Building performance modelling and simulation is routinely used in the design of buildings, yet several challenges in the application and development of performance simulation remain: the simulation process is computationally slow and as a result the level of modelling detail can vary between modelling domains; the scale of modelling ranges from detailed performance models of a single building to data-driven models of urban or city-scale energy use; the disparity in modelling detail and lack of integration between models increases uncertainty in the simulation results; the extent to which building design and operation is optimized is inhibited by the irregular use of optimization method that use simulation in a systematic search for optimised design solutions and operation strategies. Finally, building performance models of varying complexity are used in compliance testing, but the extent to which the compliance tests provide reliable benchmarks for built performance is uncertain.
Building Simulation and Optimization (BSO12), provides a forum for the exchange of knowledge on the development and application of building performance simulation to optimum design and operation of buildings. The conference has three broad themes:
- New performance models and simulation methods: in any building performance domain, including city and urban scale models; model integration; modelling uncertainty; model for predictive control; and modelling occupant behaviour.
- Procedures for optimizing design and operation: including methods for sensitivity analysis and numerical optimization; procedures for multi-criterion decision making; user-interface design and solution visualization; and methods for optimal control.
- Real-world case studies: including, the use of simulation in the design of real buildings; the use of simulation in commissioning and control of real buildings; the use of simulation in compliance testing of a real buildings; the comparison of simulated and built performance.
Instructions on how to submit abstracts and papers can be found here.
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