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On the impact of local microclimate on building performance simulation. Part I: Prediction of building external conditions

Lucie Merlier1,2(), Loïc Frayssinet1,2, Kévyn Johannes1,2, Frédéric Kuznik1,2
Univ Lyon, CNRS, INSA-Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CETHIL UMR5008, F-69621, Villeurbanne, France
BHEE: High Energy Efficiency Buildings, joint laboratory CETHIL / EDF, France
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To better predict the effective energy performance of buildings in cities, this study addresses the modelling of local external radiative, thermal and aeraulic conditions. After reviewing existing modelling approaches that are suitable for estimating the building boundary conditions in energy simulation, this paper analyses external conditions derived from a building energy model (BuildSysPro) or a microclimatic model (SOLENE microclimat). Comparisons are made for the different faces of a generic building standing alone or located in an urban environment, with or without a thermally efficient envelope. When the modelling approach is adjusted, the results highlight significant deviations on the estimated radiative temperatures and wind-based quantities around the isolated building. When accounting for surrounding buildings, the results show a substantial reduction in short-wave radiative fluxes, which is explained by an imbalance between solar masks and multireflections, and a reduction in the wind-driven ventilation potential.

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urban micro-climatebuilding external conditionsmicroclimatic simulationbuilding energy simulation

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Building Simulation
Volume 12 Issue 5,
October 2019
Pages 735-746
DOI: 10.1007/s12273-019-0507-7
Cite this article:
Merlier L, Frayssinet L, Johannes K, et al. On the impact of local microclimate on building performance simulation. Part I: Prediction of building external conditions. Building Simulation, 2019, 12(5): 735-746. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12273-019-0507-7
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