BB3.13-Simulation

Belén Hernández Gascón

  • Description

Evaluation of building performance of developed building components in terms of energy use (heating, cooling, lighting) and indoor environmental comfort (thermal and visual), as applied to building archetypes (tipical residential or office building) in representative climates
Translation of BIM models to Building Performance Simulation

  • Standardisation

The services are in line with all the EN ISO and CEN standards related to the construction sector

  • Innovation features

Component and Building Scale results.
Co-simulation with comfort results and with validated models of technologies (POLITO owns a large number of validated lumped parameter thermo-optical models of different opaque and transparent innovative technologies)

Pricing

Case by Case
Cost: depends on number of simulation and time required
POLITO (excluding eventual additional SW licences or High Performance Computing needs): fixed cost 0.5 keuro; 1PM (4.5 keuro) equivalent (simulation).

Service delivery timeframe

1 Month to 5-6 Months, depending on the complexity and quantity of simulaitons

  • Relevant Industry

Building Industry (scaling up of building envelope materials and components, for integration in both opaque and transparents building envelope elements), IEQ Applications, Theatre/Museum Design, envelope of transportation industry (car and buses, trains, marine etc.).

Providers

POLITO

POLITO, NTNU

Supporting Services

FEM for thermal performance (BB3)
U-value and g-value calculations (BB3)
Test for verification of material and building component properties (BB2)

  • Value proposition

Building performance simulation to evaluate the whole life impact of a technology in terms of energy use, occupant comfort, carbon emission, in specific building scale application within specific market of interest. For product evaluation, the simulation could focus also at the scale of a representative room in different climates.

  • Environmental and social impact

The service aims to understand the final impact on building performance (in a specific market of application). Therefore this service aligns with EU sustainability goals by enabling the development of more durable, energy-efficient products. It fosters innovation in sustainable design and contributes to reducing environmental footprint while promoting better socio-economic outcomes by supporting industries in meeting regulatory and market demands.

  • Geographical and/or infraestructure restrictions

No geographical limitation, more expertise in EU regulation (but not limited to)

  • Service Support

KoM meeting to define customer needs and schedule, and simulation scenarios and hypothesis - follow up to validate the procedure - Follow-up meetings during the service period to present periodic and final results - Final report