NEW BOOK: Building Performance Simulation for Design and Operation

We would like to bring to your attention the recently published book Building Performance Simulation for Design and Operation (Spon Press, London, 2011).

The book begins with an introduction to the concepts of performance indicators and targets, followed by a discussion on the role of building simulation in performance-based building design and operation. This sets the ground for in-depth discussion of performance prediction for energy demand, indoor environmental quality (including thermal, visual, indoor air quality and moisture phenomena), HVAC and renewable system performance, urban level modeling, building operational optimization and automation, and future outlook.
Produced in cooperation with IBPSA, and featuring contributions from 21 co-authors, this 536 pages book provides a unique and comprehensive overview of building performance simulation for the complete building life-cycle from conception to demolition. It is primarily intended for advanced students in building services engineering, and in architectural, environmental or mechanical engineering; and will be useful for building and systems designers and operators.
The table of contents and further details are as follows:
Joe Clarke Foreword
Jan Hensen, Roberto Lamberts Preface
1 Jan Hensen, Roberto Lamberts Introduction to building performance simulation
2 Fried Augenbroe The role of simulation in performance-based building
3 Chip Barnaby, Dru Crawley Weather data for building performance simulation
4 Ardeshir Mahdavi People in building performance simulation
5 Jeffrey Spitler Thermal load and energy performance prediction
6 Jelena Srebric Ventilation performance prediction
7 Christoph van Treeck Indoor thermal quality performance prediction
8 Ardeshir Mahdavi Room acoustics perfromance prediction
9 Christoph Reinhart Daylight performance predictions
10 Jan Carmeliet, Bert Blocken, Thijs Defraeye, Dominique Derome Moisture phenomena in whole building performance prediction
11 Jonathan Wright HVAC systems performance prediction
12 Ian Beausoleil-Morrison Micro-cogeneration system performance prediction
13 David Claridge Building simulation for practical operational optimization
14 Gregor Henze, Christian Neumann Building simulation in building automation systems
15 Darren Robinson Integrated resource flow modelling of the urban built environment
16 Dru Crawley Building simulation for policy support
17 Michael Wetter A view on future building system modeling and simulation

The book is available from various retailers and bookshops.