Overview
- Nominated as outstanding PhD thesis by the University of Tasmania, Australia
- Presents the first empirical validation of the ‘AccuRate’ software, with a particular attention to cool temperate climates
- Includes an in-depth discussion on the history of building modeling and simulation
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Springer Theses (Springer Theses)
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Table of contents (6 chapters)
Keywords
- AccuRate Sustainability Software
- Actual vs. Simulated Thermal Performance
- Australia's Greenhouse Strategy
- Building Insulation
- Building Thermal Performance
- Building simulation
- Energy Efficiency Requirements
- Energy Simulation Programs
- Environmental Aspects of House Making
- Infiltration Control
- NatHERS Software
About this book
This book reports on the first empirical validation of “AccuRate,” Australia’s national benchmark software tool for house energy ratings. The validation was conducted by the University of Tasmania in collaboration with Forest and Wood Products Australia, the Australian Government, the CSIRO and industry partners. The study presented here describes the results of graphical and statistical analysis of variations observed between the measured and simulated data from three different test buildings in Launceston, Tasmania. It shows that, while the AccuRate software is well suited to modeling energy flows, there are discrepancies between the simulated and measured temperatures of the test buildings. Moreover, it highlights possible connections between the discrepancies in all zones and the outside air temperature, wind speed, global and diffuse solar radiation, and possibly the ground model. Beyond its contribution to further investigations into the ongoing improvement and calibration of the Australian NatHERS-supported AccuRate software, this book also meticulously describes the methodology used in conducting the research, which is expected to pave the way for further studies of this type.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Empirical Validation of House Energy Rating (HER) Software for Lightweight Housing in Cool Temperate Climates
Authors: Mark Andrew Dewsbury
Series Title: Springer Theses
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-14337-8
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Energy, Energy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-14336-1Published: 11 March 2015
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-38344-6Published: 06 October 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-14337-8Published: 02 February 2015
Series ISSN: 2190-5053
Series E-ISSN: 2190-5061
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIX, 344
Number of Illustrations: 236 b/w illustrations, 60 illustrations in colour
Topics: Energy Efficiency, Building Physics, HVAC, Sustainable Development, Environmental Science and Engineering