SimQuality

Basic data

Status	completed
Funding source	Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (abbreviated BMWK)
Funding reference number	03EGB0013A
Project term	2018 - 2022

Summary

The aim of the project is to define and implement quality standards for simulation tools and to transfer them into planning practice. Another goal is to define the qualification requirements for planners and engineers that must be met in order to be able to use energy simulation methods sensibly as verification methods. SimQuality is dedicated to the elaboration of application scenarios for simulation models and the development of corresponding quality criteria as well as the creation of requirements for the training of "simulation engineers". As a result, simulation calculations should combine the advantages of previous calculation methods (transparency, comparability) with the advantages of simulation calculations (integration of more complex models).

Partners

Project progress

Application scenarios and quality requirements are defined, accompanied by an inventory analysis and categorization of existing validation procedures. Based on this, new validation and quality assurance procedures are developed and documented in the form of reference cases. Simulation procedures and software of the project partners will be used to generate reference results and to develop the test cases. Subsequently, a practical guide will be developed to teach simulation users in practice, but also in teaching and science, how to apply simulation methods and certain modeling approaches. In parallel, demonstrators for modern simulation methods will be developed, validated and prepared for practical application. A digital EnTool platform will be developed and implemented to serve as a central point of contact for simulation tools and technologies for the energy simulation of buildings and neighborhoods.