Proceedings of the 4th IBPSA-England Conference on Building Simulation and Optimization, Cambridge, UK: 11-12 September 2018
- Session 1A: Daylighting
- Session 1B: District Energy Systems
- Session 1C: Optimal Controls
- Session 2A: Ventilation
- Session 2B: Building Stock Modelling
- Session 2C: Optimization
- Session 3A: Energy Systems 1
- Session 3B: Retrofit Analysis
- Session 3C: Data-centric Models
- Session 4A: Energy Systems 2
- Session 4B: Digital Modelling
- Session 4C: Overheating Risk
- Session 5A: Facade Modelling 1
- Session 5B: Simulation Approaches
- Session 5C: Model Calibration
- Session 6A: Facade Modelling 2
- Session 6B: Climate
- Session 6C: Occupant Behaviour
- Poster Presentations
Session 1A: Daylighting
- 1A-1 Daylight Performances in Typical Inner Spaces with Climate-Based Daylight Modeling Approach
Tiziano Dalla Mora, Annalisa Leorin, Giovanni Nardo, Nicola Busatto, Fabio Peron
- 1A-2 Circadian Lighting Experiences in an Health Residence for Non Self-Sufficient Elderly People
Nicola Busatto, Tiziano Dalla Mora, Fabio Peron, Piercarlo Romagnoni
- 1A-3 Validation of Simplified Visual Discomfort Calculations
J. Alstan Jakubiec
- 1A-4 Towards Subjectivity in Annual Climate-Based Daylight Metrics
J. Alstan Jakubiec, Geraldine Quek, Thanyalak Srisamranrungruang
- 1A-5 A lighting simulation tool for the new European daylighting standard
Bernard Paule, Julien Boutillier, Samuel Pantet, Yannick Sutter
Session 1B: District Energy Systems
- 1B-1 Mitigating risk in district-level energy investment decisions by scenario optimisation
Bryn Pickering, Ruchi Choudhary
- 1B-2 Quantitative Estimations of the Reduction in Operating Costs and Carbon Emissions of the Cork Community Using the ENTRUST Built Environment Tool
Michael Edward Bennett, Mike Oates, Giulia Barbano
- 1B-3 A Modelling Approach for Maximizing Energy Matching at Building Cluster and District Scale
Ilaria Vigna, Marco Lovati, Roberta Pernetti
- 1B-4 Early-Stage Design Decision-Making for Community Energy Schemes
Konstantinos Chasapis, David Allinson, Kevin Lomas
- 1B-5 Evaluation and Optimisation of Energy Efficient Retrofitting Scenarios for Districts Based on District Performance Indicators and Stakeholders’ Priorities
Miguel A. García-Fuentes, Víctor Serna, Gema Hernández
Session 1C: Optimal Controls
- 1C-1 Energy Saving Potential of Different Setpoint Control Algorithms in Mixed-Mode Buildings
Charalampos Angelopoulos, Malcolm J Cook, Efi Spentzou, Yashkumar Shukla
- 1C-2 Demonstrating a Qualitative Control of a Hybrid Energy System in Reducing Energy Costs of a Residential Building
Mehdi Taebnia, Marko Heikkilä, Janne Mäkinen, Jenni Kiukkonen-Kivioja, Jouko Pakanen
- 1C-3 Evaluation of Water Heaters Control Strategies For Electricity Storage And Load Shedding At National Scale
Baptiste Bejannin, Thomas Berthou, Bruno Duplessis, Dominique Marchio
- 1C-4 Deep Reinforcement Learning for Building Optimization
Adam Nagy, Hussain Kazmi, Cheaib Farah, Johan Driesen
- 1C-5 Phase Change Materials in Buildings: Combined Optimisation of Melting-Peak Temperature and Melting Temperature Range.
