Building

  • userdata_building.csv (97 B)

    • Introduction

    The userdata_building.csv contains compliance data for building compliance calculations. It can be used to define Appendix G HVAC systems, service water heating systems and the window to wall ratio for the entire building. The .csv consists of the following fields.

    For example, consider a building named Small Office less than 5000 sqft with less than 3 floors and in climate zone 2. The entries in the userdata_building.csv file would be as follows:

    name building_type_for_hvac building_type_for_swh building_type_for_wwr is_exempt_from_rotations
    Small Office other nonresidential Office Office <= 5,000 sq ft false

    The resulting baseline will have a System 4 - PSZ-HP, electric resistance storage water heater and a 19% wwr.

    Data Fields Details

    Here is a detailed explanation of what each data field requires.

    name

    Name of the building type object in the model.

    building_type_for_hvac

    This field is used to determine the baseline model’s HVAC system. It can be overwritten at the zone level (see the documentation for userdata_thermal_zone.csv). It should be set to one of the following values that best describes the proposed model’s building type.

    • heated-only storage
    • hospital
    • other nonresidential
    • public assembly
    • residential
    • retail
    • unconditioned
    building_type_for_swh

    This field is used to determine the baseline model’s service water heating system. It should be set to one of the following values that best describes the proposed model’s building type.

    • All others
    • Automotive facility
    • Convenience store
    • Convention center
    • Courthouse
    • Dining: Bar lounge/leisure
    • Dining: Cafeteria/fast food
    • Dining: Family
    • Dormitory
    • Exercise center
    • Fire station
    • Grocery store
    • Gymnasium
    • Health-care clinic
    • Hospital and outpatient surgery center
    • Hotel
    • Library
    • Manufacturing facility
    • Motel
    • Motion picture theater
    • Multifamily
    • Museum
    • Office
    • Parking garage
    • Penitentiary
    • Performing arts theater
    • Police station
    • Post office
    • Religious facility
    • Retail
    • School/university
    • Sports arena
    • Town hall
    • Transportation
    • Warehouse
    • Workshop
    building_type_for_wwr

    This field is used to determine the baseline model’s window-to-wall ratio. It should be set to one of the following values that best described the proposed model’s building type.

    • All others
    • Grocery store
    • Healthcare (outpatient)
    • Hospital
    • Hotel/motel <= 75 rooms
    • Hotel/motel > 75 rooms
    • Office 5,000 to 50,000 sq ft
    • Office <= 5,000 sq ft
    • Office > 50,000 sq ft
    • Restaurant (full service)
    • Restaurant (quick service)
    • Retail (stand alone)
    • Retail (strip mall)
    • School (primary)
    • School (secondary and university)
    • Warehouse (nonrefrigerated)
    is_exempt_from_rotations

    Set this field to true if it can be demonstrated to the satisfaction of the rating authority that the building orientation is dictated by site considerations. If it doesn’t apply, leave this field blank or set to false.