From Building Energy Modeling to Urban Building Energy Modeling

Overview

UMI uses EnergyPlus as its simulation engine. If you are familiar with EnergyPlus or its derivative Building Energy Modeling (BEM) software, the inputs for UMI will be familiar. The major difference is that instead of defining the simulation parameters (e.g. construction practices, loads, etc.) for a single building you are modeling, you are instead defining them for the “average” building of that archetype. These archetypes (e.g. pre-1980 medium office) must be sufficiently different from others in simulation parameters to justify their existence; less is more if possible. The inputs for these archetypes are not in terms of absolute values per zone, instead most fields are defined on a per m2 basis. For example, the energy use for equipment is defined as a peak equipment power density, with the energy use at a given time driven by the accompanying schedule.

Core/perimeter - can set to the same.

Structure

Constructions, Loads, Conditioning, Ventilation, DHW, Internal Mass

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