[Bldg-sim] South Africa's approach to building energy efficiency

[mike barker]

You have all seen requests for help from individual users.  

 

Here is a request from a small country !

 

South Africa is busy trying to set up its building energy efficiency code.
SA is considering making simulation mandatory for ALL commercial buildings
above 500 m sq.  

 

If this becomes mandatory I fear that the simulations will in general be of
low quality, leading to simulation eventually being discredited. This
country has very little weather data, almost no materials data, and very few
trained Building Physicists. 

 

Can IBPSA Members offer any advice ?   

 

There is evidence that building simulation can play an important part in
design, but is there any evidence that it works in regulating energy as part
of building code compliance ?   

 

   Thanks,

       Mike Barker

       mike at mikebarker.co.za

       +27 (0) 83 627 7673

       skype  mike.barker.mba

 

 

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