Properties For: Building
Contains building data properties used to set building information such as building type, the building overall dimensions and orientation, times of operation and occupancy, the inside design temperature, and economic factors.
Opens when the Building Project Tree object´s pop-up menu is activated in the AECOsim Energy Simulator Project Tree and the Properties menu item is selected.
Note: The Properties
For: Building dialog box is a specialized instance of the
Properties
dialog box which displays only building properties.
Tip:
Units Display – Units are displayed using the
default system of units that was defined for the project, but can be
changed to display using
alternative units.
Setting | Description |
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Name | Used to enter a name for the building. |
High Rise | When on, the building is considered to be a high
rise building. When off, the building is considered to be a low rise building.
This, together with the Total height, Length/width ratio and the Azimuth angle of the longest wall, determine the wind pressure coefficients for the building, which are used for simulating air movement and calculations. |
Building Type | Used to specify the building type. Within each building type, data for various room types is available, such as Cellular office, Circulation area, and Plant room. When new rooms are created, they will default to the selected building type’s available room types hen you create them. |
Information (Address, Engineer, Client, Owner tabs) | Contains controls to enter basic information about
the building and the principles associated with it on four tabs.
|
Dimensions | Contains controls used to define key dimensions
that affect the thermal properties of the building.
|
Operations | Contains controls used to set occupancy levels and
cooling plant operation times.
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Climate | Contains controls used to define the building’s default climate data. |
Economics | The two panels under this heading contain building Economics data . The Economics data is used to calculate Building energy costs and emissions. |
Notifications panel | Used to validate project data and resolve issues with project data in real time (as it is being entered in the Properties For: dialogs) via errors, warnings and messages. |