An algorithm to generate space boundaries for building energy simulation

Engineering with Computers

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 271-280

  Rose, Cody M ^a   Bazjanac, Vladimir ^a  

^a LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUILDING MATERIALS; BUILDINGS; GEOMETRY; GRAPH ALGORITHMS; GRAPH THEORY; HEAT EXCHANGERS;

ARCHITECTURAL BUILDINGS; BUILDING ENERGY PERFORMANCE; BUILDING ENERGY SIMULATIONS; ENERGYPLUS; HEAT EXCHANGE; INDUSTRY FOUNDATION CLASSES - IFC; MATERIAL CONFIGURATIONS; TEST BUILDINGS;

THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS;

EID: 84925290146     PISSN: 01770667     EISSN: 14355663     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00366-013-0347-5     Document Type: Article

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