Advances in Building Simulation

Dear Colleagues,

We would like to invite submissions to the Topical Collection ‘Advances in Building Simulation’. Building simulation plays a critical role in the assessment of alterative designs and optimization of building performances, including energy use, indoor air quality, occupants’ thermal comfort, and cost. Recent advances in computational tools and resources elevated building simulation to the next level, and they are increasingly narrowing the gap that exists between measurements and simulation results of a real building. These assist in the definition of more realistic outdoor boundary conditions through consideration of airflow and heat exchange around a building; mapping of two- and three-dimensional indoor air and pollutant distributions; integration and co-simulation of renewable, and dynamic envelope systems. This Topical Collection aims to collect the latest developments and advances in computational methods and applications for buildings. The target audience of this Topical Collection includes researchers, designers, academician, and practitioners who are working and interested in relevant topics. Topics of interest for publication include, but are not limited to:

• Micro-climate modeling of airflow and wind drive rain around buildings;
• Indoor airflow and pollutant distributions in buildings;
• Performance optimization of buildings;
• Application of machine learning for data-driven building performance analysis;
• Urban-Heat-Island (UHI) effect on building energy performance and pedestrian thermal comfort;
• Co-simulation of renewable and active envelope systems with buildings;
• Mechanical systems performance optimization with model predicative controls;
• Hygrothermal and thermal analysis of building envelope components;
• Carbon based building design and analysis;
• Heat recovery technology in building applications;
• Building energy performance simulation;
• Free cooling strategies for residential buildings;
• Energy conservation measures for new and existing buildings.

Dr. Fitsum Tariku
Dr. Bo Li
Topic Editors