Evolving building testing regimes to deliver additional performance metrics and support model calibration

Jon William Hand; Lori Barbara McElroy; Colin Sinclair

doi:10.26868/25222708.2021.30842

Evolving building testing regimes to deliver additional performance metrics and support model calibration

Jon William Hand, Lori Barbara McElroy, Colin Sinclair

Architecture

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Abstract

The paper introduces an innovative, short duration 'Pulse Test' variant of a whole house heat loss ('Co-heating') test tightly coupled with simulation tools. The method relies on monitoring the heating/cooling inputs and temperatures in each room during a one-week period in order to: a) capture the response of the building to a step-change in heating or cooling, based on a 25-30^oC temperature difference against ambient; b) identify the energy inputs required to maintain the elevated/depressed conditions in each room; and c) profile the response of the building during its return to ambient. The data captured is used to calibrate the digital twin, including the impact of internal mass and façade faults as well as the phases of the physical test. The calibrated model can then be used for further design explorations.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of Building Simulation 2021
Subtitle of host publication	17th Conference of IBPSA
Editors	Dirk Saelens, Jelle Laverge, Wim Boydens, Lieve Helsen
Place of Publication	[Bruges]
Pages	2047-2054
Number of pages	8
ISBN (Electronic)	9781775052029
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.26868/25222708.2021.30842
Publication status	Published - 29 Nov 2021
Event	17th IBPSA Conference on Building Simulation, BS 2021 - Bruges, Belgium Duration: 1 Sept 2021 → 3 Sept 2021

Publication series

Name	Building Simulation Conference Proceedings
ISSN (Print)	2522-2708

Conference

Conference	17th IBPSA Conference on Building Simulation, BS 2021
Country/Territory	Belgium
City	Bruges
Period	1/09/21 → 3/09/21

Funding

This paper draws on a number of consulting and research projects undertaken by X and Y. The initial concept of a Pulse test was proposed by Z and has subsequently been evolved by the authors.

Keywords

co-heating evolution
digital twins
simulation vs reality
monitoring

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Hand, J. W., McElroy, L. B., & Sinclair, C. (2021). Evolving building testing regimes to deliver additional performance metrics and support model calibration. In D. Saelens, J. Laverge, W. Boydens, & L. Helsen (Eds.), Proceedings of Building Simulation 2021: 17th Conference of IBPSA (pp. 2047-2054). (Building Simulation Conference Proceedings).. https://doi.org/10.26868/25222708.2021.30842

Hand, Jon William ; McElroy, Lori Barbara ; Sinclair, Colin. / Evolving building testing regimes to deliver additional performance metrics and support model calibration. Proceedings of Building Simulation 2021: 17th Conference of IBPSA. editor / Dirk Saelens ; Jelle Laverge ; Wim Boydens ; Lieve Helsen. [Bruges], 2021. pp. 2047-2054 (Building Simulation Conference Proceedings).

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Hand, JW, McElroy, LB & Sinclair, C 2021, Evolving building testing regimes to deliver additional performance metrics and support model calibration. in D Saelens, J Laverge, W Boydens & L Helsen (eds), Proceedings of Building Simulation 2021: 17th Conference of IBPSA. Building Simulation Conference Proceedings, [Bruges], pp. 2047-2054, 17th IBPSA Conference on Building Simulation, BS 2021, Bruges, Belgium, 1/09/21. https://doi.org/10.26868/25222708.2021.30842

Evolving building testing regimes to deliver additional performance metrics and support model calibration. / Hand, Jon William; McElroy, Lori Barbara; Sinclair, Colin.
Proceedings of Building Simulation 2021: 17th Conference of IBPSA. ed. / Dirk Saelens; Jelle Laverge; Wim Boydens; Lieve Helsen. [Bruges], 2021. p. 2047-2054 (Building Simulation Conference Proceedings).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution book

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Hand JW, McElroy LB, Sinclair C. Evolving building testing regimes to deliver additional performance metrics and support model calibration. In Saelens D, Laverge J, Boydens W, Helsen L, editors, Proceedings of Building Simulation 2021: 17th Conference of IBPSA. [Bruges]. 2021. p. 2047-2054. (Building Simulation Conference Proceedings). doi: 10.26868/25222708.2021.30842

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