Laboratory for Building Performance Simulation
BME Building K; H-1111 Budapest, Műegyetem rakpart 3, K 230
Research keywords:
· sustainability
· energy efficiency
· building perfromance simulation
· zero carbon
· occupant comfort
· building refurbishment
Groups
Faculty
Equipment
The Laboratory of Building Performance Simulation works in the research fields of energy efficiency in buildings, heating ventilation and air-conditioning systems, sustainability, operational energy and carbon assessment, analysis of adaptability for climate change, health and well-being of occupants in building, indoor environmental quality, building physics, building energetics, renewable energy sources and building refurbishment. We use advanced energy performance simulation technology for assessment and optimization of buildings' energy efficiency and carbon footprint. The staff consists of two PhD colleagues, PhD students, MSc and BSc students. We offer services in the fields of energy efficiency of buildings, carbon analysis, occupant comfort and feasibility studies for low and zero carbon technologies.
Potential purposes of experimentation
The purpose of the conducted research is to foster the energy transition, to develop more energy efficient buildings, tackle climate change from the aspect of the built environment, promote the usage of renewable energy sources, develop smart buildings and communities, be part of the renovation wave in EU, and digitize the building sector by introducing simulation for the analysis of building life cycle's operational energy and carbon emissions.
Services for external users
- Research availability
Relevant publications
Harmathy, Norbert: Analysis of smart building solutions for optimizing the energy performance in a new commercial building
THERMAL SCIENCE 26 : 4 pp. 3119-3132. , 14 p. (2022) https://doi.org/10.2298/TSCI210410308H
Harmathy, Norbert: Investigation of decarbonization potential in green building design to accelerate the utilization of renewable energy sources
THERMAL SCIENCE 25 : 6 pp. 4269-4282. , 14 p. (2021) https://doi.org/10.2298/TSCI200324195H
Harmathy, Norbert: TRIPLE-CRITERIA EVALUATION OF HVAC SYSTEM PERFORMANCES WITH DYNAMIC BUILDING SIMULATION
In: Monsberger, Michael; Hopfe, Christina Johanna; Krüger, Markus; Passer, Alexander (ed.) BauSIM 2020 - 8th Conference of IBPSA Germany and Austria : 23-25 September 2020, Graz University of Technology, Austria; Proceedings Graz, Austria : Graz University of Technology (2020) 674 p. pp. 128-134. , 7 pm DOI: 10.3217/978-3-85125-786-1-14
Norbert, Harmathy ; Danijela, Urbancl ; Darko, Goricanec ; Zoltán, Magyar: Energy efficiency and economic analysis of retrofit measures for single-family residential buildings THERMAL SCIENCE 23 : 3 pp. 2071-2084. , 14 p. (2019) https://doi.org/10.2298/TSCI170518298H
Harmathy, Norbert ; Murgul, Vera: Heat Pump System Simulation towards Energy Performance Estimation in Office Buildings
PROCEDIA ENGINEERING 165 pp. 1845-1852. , 8 pm (2016) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2016.11.932
Norbert, Harmathy ; Zoltán, Hungarian ; Radomir, Folic: Multi-criterion optimization of building envelope in the function of indoor illumination quality towards overall energy performance improvement ENERGY 144 pp. 302-317. , 16 p. (2016) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2016.07.162