Why does EN ISO 52016-1 contain a monthly calculation method in parallel with an hourly method?
Several countries have many years of good experience with a simple monthly calculation method. However, a calculation method using hourly time intervals is much better suited to deal with low energy buildings and innovative (dynamic) technologies, while also being better at evaluating indoor environmental quality which is an important aspect in the revised EPBD:2018. To […]
How does the hourly calculation method in EN ISO 52016-1 (to calculate indoor temperatures and heating and cooling loads and needs) relate to dynamic building simulation tools?
The hourly calculation method can be considered as a simplified dynamic simulation. It is designed to reduce the need for input data to the same level as the monthly calculation method, while keeping the dynamic representation of a zone with its building elements. Dynamic building simulation tools have more detailed methods in several places, which […]
Why is a calculation method using BINs not an option?
The “bin method” refers to a procedure where monthly weather data are sorted into discrete groups of weather conditions (bins). Each bin contains the number of hours of occurrence of a particular range of weather condition, during an average month or year. For instance the outdoor air temperature. The energy performance of a specific element […]
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