An epidemiological approach to simulation-based analysis of large building stocks

This paper describes a novel approach to building stock energy modelling: Individual building simulation models are autogenerated for each building in the stock, and the resulting set of virtual buildings is selectively sampled, simulated and analysed in much the same way that an epidemiologist might study a population through surveys and statistical analysis. A conceptual and software framework is described, along with initial case study results for a London borough