| id |
c25d |
| authors |
Shady Attia, Liliana Beltrán, André De Herde and Jan Hensen |
| year |
2009 |
| title |
Architect Friendly: A Comparison of Ten Different Building Performance Simulation Tools |
| source |
IBPSA |
| summary |
Performance Simulation tools BPS is available
internationally. The users of those tools are
mainly researchers, physicists and experts who
value empirical validation, analytical verification
and calibration of uncertainty as defined by e.g.
BESTEST. However, literature and comparative
surveys indicate that most architects who use
BPS tools in design practice are much more
concerned with the (1) Usability and Information
Management (UIM) of interface and (2) the
Integration of Intelligent design Knowledge-Base
(IIKB). Those two issues are the main factors for
identifying a building simulation program as
“Architect Friendly”. Now, with the
advancement of BPS tools and the recent
announcements of direct links between BIM or
non-BIM modeling tools and BPS tools it is
important to compare the existing programs.
Based on an online survey, this paper presents
the results of comparing ten major BPS tools.
The following programs are compared:
ECOTECT, HEED, Energy 10, Design Builder,
eQUEST, DOE-2, Green Building Studio, IES
VE, Energy Plus and Energy Plus-SketchUp
Plugin (OpenStudio). With 249 valid responses,
the survey ranked the tools in three classes and
revealed that architects seek the IIKB above the
UIM of the interface. Finally, the paper
summarizes the key findings and underlines the
major requirements for future improvement and
development of BPS tools, mainly from an
architectural perspective. |
| series |
other |
| type |
normal paper |
| email |
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| more |
http://www.ibpsa.org/proceedings/BS2009/BS09_0204_211.pdf |
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