WIT Press


Tools For Sustainable Development: A Comparison Of Building Performance Simulation Packages

Price

Free (open access)

Volume

127

Pages

12

Page Range

53 - 64

Published

2009

Size

510 kb

Paper DOI

10.2495/RAV090051

Copyright

WIT Press

Author(s)

S. Hoque & A. Sharma

Abstract

The paper evaluates the energy performance of a test case (a single family home) using three different simulation software packages – REM Design, Energy Gauge and Treat. It will discuss the results of each simulation run and the reasons for variations in the results. The inputs for each of the three different simulation tools are heating, cooling, and water heating loads, building shell (exterior walls, roof, foundation, windows, doors) features, air leakage and electric consumption (lighting and appliances). The paper will also highlight the differences in data input for all three software and will underscore areas where improvements to the capabilities offered by the tools and the entities used to define simulation models can be made. Keywords: energy, performance, building, simulation, costs, efficiency.

Keywords

energy, performance, building, simulation, costs, efficiency