Books by IBPSA Fellows

Building Performance Analysis (Wiley, 2018)

Building Performance Analysis is the go-to resource for those who want to have a deep understanding of what building performance is. The book is endorsed by IBPSA.

Offering a comprehensive and systematic overview of the concept of building performance analysis, Building Performance Analysis brings together many existing notions and ideas in one title. A substantial book, it has 11 chapters, 600 pages, and cites over 1600 references. Part I deals with the foundations of building performance, Part II deals with performance assessment, and Part III with the impact of applying of building performance analysis throughout the building life cycle. The book concludes with an epilogue that presents an emerging theory of building performance analysis.

Written for the building science community, it aims to make the following contributions to the field:

1 It reviews the significant body of knowledge on building performance that already exists.

2 It emphasizes that building performance has many aspects, and challenges the community to address those that get less prominence in the literature.

3 Going beyond simulation as a tool for building performance analysis, it also discusses physical measurement approaches, expert judgment, and stakeholder evaluation. It offers a review of the many analysis approaches available in each of these categories.

4 The emergent theory in the epilogue is intended as a key resource for researchers seeking to develop questions and hypothesis. This is intended as matter for discussion, debate, and deeper exploration. n

Building Performance Basics (Amazon KDP, 2022)

Building Performance Basics is a short book intended as an introductory text for students at BSc and MSc level, a primer for those entering the industry, and a refresher for those who are already in practice but want to sharpen their view. As Building Performance Analysis (above) is rather encyclopaedic, this booklet has been written with a different tone and set-up: short and cheerful, published with Amazon KDP in order to be quick to market, brief and to the point, and more persuasive in order to champion the importance and role of building performance.

Building Performance Basics deals with core questions about building performance: Why is it important? What exactly is it? Where does it play a role? Who should champion building performance? How do we quantify it? And how much performance should we aim for?

Building Performance Basics aims to provide a solid foundation for further professional development and learning about building performance, and for claiming leadership about building performance in practice. In academic courses, it provides context to modules that introduce students to hands-on performance quantification efforts using simulation, measurement and occupant surveys. In industry, this book can be used at any time where there is a wish to refresh a role as building performance champion. n