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K. Kiesel, M. Vuckovic, A. Mahdavi:
"Exploring the implications of variance in urban microclimate for building's energy performance: A Simulation-Based Approach";
Talk: Proceedings of the CESBP Central European Symposium on Building Physics AND BauSIM 2016, Dresden, Germany; 2016-09-14 - 2016-09-16; in: "Proceedings of BauSim 2016", J. Grunewald et al. (ed.); Technische Universität Dresden / Scientific Committee of the CESBP // Fraunhofer IRB Verlag, (2016), 978‐3‐8167‐9798‐2; 429 - 434.

The present contribution focuses on assessing the impact of site-specific weather information on thermal performance of buildings. Firstly, microclimatic circumstances for a number of locations within the city of Vienna were analysed. Using this site-specific weather information as boundary conditions, a representative number of buildings was made subject to systematic thermal
performance simulations. The computed performance indicators were then analyzed across all locations. Additionally, the results were further compared to performance indicators derived from simulations based on the standardized weather data commonly
used for Vienna. The results point towards a significant location dependent performance of the buildings.

[no german version available] The present contribution focuses on assessing the impact of site-specific weather information on
thermal performance of buildings. Firstly, microclimatic circumstances for a number of locations within the city of Vienna were analysed. Using this site-specific weather information as
boundary conditions, a representative number of buildings was made subject to systematic thermal performance simulations. The computed performance indicators were then analyzed across all locations. Additionally, the results were further compared to
performance indicators derived from simulations based on the standardized weather data commonly used for Vienna. The results point towards a significant location dependent performance of the
buildings.