BSG Past Presentations

CIBSE YEPG and BSG event - Using Advanced Simulation to Design for Performance: 29 October 2019

CIBSE YEPG and BSG members discussed the role that advanced simulation can play in this process, and shared lessons learned from Australia's experience in embedding advanced simulation into the design process. Presentations from the event held: 

• Robert Cohen - Advanced simulation & Design for Performance
• Daniela Catalano - The limitations of simulation
• Jen Elias - Design for Performance lessons learned

CIBSE BSG & CIBSE HVAC Collaboration Event: 18 July 2019

See the blog for further details. Presentations from the event held:

• Ant Wilson  - Why Do We Model? How Good Is Any Data?
• Darren Coppins - HVAC Systems Modelling: What is it, why is it important and are we competent to do it?
• Robert Cohen - Learning from Australia: How better modelling can help close the performance gap?

CIBSE BSG Annual General Meeting: 12 June 2019

Attendees of the CIBSE Building Simulation Group 2019 Annual General Meeting had the chance to sit through the technical presentations of the group's chairman Darren Woolf followed by a lively discussion.

See our blog for further details and follow the link to see the presentation.
 

CIBSE BSG 10 year anniversary: 04 April 2019

The CIBSE BSG held its 10th Anniversary event with presentations by the BSG Chairperson Darren Woolf, CIBSE President Stephen Lisk and the BSG Vice Chairman Darren Coppins.

See our blog for further details. Presentations from the event held:

• Darren Woolf - Building Simulation 2009 to 2029 – Where will the next 10 years take us?
• Stephen Lisk - Building Simulation 2009 to 2029 – Where will the next 10 years take us?
• Darren Coppins - CIBSE BSG Certification

Build 2 Perform 2018: 27-28 November 2018 

Building Simulation Awards 

The BSG Group hosted the building simulation awards celebrating the best in professional building simulation. The six presentations from the successful short-listed entries covering many aspects of building simulation are as follows:

• Introduction by Darren Woolf - CIBSE Building Simulation Group Prize Event
• Shikha Bhardwaj - Shenzhen World Exhibition and Conference Centre (Winner)
• Santeri Siren - Parametric multi-model building performance simulation to support design (runner up)
• Vasiliki Kourgiozou - Dynamic simulation of overheating and passive evaporative cooling system (runner up)
• James Sander - Swimming Pool Daylight Glare Study (finalist)
• Karim Dada - Design By Code (finalist)
• Arturo Ordonez - Energy, environmental, and economic optimization of a detached house (finalist)

Debate: What a Building Services Engineer can do Today to Plan for Tomorrow

• Mat Colmer's presentation
• Panel discussion

See our blog for further details.
 

Hacking Simulation: 20^th of March 2018

The Simulation of buildings is going through a fast transformation period with the increase use of coding to simulate and analyse buildings. As the industry realising the power of these developments, a new generation of coding design engineers is appearing and many more are keen on expanding their knowledge on coding.  This free seminar aimed at providing insight into coding and how to maximise the benefit of simulation packages. 

Presentations from the seminar held at UCL

• Tom James (Baily Garner LLP) – “Geometry import hacks – Tips and tricks to importing geometry”
• Annie Marston (Sim2) - “Simulation diagnostics”
• Mattia Donato (Arup) - “Unleash the unconventional: from game engine to co-simulation platforms for building performance analyses”
• Cormac Glynn (IES) – “Advancing simulation capabilities in the IES Virtual Environment using python coding’
• David Cocking (DesignBuilder) – “DesignBuilder scripting tools: unlock almost unlimited simulation flexibility to customise the behaviour of the HVAC equipment, controls and facades”

Building Compliance vs Performance: 23^rd of May 2017

Presentations from the seminar held at Hoare Lea

• Building Compliance vs Performance, Overview - Umer Uzair, Syntegra
• Tale of Two Cities - Tom Spurrier, Hoare Lea  

Overheating risk assessment simulation and methodologies for buildings: 8^th February 2017

BSG Prize Award 2016 and Event Programme
Presentations from the seminar held at Hoare Lea

