Sub-hourly simulation of residential ground coupled heat pump systems [PDF]
, 2006 Residential Ground Coupled Heat Pump systems are usually characterised by an ON/OFF behaviour of the heat pump with typical cycling frequencies of 1 - 4 cycles per hour.
Bernier, Michel, Kummert, Michael
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Sensitivity Analysis of Infiltration Rates Impact on Office Building Energy Performance
IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environment, 2019 Modeling and predicting building infiltration impact on building energy performance presents a challenge. This paper analyses the modeling method of infiltration rates in different simulation programs.
Zhen Tian +3 more
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Energy aspects and ventilation of food retail buildings [PDF]
, 2014 Worldwide the food system is responsible for 33% of greenhouse gas emissions. It is estimated that by 2050, the total food production should be 70% more than current food production levels.
Gowreesunker, BL +2 more
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International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2016 Secondhand exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) in multifamily housing remains a health concern despite strong recommendations to implement non-smoking policies.
M. Fabian +5 more
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Empirical Validation of Whole Building Energy Simulation Program under Free-Floating Conditions
ASHRAE/IBPSA-USA Building Simulation Conference, 2022 This paper presents one of the ongoing EnergyPlus validation efforts using a low-load residential single family home: the Net-Zero Energy Residential Test Facility (NZERTF) located on the campus of NIST in Gaithersburg, MD, USA.
Hyojin Kim +6 more
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Nexus of thermal resilience and energy efficiency in buildings: A case study of a nursing home [PDF]
, 2020 Extreme weather events become more frequent and severe due to climate change. Although energy efficiency technologies can influence thermal resilience of buildings, they are traditionally studied separately, and their interconnections are rarely ...
Hong, T, Specian, M, Sun, K
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MODERN APROACH TO MICROCLIMATE CONTROL ON BOARD SHIPS
Scientific Journal of Polonia University, 2022 Ambient and indoor air pollution have high impact on public health. Safety of indoor air is crucial for well-being and stress tolerance of seafarers due to their prolonged stay in the environment characterized by adjacency of work and leisure premises ...
V. Bily
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History and development of validation with the ESP-r simulation program [PDF]
, 2008 It is well recognised that validation of dynamic building simulation programs is a long-term complex task. There have been many large national and international efforts that have led to a well-established validation methodology comprising analytical ...
Ben-Nakhi +6 more
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A Subspace Identification Method for Detecting Abnormal Behavior in HVAC Systems
, 2015 A method for the detection of abnormal behavior in HVAC systems is presented. The method combines deterministic subspace identification for each zone independently to create a system model that produces the anticipated zone’s temperature and the ...
D. Sklavounos +3 more
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Indoor Air Quality Assessment: Comparison of Ventilation Scenarios for Retrofitting Classrooms in a Hot Climate [PDF]
, 2019 Current energy e ciency policies in buildings foster the promotion of energy retrofitting of the existing stock. In southern Spain, the most extensive public sector is that of educational buildings, which is especially subject to significant internal ...
Calama-González, Carmen María +2 more
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