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A. Korjenic, T. Höfer, C. Deseyve, T. Bednar:
"Validation and Analysis of Energy Performance Using Dynamic Simulations and Comparisons with Detailed Measurements";
Talk: 9th Nordic Symposium on Building Physics- NSB 2011, Tampere, Finland; 2011-05-29 - 2011-06-02; in: "Proceedings of the 9th Nordic Symposium on Building Physics NSB 2011", Tampere University of Technology, Department of Civil Engineering, Volume 3 (2011), ISBN: 978-952-15-2576-6; 1203 - 1210.

This paper describes the concept of using dynamic simulation as an instrument for total energy performance validation and analysis for office buildings and their HVAC systems. The intent is to use
simulations to establish performance criteria with which to evaluate monitored data to validate building performance, analyze energy, and to predict the energy consumption during the planning
phase. In this study, the total energy use is examined in a real office building modelled using a dynamic simulation. The very comprehensive measured data about energy consumption for each part
of the HVAC systems and appliances were compared with the simulation results.
The results of this analysis suggest that very good agreement can be achieved using the available precise input data, especially building occupancy patterns and activities.

Office buildings, total energy performance, dynamic simulation, HVAC systems,