Conference Paper

Proceedings of Building Simulation 2019: 16th Conference of IBPSA

Determining The Most Appropriate Form Of Urban Building Energy Model For The City Of Ahmedabad

Pamela Jane Fennell ¹, Paul A Ruyssevelt ¹, Rajan Rawal ², Veeren Poola ^2
1 University College London, United Kingdom
² CEPT University, Ahmedabad, India

DOI: https://doi.org/10.26868/25222708.2019.210663
Abstract: A review of existing large-scale building energy models was undertaken, highlighting their prevalence at geographically higher latitudes. The ability of these models to adequately represent cities in the global south is questionable and existing classifications are inadequate to describe the diversity of models that have been developed. As a response, a novel model classification scheme was developed to explore how the various models capture the underlying physical context, and to assess their appropriateness for application to the city of Ahmedabad in western India. The model classification scheme was used to develop a characteristic map for the new model of Ahmedabad and define priorities for the model’s development.
Keywords: UBEM, shading, context, Urban-Scale simualation
Pages: 3476 - 3483
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