def example_create_building():
'''
Instantiate a Project class (with load_data set to true), instantiate a
Building class, with the project as a parent. This automatically adds the
specific building and all its future changes to the project.
'''
prj = Project(load_data=True)
bldg = Building(parent=prj)
'''Set some building parameters'''
bldg.name = "SuperExampleBuilding"
bldg.street_name = "Awesome Avenue 42"
bldg.city = "46325 Fantastic Town"
bldg.year_of_construction = 1988
bldg.number_of_floors = 1
bldg.height_of_floors = 3.5
'''Instantiate a ThermalZone class, with building as parent and set some
parameters of the thermal zone'''
tz = ThermalZone(parent=bldg)
tz.name = "Living Room"
tz.area = 140.0
tz.volume = tz.area * bldg.number_of_floors * bldg.height_of_floors
tz.infiltration_rate = 0.5
'''Instantiate UseConditions18599 class with thermal zone as parent,
and load the use conditions for the usage 'Living' '''
tz.use_conditions = BoundaryConditions(parent=tz)
tz.use_conditions.load_use_conditions("Living")
'''Define two elements representing a pitched roof and define Layers and
Materials explicitly'''
roof_south = Rooftop(parent=tz)
roof_south.name = "Roof_South"
roof_north = Rooftop(parent=tz)
roof_north.name = "Roof_North"
'''Set area, orientation and tilt of South Roof'''
roof_south.area = 75.0
roof_south.orientation = 180.0
roof_south.tilt = 55.0
'''Set coefficient of heat transfer'''
roof_south.inner_convection = 1.7
roof_south.outer_convection = 5.0
roof_south.inner_radiation = 20.0
roof_south.outer_radiation = 5.0
'''Set layer and material'''
layer_1s = Layer(parent=roof_south, id=0) # id indicates the order of
# layer from inside to outside
layer_1s.thickness = 0.15
material_1_2 = Material(layer_1s)
material_1_2.name = "Insulation"
material_1_2.density = 120.0
material_1_2.heat_capac = 0.04
material_1_2.thermal_conduc = 1.0
layer_2s = Layer(parent=roof_south, id=1)
layer_2s.thickness = 0.15
material_1_1 = Material(layer_2s)
material_1_1.name = "Tile"
material_1_1.density = 1400.0
material_1_1.heat_capac = 0.6
material_1_1.thermal_conduc = 2.5
'''Set area, orientation and tilt of North Roof'''
roof_north.area = 75.0
roof_north.orientation = 0.0
roof_north.tilt = 55.0
'''Set coefficient of heat transfer'''
roof_north.inner_convection = 1.7
roof_north.outer_convection = 5.0
roof_north.inner_radiation = 20.0
roof_north.outer_radiation = 5.0
'''Set layer and material'''
layer_1n = Layer(parent=roof_north, id=0)
layer_1n.thickness = 0.15
material_1_2 = Material(layer_1n)
material_1_2.name = "Insulation"
material_1_2.density = 120.0
material_1_2.heat_capac = 0.04
material_1_2.thermal_conduc = 1.0
layer_2n = Layer(parent=roof_north, id=1)
layer_2n.thickness = 0.15
layer_2n.position = 1
material_1_1 = Material(layer_2n)
material_1_1.name = "Tile"
material_1_1.density = 1400.0
material_1_1.heat_capac = 0.6
material_1_1.thermal_conduc = 2.5
'''We save information of the Outer and Inner walls as well as Windows
in dicts, the key is the name, while the value is a list (if applicable)
[year of construciton,
construction type,
area,
tilt,
orientation]
'''
out_wall_dict = {"Outer Wall 1": [bldg.year_of_construction, 'heavy',
10.0, 90.0, 0.0],
"Outer Wall 2": [bldg.year_of_construction, 'heavy',
14.0, 90.0, 90.0],
"Outer Wall 3": [bldg.year_of_construction, 'heavy',
10.0, 90.0, 180.0],
"Outer Wall 4": [bldg.year_of_construction, 'heavy',
14.0, 90.0, 270.0]}
in_wall_dict = {"Inner Wall 1": [bldg.year_of_construction, 'light', 10.0],
"Inner Wall 2": [bldg.year_of_construction, 'heavy', 14.0],
"Inner Wall 3": [bldg.year_of_construction, 'light', 10.0]}
win_dict = {"Window 1": [bldg.year_of_construction,
5.0, 90.0, 90.0],
"Window 2": [bldg.year_of_construction,
8.0, 90.0, 180.0],
"Window 3": [bldg.year_of_construction,
5.0, 90.0, 270.0]}
for key, value in out_wall_dict.items():
'''instantiate OuterWall class'''
out_wall = OuterWall(parent = tz)
out_wall.name = key
'''load typical construction, based on year of construction and
construction type'''
out_wall.load_type_element(year=value[0],
construction=value[1])
out_wall.area = value[2]
out_wall.tilt = value[3]
out_wall.orientation = value[4]
for key, value in in_wall_dict.items():
'''instantiate InnerWall class'''
in_wall = InnerWall(parent = tz)
in_wall.name = key
'''load typical construction, based on year of construction and
construction type'''
in_wall.load_type_element(year=value[0],
construction=value[1])
in_wall.area = value[2]
for key, value in win_dict.items():
'''instantiate Window class'''
win = Window(parent = tz)
win.name = key
win.area = value[1]
win.tilt = value[2]
win.orientation = value[3]
'''
We know the exact properties of the window, thus we set them instead
of loading a typical construction
'''
win.inner_convection = 1.7
win.inner_radiation = 5.0
win.outer_convection = 20.0
win.outer_radiation = 5.0
win.g_value = 0.789
win.a_conv = 0.03
win.shading_g_total = 1.0
win.shading_max_irr = 180.0
'''Instantiate a Layer class, with window as parent, set attributes'''
win_layer = Layer(parent = win)
win_layer.id = 1
win_layer.thickness = 0.024
'''Instantiate a Material class, with window layer as parent,
set attributes'''
win_material = Material(win_layer)
win_material.name = "GlasWindow"
win_material.thermal_conduc = 0.067
win_material.transmittance = 0.9
'''For a GroundFloor we are using the load_type_element function,
which needs the year of construction and the construction type ('heavy'
or 'light')
'''
ground = GroundFloor(parent=tz)
ground.name = "Ground floor"
ground.load_type_element(bldg.year_of_construction, 'heavy')
ground.area = 140.0
'''
We calculate the RC Values according to AixLib procedure
'''
prj.used_library_calc = 'AixLib'
prj.number_of_elements_calc = 2
prj.merge_windows_calc = False
prj.calc_all_buildings()
'''
Export the Modelica Record
'''
prj.export_aixlib(building_model="MultizoneEquipped",
zone_model="ThermalZoneEquipped",
corG=True,
internal_id=None,
path=None)
'''Or we use Annex60 method with for elements'''
#prj.calc_all_buildings(number_of_elements=4,
# merge_windows=False,
# used_library='Annex60')
#prj.export_annex()
'''
Save new TEASER XML and cityGML
'''
prj.save_project("ExampleProject")
prj.save_citygml("ExampleCityGML")