• Simulation for overheating risk within the built environment - Darren Woolf (Hoare Lea / Loughborough University)
• Comparison of overheating assessment methods for a naturally ventilated healthcare premise in London - Antonietta Canta (ARUP)
• Dynamic modelling for overheating & cooling analysis according to Greater London Authority’s guidance - Gabriela Costa (SWECO)  

Simulation for Health and Wellbeing: 27^th June 2016

Event Programme
Presentations from the seminar held at CIBSE HQ

• Natasha Franck, Delos. ‘An introduction to the WELL Standard’
• Lindsay Malcolm, XCO2. ‘Applications of the WELL Standard during the design stages’
• Justin Downey, RWDI. ‘WELL Technical Challenges, Design and Construction Solutions’
• Susie Diamond from Inkling LLP and Anastasia Mylona from CIBSE. ‘Assessing overheating risk in homes’
• Dr Cosmin Ticleanu, Lighting, Building Technology Group, BRE. ‘Lighting effects on human health and wellbeing’
• Philip Symonds, UCL, Health Protection Research Unit in Environmental Change and Health. ’Modelling the effect of adaptions to the English housing stock on health’  

CIBSE AM11:  Building Performance Modelling:  15th March 2016

Event Programme
Click the titles below to download presentations from the seminar held at LSBU

• Introduction to AM11: Hazim Awbi (University of Reading)
• Chapter 2 - Quality assurance: Fouroutan Parand (AECOM)
• Chapter 3 - Modelling for building energy performance regulations: Rokia Raslan (University College London)
• Chapter 4 - Energy modelling: David Williams (Parsons Brinckerhoff)
• Chapter 5 - Thermal environment modelling: Malcolm Orme (AECOM)
• Chapter 6 - Ventilation modelling: Darren Woolf (Hoare Lea)
• Chapter 7 - Lighting modelling: John Mardaljevic (Loughborough University)
• Chapter 8 - Modelling of plant and renewable energy systems: Chris Underwood (University of Northumbria)
• Chapter 9 - Case studies: Darren Coppins (Build Physics/Chapman BDSP) and Ioannis Rizos (Atillier Ten)  

Simulation of the Urban Environment: 14^th December 2015

Event Programme
Click the titles below to download the presentations from the seminar held at University College London

• “Wind, analogue or digital?” – Ruth Shilston (RWDI)
• “Practical urban simulation for the UK: Tools and Applications” – Naghman Khan (IES)
• “Simulation of urban environments - thoughts and experiences” - Neil Campbell & Sinisa Stankovic (ChapmanBDSP)

• Introduction to Simulation Best Practice Project and the State of the Art Work Package - Valeria Branciforti (off schedule)

Linking Building Design Performance with BIM: 14^th May 2015

Event Programme

Click the titles below to download the presentations from the seminar held at University College London

• BIM Basics and Design Analysis - Ben Roberts – Hoare Lea
• Supporting Simulation with BIM - Tristan Gerrish - Buro Happold
• The Future of Building Simulation - Sarah Graham - IES
• Bringing BIM and Simulation together: Recent Case Studies and thoughts for the future - Martin Simpson - Arup  

Building Simulation: Are University Graduates Ready?: 24^th Feb. 2015 

Event Programme

Click the titles below to download the presentations from the seminar held at CIBSE HQ

• Academic Perspectives: Teaching and Learning Requirements (Prof. Joe Clarke / University of Strathclyde)
• An Industry Perspective: Design and Analysis (Dr. Bernardo Vazquez/ BuroHappold)
• An Industry Perspective: Opening the Bonnet (Prof. Darren Woolf / Hoare Lea and Loughborough University)
• CIBSE (and Industry)Perspectives (Mr. Simon Wright / BuroHappold)
• The Graduate Engineer’s Perspective (URS/ AECOM)  

Advances in Building Simulation. IBPSA/CIBSE Industry Day: 24^th June. 2014 

Event Programme

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• Developing building simulation tools that balance rigor with efficient use. Alan Jones (EDSL)
• The development of user-friendly optimisation tools suitable for use in industry. David Cocking (DesignBuilder Software Ltd)
• Is climate data given sufficient consideration in building design? Richard Quincey (IES)
• A simulation driven built environment. Mike Slack (ANSYS)
• The validation of STAR-CCM+ for fire and smoke analysis. Matthieu Stasia, Fred Mendonça (CD-Adapco) 

