Assessing the error from failure to account for urban microclimate in computer simulation of building energy performance

IBPSA 2009 - International Building Performance Simulation Association 2009

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 497-504

  Williamson, T J ^a   Erell, Evyatar ^b   Soebarto, Veronica ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; BUILDING ENERGY PERFORMANCE; COMPUTER MODELS; DESIGN DECISION-MAKING; ENERGY PERFORMANCE; MESOSCALE; REFERENCE STATIONS; SITE-SPECIFIC; STREET CANYON; URBAN MICROCLIMATE; URBAN STREET CANYON;

ASPECT RATIO; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; OFFICE BUILDINGS;

URBAN GROWTH;

EID: 84870168453     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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