International Energy Agency BESTEST for Ground Coupled Heat Transfer

Authors

Joel Neymark, J. Neymark & AssociatesFollow
Ron Judkoff, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, USFollow
Michael Crowley, Dublin Institute of TechnologyFollow

Document Type

Report

Rights

Available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike 4.0 International Licence

Publication Details

Technical Report NREL/TP-550-43388. In conjunction with International Energy Agency Solar, Heating and Cooling Programme Task 34 / Energy Conservation in Buildings and Community Systems Annex 43.

Abstract

The objective of this project is to assess the accuracy of building energy analysis tools that have incorporated detailed models for predicting ground-coupled heat transfer related to floor slab and basement constructions. An executive summary is to be found in the main report.

DOI

https://doi.org/10.21427/D71B9C

Recommended Citation

Neymark, J., Judkoff, R., Beausoleil-Morrison, I., Crowley, M., Deru, M., Henninger, R., Nakhi, A., Ribberink, H., Thornton, J., Wijsman, A., Witte, M. (2008). IEA BESTEST In-Depth Diagnostic Cases for Ground Coupled Heat Transfer Related to Slab-On-Grade Construction. Golden, Colorado: National Renewable Energy Laboratory. In Conjunction with International Energy Agency Solar, Heating and Cooling Programme Task 34 / Energy Conservation in Buildings and Community Systems Annex 43. [Available at http://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy08osti/43388.pdf ]

Funder

International Energy Agency