MonthlyEnergyBalance

This tool calculates the monthly energy balance for each building in a given region.

The following assumptions are taken:

• No building in the region have attics
• All buildings have basement but those are not heated
• The construction details come from nrel
• The usage details come from comnet
• The heated volume is 85% of the total volume, assuming that the rest is occupied by internal walls

Dependencies

You will need to install the following dependencies in your computer in order to run the software; please take a look at the install process for your system-specific details

External software

• INSEL 8 (https://insel4d.ca/en/download.html)
• Simplified Radiosity Algorithm (mail to: guillermo.gutierrezmorote@concordia.ca)

After installing these tools you should include their paths in Path.

installation

Linux / Mac

Open a terminal and run the following commands.

$ mkdir MonthlyEnergyBalance
$ cd MonthlyEnergyBalance 
$ git clone https://binarycat.org/git/PMAU/MonthlyEnergyBalance.git
$ python -m pip install requirements.txt

Windows

Open a terminal and run the following commands.

c:\> mkdir MonthlyEnergyBalance
c:\> cd MonthlyEnergyBalance 
c:\> git clone https://binarycat.org/git/PMAU/MonthlyEnergyBalance.git
c:\> python.exe -m pip install requirements.txt

usage

Linux / Mac

Open a terminal and run the following command

$ python main.py

Windows

Open a terminal and run the following command.

c:\> python.exe main.py