Methodology description

In this chapter, we will describe the methodology implemented in buildingmodel following the order of data processing :

• data loading

• object creation

• missing data inferences

• energy models

• indicator calculation

• Data Sources
  • GIS building data
  • Census data
  • Energy diagnosis data
  • Climate data
• Loading and processing building-level GIS data
  • Geometrical Model
  • Coordinate reference system
  • Renaming
  • Filtering
  • Classifying buildings
  • Miscellaneous calculations
• Boundary Creation
  • Geometry simplification
    • Algorithm
    • Parametric study of the tolerance parameter
  • Boundary geometry
    • Horizontal boundaries
    • Vertical boundaries
  • Additional attributes
• Dwelling Creation
• Dwelling Inference
  • Algorithm
  • Living area estimation (experimental)
    • Individual houses
    • Apartments
  • Building level records
  • Application
• Building and Boundary Inference
  • Algorithm
  • Application
• Climate Models
• Solar Gains
  • Solar masks
  • Direct radiation
  • Transmitted radiation
  • Heating need contribution
• Occupant Related Energy Needs
  • Domestic hot water needs
  • Specific electricity use
  • Cooking (experimental)
  • Attenuation with occupant count
  • Occupant gains
  • Impact of occupancy type
• Thermal Losses
  • Boundary Losses
  • Ventilation losses
  • Thermal bridge losses (experimental)
  • Impact of occupancy type
  • Application
• Thermal Needs
  • Heated area share
• Energy Consumption
  • Heating
  • Domestic hot water
  • Specific use
• Energy Indicators
  • Final energy consumption
  • Primary energy consumption
  • Energy diagnosis class
  • Application