Gilles Baudoin, Geoffrey van Moeseke
Session 2A: Ventilation
- 2A-1 Modelling Computational Fluid Dynamics with Swarm Behaviour
Ljubomir Jankovic
- 2A-2 An Evaluation of Computational Algorithms in the Automatic Generation of Zonal Reduced-Order Models from CFD Simulations
Thibault Marzullo, Marcus Keane, Marco Geron, Rory Monaghan
- 2A-3 Calculation Examples Using the NETS Simulation Program as a General-Purpose Network Model for Heat, Air, and Gas Movement in Buildings
Atsumasa Yoshiura, Hiroyasu Okuyama, Mao Yamaguchi, Nanase Ishigaki, Ryunosuke Harada, Tatsuki Someya
- 2A-4 Sensitivity Analysis of Sustainable Urban Design Parameters—Thermal Comfort, Urban Heat Island, Energy, Daylight, and Ventilation in Singapore
Elif Esra Aydin, J. Alstan Jakubiec
- 2A-5 Indoor Environment Quality Within The Rose Bowl, Leeds Beckett University
Paul Ajiboye, Vyt Garnys, Glyn Cash
Session 2B: Building Stock Modelling
- 2B-1 A New GIS Based Decision Support Tool For Enabling Local Energy Retrofits
Rajat Gupta, Matt Gregg
- 2B-2 GIS-Based Residential Building Energy Modeling at the District Scale
Usman Ali, Mohammad Haris Shamsi, Cathal Hoare, James O’Donnell
- 2B-3 Building Stock Modelling and the Relationship between Density and Energy Use
Stephen Evans, Philip Steadman, Daniel Godoy Shimizu, Rob Liddiard
- 2B-4 One step further for electrifying rural households in Africa: A novel electricity demand modelling approach
Cristina Dominguez, Kristina Orehounig, Jan Carmeliet
- 2B-5 District-aware Building Energy Performance simulation model generation from GIS and BIM data
Georgios Nektarios Lilis, Georgios Giannakis, Kyriakos Katsigarakis, Dimitrios Rovas
Session 2C: Optimization
- 2C-1 Refurbish or Replace: Optimizing Refurbished and New Building Designs for Life Cycle Carbon Footprint and Life Cycle Cost Minimisation
Yair Schwartz, Rokia Raslan, Dejan Mumovic
- 2C-2 A Three-Part Visualization Framework to Navigate Complex Multi-Objective (>3) Building Performance Optimization Design Space
Ban Liang Ling, John Alstan Jakubiec
- 2C-3 Integrated Building Life cycle Carbon and Cost Analysis Embedding Multiple Optimisation Levels
Stathis Eleftheriadis, Yair Schwartz, Rokia Raslan, Philippe Duffour, Dejan Mumovic
- 2C-4 Optimizing Thermal Comfort in Low-Income Dwellings: A Pinch Analysis Approach
Jeetika Malik, Ronita Bardhan
- 2C-5 Comparison of Multi-objective Optimisation Tools for Building Performance Simulation with TRNSYS 18
Maria Panagiotidou, Lu Aye
Session 3A: Energy Systems 1
- 3A-1 Steady State and Dynamic Modelling of Residential Transpired Solar Collectors Performance
Emmanouil Perisoglou, Ester Coma Bassas, Simon Lannon, Xiaojun Li, Huw Jenkins, Joanne Patterson, Philip Jones, Shan Hou
- 3A-2 Quantifying Thermal Flexibility of Multi-Family and Office Buildings
Caroline Hoffmann, Monika Hall, Achim Geissler
- 3A-3 Evaluation of Temperature Dependent Models for PV Yield Prediction
Wei Liao, Yeonsook Heo, Shen Xu
- 3A-4 Development and Evaluation of a Model for Liquid-based Photovoltaic/Thermal Panels in TRNSYS
Kristen Jaczko, Stephen Harrison
- 3A-5 Evaluation on the Performances of a Ventilated and Non-ventilated Cavity behind a BIPV: Modelling and Experimental Monitoring
Riccardo Pinotti, Laura Maturi, Stefano Avesani, Francesco Babich, Andrea Gasparella1
Session 3B: Retrofit Analysis
- 3B-1 Effect of Energy-related Occupants’ Interaction with The Control of Indoor Environment on Residential Energy Consumption: Case Study on Energy Efficiency of Social Housing in Germany
Jie Zheng
- 3B-2 Uncertainty Reduction for Retrofit Saving Estimates in Residential Buildings Using Validated Building Energy Simulation Models
Maja Miletic, Chiara Dipasquale, Peter Grant, Roberto Fedrizzi
- 3B-3 Environmental and Economic Impact of Demand Response Strategies for Energy Flexible Buildings
Thibault Quentin Péan, Jaume Salom, Joana Ortiz
- 3B-4 Evaluating Energy Savings Retrofits for Residential Buildings in China
Christopher Tsang, Eftychia Spentzou, Miaomiao He, Kevin Lomas
- 3B-5 Development Of A Guidance Tool For Sustainable Renovation Of Social Housing In Flanders
Els Van de moortel, Karen Allacker, Frank De Troyer, Luc Stijnen, Erik Schoofs
Session 3C: Data-centric Models
- 3C-1 Feedback and Feedforward Mechanisms for Generating Occupant Datasets for UK School Stock Simulation Modelling.
