everybuilding: web-based building energy modeling with live data

EveryBuilding

GilmanTolleUniversityofCalifornia,Berkeley

Summer2010LoCalRetreat

InApril2010,howmuchenergydidthisbuildinguse?

Howmuchenergydidyouexpectittouse?

Ifyoucomparedthetwonumbers,whatcouldyoulearn?

Howmuchworkdoesittaketomakethecomparison?

flickr:AlmusaiL

ULlityWebsite–MonthlyData,availableeverywhere

SmartMeter–HourlyDatawithone‐daydelay,availablesomeplaces

NetworkedSubmeters+sMAP/IS4Real‐Lmedataandbreakdownearlyadoptersandresearchersonly

InApril2010,howmuchenergydidthisbuildinguse?

Howmuchenergydidyouexpectittouse?

Ifyoucomparedthetwonumbers,whatcouldyoulearn?

Howmuchworkdoesittaketomakethecomparison?

flickr:AlmusaiL

YourbuildingrunsalltheLme–dayandnight.

Whydoesn’tyourbuildingmodelrunalltheLmetoo?

flickr:JeremyLevineDesign

flickr:quapan

• Alwayson• Inthe“cloud”• Manypeople• Liveupdates• NoLfiedofchanges

• Openandclose• Onyourcomputer• Oneperson• Sendfiles• Trackchanges

vs.

HowcanwemakebuildingmodelslesslikeMicroso4OfficeandmorelikeGoogleDocs?

• Alwayson• Inthe“cloud”• Manypeople• Liveupdates• NoLfiedofchanges

• Openandclose• Onyourcomputer• Oneperson• Sendfiles• Trackchanges

vs.

HowcanwemakebuildingmodelslesslikeMicroso4OfficeandmorelikeGoogleDocs?

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EveryBuilding:tryingtomakethe“virtualbuilding”real

sMAPDataServers

Third‐PartyApps(e.g.mobilephone)

EveryBuildingWebappServer

(HTML,XML,JSON)

DatabaseServer

(ModelData,SensorData)

WeatherUnderground

Poller

sMAP/IS4DataServers

Third‐PartyApps(e.g.mobilephone)

WeatherUnderground

Servers

EveryBuildingArchitecture

EnergyPlusModelExecuLon

Building

Zone

BuildingSurface:Detailed(Floor,Wall,Roof)

ConstrucLon

Material:NoMass Material

ZoneHVAC:EquipmentConnecLons

ZoneHVAC:EquipmentList

ZoneHVAC:IdealLoadsAirSystem

ZoneControl:Thermostat

Schedule:Compact

ThermostatSetpoint:DualSetpoint

FenestraLonSurface:Detailed

Lights

EnergyPlusEnEty‐RelaEonshipDiagram‐Excerpt

BoundaryCondiLon

Campus

ZoneBuilding

Space ShellGeometry

ClosedShell AnalyLcalShell

ShellSurface(Ceiling,Floor,

Wall,Air)

ShellOpening(Door,Window)

Surface(ExteriorWall,InteriorWall,

RaisedFloor,Air,SlabOnGrade)

Opening(NonSlidingDoor,FixedWindow,

SurfaceSpaceAdjacency

GreenBuildingXMLEnEty‐RelaEonshipDiagram‐Excerpt

Space SpaceRelaLonship

Sensor

SensorReading

User

Checkin created‐by–alsoappliestoahachmentandsensor

spacegraph

sensorconnecLonAhachment

EveryBuildingEnEty‐RelaEonshipDiagram

Note:A“space”canalsobea“thing”.

SubscripLon

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