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T1 Comparative Study of Building Energy Simulation Software Applied to Research Projects. Cases of Study in Spain and Portugal
A1 Briones Llorente, Raúl
A1 Muñoz Rujas, Natalia
A1 Martín, Alexander
A1 Millán García, José Antonio
A1 Rodríguez Sáiz, Ángel
A1 Aguilar Romero, Fernando
A1 Rubio Pérez, Gabriel
K1 Cost-effectiveness
K1 Energy efficiency
K1 Energy simulation
K1 R&D
K1 Recycled materials
K1 Urban district
K1 Edificios-Consumo de energía
K1 Buildings-Energy consumption
K1 Simulación por ordenador
K1 Computer simulation
AB Architecture, Engineering and Construction are currently undergoing an energy-digital transition towards a decarbonised and sustainable scene. Energy assessment of buildings through Building Energy Modelling tools allows for in-depth analyses for energy optimization and establishing quantitative proposals for building improvement. This paper shows a comparative study of three programs used for energy simulation of buildings: TRNSYS, HULC and SG SAVE. They have been applied to four Research and Development (R&D) Projects: the energy assessment of a hospital, the energy behaviour of two partially recycled construction materials, and the cost-effectiveness study of energy efficiency measures and renewable energy at the district level, to validate their handling, precision, and result reliability. The comparative assessment shows SG SAVE is the best-valued software: it is free and easy to use, complies with the Spanish energy regulations more easily than HULC, and along with Open Studio makes complex calculations similar to TRNSYS.
PB Springer
SN 978-981-99-2713-5
YR 2023
FD 2023-07
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10259/11401
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10259/11401
LA eng
NO This chapter forms part of Researching Project UJI-A2020-17: “Opening doors: walkthrough the stately houses of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries”
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Burgos
RD 19-abr-2026