The simulation and mapping of building performance indicators based on European weather stations

• Published in: Frontiers of architectural research Vol. 2; no. 2; pp. 121 - 133
• Main Authors: van Schijndel, A.W.M., Schellen, H.L.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.06.2013; Higher Education Press
• Subjects: Building; Mapping; Modeling; 仿真; 制图; 基础; 建筑构件; 欧洲; 气候变化; 气象观测站; 绩效指标; Building; Mapping; Performance; Modeling
• ISSN: 2095-2635; 2095-2635
• DOI: 10.1016/j.foar.2013.02.003

Due to the climate change debate, a lot of research and maps of external climate parameters are availtabte. However, maps of indoor climate performance parameters are still Lacking. This paper presents a methodology for obtaining maps of performances of similar buitdings that are virtually spread over whole Europe. The produced maps are useful for anaty-zing regional climate influence on building performance indicators such as energy use and indoor climate. This is shown using the Bestest building as a reference benchmark. An important application of the mapping tool is the visualization of potential building measures over the EU. Also the performances of singte building components can be simulated and mapped. It is concluded that the presented method is efficient as it takes less than 15min to simulate and produce the maps on a 2.6GHz/4GB computer. Moreover, the approach is applicable for any type of building.