Building geometry is essential to any simulation of building performance. This paper examines the importing of building geometry into simulation of energy performance from the users' point of view. It lists performance requirements for graphic user interfaces that input building geometry, and discusses the basic options in moving from two- to three-dimensional definition of geometry and the ways to import that geometry into energy simulation. The obvious answer lies in software interoperability. With the BLIS group of interoperable software one can interactively import building geometry from CAD into EnergyPlus and dramatically reduce the effort otherwise needed for manual input.
The resulting savings may greatly increase the value obtained from simulation, the number of projects in which energy performance simulation is used, and expedite decision making in the design process.
BT - 7th International IBPSA Conference Building Simulation 2001 C2 - LBNL-48450 C3 -474608
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CN - LBNL-48450 CY - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil DA - 06/2001 LA - eng N2 -Building geometry is essential to any simulation of building performance. This paper examines the importing of building geometry into simulation of energy performance from the users' point of view. It lists performance requirements for graphic user interfaces that input building geometry, and discusses the basic options in moving from two- to three-dimensional definition of geometry and the ways to import that geometry into energy simulation. The obvious answer lies in software interoperability. With the BLIS group of interoperable software one can interactively import building geometry from CAD into EnergyPlus and dramatically reduce the effort otherwise needed for manual input.
The resulting savings may greatly increase the value obtained from simulation, the number of projects in which energy performance simulation is used, and expedite decision making in the design process.
PP - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil PY - 2001 SP - 305 EP - 312 T2 - 7th International IBPSA Conference Building Simulation 2001 T3 - 7th International IBPSA Conference Building Simulation 2001 TI - Acquisition of Building Geometry in the Simulation of Energy Performance ER -