Building Simulation Applications BSA 2015 - Proceedings of 2nd IBPSA-Italy conference

Building Simulation Applications 2015 was the second IBPSA-Italy regional conference on building performance simulation, which took place for the second time at the Free University of Bozen/Bolzano from 4 to 6 February 2015. Almost 100 attendees, 198 authors, 67 presentations, and 4 keynote speakers confirmed not only the interest in building simulation, but also the enhancement of the level of detail, the extension of the size and application range of the domain of investigation and the increase in the level of accuracy and generality of the results. In particular, four sections were devoted to the detailed modelling of phenomena and components (advanced modelling, solar radiation, energy systems and envelope modelling), three to the integrated and non-energy performance analysis (lighting and user behavior), three to the optimization techniques for high performance buildings and retrofit, and two to the development and validation of new tools.