Title :
Building simulation tools and their role in improving existing building designs
Author :
Melki, Sylvie ; Hayek, Michel
Author_Institution :
Mech. Eng. Dept., Notre Dame Univ., Zouk Mosbeh, Lebanon
Abstract :
Computational tools have proven without a doubt to be valuable assets in all engineering fields. EnergyPlus is one of several tools available to perform simulation and analysis of building energy performance. This paper deals with a case study of a simulation based energy audit of a section of Notre Dame University campus (Lebanon). Several scenarios for energy performance improvement are proposed and backed up by a detailed payback period analysis.
Keywords :
simulation; software tools; structural engineering; EnergyPlus computational tool; building energy performance analysis; simulation based energy audit; Analytical models; Buildings; Computational modeling; Costs; Energy consumption; Energy efficiency; Mechanical systems; Performance analysis; Power engineering and energy; Thermal loading;
Conference_Titel :
Advances in Computational Tools for Engineering Applications, 2009. ACTEA '09. International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Zouk Mosbeh
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3833-4
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3834-1
DOI :
10.1109/ACTEA.2009.5227889
