The Empirical Validation of House Energy Rating (HER) Software for Lightweight Housing in Cool Temperate Climates (Hardcover, 2015 ed.)

This book reports on the first empirical validation of "AccuRate," Australia's national benchmark software tool for house energy ratings. The validation was conducted by the University of Tasmania in collaboration with Forest and Wood Products Australia, the Australian Government, the CSIRO and industry partners. The study presented here describes the results of graphical and statistical analysis of variations observed between the measured and simulated data from three different test buildings in Launceston, Tasmania. It shows that, while the AccuRate software is well suited to modeling energy flows, there are discrepancies between the simulated and measured temperatures of the test buildings. Moreover, it highlights possible connections between the discrepancies in all zones and the outside air temperature, wind speed, global and diffuse solar radiation, and possibly the ground model. Beyond its contribution to further investigations into the ongoing improvement and calibration of the Australian NatHERS-supported AccuRate software, this book also meticulously describes the methodology used in conducting the research, which is expected to pave the way for further studies of this type.

General

Imprint:	Springer International Publishing AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Springer Theses
Release date:	March 2015
First published:	2015
Authors:	Mark Andrew Dewsbury
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	344
Edition:	2015 ed.
ISBN-13:	978-3-319-14336-1
Categories:	Books > Professional & Technical > Energy technology & engineering > General Books > Professional & Technical > Civil engineering, surveying & building > General Books > Professional & Technical > Environmental engineering & technology > General Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Environmental economics > Sustainability
LSN:	3-319-14336-0
Barcode:	9783319143361

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