Development of a user interface for the energyplus whole building energy simulation program

Richard See; Philip Haves; Pramod Sreekanthan; James O'Donnell; Mangesh Basarkar; Kevin Settlemyre

Development of a user interface for the energyplus whole building energy simulation program

Richard See
, Philip Haves
, Pramod Sreekanthan
, James O'Donnell
, Mangesh Basarkar
, Kevin Settlemyre

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Abstract

The paper describes the development process for a freely distributed, comprehensive graphical user interface (GUI) for the US Department of Energy's building energy simulation program. EnergyPlus. User requirements were defined through a series of workshops for practitioners. The GUI includes a 'drag and drop' component-level schematic editor for HVAC systems. Building envelope geometry can be imported from CAD/BIM tools using IFC's or gbXML or can be generated by the GUI. A comprehensive set of templates and libraries is being developed, as well as an interactive output reporting framework. The GUI will include a comprehensive set of well-documented Application Programming Interfaces (API's) to facilitate development of third party contributions. Professional versions of the GUI are also planned.

Original language	English
Pages	2919-2926
Number of pages	8
Publication status	Published - 2011
Externally published	Yes
Event	12th Conference of International Building Performance Simulation Association Building Simulation 2011, BS 2011 - Sydney, NSW, Australia Duration: 14 Nov 2011 → 16 Nov 2011

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Conference	12th Conference of International Building Performance Simulation Association Building Simulation 2011, BS 2011
Country/Territory	Australia
City	Sydney, NSW
Period	14/11/11 → 16/11/11

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2011. 2919-2926 Paper presented at 12th Conference of International Building Performance Simulation Association Building Simulation 2011, BS 2011, Sydney, NSW, Australia.

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