Darren Robinson

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Stochastic Simulation of Occupant Presence and Behaviour in Buildings

Jean-Louis Scartezzini, Jessen Page, Darren Robinson

While most current building simulation tools consider occupants as predictable robots the true nature of human behaviour is more complex. This article describes a set of stochastic models aimed at capturing this complexity by decoupling occupant presence f ...

2007

Comparing the accuracy of daylighting physical and virtual models for complex fenestration systems

Jean-Louis Scartezzini, Anothai Thanachareonkit, Darren Robinson

Nowadays, many new window components known as complex fenestration systems (CFS), such as laser-cut panels and prismatic films, are considered in order to improve the overall luminous properties of building spaces : detailed studies of CFS remain necessary ...

2006

Urban morphology and indicators of radiation availability

Darren Robinson

Common indicators used to examine the potential for utilising natural radiation of urban forms include the sky view factor (V-s), the height to width ratio and the urban horizon angle. These indicators are conveniently related to one another. In comparing ...

2006

Void Fraction and Two-Phase Pressure Drops for Evaporating Flow over Horizontal Tube Bundles

John Richard Thome, Lorenzo Consolini, Darren Robinson

2006

Internal illumination prediction based on a simplified radiosity algorithm

Darren Robinson

This paper describes a new model for predicting natural interior illumination in the urban context. A simplified radiosity algorithm is used to define the external luminous environment and this model structure is used to predict internal illumination from ...

2006

Some trends and research needs in energy and comfort prediction

Darren Robinson

This review paper aims to stimulate debate regarding research needs in the domain of energy and comfort prediction, to arrive at a consensus on priorities. It is suggested that these priorities can be categorised in terms of energy fluxes to facilitate imp ...

2006

Simulating stochastic demand of resources in an urban neighbourhood

Nicolas Morel, Jean-Louis Scartezzini, Jessen Page, Darren Robinson

The consumption of resources within an urban neighbourhood depends on the behaviour of its occupants. To understand the randomness of this behaviour and its effect on the demand of resources calls for the development of a set of stochastic models which are ...

2005

Analysis of error sources within daylighting physical and virtual models of buildings

Jean-Louis Scartezzini, Anothai Thanachareonkit, Darren Robinson

Recent studies have pointed out the general tendency of scale models to overestimate the daylighting performance of buildings, usually expressed through work plane illuminance and daylight factor distribution profiles. An analysis of the corresponding sour ...

2005

Solurban Project, Solar Utilisation Potential of Urban Sites

Raphaël Compagnon, Jean-Louis Scartezzini, Marylène Montavon, Darren Robinson

Besides providing a more efficient energy use, a large scale application of solar energy technologies in the urban context will be required in the upcoming decades to achieve a drastic reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in the biosphere. Three different ...

2005

Decision support for environmental master planning by integrated flux modelling

Darren Robinson

At the scale of the urban neighbourhood economies of scale make the local centralised management of resources (energy, water and waste) viable, with considerable environmental dividends. It is also possible to layout buildings to optimise their utilisation ...

2005

Holistic Radiation Modelling with a Fast Simplified Radiosity Algorithm

Darren Robinson

The radiant external environment may be described by two hemispheres, above and below the horizontal plane, which are discretised into patches of known solid angle. Occlusions to these patches may be combined and represented as some patch fraction for whic ...

2005

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