Advanced Building Simulation

the electric light component of illuminance drops (electric light state decreases) as
daylight increases. The total interior illuminance is generally maintained within the
set-point range (400–600 lx).
7.5 Conclusion
This chapter described the concepts of sentient buildings and self-organizing building
models. It explored the possibility of integrating primary models of buildings’ composition
and behavior in higher-level building control systems. The realization of such a
meta-mapping functionality in the building operation system architecture could extend
the role and applicability of dynamic (behavioral) building representations beyond
their current use in computational performance-based building design support.
Computational performance simulation codes and applications could become an integral
part of the methodological repertoire of advanced building operation and controls
systems. Thus, a larger set of indoor environmental performance indicators could be
considered toward indoor climate control. Beyond mere reactive operations based on
environmental sensing, simulation-based building control allows for proactive evaluation
of a richer set of control options, and allows for the reduction of the sensors
needed for the real-time environmental performance assessment. A particularly attractive
feature of the proposed model-based strategy lies in its potential for a transparent
and high-level integration of multiple control agenda. Thus, complex control strategies
may be formulated to simultaneously address habitability, sustainability, and feasibility
considerations in providing appropriate levels of building performance.
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