DESIGNBUILDER SimulationExercises

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KristinaOrehounigandArdeshirMahdavi
DepartmentofBuildingPhysicsandBuildingEcology
Director:Univ.Prof.DIDr.techn.A.Mahdavi
ViennaUniversityofTechnology,Austria
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1.Exercise
Createsimplerectangularbuilding:
External dimensions:
Externaldimensions:

30 x 20m
30x20m

Wallthickness:

0.3m

Blockheightground

3.5m

Blockheight1stfloor

3.0m

Pitchedroof(gableroof)slope25degreeswith0.5m
overhang and wall thickness 0 1m
overhangandwallthickness0.1m

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1.Exercise

Checkwallthicknesssetcorrectly
Internal zone floor dimensions should be 19 4 x 29 4m
Internalzonefloordimensionsshouldbe19.4x29.4m
Internalarea=570.36mcheckinNavigator(below)

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2.Exercise Dragface

Before face is
dragged

After face has been

dragged

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2.Exercise Dragface
Drawablock20mx20mand6mhigh
Startingatthesouthwestcorneraddablockthatis3mhighand
extends12malongthesouthwalloftheoriginalblockandstandsout
fromthatblockby6m
NowusetheDragfacetooltopullthesmallerblockouttoadistance
of10m

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3.Exercise cuttingtool
Usingcuttingandprotractortoolstocreateamonopitchroof

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4.Exercise componentblocks
Settinggroundadjacenciesusingcomponentblocks

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4.Exercise
Usinggroundcomponentblockstosetgroundadjacency

Createatwostoreybuildingwithflatroof15mx20mwithdefaultblock
heights.UseBlockwallthicknessof0.3m.
Addgableroofwith30slope0.5moverlap
Thegroundrisesalongthesouthwallfromfloorlevelatthewestcornerto
1.75mattheeastcorner
Useagroundcomponentblocktosettheadjacencyforthesouthwall.
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4.Exercise
Settinggroundadjacencyusingcomponentblock

Notehowthegroundcomponentblockhas
modifiedthelayoutofthedefaultfaade
Godowntothesurfacelevelandcheck
thatthesurfacenexttotheground
componentblockhasbeensplitinto2
adjacencies

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5.Exercise Adiabaticcomponentblocks

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5.Exercise Adiabaticcomponentblocks
Usingadiabaticcomponentblockstorepresentotherspacesat
similarconditions
Add4mhigh,6mwideadiabaticblocktomiddleofNorthfacade
Usingstandardcomponentblocksforshadingandreflections
AddstandardblockinfrontofWestface

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6.Exercise Assigningactivities&zoning
Standardblockshouldberemovedagain
Usingthetopfloorblockadda2mwidecorridordownthemiddle
oftheblock
Insertpartitionstocreate
4cellularofficesalongwestwall

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6.Exercise Zoningthebuilding

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6.Exercise RenamingBlocksandZones

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7.Exercise constructions
Addanunconditionedpitchedroof(specifyspaceassemiexteriorunconditioned)
Createanewexternalwallconstructionandapplyittosecondfloorandroof
blocks:
blocks:
Outerlayerlightweightmetalliccladding2mmthick(lookundermetals)
Insulationpolyurethaneboarddiffusiontight,100mmthick
Innerlayerconcreteblockwith1800kg/mdensity,
100mmthick

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7.Exercise constructions

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8.Exercise definingopenings
ChangedefaultglazingtothewholebuildingtoDblLoE(e2=0.1)Clr
6mm/13mmAir
Changealltopflooropeningstobe20%glazed,1.6mheightand1.0msill
height(blocklevelchange).
AlteralltopfloorWestwallwindowstohave40%glazing,2mhighwitha
sillheightof1m.
Southwallgroundfloorhasnoglazing
Northwallhasadoor(1mx2m)
North wall has a door (1 m x2 m)
Visualizetocheckcorrectpositioning

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8b.Exercise copyofopenings
AtbuildinglevelremoveallgroundfloorWestwallwindows
CopywindowsfromWestwalltopfloortogroundfloor
Visualizetocheckcorrectpositioning

