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Talks and Poster Presentations (with Proceedings-Entry):

A. Mahdavi:
"Buildings, People, Climate: On Sources of Uncertainty in Building Performance Simulation";
Talk: Central European Regional IBPSA Conference Bratislava June 5, 2008, Bratislava; 2008-06-05; in: "Computer Aided Building Physical Modeling - Proceedings of the Central European Regional IBPSA Conference Bratislava June 5, 2008", R. Rabenseifer, J. Hraska (ed.); Eigenverlag, (2008), ISBN: 978-80-227-2888-1; 4 - 14.



English abstract:
This paper addresses various sources of uncertainty in building
performance simulation. Specifically, potential errors due to i) inaccurate building descriptions, ii) uncertain micro-climatic assumptions, and iii) deficient building users' information are discussed, using original data and analyses.

Keywords:
building performance simulation, people, climate, uncertainty