Basic Principles, Most Common Computational Tools, and Capabilities for Building Energy and Urban Microclimate Simulations
This paper presents basic principles of built-environment physics’ modelling, and it reviews common computational tools and capabilities in a scope of practical design approaches for retrofitting purposes. Well-established simulation models and methods, with applications found mainly in the internat...
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| author | George M. Stavrakakis Dimitris Al. Katsaprakakis Markos Damasiotis |
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| description | This paper presents basic principles of built-environment physics’ modelling, and it reviews common computational tools and capabilities in a scope of practical design approaches for retrofitting purposes. Well-established simulation models and methods, with applications found mainly in the international scientific literature, are described by means of strengths and weaknesses as regards related tools’ availability, easiness to use, and reliability towards the determination of the optimal blends of retrofit measures for building energy upgrading and Urban Heat Island (UHI) mitigation. The various characteristics of computational approaches are listed and collated by means of comparison among the principal modelling methods as well as among the respective computational tools that may be used for simulation and decision-making purposes. Insights of coupling between building energy and urban microclimate models are also presented. The main goal was to provide a comprehensive overview of available simulation methods that can be used at the early design stages for planning retrofitting strategies and guiding engineers and technical professionals through the simulation tools’ options oriented to the considered case study. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-af4bf963fb91406d87576dd1a944da9b2023-11-22T18:07:34ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732021-10-011420670710.3390/en14206707Basic Principles, Most Common Computational Tools, and Capabilities for Building Energy and Urban Microclimate SimulationsGeorge M. Stavrakakis0Dimitris Al. Katsaprakakis1Markos Damasiotis2Department of Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering, Hellenic Mediterranean University (HMU), Estavromenos, GR-71410 Heraklion, GreeceDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering, Hellenic Mediterranean University (HMU), Estavromenos, GR-71410 Heraklion, GreeceDivision of Development Programmes, Centre for Renewable Energy Sources and Saving (CRES), 19th km Marathonos Av., GR-19009 Pikermi, GreeceThis paper presents basic principles of built-environment physics’ modelling, and it reviews common computational tools and capabilities in a scope of practical design approaches for retrofitting purposes. Well-established simulation models and methods, with applications found mainly in the international scientific literature, are described by means of strengths and weaknesses as regards related tools’ availability, easiness to use, and reliability towards the determination of the optimal blends of retrofit measures for building energy upgrading and Urban Heat Island (UHI) mitigation. The various characteristics of computational approaches are listed and collated by means of comparison among the principal modelling methods as well as among the respective computational tools that may be used for simulation and decision-making purposes. Insights of coupling between building energy and urban microclimate models are also presented. The main goal was to provide a comprehensive overview of available simulation methods that can be used at the early design stages for planning retrofitting strategies and guiding engineers and technical professionals through the simulation tools’ options oriented to the considered case study.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/14/20/6707building energy performanceurban heat islandbuilding physicssimulation tools |
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| title | Basic Principles, Most Common Computational Tools, and Capabilities for Building Energy and Urban Microclimate Simulations |
| title_full | Basic Principles, Most Common Computational Tools, and Capabilities for Building Energy and Urban Microclimate Simulations |
| title_fullStr | Basic Principles, Most Common Computational Tools, and Capabilities for Building Energy and Urban Microclimate Simulations |
| title_full_unstemmed | Basic Principles, Most Common Computational Tools, and Capabilities for Building Energy and Urban Microclimate Simulations |
| title_short | Basic Principles, Most Common Computational Tools, and Capabilities for Building Energy and Urban Microclimate Simulations |
| title_sort | basic principles most common computational tools and capabilities for building energy and urban microclimate simulations |
| topic | building energy performance urban heat island building physics simulation tools |
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