scope:

The technique described in this guideline serves as a basis to the calculation of the transient thermal response of rooms and buildings. The technique allows to calculate loads and room temperatures on the basis of the correct consideration of the thermal properties of the building components and their transient behaviour (adiabatic/non-adiabatic). The method therefore also serves for the thermal/building-physical assessment of rooms and buildings.

This guideline is limited to the description of the calculation core; further algorithms are only addressed where they are required for comparable results and their description in other publications is either missing or incomplete.

The specific boundary conditions of a particular task such as the calculation of the cooling load (VDI 2078) or the energy demand (VDI 2067) are specified in the pertinent guideline.