Effects of air infiltration modeling approaches in urban building energy demand forecasts

• Published in: Energy procedia Vol. 122; pp. 283 - 288
• Main Authors: Happle, Gabriel, Fonseca, Jimeno A., Schlueter, Arno
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.09.2017
• Subjects: Air Infiltration; City Energy Analyst (CEA); Cooling Energy Demand; Forecasting; Heating Energy Demand; Urban Building Energy Modeling; Ventilation; Heating Energy Demand; Cooling Energy Demand; City Energy Analyst (CEA); Urban Building Energy Modeling; Ventilation; Air Infiltration; Forecasting

The air infiltration rate is a highly sensitive variable that influences heating and cooling demand forecasts in urban building energy modeling. This paper analyses the effect of two different simplified modeling techniques of air infiltration - fixed air change rate vs. a model based on wind pressu...