Event tree analysis and Monte Carlo-based discrete event simulation have been used in risk assessment studies for many … method uses a recursive algorithm to solve the object model and identify all possible scenarios and their associated … inference based on Monte Carlo observations (as required by some discrete event simulation methods). Thus, OBEST is not only …

managers). The performance of alternative designs and courses of action must be assessed with respect to multiple performance … available that address specific performance issues during various stages of a building's life cycle. Some of these tools support … collaboration by providing means for synchronous and asynchronous communications, performance simulations, and monitoring of a …

In order to increase the welfare of society through the implementation of a building energy-performance standard, a …

of their ability to reproduce the observed performance of an older, centrifugal chiller operating in a commercial office … CoolTools library matches the performance of the chiller in question. …

. The models were compared in terms of their ability to reproduce the observed performance of an older chiller operating in … calibrate the model, as long as one of the previously identified models in the CoolTools library matches the performance of the …