Designing Zero Carbon Buildings Using Dynamic Simulation Methods

Chapter 3 Global Issues

Direct gain box - EnergyPlus model

Chapter 4 Site Issues

CFD analysis of a test building without shelter planting in Figure 59 - IES model

CFD analysis of a test building with shelter planting in Figure 60 - IES model

Variation of solar gains with changing orientation in Table 5 and Influence of ground reflectance on solar gain in Table 6 - TAS model

Overshadowing (Figure 69) and daylighting potential (Figure 64) - IES model

Chapter 6 Thermal Insulation And Air Tightness

Low insulation - TAS model

High insulation - TAS model

Internal insulation - TAS model

External insulation - TAS model

Opaque insulation - TAS model

Transparent insulation (Nanogel) - TAS model

Low and high air tightness - TAS model

Chapter 7 Solar Gain

Reference model as in Figure 105 - IES model

Direct gain model as in Figure 106 - IES model

Isolated plus direct gain model as in Figure 107 - IES model

Trombe wall model as in Figure 108 - IES model

Double skin model as in Figure 109 - IES model

Clear glazing model as in Figure 110 - IES model

Low-e glazing as in Figure 110 - IES model

TIM glazing (Nanogel) as in Figure 110 - IES model

Switchable glazing as in Figure 110 - IES model

Chapter 8 Solar Shading Design

Shading geometry calculations spreadsheet

Model for shadow-casting analysis as in Figure 119 - IES model

Chapter 9 Thermal Mass

Thermal mass model without phase change material as in Figures 126 and 127 - TAS model

Thermal mass models with phase change material as in Figures 128 - TAS model

Chapter 10 Natural And Mechanical Ventilation

Natural ventilation analysis using bulk air flow as in Figure 137 and 139 - IES model

Natural ventilation analysis using CFD as in Figures 140 to 145 - IES model

Chapter 11 Natural Daylight

Room geometry calculation spreadsheet

Shallow plan model - IES model

Double depth model - IES model

Double depth double height model - IES model

All three models together as in Figure 153 and 158 - IES model

Chapter 12 Electrical Lighting And Its Integration With Natural Daylight

Model 'f3' that integrates daylight sensor readings into control of electrical lighting - IES model

Chapter 13 Internal Heat Gains, Heating And Cooling

Model 'a' used for calculation of boiler's load - IES model

Chapter 14 Thermal Comfort

Model 'f3+' - IES model

Chapter 15 Renewable Energy

Model 'a' used to investigate renewable energy systems - IES model

Chapter 16 Achieving Zero Carbon Design Using a Series of Single Simulations

Model 'a' - IES model

Model 'b' - IES model

Model 'c' - IES model

Model 'd' - IES model

Model 'e' - IES model

Model 'f' - IES model

Model 'g' - IES model

Model 'h' - IES model

Model 'e2' - IES model

Model 'f2' - IES model

Model 'g2' - IES model

Model 'h2' - IES model

Model 'i2' - IES model

Model 'j2' - IES model

Model 'f3' - IES model

Chapter 17 Achieving Zero Carbon Design Using Multi-objective Optimisation

Comfort vs. CO2 optimisation - DesignBuilder model

Cost vs. CO2 optimisation - DesignBuilder model

Cost vs. CO2 optimisation with constraint - DesignBuilder model

Chapter 19 Case Study Of A Recent Zero Carbon Project

Zero Carbon House reference model - IES model

Zero Carbon House final model - IES model