Modelling Air Movement: CFD Simulation vs. Experimental Methods: 30th April 2014

Event programme
Event summary

Click the titles below to download the presentations from the seminar held at University College London

• Modelling Natural Ventilation: Small-scale experiments in water. Andy Acred, University of Cambridge
• Assessing natural ventilation flows - laboratory and analytical modelling. Shaun Fitzgerald, Breathing Buildings
• Large Eddy Simulation of Buoyancy-Driven Natural Ventilation. Prof Malcolm Cook, Loughborough University
• Assessment of the natural air ventilation of buildings in urban area with the CFD tool UrbaWind. Dr Stéphane Sanquer, Meteodyn
• Wind – Analogue or Digital?. David Hamlyn and Wayne Pearce, RWDI
• The DAPPLE Dispersion Project: Comparison of Full Scale and Wind Tunnel Experiments with CFD. Prof Janet F Barlow, University of Reading
• Building Openings - Smoke Testing vs CFD Modelling. Dr Jannick K Roth, WindowMaster

Design and Simulation for Zero Carbon Buildings: 7th November 2013

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• The Road To Zero Carbon. Dan Jestico, Hilson Moran

• Solar Thermal Energy Heating Of A Glasshouse Using Phase Change Material (PCM) Thermal Storage Techniques. James Boampong, Bureau Veritas UK

• Simulation of PV-Battery-LED Systems In Buildings. Prakash Sarnobat, Cardiff University

• A Structured Method For Zero Carbon Design Using Dynamic Simulation. Ljubomir Jankoviic, Birminham City University

• Zero Carbon Retrofit Adaptation Strategies In The Context Of Climate Change. Halla Huws, Birmingham City University

• How Can We Improve Building Thermal Simulation Software. Ant Wilson, AECOM

Designing for Better Indoor Environmental Quality Buildings: 11th June 2013

Click the titles below to download the presentations from the seminar held at University College London

• Energy Innovation for Retrofitting Deprived Community Housing in the UK. Hasim Altan, BEAU Research Centre, School of Architecture

• Simulating the Effect of Local Environmental Conditions on Human Thermal Comfort. Paul Cropper, De Montfort University

• Towards a taxonomy of the thermal environment. Trevor Keeling, Buro Happold Ltd

• Designing for Better Indoor Environmental Quality Buildings: A Mixed-Mode Office Building with Exemplary IEQ. Ben Richardson, Hilson Moran

Understanding the Gaps between Operational Energy Use and Modelling: 27th April 2012

Click the titles below to download the presentations from the seminar held at London South Bank University

• The ‘LESSONS' Project Understanding the Gaps Between Operational Energy Use and Modeling. Ruth Kerrigan, IES

• How Realistic is it to Predict the Operational End Energy Use of a School Using Advanced Computational Modelling? Hershil Patel, Capita Symonds

• Supermarket POE modelling including refrigeration heat transfers, Frances Hill, University of Manchester

• Predicted Vs. Actual Energy Consumption of Non-Domestic Buildings, Anna Carolina Menezes, AECOM

• Technical and non-technical uncertainties in operational energy performance, Nick Doylend, Loughborough University

Post Occupancy Evaluation and Dynamic Simulation: 3rd Dec 2011

Click the titles below to download the presentations from the seminar held on 3rd December 2011 at London South Bank University

• Design intent to reality: Linking modelling to performance in use - Bill Boardass, Usable Buildings Trust

• Dynamic Simulation Modelling & Post Occupancy Evaluation: The Current Reality - David Spiteri, Hilson Moran

• The Difference between Predictions and Reality of Non - Domestic Building Performance - Peter Tse, BSRIA

• Carbon Trust "Low Carbon Buildings Accelerator": Design and actual energy use for refurbishment projects - Clare Hanmer, Carbon Trust

• Micro POE: Living in a Passivhaus - Henrietta Lynch, UCL

Energy storage in buildings: Modelling and Simulation: 2nd June 2011

Click the titles below to download the presentations from the seminar held on 2nd June 2011 at UCL

• Integrating active thermal strategies in responsive buildings: David Warwick - Buro Happold

• Cool-Phase: Low energy cooling & ventilation using PCM: Mat Holloway - Monodraught

