Conference Paper
Proceedings of Building Simulation 2013: 13th Conference of IBPSA
Determining The Effect Of Weather Data Upon Building Simulation In Regulatory Processes
Determining The Effect Of Weather Data Upon Building Simulation In Regulatory Processes
Gavin Bruce MURPHY, John ALLISON, Monari FILIPPODOI: https://doi.org/10.26868/25222708.2013.992Abstract: This paper extends a simplified dynamic method of building simulation: IDEAS – Inverse Dynamics based Energy Assessment and Simulation. IDEAS is a dynamic method which is calibrated to yield results in line with those produced by the UK Government's steady state Standard Assessment Procedure (SAP), the method used in the UK to produce Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs). The extension presented investigates the effect upon energy estimation by varying climactic data, using CIBSE TRY/DSY weather data for 14 locations across the UK. A calibrated standard test case dwelling is initially modelled in IDEAS and SAP; then using each of the weather locations, the variation in energy estimation of this dwelling is analysed. Results suggest that use of localised weather data can have a noteworthy effect on energy estimation and regulatory processes. Pages: 946 - 953 Paper: