automated simulation platform. This allows architects and designers to calculate the thermal and energy performance of their designs. This paper identifies the strengths and weaknesses of these semi-automated simulation platforms. The objective is to investigate how accurate their assumptions are in determining a reliable output for use in achieving compliance with Clause H1 of the New Zealand Building Code. To achieve this, this paper reports a comparative study that examines the program’s ability to calculate construction R-values, interpret thermal properties and simulate energy performance. The results from this study show that if used as delivered there is a significant difference between the simulation results of the two software packages, due to the assumptions built into the default settings. It also identifies the disadvantages of the inbuilt construction R-value calculators and explores a potential path to resolving this through redefining the inputs of thermal properties.

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Simulating algal bloom in a lake: An interactive multimedia implementation

Australasian Journal of Educational Technology ◽

10.14742/ajet.2103 ◽

1993 ◽

Vol 9 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Robert M. Corderoy ◽

Barry M. Harper ◽

John G. Hedberg

Keyword(s):

Real World ◽

Educational Outcomes ◽

Algal Bloom ◽

User Interaction ◽

Full Potential ◽

Exact Nature ◽

World Systems ◽

Computer User ◽

The Real ◽

Software Packages

<span>Many of the software packages presently marketed as simulations are in fact little more than 'pre-set', limited models of the 'real world' systems they are designed to emulate. There is little scope for the user to interact with the model as they would in a 'real world' experience, and this must compromise the intended educational outcomes. The exact nature of what constitutes a 'good simulation' is not agreed upon among researchers or designers alike, but if the goal of the simulation is to provide experiences which approach those in the 'real world', and in so doing, provide opportunity for the development of higher order skills which research in cognitive science is suggesting are important, one must strive for the greatest degree of user interaction as possible.</span><p>The achievement of this goal rests with the application of HyperMedia based platforms which may be exploited for their ability to provide the 'genuine interaction' essential to 'real world' systems, across the computer-user boundary. A number of design issues must be addressed if the full potential of HyperMedia based platforms is to be harnessed.</p>

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Evaluating Mental Health Services; How Do Programs for Children “Work” in the Real World? Edited by Carol T. Nixon & Denine A. Northrup. Sage, Thousand Oaks CA, 1997. pp. 306. £16.60 (pb).

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry ◽

10.1017/s0021963098222918 ◽

1998 ◽

Vol 39 (6) ◽

pp. 935-936

Author(s):

Anne Worrall-Davies

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Mental Health Services ◽

Health Services ◽

Real World ◽

The Real

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Current Issues: Evidence-Based Practice for the Real World: Thoughts on Clinical Education in Communication Disorders

Perspectives on Administration and Supervision ◽

10.1044/aas20.3.100 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 20 (3) ◽

pp. 100-105 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Anne K. Bothe

Keyword(s):

Clinical Education ◽

Real World ◽

Evidence Based Practice ◽

Communication Disorders ◽

University Faculty ◽

Evidence Based ◽

Speech Language Pathology ◽

Basic Principles ◽

The Real ◽

Language Pathology

This article presents some streamlined and intentionally oversimplified ideas about educating future communication disorders professionals to use some of the most basic principles of evidence-based practice. Working from a popular five-step approach, modifications are suggested that may make the ideas more accessible, and therefore more useful, for university faculty, other supervisors, and future professionals in speech-language pathology, audiology, and related fields.

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