%0 Conference Proceedings %B BS2015: 14th Conference of International Building Performance Simulation Association %D 2015 %T CLIMATE-SPECIFIC MODELING AND ANALYSIS FOR BEST-PRACTICE INDIAN OFFICE BUILDINGS %A Reshma Singh %A Baptiste Ravache %A Spencer M. Dutton %K Climate specific building energy models %K india %X

This paper describes the methodology and results of building energy modeling to validate and quantify the energy savings from conservation measures in medium-sized office buildings in four different climate zones in India. We present the different energy measures and their expected and simulated performances and discuss the results and the influence of climate. 

%B BS2015: 14th Conference of International Building Performance Simulation Association %C Hyderabad, India %8 12/2015 %G eng %U http://www.ibpsa.org/proceedings/BS2015/p2714.pdf %0 Conference Paper %B SimBuild 2012, 5th National Conference of IBPSA-USA, August 1-3, 2012 %D 2012 %T Application of a stochastic window use model in EnergyPlus %A Spencer M. Dutton %A Hui Zhang %A Yongchao Zhai %A Edward A. Arens %A Youness Bennani Smires %A Samuel L. Brunswick %A Kyle S. Konis %A Philip Haves %X

Natural ventilation, used appropriately, has the potential to provide both significant HVAC energy savings, and improvements in occupant satisfaction.

Central to the development of natural ventilation models is the need to accurately represent the behavior of building occupants. The work covered in this paper describes a method of implementing a stochastic window model in EnergyPlus. Simulated window use data from three stochastic window opening models was then compared to measured window opening behavior, collected in a naturally-ventilated office in California. Recommendations regarding the selection of stochastic window use models, and their implementation in EnergyPlus, are presented.

%B SimBuild 2012, 5th National Conference of IBPSA-USA, August 1-3, 2012 %C Madison, WI %8 08/2012 %U https://escholarship.org/uc/item/2gm7r783