Building Performance Analysis.

Intro -- 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.

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