Bringing building simulation to a wider audience - A web based simulation and optimisation system

Basurra, S.; Jankovic, Ljubomir

Abstract

The paper describes the development of a new web based expert system that uses jEPlus+EA and EnergyPlus as core engines for finding optimum solutions for retrofit of zero carbon design of buildings. The main goal is to scale up the use of building simulation and optimisation techniques beyond traditional users such as engineers, architects and researchers, and bring it to a wider audience of non-traditional users.

The expert system is based on a web interface running on a portable tablet device, and is designed to run simulation and optimisation jobs in the background on a server. This makes it the first comprehensive application that runs dynamic simulation and optimisation through a web browser. Hence, it is platform independent, usable on tablet devices, and thus enables easy and quick energy assessment of buildings. The system is designed to be easy to use, it enables the user to quickly specify the building on a tablet and send it to a server for simulation and optimisation.

Empowering non-experts with a dynamic simulation tool, thereby providing an advanced design decision- making capability to a wider audience, will facilitate the scaling up of the zero carbon retrofit of buildings, thus providing greater confidence in achieving future environmental, social and economic objectives.

Citation

Basurra, S., & Jankovic, L. (2015). Bringing building simulation to a wider audience - A web based simulation and optimisation system. In Proceedings of Building Simulation 2015 : 14th Conference of IBPSA (1962-1969)

• Conference Name: Building Simulation 2015 : 14th Conference of IBPSA
• Conference Location: Hyderabad, India
• Start Date: Dec 7, 2015
• End Date: Dec 9, 2015
• Publication Date: 2015
• Deposit Date: Oct 14, 2024
• Pages: 1962-1969
• Book Title: Proceedings of Building Simulation 2015 : 14th Conference of IBPSA
• ISBN: 9789352301188
• Publisher URL: https://publications.ibpsa.org/conference/?id=bs2015