Computer Simulation as a Predictor of the Energy Performance of Australian Office Buildings

摘要

Increasingly building simulation packages are being used to substantiate the expected energy efficiency of building designs. The Building Code of Australia, Australian Greenhouse Building Rating and GreenStar Rating systems all have provision for building simulation to be used in the verification of the energy efficiency of buildings. In the commercial sector office buildings are currently the largest greenhouse gas emitters. If new buildings have higher levels of energy consumption than predicted in the design process, their larger greenhouse gas emissions will continue for the life of the building.