Computational tools for early architectural design need to address issues related to building
performance and integrally consider early design decisions regarding building form, spatial …

Polymer dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) is an electrically switchable smart window, that can
provide privacy and control solar radiation, resulting in a potential energy saving. The optical …

This study presents a retrofit strategy: integrating optimized photovoltaics (PV) in the form of
responsive shading devices using a dual-axis solar tracking system. A prototype-based …

The necessity to approach the zero net building design and the improving of building
thermal performance augmented the need to use the energy simulation programmes in …

Energy Efficient Building (EEB) design requires many simulation tools to support making
decisions for optimized building solutions, resulting in frequent interactions between …

Assessing the impact of energy efficiency technologies at a district or city scale is of great
interest to local governments, real estate developers, utility companies, and policymakers …

Building energy modeling is a field that can be computationally intensive, especially for
large parametric studies that require simulating many alternate models. In the past, these …

OpenStudio development efforts have focused on providing application programming
interfaces (APIs) that enable users to extend OpenStudio without compiling the open source …

EnergyPlus has long been relegated to a niche within the professional building performance
modeling world due to a steep learning curve and the time needed to deliver complex …

Building energy modeling (BEM) can be a powerful tool in the design of high performance
buildings (HPBs). However, as code requirements become more stringent and energy …