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<font size=3>To IBPSA-USA ... Jan Hensen asked me to circulate this to
IBPSA-USA (forgive the cross postings)<br><br>
Dear all,<br>
<br>
This is just to make you aware of the recently published book “Building
Performance Simulation for Design and Operation” (Spon Press,
London, 2011).<br><br>
The book begins with an introduction to the concepts of performance
indicators and targets, followed by a discussion on the role of building
simulation in performance-based building design and operation. This sets
the ground for in-depth discussion of performance prediction for energy
demand, indoor environmental quality (including thermal, visual, indoor
air quality and moisture phenomena), HVAC and renewable system
performance, urban level modeling, building operational optimization and
automation, and future outlook.<br><br>
Produced in cooperation with IBPSA, and featuring contributions from 21
co-authors, this 536 pages book provides a unique and comprehensive
overview of building performance simulation for the complete building
life-cycle from conception to demolition. It is primarily intended for
advanced students in building services engineering, and in architectural,
environmental or mechanical engineering; and will be useful for building
and systems designers and operators.<br><br>
The table of contents is as follows:<br>
Joe Clarke<br>
Foreword<br>
Jan Hensen, Roberto Lamberts<br>
Preface<br>
1<br>
Jan Hensen, Roberto Lamberts<br>
Introduction to building performance simulation<br>
2<br>
Fried Augenbroe<br>
The role of simulation in performance-based building<br>
3<br>
Chip Barnaby, Dru Crawley<br>
Weather data for building performance simulation<br>
4<br>
Ardeshir Mahdavi<br>
People in building performance simulation<br>
5<br>
Jeffrey Spitler<br>
Thermal load and energy performance prediction <br>
6<br>
Jelena Srebric<br>
Ventilation performance prediction<br>
7<br>
Christoph van Treeck<br>
Indoor thermal quality performance prediction<br>
8<br>
Ardeshir Mahdavi<br>
Room acoustics perfromance prediction<br>
9<br>
Christoph Reinhart<br>
Daylight performance predictions<br>
10<br>
Jan Carmeliet, Bert Blocken, Thijs Defraeye, Dominique Derome<br>
Moisture phenomena in whole building performance prediction <br>
11<br>
Jonathan Wright<br>
HVAC systems performance prediction<br>
12<br>
Ian Beausoleil-Morrison<br>
Micro-cogeneration system performance prediction <br>
13<br>
David Claridge<br>
Building simulation for practical operational optimization <br>
14<br>
Gregor Henze, Christian Neumann<br>
Building simulation in building automation systems<br>
15<br>
Darren Robinson<br>
Integrated resource flow modelling of the urban built environment<br>
16<br>
Dru Crawley<br>
Building simulation for policy support<br>
17<br>
Michael Wetter<br>
A view on future building system modeling and simulation <br>
<br>
The book is available from various retailers, such as
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Building-Performance-Simulation-Design-Operation/dp/0415474140">
http://www.amazon.com/Building-Performance-Simulation-Design-Operation/dp/0415474140</a>
<br>
<br>
You may also be interested in:
<ul>
<li>A link to the <b>product page of the book</b> which you can forward
to anyone who might be interested in learning more about it:
<a href="http://www.routledge.com/9780203891612">
http://www.routledge.com/9780203891612</a>.
<li>If you would like a PDF, or hard copies of a <b>flyer</b> with order
form which can be circulated around your department or at any conferences
you might be attending, we are more than happy to send this to you on
request – simply send an e-mail to
<a href="mailto:Samantha.Whyte@tandf.co.uk">Samantha.Whyte@tandf.co.uk</a>
<li>An <b>examination copy request</b> form at the following location –
see
<a href="http://www.routledge.com/resources/complimentary_exam_copy_request/9780203891612">
http://www.routledge.com/resources/complimentary_exam_copy_request/9780203891612</a>
for more details. You can send this to anyone who teaches a class
in this area and would consider the book for use on their course. They
can then fill this out to be sent a complimentary examination copy.
<li>A <b>library recommendation form</b> at the following location – see
<a href="http://www.routledge.com/resources/librarian_recommendation/9780203891612">
http://www.routledge.com/resources/librarian_recommendation/9780203891612</a>
for more details. You can fill this out for your own
librarian and forward the link to interested parties who would like to
see the book appear in their libraries as well
<li>A <b>review copy request form</b> at the following location – see
<a href="http://www.routledge.com/resources/review_copy_request/9780203891612">
http://www.routledge.com/resources/review_copy_request/9780203891612</a>
for more details. You can send this to anyone who would like a review
copy of the book and have them fill it out to receive one.
</ul>Best regards,<br>
Jan Hensen + Roberto Lamberts<br><br>
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