Building Performance Analysis

✍ Scribed by Pieter De Wilde

• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Year: 2018
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 618
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Explores and brings together the existent body of knowledge on building performance analysis

Shortlisted in the CIBSE 2020 Building Performance Awards

Building performance is an important yet surprisingly complex concept. This book presents a comprehensive and systematic overview of the subject. It provides a working definition of building performance, and an in-depth discussion of the role building performance plays throughout the building life cycle. The book also explores the perspectives of various stakeholders, the functions of buildings, performance requirements, performance quantification (both predicted and measured), criteria for success, and the challenges of using performance analysis in practice.

Building Performance Analysis starts by introducing the subject of building performance: its key terms, definitions, history, and challenges. It then develops a theoretical foundation for the subject, explores the complexity of performance assessment, and the way that performance analysis impacts on actual buildings. In doing so, it attempts to answer the following questions: What is building performance? How can building performance be measured and analyzed? How does the analysis of building performance guide the improvement of buildings? And what can the building domain learn from the way performance is handled in other disciplines?

Assembles the current body of knowledge on building performance analysis in one unique resource Offers deep insights into the complexity of using building performance analysis throughout the entire building life cycle, including design, operation and management Contributes an emergent theory of building performance and its analysis Building Performance Analysis will appeal to the building science community, both from industry and academia. It specifically targets advanced students in architectural engineering, building services design, building performance simulation and similar fields who hold an interest in ensuring that buildings meet the needs of their stakeholders.

✦ Table of Contents

Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
Endorsement by IBPSA
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgements
Endorsements
Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1 Building Performance: Framing, Key Terms and Definition
1.2 Performance in the Building Domain
1.2.1 Development of the Notion of Building Performance
1.2.2 History of Building Codes, Regulations and Rating Schemes
1.2.3 Selected Recent Developments in Building Performance
1.3 Outline of the Book
1.4 Reflections on Building Performance Analysis
1.5 Summary
1.6 Key References
Part I Foundation
Chapter 2 Building Performance in Context
2.1 Building Life Cycle
2.2 Stakeholders
2.3 Building Systems
2.4 Building Performance Challenges
2.5 Building Performance Context in Current Practice
2.6 Reflections on the Complexity of the Context
2.7 Summary
Chapter 3 Needs, Functions and Requirements
3.1 Requirement Specification
3.2 Requirement Types
3.3 Functional Requirements
3.4 Building Functions
3.5 Stakeholder World Views
3.6 Building Performance Requirements
3.7 Building Needs, Functions and Requirements in Current Practice
3.8 Reflections on Building Performance Requirements
3.9 Summary
3.10 Key References
Part II Assessment
Chapter 4 Fundamentals of Building Performance
4.1 Performance: The Interface between Requirements and Systems
4.2 Quantifying Performance
4.3 Experimentation and Measurement
4.4 Building Performance Metrics, Indicators and Measures
4.4.1 Performance Metrics
4.4.2 Performance Indicators
4.4.3 Performance Measures
4.5 Handling and Combining Building Performance
4.6 Signs of Performance Issues
4.7 Building Performance in Current Practice
4.8 Reflections on Working with Building Performance
4.9 Summary
4.10 Key References
Chapter 5 Performance Criteria
5.1 Goals, Targets and Ambitions
5.2 Benchmarks and Baselines
5.3 Constraints, Thresholds and Limits
5.4 Performance Categories and Bands
5.5 Criteria in Current Practice
5.6 Reflections on Performance Criteria
5.7 Summary
5.8 Key References
Chapter 6 Performance Quantification
6.1 Physical Measurement
6.1.1 Selected Physical Measurements and Tests
6.1.2 Standards for Physical Measurement
6.2 Building Performance Simulation
6.2.1 Selected Building Simulation Tool Categories
6.2.2 Validation, Verification and Calibration
6.3 Expert Judgment
6.4 Stakeholder Evaluation
6.5 Measurement of Construction Process Performance
6.6 Building Performance Quantification in Current Practice
6.7 Reflections on Quantification Methods
6.8 Summary
6.9 Key References
Chapter 7 Working with Building Performance
7.1 Examples: Selected Building Performance Analysis Cases
7.2 Criterion Development
7.3 Tool and Instrument Configuration
7.4 Iterative Analysis
7.5 Building Performance Analysis in Current Practice
7.6 Reflections on Working with Building Performance
7.7 Summary
7.8 Key References
Part III Impact
Chapter 8 Design and Construction for Performance
8.1 Performance-Based Design
8.2 Performance-Based Design Decisions
8.2.1 Normative Decision Methods
8.2.2 Naturalistic Decision Making
8.2.3 Decision-Making Challenges
8.3 Tools for Performance-Based Design
8.4 Performance Visualization and Communication
8.5 Construction for Performance
8.6 Design and Construction for Performance Challenges
8.7 Reflections on Designing for Performance
8.8 Summary
8.9 Key References
Chapter 9 Building Operation, Control and Management
9.1 Building Performance Management and Control
9.1.1 Building Automation Systems
9.1.2 Model-Based Predictive Control
9.2 Performance Monitoring
9.2.1 Specialized Monitoring Techniques
9.2.2 International Performance Measurement and Verification Protocol
9.3 Fault Detection and Diagnostics
9.4 Performance Service Companies and Contracts
9.5 Building Operation, Control and Management Challenges
9.6 Reflections on Building Automation and Monitoring
9.7 Summary
9.8 Key References
Chapter 10 High Performance Buildings
10.1 Existing Definitions for High Performance Buildings
10.2 Emerging Technologies
10.3 Smart and Intelligent Buildings
10.4 High Performance Building Challenges
10.5 Reflection: A Novel Definition for High Performance Buildings
10.6 Summary
10.7 Key References
Part IV Epilogue
Chapter 11 Emergent Theory of Building Performance Analysis
11.1 Observations, Explanations, Principles and Hypotheses
11.2 Suggested Guidelines for Building Performance Analysis
11.2.1 Building Performance Analysis During Design
11.2.2 Building Performance Analysis During Operation
11.2.3 Building Performance Analysis in Research
11.3 Future Challenges
11.4 Closure
Appendix A Overview of Building Performance Aspects
Appendix B Criterion Development Template
Appendix C Tool/Instrument Configuration Checklist
Appendix D Measurement Instruments
Glossary
Building Performance Abbreviations
Generic Abbreviations
List of Figures and Tables
Symbols and Units
About the Author
References: Longlist and Secondary Sources:
Index
EULA