De Souza, C and Tucker, SS (2015) Thermal simulation software outputs: a conceptual data model of information presentation for building design decision-making. Journal of Building Performance Simulation. ISSN 1940-1493

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Abstract

Building simulation outputs are inherently complex and numerous. Extracting meaningful information from them requires knowledge which mainly resides only in the hands of experts. Initiatives to address this problem tend either to provide very constrained output data interfaces or leave it to the user to customize data organisation and query. This work proposes a conceptual data model from which meaningful dynamic thermal simulation information for building design decision-making may be constructed and presented to the user. It describes how the model was generated and can become operational, with examples of its applications to practical problems. The paper therefore contains useful information for software developers to help in specifying and designing simulation outputs which better respond to building designers’ needs.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis Group in Journal of Building Performance Simulation on 15/04/2015, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/19401493.2015.1030450
Uncontrolled Keywords:	1201 Architecture, 1202 Building
Subjects:	N Fine Arts > NA Architecture T Technology > TH Building construction
Divisions:	Art & Design
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis (Routledge)
Date Deposited:	08 May 2015 10:32
Last Modified:	04 Sep 2021 14:26
DOI or ID number:	10.1080/19401493.2015.1030450
URI:	https://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/1004

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