Designing Zero Carbon Buildings - Embodied and Operational Emissions in Achieving True Zero

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Resources for Second Edition published in 2017 - 'Legacy Files'

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

Resources for First Edition published in 2012 - 'Legacy Files'

Chapter 3 Global Issues

    Direct gain box - EnergyPlus model

    Direct gain box - IES model

    Future weather data files

Chapter 4 Site Issues

    CFD analysis of a test building without shelter planting in Figure 52 - IES model

    CFD analysis of a test building with shelter planting in Figure 53 - 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 62) 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 96 - IES model

    Direct gain model as in Figure 97 - IES model

    Isolated plus direct gain model as in Figure 98 - IES model

    Trombe wall model as in Figure 99 - IES model

    Double skin model as in Figure 100 - IES model

    Clear glazing model as in Figure 101 - IES model

    Low-e glazing as in Figure 101 - IES model

    TIM glazing (Nanogel) as in Figure 101 - IES model

    Switchable glazing as in Figure 101 - IES model

Chapter 8 Solar Shading Design

    Shading geometry calculations spreadsheet

    Model for shadow-casting analysis as in Figure 110 - IES model

Chapter 9 Thermal Mass

    Thermal mass model without phase change material as in Figures 117 and 118 - TAS model

    Thermal mass models with phase change material as in Figures 119 - TAS model

Chapter 10 Natural And Mechanical Ventilation

    Natural ventilation analysis using bulk air flow as in Figure 128 and 130 - IES model

    Natural ventilation analysis using CFD as in Figures 131 to 136 - 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 144 and 149 - 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 Renewable Energy

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

Chapter 15 Achieving Zero Carbon Design

    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 16 Achieving Thermal Comfort

    Model 'f3+' - IES model

Chapter 18 Case Study Of A Recent Zero Carbon Project

    Zero Carbon House reference model - IES model

    Zero Carbon House final model - IES model