Building Simulation 2019 – academics present their state of the art research

The International Building Performance Simulation Association conference is the premier international event in the field of building performance simulation. This conference is an opportunity to share information, present and get updates about new developments in this research area.

A number of staff from The Bartlett School for Environment, Energy and Resources attended and presented at this years conference.

Fellowship

Dejan Mumovic, Director of the UCL Institue for Environmental Design and Engineering, has received Fellowship of the International Building Performance Simulation for his contribution to the field. The grade of IBPSA fellow is awarded to members who have attained distinction in the field of building performance simulation (or in the allied arts or sciences), by either the teaching of major courses in said arts and sciences, or by way of research, simulation code development, original work, or the application of building simulation on projects of a significant scope. 

Dejan also chaired a session on Occupant Behaviour in Building Performance Simulation.

Our research papers presented

Optimisation Of Controller Parameters For Adaptive Building Envelopes Through A Co-Simulation Interface: A Case Study

• Esther Borkowski, University College London (UCL) 
• Mattia Donato, Ove Arup & Partners, United Kingdom
• Giovanni Zemella, Ove Arup & Partners, United Kingdom
• Dimitrios Rovas, University College London (UCL) 
• Rokia Raslan, University College London (UCL)

Inter-Occupant Diversity in Occupant Behaviour Models: Exploring Potential Benefits for Predicting Light Switch-on Actions

• Farhang Tahmasebi,UCL Institute for Environmental Design and Engineering 
• William O’Brien, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada
• Yan Wang, UCL Institute for Environmental Design and Engineering
• Samuel Stamp, UCL Institute for Environmental Design and Engineering
• Dejan Mumovic, UCL Institute for Environmental Design and Engineering 
• Ardeshir Mahdavi, Department of Building Physics and Building Ecology, TU Wien, Vienna, Austria

 

Modelling the Influence of Layout On Overheating Risk of London Flats

• Andrea Lorena Vallejo Espinosa, UCL Institute for Environmental Design and Engineering 
• Phil Symonds, UCL Institute for Environmental Design and Engineering 
• Giorgos Petrou, UCL Energy Institute

Geometrical Acoustic Simulation of Open-air Ancient Theatres: Investigation on the Appropriate Objective Parameters for Improved Accuracy

• Elena Bo, Politecnico di Torino, Italy
• Louena Shtrepi, Politecnico di Torino, Italy
• Francesco Aletta, UCL Institute for Environmental Design and Engineering 
• Giuseppina Emma Puglisi, Politecnico di Torino, Italy
• Arianna Astolfi, Politecnico di Torino, Italy

A Workflow for Automated Building Energy Performance Model Generation Using BIM Data

• Georgios I Giannakis, Technical University of Crete, Greece
• Kyriakos I Katsigarakis, Technical University of Crete, Greece
• Georgios Nektarios Lilis, Technical University of Crete, Greece
• Dimitrios V Rovas, UCL Institute for Environmental Design and Engineering 

Space Boundary Topology Simplification for Building Energy Performance Simulation Speed-up

• Georgios Nektarios Lilis, Technical University of Crete, Greece
• Georgios I Giannakis, Technical University of Crete, Greece
• Kyriakos I Katsigarakis, Technical University of Crete, Greece
• Dimitrios V Rovas, UCL Institute for Environmental Design and Engineering 

A Simplified Method Of Calculating Daylight Autonomy Through Spatial Parameters For Atriums In Shopping Streets

• Xinxin Li, School of Architecture and Urban Planning, Huazhong University of Science and Technology and Hubei Engineering and Technology Research Center of Urbanization, Wuhan, China
• Hong Jin, School of Architecture, Harbin Institute of Technology
• Jian Kang, School of Architecture, Harbin Institute of Technology and the UCL Institute for Environmental Design and Engineering 
• Hupeng Wu, School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University

A Review of the Status of Uncertainty and Sensitivity Analysis in Urban Building Energy Models

• Pamela Fennell, UCL Energy Institute 
• Paul A Ruyssevelt, UCL Energy Institute 
• Érika Mata, IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute, Sweden
• Martin Jakob, TEP Energy GmbH, Switzerland

Determining The Most Appropriate Form Of Urban Building Energy Model For The City Of Ahmedabad

• Pamela Fennell, UCL Energy Institute 
• Paul A Ruyssevelt, UCL Energy Institute 
• Rajan Rawal, CEPT University, Ahmedabad, India
• Veeren Poola, CEPT University, Ahmedabad, India

Calibrating Energy Performance Model of a Hospital Building: Dealing with Practical Issues of Data Availability and Granularity in a Case Study Building in the UK.

• Nishesh Jain, UCL Institute of Environment Design and Engineering
• Esfand Burman, UCL Institute of Environment Design and Engineering
• Dejan Mumovic, UCL Institute of Environment Design and Engineering
• Michael Davies, UCL Institute of Environment Design and Engineering

Panel discussions

Applying Occupant Behaviour Models in the Performance-Based Design Process: Visions and Approaches in IEA-EBC Annex 79

• Farhang Tahmasebi, UCL Institute for Environmental Design and Engineering 
• William O'Brien, Carleton University
• Tianzhen Hong, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
• Da Yan, Tsinghua University