01057nas a2200145   4500008004100000245007300041210006900114260000900183300001200192490000700204520058400211100001900795700001400814856008300828       1997                        eng d00aA new multizone model for simulation of building thermal performance0 anew multizone model for simulation of building thermal performan  c1997  a123-1280 v323 a<p>A new multizone model which is an improvement on the state space model is presented, which is potentially more efficient in the simulation of large scale buildings than other methods such as finite difference, transfer functions, or finite volume. The modeling philosophy is firstly discussed. Then the principle and algorithm of the new model are described. Finally, a PC based program BTP developed based on state-of-the-art modeling strategy reveals its applicability with fast calculation speed and satisfactory accuracy in the modeling of building energy performance.</p>1 aHong, Tianzhen1 aJiang, Yi  uhttps://simulationresearch.lbl.gov/publications/new-multizone-model-simulation