Building
Energy Simulation Tools (BEST)
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To
achieve the energy efficiency goal, architects and building designers require
effective design tools for analysing and understanding the complex behaviour
of building energy use. With the advance in computing technology,
computer simulation and modelling has been widely used for providing accurate
and detailed appraisal of building energy performance.
| Simulation
Methods for Building Energy Analysis |
Building
energy simulation is important for the study of energy efficiency in buildings.
Computer simulation programs are effective analytical tools for building
energy research and evaluation of architectural design. Research
studies have been carried out to develop simulation techniques and to investigate
the energy performance of buildings in Hong Kong. The topics that
have been studied include:
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Basic concept and principles
of building energy simulation
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Properties of simulation design
tools
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Building design and simulation
in a multidisciplinary environment (architecture + engineering)
At present, the following simulation
tools and programs have been used or are being investigated in the research.
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DOE-2
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EnergyPlus
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Energy-10
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ENER-WIN
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Superlite 2.0 (PC version)
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WINDOW 5.1
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PC-BLAST Version 3.0
Other software available in
our University include:
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BREEZE
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BRE, 1991. BREEZE: Software
Package for Estimating Ventilation Rates, Version 5.1, Building Research
Establishment, Watford, England. [AV
697.000299 B8]
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HOT2000
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Buildings
Group Software, NRCan
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HOT2000: Energy Analysis
Software, Version 8.50, developed by CANMET Energy Technology Centre,
distributed by Canadian Home Builders Association, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada,
c1999. [AV
697.000299 H8]
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Housing Energy Design: with
HOT2000 Applications, Habitechnica, Canada, 1995. [693.832
H8]
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IDA Indoor Climate and Energy
3.0
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REM/Design
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REM/Design: Residential Energy
Analysis and Code Compliance Software [electronic resource], Version
8.43, Architectural Engergy Corporation, Boulder, Colo., 1985-2000. [AV
697.000299 R3]
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SUMMER
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Santamouris, M. and Asimakopoulos,
D., 1997. SUMMER: A Tool for Passive Cooling of Buildings [computer
file: CD with manual], Version 2.0, European Commission Directorate General
XVII for Energy and University of Athens, Athens. [AV
697.93 S95]
Selected Publications
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Hui, S. C. M., 1998. Simulation
based design tools for energy efficient buildings in Hong Kong, Hong
Kong Papers in Design and Development, Vol. 1, 1998, pp. 40-46, Department
of Architecture, University of Hong Kong. [HTML]
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Hui, S. C. M. and K. P. Cheung,
1998. Application of building energy simulation to air-conditioning design,
In Proc. of the Mainland-Hong Kong HVAC Seminar '98, 23-25 March
1998, Beijing, pp. 12-20. (in both English and Chinese) [PDF
in English]
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Hui, S. C. M., 1997. A randomised
approach to multiple regression analysis of building energy simulation,
In Proc. of the IBPSA Building Simulation '97 Conference, 8-10 September,
1997, Prague, Czech Republic, Volume II, pp. 133-140. [PDF]
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Hui, S. C. M. and Cheung, K.
P., 1997. Multi-year (MY) building simulation: is it useful and practical?,
In Proc. of the IBPSA Building Simulation '97 Conference, 8-10 September,
1997, Prague, Czech Republic, Volume II, pp. 285-292. [PDF]
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Lam, J. C., Hui, S. C. M. and
Chan, A. L. S., 1997. Regression analysis of high-rise fully air-conditioned
office buildings, Energy and Buildings, 26 (1997): 189-197. [PDF]
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Lam, J. C. and Hui, S. C. M.,
1996. Sensitivity analysis of energy performance of office buildings, Building
and Environment, 31 (1): 27-39. [PDF]
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Lam, J. C. and Hui, S. C. M.,
1993. Computer simulation of energy performance of commercial buildings
in Hong Kong, In Proc. of the IBPSA Building Simulation '93 Conference,
16-18 August 1993, Adelaide, Australia, pp. 129-135. [PDF]
| DOE-2
Resource Centre (Hong Kong) |
By
collaboration with the Simulation Research
Group of the
Lawrence Berkeley National
Laboratory (LBNL) in USA, a regional DOE-2 Resouce Centre has now been
set up to provide support to the users of the DOE-2 building energy simulation
program and to promote the development of building energy simulation techniques.