Duncan Grassie, Ivan Korolija, Dejan Mumovic, Paul Ruyssevelt
- 3C-2 A Stochastic Data-centric Model for Quantification of End-use Energy Demand in Buildings
Rebecca Ward, Ruchi Choudhary, John Aston
- 3C-3 An Open Science Approach for Building Performance Data Schemas and Analysis Algorithms
Steven K Firth, Gareth Cole, Tom Kane, Farid Fouchal, Tarek M Hassan
- 3C-4 Occupant Heating Practices in Dwellings: A Methodology for Identifying Scheduled Heating Periods and Manual Override Events
Adorkor Bruce-Konuah, Rory Jones, Alba Fuertes, Pieter de Wilde
- 3C-5 Data-driven Behavioural Modelling for Building Energy Simulation Based on Scripted Profiles
Federica Naspi, Marco Arnesano, Gordon Aird, Birthe Klebow, Francesca Stazi, Marco D’Orazio, Gian Marco Revel
Session 4A: Energy Systems 2
- 4A-1 The Effect of Nanofluid to Vertical Single U-tube Ground Heat Exchanger
Yuanling Peng, Yong Wang, Ruiqing Du
- 4A-2 Optimisation of a Hybrid Geothermal-Solar-Gas System: A Case Study for a Typical Poultry Shed in New South Wales, Australia
Yu Zhou, Guillermo Narsilio, Lu Aye, Olga Mikhaylova, Asal Bidarmaghz, Kenichi Soga
- 4A-3 Simulation of a Ground Source Heat Pump System for Simultaneous Heating and Cooling
Stephanie Loizide, Kathrin Menberg, Ruchi Choudhary
- 4A-4 The Heating Performance Of Air-Source-Heat-Pumps In The Retrofit Of Domestic Buildings
Paraskevi Vatougiou, Jonathan Wright, Dennis Loveday, Miaomiao He
- 4A-5 Modeling Calibration and Energy Dynamic Simulation of Heating Radiant Floors with Phase Change Materials
Rosalía Pacheco-Torres, Elena Cerro-Prada, Soroush Rastegarpour, Luca Ferrarini
Session 4B: Digital Modelling
- 4B-1 A Framework To Assess The Interoperability Of Commercial Buildings At A District Scale
Mohammad Haris Shamsi, Usman Ali, Fawaz Alshehri, James O’Donnell
- 4B-2 Automatic Building Geometry Creation from Point Clouds for Simulating Industrial Building Energy Use
Tom Lloyd Garwood, Dominic O’Connor, Michael R Oates, Ben Richard Hughes
- 4B-3 Impact of Model Simplification at Geometric Modelling Stage on Energy for Office Building
Jiangshan Zhao, Yue Wu, Xing Shi, Xing Jin, Xin Zhou
- 4B-4 Integration of Thermal Simulations in REVIT for Decision Support and National Building Code Compliance
Steffen Petersen, Andreas Bøving, Christine Nielsen
- 4B-5 Urban Scale Simulation Of Energy Demand Of Buildings Based On Parametric Simulation Schemes For Real-Life Applications
Massimiliano Condotta, Tiziano Dalla Mora, Giovanni Borga, Fabio Peron
Session 4C: Overheating Risk
- 4C-1 What are the Implications of Building Simulation Algorithm Choice on Indoor Overheating Risk Assessment?
