BUILDING ENERGY SIMULATION IN THE ENGINEER'S OFFICE - A USEFUL TOOL

摘要

Building energy simulation programs are used by practicing mechanical engineers to perform feasibility studies, system design, development of operating strategies, and Code required energy budget compliance. The technical and economic reasons for selecting programs for different applications are discussed. Energy analysis, including daylighting, off-peak cooling using DOE-2, and peak load calculations using a microcomputer program on an engineering and computer science