DOE-2
is a detailed full-hourly building energy simulation program that calculates
the hourly energy use and energy cost of a commercial or residential building
given information about the building's climate, construction, operation,
utility rate schedule and heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning (HVAC)
equipment. It has been used in many parts of the world for developing
building energy standards and analysing energy consumption and conservation
measures of buildings. The program has been used in this research
for analysing the energy performance of buildings in Hong Kong. Weather
files of Hong Kong for the DOE-2 program have also been developed from
the analysis of building climatic data.
Software Directories/Lists
Building Energy Audit Software
Building Energy Simulation
Programs
Integrated Building Design
Software
Lighting and Daylighting
Simulation Programs
Solar Energy/System Simulation
Programs
Other Related Software/Tools
Associations
Conferences
Education
Papers & Articles
Projects & Programmes
Research Institutes
Resources
Software Companies and Developers
Alogorithms and Toolkits
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ASHRAE, 1976. Subroutine
Algorithms for Heating and Cooling Loads to Determine Building Energy Requirements,
ASHRAE Task Group on Energy Requirements, Subcommittee for Heating and
Cooling Loads, American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning
Engineers Inc., Atlanta, GA. [697
A512 s]
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Brandemuehl, M. J., 1993. HVAC
2 Toolkit: A Toolkit for Secondary HVAC System Energy Calculations,
American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers,
Inc., Atlanta, GA. [AV
697 B81]
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Bourouxhe, J.-P., Grodent, M.
and Lebrun, J., 1998. Reference Guide for Dynamic Models of HVAC Equipment,
American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers,
Inc., Atlanta, GA. [697
B76]
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G.K. Yuill and Associates Ltd.,
1990. An Annotated Guide to Models and Algorithms for Energy Calculations
Relating to HVAC Equipment, American Society of Heating, Refrigerating
and Air-Conditioning Engineers Inc., Atlanta, GA. [R
016.697 A61]
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LeBrun, J., 1999. HVAC1kit:
A Toolkit for Primary HVAC System Energy Calculation, American Society
of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Atlanta, GA.
[AV 697 L454]
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Pedersen, C. O., et al., 2001.
A
Toolkit for Building Load Calculations, American Society of Heating,
Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers, Atlanta, GA. [AV
697 T67]
Cooling and Heating Load
Calculations
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McQuiston, F. C. and Spitler,
J. D., 1992. Cooling and Heating Load Calculation Manual, 2nd ed.,
American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers,
Inc., Atlanta, GA. [697
M17 c]
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Meredith, D. B., 2000. Fundamentals
of Heating and Cooling Loads, American Society of Heating, Refrigerating
and Air-Conditioning Engineers Inc., Atlanta, GA. [697
M55]
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Pedersen, C. O., et al., 1998.
Cooling
and Heating Load Calculation Principles, American Society of Heating,
Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Inc., Atlanta, GA. [697
C77]
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Spitler, J. D., 1996. Annotated
Guide to Load Calculation Models and Algorithms, American Society of
Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Inc., Atlanta, GA.
[R 016.697
S76]
Design Support Tools
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Hertkorn, C. (ed.), 1994. Annex
21: Calculation of Energy and Environmental Performance of Buildings, Subtask
D: Report on Projects Dealing with Building Design Support Environments,
Building Research Establishment, Garston, Watford, UK. [LB
696 C14 I]
Real Time Simulation
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Liddament, M. W., 1999. Real
Time Simulation of HVAC Systems for Building Optimisation, Fault Detection
and Diagnostics, ECBCS, Coventry. [P
697 R28]
Validation
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ASHRAE, 2001. ASHRAE/ANSI
Standard 140-2001, Standard Method of Test for the Evaluation of Building
Energy Analysis Computer Programs, American Society of Heating, Refrigerating
and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Atlanta, GA. [R
697.00218 A82 S78]
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