• Issues of modelling PCM: A case study in EnergyPlus Simulation: David Tetlow  - University of Nottingham & The Mark Group

• Modelling the Aerogel Trombe Wall: A solar-heated collector storage wall: Mark Dowson - Buro Happold

• Decoupling demands - thermal stores for CHP: Slavisa Micanovic - Parsons Brinckerhoff

Daylight Simulation for Design and Compliance: 1st December 2010

Click the titles below to download the presentations from the seminar held on 1st December 2010 at UCL:

• Fundamentals of Light and Daylight Simulation Software : Naghman Khan - Monodraught

• Daylight Design: The Cinderella of Building Simulation : David Mooney - Parsons Brinckerhoff

• Daylighting and Compliance: Are current standards sufficient? : John Mardaljevic - De Montfort University

• Daylight Design from the Architect's Perspective : Axel Jacobs - London Metropolitan University

• Luminous Data Analysis and Quality Assurance of Climate Based Daylighting Simulation : Francesco Anselmo - Arup

Computational Modelling of Low Energy Technologies in the Built Environment: 12th October 2010

Click the titles below to download the presentations from the seminar held on 12th October 2010 at BRE:

• Peter Brown, Atkins - Passive and Active Design

• Richard Chitty, BRE - Analysis of Building Performance using Computational Fluid Dynamics ,CFD

• Per Sahlin, EQUA Simulation AB Sweden and Eric Roberts, Zero Energy Design Modelling of Non Standard Processes that have Significant Impact on Building Energy Design

• Jose Ortiz, BRE - The Role of NCM (Compliance/EPC) Software on Modelling of Low Energy Buildings

• Nazli Dabidian, de2 Design Environment & Engineering - Renewable Energy Technologies Simulation - pdf not available

• Yousaf Khalid and Gavin Murphy, University of Strathclyde - Conceptual Design Methods and Tools for Building Services with Complex Dynamics

• Foroutan Parand, URS Scott Wilson - Quality Assurance in the Use of Energy and Environmental Performance Prediction Software

• Joseph Little, Joseph Little Architects - Hygrothermal Simulation Study

• EDSL (Sponsor Presentation) - UK Building Regulations 2010

• IES (Sponsor Presentation) - Introducing Virtual Environment 6.2

• Monodraught (Sponsor Presentation)

Natural and Mixed-Mode Ventilation Modelling: 24th May 2010

Click the titles below to download the presentations from the seminar held on 24th May 2010 at UCL:

• Hazim Awbi, University of Reading - Basic Concepts for Natural Ventilation of Buildings

• Malcolm Cook, Loughborough University - Modelling Approaches to Natural and Mixed-Mode Ventilation

• Naghman Khan, Monodraght and Nottingham University - Natural Ventilation Using Windcatchers

• Nick Huddleston, SE Controls - Designing and Modelling Control of Natural Ventilation

• Graeme McCutcheon, Buro Happold - Library of Birmingham Environmental Modelling

• Dan Jestico, Hilson Moran - Thermal and Mixed Mode Approaches to CFD Modelling The Pinnacle's Externally Ventilated Facade

• Eddie Murphy, Mott MacDonald - Natural Ventilation in Schools

The Role of CFD in Building and System Design: 2nd December 2009

Click the titles below to download the presentations from the seminar held on 2nd December 2009 at CIBSE HQ:

• Steve McCormick (ANSYS) - HVAC CFD update: Recent Projects and Developments at ANSYS UK

• Dr Graham Knapp (Buro Happold Ltd) - External Comfort and Wind Modelling

• Dr Guohui Gan (University of Nottingham) - Simulation of Combined Wind- and Buoyancy-Driven Natural Ventilation of Buildings

• Dr Malcolm Cook (Loughborough University) - Coupled CFD and Thermal Comfort Modelling

Building Energy Simulation in Practice : 30th September 2009

Click the titles below to download the presentations from the seminar held on 30th September 2009 at CIBSE HQ:

• Yudish Dabee - Modelling for Compliance versus Modelling the Real Building

• Peter Brown - The Role of Thermal Modelling in the Design Process

• David Williams - Sustainable Design of Lower Carbon Buildings in a Changing Climate

• Rokia Raslan - An Analysis of Results Variability in Energy Performance Compliance Verification Tools