Giorgos Petrou, Anna Mavrogianni, Phil Symonds, Ivan Korolija, Anastasia Mylona, Rokia Raslan, Dane Virk, Mike Davies
- 4C-2 Parametric Simulation Of Design Measures Affecting Compliance With CIBSE TM59 Methodology For The Assessment Of Overheating Risk In Homes
Simona Vasinton, Peter Burgon, Tom McNeil
- 4C-3 Improving the Building Performance and Thermal Comfort of an Office Building to Reduce Overheating Risk
Heba Elsharkawy, Sahar Zahiri, Bertug Ozarisoy
- 4C-4 Evaluation Of Multi-Year Convection Permitting Climate Model Data For The Assessment Of Overheating In Flemish Office Buildings
- 4C-5 Prediction of Internal Temperatures During Hot Summer Conditions with Time Series Forecasting Models
Matej Gustin, Rob S. McLeod, Kevin J. Lomas
Session 5A: Facade Modelling 1
- 5A-1 CFD And Ray Tracing To Evaluate The Thermal Performance Of Complex Fenestration Systems
Ingrid Demanega, Giuseppe De Michele, Stefano Avesani, Giovanni Pernigotto, Francesco Babich, Andrea Gasparella
- 5A-2 Modelling and Simulation of Integrated Responsive Solar-Shading with Double Skin Facades in Hot Arid Climates
Yomna Saad ElGhazi, Neveen Hamza, Martyn Dade-Robertson
- 5A-3 Advanced Shading Control Strategy for Shopping Malls: A Case Study in Spain.
Giuseppe De Michele, Stefano Avesani, Annamaria Belleri, Andrea Gasparella
- 5A-4 Optimisation Of The Simulation Of Advanced Control Strategies For Adaptive Building Skins
Esther Borkowski, Mattia Donato, Giovanni Zemella, Dimitrios Rovas, Rokia Raslan
- 5A-5 Shape Memory Alloy Shading Systems: An Optimization Model
Yahya Hassan Gamal, Omar Mohamed Mowafy
Session 5B: Simulation Approaches
- 5B-1 Heavy Weight Thermal Calibration and Validation Methodologies: from Modelling to Full Scale Built Test Cells in Lebanon
Philippe Saleh, Rosa Schiano-Phan, Colin Gleeson
- 5B-2 Comparative Analysis of Protocols Used in Measurement and Verification of Energy Performance: Dealing with Practical Issues of Data Availability and Granularity in a UK School Building
Nishesh Jain, Esfand Burman, Dejan Mumovic, Michael Davies, Andrew Tindale
- 5B-3 Architects’ Approaches to Early Stage Design Energy Modelling – an Organisational Perspective
Sonja Oliveira, Elena Marco
- 5B-4 A Decision Support Tool for EPC Contract design using Grey Box / parameter approximation Approach
Sadaf Alam, Raymond Sterling, Magdalena Hajdukiewicz, Marcus M Keane
- 5B-5 Optimizing Interior Layout for Effective Experiential Indoor Environmental Quality in Low-income Tenement Unit: A Case of Mumbai, India
Ahana Sarkar, Ronita Bardhan
Session 5C: Model Calibration
- 5C-1 Hygrothermal Assessment of Two Solid-brick Walls Under Varying Internal and External Parameter Settings
Roelandus Maria Tersteeg, Christina Johanna Hopfe, David Allinson
- 5C-2 Learning About Error Terms In Energy Models By Bayesian Calibration
Kathrin Menberg, Yeonsook Heo, Ruchi Choudhary
- 5C-3 Utilising Meta-model Based Optimisation to Determine the Effects of Data Granularity on Model Calibration Accuracy
Chris van Dronkelaar, Mark Dowson, Spataru Catalina, Dejan Mumovic
- 5C-4 Contrasting the Capabilities of Three Different Sensitivity Analysis Methods for Building Energy Model-based Investigations
Steffen Petersen, Martin Heine Kristensen
