Human Settlements Review - Parliamentary Monitoring Group

Figure 3 Model validation and results processing
Human Settlements Review, Volume 1, Number 1, 2010
Select 5 houses
for validation
process
Validate models on the
basis of predicted indoor
ambient temperatures
Section 3.3:
• Prepare spreadsheet summary of
predicted (modeled) and measured
indoor ambient temperatures
• Calculate the average difference
between the two data sets, on an
hourly basis
• Select the lowest of the calculated
median values as the upper bound
Model
accurate and
conservative
• If temperature predictions within
10% of measured, continue
• If not, refine model input data and
perform new iteration
• Repeat process until model results
within 10% range
Perform energy
calculations
iterations, with
and without a
ceiling
Section 3.1 and 3.2:
Identify the
• diurnal space heating periods
• morning and evening indoor temperature
levels (thermal comfort levels 21 ° C)
Prepare summary of results
indicating space heating
energy saved – for both
morning and evening
heating periods
Extrapolate results for all
houses
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