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Simulation is important to evaluate the energy-related performance of a building; and for reliable results; reproducing the behaviour of the contained air volumes is particularly relevant. For such a purpose; fully mixed models (i.e.; for instance; a single temperature per room) easily prove inadequate; while Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) ones are too complex; and difficult to formulate in a modular manner; to the detriment of their usefulness if the simulator has to be used throughout the project; and not only to assess its final result. This manuscript presents an intermediate solution based on the Modelica language.

Building simulation; energy optimisation; object-oriented modelling; modular modelling; scalable detail