Course ABY22W

Building Energy Performance Simulation and Analysis

5 Credits
Second Cycle
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Starts week 46, 2025

Building energy simulation is the focus of this course. It introduces building performance simulation (BPS) by covering different approaches to BPS calculations and simulation set-up (such as the selection of appropriate parameters and boundary conditions). It continues with a review of simulation strategies and quality control techniques that assist in an understanding of the limitations and advantages of different BPS tools. This understanding will help students to select the most appropriate tool for a given simulation purpose. Finally, the student conducts a case study analysis for a selected building through load calculation, system simulation and building energy simulation. Through this study, the student gains valuable experience with building energy modeling, and learns how to analyse, interpret and present the results.
Starts and ends:
week 46, 2025 - week 3, 2026
Study Rate:
25%
Location:
Borlänge
Time of Day:
Day
Teaching form:
Normal
Language:
English
Other:
Only for Exchange Students (Erasmus)
Entry Qualifications :
  • Bachelor of Science degree from building-, energy technology or civil engineering related fields of at least 180 credits and English 6
Application Code:
HDA-H3NDM
Main field of study:
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Jingchun Shen
Jingchun Shen

Starts week 46, 2026

Building energy simulation is the focus of this course. It introduces building performance simulation (BPS) by covering different approaches to BPS calculations and simulation set-up (such as the selection of appropriate parameters and boundary conditions). It continues with a review of simulation strategies and quality control techniques that assist in an understanding of the limitations and advantages of different BPS tools. This understanding will help students to select the most appropriate tool for a given simulation purpose. Finally, the student conducts a case study analysis for a selected building through load calculation, system simulation and building energy simulation. Through this study, the student gains valuable experience with building energy modeling, and learns how to analyse, interpret and present the results.
Starts and ends:
week 46, 2026 - week 2, 2027
Study Rate:
25%
Location:
Borlänge
Time of Day:
Day
Teaching form:
Normal
Language:
English
Other:
Only for Exchange Students (Erasmus)
Entry Qualifications :
  • Bachelor of Science degree from building-, energy technology or civil engineering related fields of at least 180 credits and English 6
Application Code:
HDA-H3QDB
Main field of study:
Literature List

Literature lists are published at the latest one month ahead of the course start date.

To Literature List
How may we help you?

Ask us about studying at Dalarna University.
support@du.se
+46 23-77 80 00

Course Coordinator
Jingchun Shen
Jingchun Shen