Performance simulation for better building design

This thematic issue contains twelve papers that address recent advancements in the field of simulation of building behavior. The papers represent a selection of papers presented at the IBPSA 2003 conference which was held from 11–14 August 2003 in Eindhoven. The conference which was run under the theme “Simulation for better building design”, was the 8th conference in a series of double blind peer reviewed conferences hosted by IBPSA (International Building Performance Simulation Association) since 1989 when the first conference was organized in Vancouver (1989). Since then, Nice (1991), Adelaide (1993), Madison (1995), Prague (1997), Kyoto (1999), Rio de Janeiro (2001) and Eindhoven (2003) have followed. The next, Building Simulation 05 conference, will be held in Montreal. IBPSA provides a forum for researchers, developers and practitioners to foster new developments, encourage the development and proliferation of software programs throughout the industry, address standardization, accelerate integration and promote technology transfer.

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