Building Energy Simulation ─ A Workbook Using DesignBuilder

This book emphasizes the study of various components and systems of a building and their effect on energy consumption, with the help of an energy simulation tool. Numerous examples and exercises provide hands-on experience with the simulation tools and help in understanding the performance of various building systems. The book explains simulation input parameters, along with how to do analysis of the simulation output. With minimal use of mathematical equations, the basics of building physics and energy simulation are explained using words, illustrative examples, charts, tables, and figures.

Dr. Vishal Garg is Associate Professor and Head, Center for IT in Building Science at IIIT Hyderabad. His current research interests are in the areas of energy simulation and cool roofs. He teaches Building Automation & Controls, Green Buildings, Energy Simulation and Lighting Design & Technology. He has conducted several national and international workshops on Intelligent Buildings, Green Buildings and Energy Simulation. He holds a B.Tech. (Hons.) degree in Civil Engineering from MBM Engineering College, Jodhpur and a Ph.D. from the IIT Delhi. Dr. Garg is actively involved with green building movement, development of etools and educational platforms for advancing energy efficiency in buildings, energy efficiency building code and its implementation. He was the founding present for Indian chapter of International Building Performance Simulation Association (IBPSA) and currently chairing the organizing committee of international conference for Building Simulation -2015.

Dr.-Ing. Jyotirmay Mathur is the Professor in Mechanical Engineering and Head of Centre for Energy and Environment at Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur (India). He has done post-graduation in energy studies from the Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi (India) and doctorate in energy systems from University of Essen (Germany). Dr. Mathur has published 52 research papers in referred international journals and has presented more than 100 papers/talks international seminars/conference, besides authoring 5 books. Dr. Mathur works in the field of energy modeling, codes and standards, energy conservation in buildings, passive cooling, adaptive thermal comfort and building integrated Photovoltaic systems.

Surekha Tetali is an Architect. She is currently pursuing her Ph.D. in Building Performance and Diagnostics from Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, USA. She holds a M.S degree in IT in Building Science from IIIT Hyderabad. Her current research involves modeling and simulations to analyze the impact of systems integration in buildings and built environment on micro climate especially in urban areas. She has been working on a number of research and consulting projects involving building performance simulations and building retrofit design and analysis in US, and in India. Prior to joining CMU, she worked for five years as building energy analyst at Center for IT in Building Science at IIIT Hyderabad.

Aviruch Bhatia is an Energy Engineer. He is currently pursuing his Ph.D. from International Institute of Information Technology - Hyderabad. He holds a M.Tech. in Energy Engineering from Malaviya National Institute of Information Technology, Jaipur and M.Sc. and M.Phil. in Physics from University of Rajasthan. His area of interest lies in the field of building physics, calibrated energy simulation and fault detection and diagnostics HVAC systems. Prior to joining IIITH, he worked for three years as Assistant Manager at Sustainability Group of Spectral Consultant Pvt. Ltd. (An AECOM Company).