Tests for software accreditation and verification.

This document describes a series of standard tests for commercial software calculation tools. The aim is to verify that such tools produce results consistent with good practice and are consistent with the methods in the CIBSE Guides. The tests may be used to demonstrate that tools meet the requireme...

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Corporate Author Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published London : Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers, [2006]
SeriesCIBSE ; TM33 : 2006.
Subjects
Buildings > Specifications > Software.
Construction industry > Standards > Software.
Structural engineering > Standards > Software.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781680150117
1680150111
Physical Description1 online resource.

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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Accreditation process
  • 3. General purpose tests: Databases ; Solar position ; Basic thermal calculations ; Solar shading ; Glazing properties ; Steady state heat loss from rooms ; Annual cooling and heating demand ; Overheating risk ; Infiltration and ventilation ; Air handling unit test
  • 4. Empirical validation test
  • 5. CIBSE-specific tests: Solar position ; Derived material properties ; Derived glazing properties ; Psychrometric properties ; Cooling load ; Summertime temperatures ; Interstitial condensation
  • 6. References.

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