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9.Exercise HeatingDesignCalculations
FromExercise10model
Set
SetLocationtoLondon(GatwickAirport)
Location to London (Gatwick Airport)
RunHeatingDesignCalculation,
usingSystemsizingdesignmarginof1.8
ViewDetailedandSummaryresults

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10.Exercise CoolingDesignCalculations
StartingfromExercise11model

g
SwitchonCoolingincellularoffices
RunCoolingDesignCalculation,usingSystem
sizingdesignmarginof1.2
ViewDetailedandSummaryresults

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11.Exercise Simulation
Wegobacktoourmodelandsimulate

MonthlyandAnnual(for365days)
Monthly and Annual (for 365 days)
Daily
Hourly
Viewresults

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11.Exercise Simulation
Annualresults

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Monthlyresults

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11.Exercise Simulation
Dailyresults

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Hourlyresults

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12.Exercise Simulationsv0
Newmodelforasimplebuilding

Location:Bengalore,India
Location: Bengalore India
Groundtemperature23C
Importofdxfplantutorial_v1.dxf

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12.Exercise Simulationsv0

Section

Groundfloor1st floor

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12.Exercise Simulationsv0
1. Createthetwoblocksforthetwolevels
2. Drawinternalwalls,andcreatewindowsanddoors
3. Drawaholeintheceilingwherethestaircaseislocated
4. Select"BuildingModeloptions" "Advanced"
"Mergezonesconnectedbyholes"
5. Renamethezonesaccordingly
6 Importconstructiontemplate"ConstructionsTutorial
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7. ChangeatBuildingleveltheActivitytemplatetonone
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12.Exercise Simulationsv0
8. ChangeatBuildingLeveltheHVACTemplatetonone

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12.Exercise Simulationsv0
9. Runsimulationsincludinghourlydataforthe"summer
typicalweek"
10. Findoutwhichroomhasthehighesttemperatures?
11. Compareairchangerates,occupancygains,..

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12.Exercise Simulationsv1
1. ChangeattheActivitytab:
Coolingsetpointtemperature26C
2. ChangeattheHVACtab:
SwitchtheCoolingon
3. Simulatefortheyear(includesurfacedata)
4. Lookatthetemperaturesandthecoolingloads
5 Lookatsurfacedataandsolargains
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12.Exercise Simulationsv2
1. Addtothelastversionofthetutorial20cmEPS
insulationtotheexternalwallsatbuildinglevel
2. Simulateagainforthesummertypicalweek
3. Comparetheresultswiththelastversion
4. Lookspecificallyatcoolingloads,surfacedata,

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12.Exercise Simulationsv3_Shading
1. Gobacktothe edit screen
2. Atbuilding level go tothe opening tabandopen the
shading header switch towindow shading
3. choose the following settings:

4. andperform simulations again for the summer typical

week
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12.Exercise Simulationsv4_Shadingb
1. Gobacktothe edit screen
2. Atbuilding level go tothe opening tabandopen the
shading header
3. choose the following settings:

4. andperform simulations again for the summer typical

week
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12.Exercise Simulationsv5_Shadingc
1. switch offwindow shadingandswitch onlocal
shading
2. select overhang andsidefins (1mprojection)
3. andperform simulations again for the summer typical
week

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12.Exercise Simulationsv6_Shadingd
1. turnallshading options off
2. onthe layouttab draw alargecomponent blockin
frontofsouthfacing windows.(1maway from the
building,and20mhigh)
3. Constructiontab atBuilding level,the following
settings:
Transmittance can be changed
Transmittancecanbechanged
from0(opaque)to1(maximum
transmittance)

4. perform simulations again for the summer typical week

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12.Exercise Simulationsv7_schedules
1. GobacktoVersion14v4ofyour model.
2. GotoHVACtab andchange the value ofthe airchange
rateaccordingly:

3. Create anew schedule:

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12.Exercise Simulationsv7_schedules
4. Create aprofile with the following settings:

5. Runthe simulations for the summer typical week

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12.Exercise Simulationsv8_schedules2
1. Nextstepistosetascheduleforthecoolingoperation:

From6:0018:00100%cooling
From18:0022:0050%cooling(setbackvalue)
From22:003:000%cooling(switchedoff)
From3:006:0050%cooling

2. ChangetheNVbackto1achalwayson
3. Simulateforthesummertypicalweek
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