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Development Of A Supermarket Prototype Building Model, Piljae Im, Brian A. Fricke, Joshua R. New, Mark B. Adams
Development Of A Supermarket Prototype Building Model, Piljae Im, Brian A. Fricke, Joshua R. New, Mark B. Adams
International Building Physics Conference 2018
The U.S. Department of Energy supports the development of commercial building energy codes and standards by participating in industry reviews, update processes, and providing technical analyses to support both published model codes and potential changes. In support of ANSI/ASHRAE/IES Standard 90.1 and the International Energy Conservation Code, 16 commercial prototype building models were developed that cover 80% of the commercial building floor area in the United States for new construction, including both commercial buildings and mid- to high-rise residential buildings, across all U.S. climate zones. However, the current set of commercial prototype building models does not include a supermarket building …
Achieving Faster Building Energy Model Optimization Through Selective Zone Elimination, Zixiao Shi, Scott Bucking, William O'Brien
Achieving Faster Building Energy Model Optimization Through Selective Zone Elimination, Zixiao Shi, Scott Bucking, William O'Brien
International Building Physics Conference 2018
Optimization in building performance simulation (BPS) has become increasingly important due to the growing need for high-performance building design and operation. Numerous research efforts have been dedicated to decreasing optimization runtime by introducing improved optimization algorithms and advanced sampling techniques. This paper presents a novel model order reduction (MOR) algorithm tailored for speeding up building energy simulation. The algorithm identifies archetype zones simplifying the needless repetition of thermal zones. For an entire optimization process, this MOR method can be repeated recursively to reproduce reduced models. The proposed method can be used to speed up large-scale simulations including optimization, uncertainty analysis …
Cross-Platform, Public Domain Simulation Tools For Performing Parametric Iaq And Energy Analysis, Stuart W. Dols, Lindsay J. Underhill
Cross-Platform, Public Domain Simulation Tools For Performing Parametric Iaq And Energy Analysis, Stuart W. Dols, Lindsay J. Underhill
International Building Physics Conference 2018
As building design is being driven towards lower energy use, the relationship between indoor air quality (IAQ) and energy becomes more important due in large part to reduced building envelope leakage, which can lead to higher indoor pollutant levels. Simulation tools that can analyze building design measures that aim to improve IAQ and energy use are necessary for evaluating potential trade-offs involving such measures. This paper will present the use of CONTAM and EnergyPlus, coupled using co-simulation, to perform parametric analysis of IAQ and energy impacts. Both of these tools are available in the public domain and provide cross-platform methods …