WP107: Building Energy Performance Simulation Tools ­ a Life-Cycle and Interoperable Perspective

WP107: Building Energy Performance Simulation Tools a Life-Cycle and Interoperable Perspective

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Abstract: Energy simulation tools are increasingly used for analysis of energy performance of buildings and the thermal comfort of their occupants. This paper describes a selection of energy simulation engines and user interfaces that are capable of these analyses today. Specifically, it discusses the usage of these tools over different life-cycle stages. Besides a brief overview about energy simulation concepts, the paper illustrates each tool’s strengths and weaknesses as well as its data exchange capabilities. Given the significant variety of such energy simulation tools, it is crucial to understand limitations of the tools and the complexity of such simulations. The reliability of data exchange and straightforward, user-friendly interfaces are major aspects of the practical usage of these tools. Due to the huge amount of input data and the availability of rich 3D geometry models,effective data exchange and software interfaces are crucial to enable faster and more reliable energy performance simulation analysis.

Type of resource	text
Date created	December 2007

Subject	CIFE
Subject	Center for Integrated Facility Engineering
Subject	Stanford University
Subject	3-D
Subject	Data Exchange
Subject	Energy Simulation
Subject	Interoperability
Subject	Life-Cycle
Genre	Technical report

Location	https://purl.stanford.edu/ww813hh4225

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Preferred Citation: Maile, Tobias and Fischer, Martin and Bazjanac, Vladimir. (2007). WP107:. Stanford Digital Repository. Available at: http://purl.stanford.edu/ww813hh4225