- 5C-5 Optimal Design of Zero Energy Buildings Considering Weather Uncertainty in Subtropical Regions
Hangxin Li, Shengwei Wang, Howard Cheung
Session 6A: Facade Modelling 2
- 6A-1 Thermal Performance Simulation of Complex Fenestration Systems in the Early Design Stage
Steffen Petersen, Thea Broholt, Louise Christensen, Pil Brix Purup
- 6A-2 The Effect of Thermal Insulation and User Behaviour on Energy Consumption and Comfort of Residential Houses
Dóra Szagri, Balázs Nagy
- 6A-3 Modelling Of Thin Internal Wall Insulation In Existing Dwellings With Varying Occupancy And Constructions In IES
Thomas Daniel Cooke, Ewan Jones, David Ross
- 6A-4 Parametric Investigation of Brick Extrusion Patterns Using Thermal Simulation
Khaled Aly Tarabieh, Sherif Abdelmohsen, Asmaa Gamal, Rana Bahaa, Yomna El Ghazi
- 6A-5 Influence Of Façade Details On Early Design Decisions Regarding Daylight Performance Of Neighborhoods
Minu Agarwal, Luisa Pastore, Marilyne Andersen
Session 6B: Climate
- 6B-1 Influence of Climate on the Daylight and Thermal Performance of Buildings in Kerala (India)
Renjith Jayapalan Nair, Eleonora Brembilla, Christina Hopfe, John Mardaljevic
- 6B-2 The Effect of Climatic Data on Building Performance Optimization
Giorgio Lupato, Marco Manzan, Amedeo Pezzi
- 6B-3 Development Of A REST API For Obtaining Site-Specific Historical And Near-Future Weather Data In EPW Format
Hu Du, Phillip Jones, Eva Lucas Segarra, Carlos Fernández Bandera
- 6B-4 UWG -TRNSYS Simulation Coupling for Urban Building Energy Modelling
Massimo Palme, Agnese Salvati
- 6B-5 The Effect of Urban Spatial Characteristics on Microclimate
Wei Liao, Yeonsook Heo
Session 6C: Occupant Behaviour
- 6C-1 Towards A Comprehensive Model Of Window Control Behaviour: A Survey-based Investigation On Interdisciplinary Drivers In Danish Dwellings
Verena Marie Barthelmes, Rune Korsholm Andersen, Yeonsook Heo, Valentina Fabi, Stefano Paolo Corgnati
- 6C-2 A Critical Investigation of Methods Applied to Multi-Configuration Households on Energy Consumption Patterns within the Building Performance Gap in the UK
Abdelrahman AIM Aly, Amira ElNokaly, Glen Mills
- 6C-3 The Importance of Occupancy and Energy Use Patterns on Predicting Building Energy Performance: a case study of a residential building in London
Sahar Zahiri, Heba Elsharkawy, Wei Shi
- 6C-4 Modelling of Window Operating Behavior in Open-plan Offices
Tiance Liu, Xin Zhou, Xing Shi, Xing Jin
- 6C-5 Evaluation Of Occupancy Impact In A Residential Multifamily nZEB Through A High Resolution Stochastic Model
Antonio Tejero Peregrina, Joana Ortiz Ferrá, Jaume Salom
Poster Presentations
- P-1 Annual Energy Simulation for Two Indoor Air Purification Strategies
Yuchen Shi, Xiaofeng Li
- P-2 A system dynamics study of lifecycle energy use in buildings in China
Wei Zhou, Alice Moncaster, David Reiner, Peter Guthrie
- P-3 Integrating Hydroponics Into Office Buildings: Impacts Of Plants On The Building Environment And Office Occupants
Melanie Jans-Singh, Rebecca Ward, Helen Gillard, Ruchi Choudhary
- P-4 Urban-scale dynamic building energy modeling and prediction using hierarchical archetypes: A case study of two Danish towns
Martin Heine Kristensen, Rasmus Elbæk Hedegaard, Steffen Petersen