Selection criteria for building performance simulation tools: contrasting architects' and engineers' needs Institutional Repository Document

abstract

• This article summarises a study undertaken to reveal potential challenges and opportunities for using building performance simulation (BPS) tools. The article reviews current trends in building simulation and outlines major criteria for BPS tool selection and evaluation based on analysing users' needs for tools capabilities and requirement specifications. The research is carried out by means of a literature review and two online surveys. The findings are based on an inter-group comparison between architects and engineers. The aim is to rank BPS tool selection criteria and compare 10 state-of-the-art BPS tools in the USA market. Five criteria are composed to stack up against theories and practices of BPS. Based on the experience gained during the survey, suggested criteria are critically reviewed and tested. The final results indicate a wide gap between architects' and engineers' priorities and tool ranking. This gap is discussed and suggestions for improvement of current tools are presented. 2012 International Building Performance Simulation Association (IBPSA).

authors

• Beltran, Liliana

author list (cited authors)

• Attia, S., Hensen, J., Beltrn, L., & De Herde, A.

citation count

• 105

complete list of authors

• Attia, Shady||Hensen, Jan LM||Beltrán, Liliana||De Herde, André

publication date

• May 2012

publisher

• Taylor & Francis  Publisher

published in

• Journal of Building Performance Simulation  Journal

keywords

• Architect
• Building Performance Simulation
• Comparison
• Engineer
• Selection Criteria
• Survey

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1080/19401493.2010.549573

URI

• https://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/160505

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19401493.2010.549573