When used appropriately, building performance simulation has the potential to reduce the environmental impact of the built environment, to improve indoor quality and productivity, as well as to facilitate future innovation and technological progress in construction. Since publication of the first edition of Building Performance Simulation for Design and Operation, the discussion has shifted from a focus on software features to a new agenda, which centres on the effectiveness of building performance simulation in building life cycle processes.
This new edition provides a unique and comprehensive overview of building performance simulation for the complete building life cycle from conception to demolition, and from a single building to district level. It contains new chapters on building information modelling, occupant behaviour modelling, urban physics modelling, urban building energy modelling and renewable energy systems modelling. This new edition keeps the same chapter structure throughout including learning objectives, chapter summaries and assignments. Moreover, the book:
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Provides unique insights into the techniques of building performance modelling and simulation and their application to performance-based design and operation of buildings and the systems which service them.
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Provides readers with the essential concepts of computational support of performance-based design and operation.
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Provides examples of how to use building simulation techniques for practical design, management and operation, their limitations and future direction.
It is primarily intended for building and systems designers and operators, and postgraduate architectural, environmental or mechanical engineering students.
List of Contributors
Foreword to the Second Edition by Joe Clarke
Foreword to the First Edition by Joe Clarke
Preface to the Second Edition
Preface to the First Edition
Chapter 1 : Building Performance Simulation - Challenges and Opportunities
Part I : Fundamentals
Chapter 2 : Thermal Load and Energy Performance Predication
Chapter 3 : Ventilation Performance Prediction
Chapter 4 : People in Building Performance Simulation
Chapter 5 : Indoor Thermal Quality Performance Prediction
Chapter 6 : Weather and Climate in Building Performance Simulation
Chapter 7 : Daylight Performance Predictions
Chapter 8 : Moisture Modeling and Durability Assessment of Building Envelopes : Recent Advances
Chapter 9 : Computational Modeling in Architectural Acoustics
Part II : Design
Chapter 10 : The Role of Simulation in Performance Based Building
Chapter 11 : BIM and BPS : A Case Study of Integration Cost Metrics and Design Options
Chapter 12 : Building Simulation for Policy Support
Part III : Operational Optimization
Chapter 13 : Building Simulation for Practical Operational Optimization
Chapter 14 : Modelling and Simulation in Building Automation Systems
Part IV : Systems
Chapter 15 : HVAC Systems Performance Prediction
Chapter 16 : Micro-Cogeneration System Performance Prediction
Chapter 17 : Modelling in Building-To-Grid Interaction
Chapter 18 : Modelling HVAC and Renewable Energy Plant and Control
Chapter 19 : A View On Future Building System Modelling and Simulation
Part V : Urban
Chapter 20 : Integrated Resource Flow Modelling of the Urban Built Environment
Chapter 21 : Urban Building Energy Modelling
Chapter 22 : Urban Physics Simulation for Climate Change Adaptation of Buildings and Urban Areas
Index
