Conference Paper

Proceedings of Building Simulation 2021: 17th Conference of IBPSA

Global sensitivity analysis for large scale building energy models: importance of building stock size and convergence

Matthias Yvan C. Van Hove, Marc Delghust, Jelle Laverge
Ghent University, Department of Architecture and Urban Planning, Building Physics Research Group, Belgium

DOI: https://doi.org/10.26868/25222708.2021.31113
Abstract: Though uncertainty and sensitivity analysis methods have been widely applied in the context of building energy modelling (BEM), only a limited amount of studies have investigated their performance at building stock scale. This paper aims at broadening the knowledge of global sensitivity analysis (GSA) application at building stock level by applying the Sobol’ SA at an internally developed building stock model. Further, the influence of the building stock size on the GSA model results will be addressed as well as the robustness of the GSA indices.
Keywords: Building stock modelling, Sobol' sensitivity analysis, Uncertainty Analysis, Quasi-steady-state model, IEA EBC Annex 70
Pages: 2307 - 2314
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