Climate change mitigation and sustainable practices are now at thetop of political and technical agendas. Environmental systemmodelling provides a way of appraising options and this book willmake a significant contribution to the uptake of such systems. Itprovides knowledge of the principles involved in modelling systems,builds confidence amongst designers and offers a broad perspectiveof the potential of these new technologies.The aim of the book is to provide an understanding of theconcepts and principles behind predictive modelling methods; reviewprogress in the development of the modelling software available;and explore modelling in building design through international casestudies based on real design problems.

Preface.Chapter 1 Heat Transfer in Building Elements.1.1 Heat and mass transfer processes in buildings.1.2 Heat transfer through external walls and roofs.1.3 Analytical methods for solving the one-dimensional transientheat conduction equation.1.4 Lumped capacitance methods.1.5 Heat transfer through glazing.Chapter 2 Modelling Heat Transfer in BuildingEnvelopes.2.1 Finite Difference Method - A Numerical Method forSolving the Heat Conduction Equation.2.2 Heat Transfer in Building Spaces.2.3 Synthesis of Heat Transfer Methods.2.4 Latent Loads and Room Moisture Content Balance.Chapter 3 Mass Transfer, Air Movement andVentilation.Chapter 4 Steady-State Plant Modelling.4.1 Model Formulations for Plant.4.2 Mathematical Models of Air-conditioning Equipment usingEquation-fitting.4.3 A Detailed Steady-state Cooling and Dehumidifying CoilModel.4.4 Modelling Distribution Networks.4.5 Modelling Air-conditioning Systems.Chapter 5 Modelling Control Systems.5.1 Distributed System Modelling.5.2 Modelling Control Elements.5.3 Modelling Control Algorithms.5.4 Solution Schemes.Chapter 6 Modeling in Practice I.6.1 Developments in General.6.2 Internal Ventilation Problems6.3 Wind Flow AroundBuildings.6.4 Applications to Plant.6.5 Applications to Control and Fault Detection.Chapter 7 Modeling in Practice II.7.1 Interrelationships Between Methodologies.7.2 Tools and Their Integration.7.3 Validation and Verification.References.Appendix A.Appendix B.Index