Understanding and Closing the Building Performance Gap
- When? 02 April 2020 - 03 April 2020 , 8:30 - 16:00
- Where? Marches Growth Hub, Telford Innovation Campus, Priorslee, Telford, TF2 9NN
The BECCI project are delighted to be hosting this short course for building professionals, delivered over two days, which aims to provide a practical, hands-on introduction to four quality simulation packages that are widely used by architects, energy modelers and researchers.
- Design Builder
- WUFI+
- IES
- Revit
Agenda: Thursday 2nd April
8:30 Breakfast and registration
9:00 Introduction to Building Performance Evaluation (BPE) tools
A holistic approach to building design: energy efficiency vs cost effectiveness
Contrasting the capabilities of the 4 BPE tools
10:15 Refreshment break
10:30 Introduction to Danesmore Pastures energy saving pilot study
Case study: model development using the 4 simulation software packages
Inter-comparison of simulation outputs among software tools
Model calibration using data collected from post-construction test
12:30 Lunch and networking
13:15 Round-table modelling demonstrations of the 4 software packages
15:45 Modelling outputs: open discussions
Impact of thermal properties on energy consumption: insulation, cold bridges, WWR
Impact of over/undersized systems on the energy consumption
Impact of ventilation on IAQ, overheating risk, moisture risk
Energy vs cost efficiency
16:30 Close
Agenda: Friday 3rd April
8:30 Breakfast and registration
9:00 The performance gap
Introduction, key issues, contributing factors
10:00 Methods to collect performance gap evidence
10:30 Refreshment break
10:45 Danesmore Pastures project data collection
Indoor vs outdoor environmental conditions, real time energy monitoring, energy survey and occupant profile
11:15 Round table modelling demonstrations using simulation models developed in day 1
Models will reflect real life scenarios: occupant profiles, energy data of appliances, simulation outputs vs measured data
12:45 Lunch and networking
13:30 Open discussion
The role of simulation in performance challenges, the role of testing and monitoring, occupant behaviour change
15:00 Close