System and method for evaluating the energy use of multiple different building massing configurations
US10452790B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 15, 2013 |
| Grant date | Oct 22, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 17, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F30/13
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Computer based methods and systems for characterizing the energy use of multiple different building massing configurations are disclosed. In one embodiment, a computer based method involves specifying a set of parameters for a building massing configuration, calculating a normalized energy use index for multiple different building massing configurations that meet the specified set of parameters, wherein the normalized energy use index for each of the multiple different building massing configurations is normalized against a reference energy use index of a reference building, ranking the multiple different building massing configurations by the respective normalized energy use indexes, and selecting at least one of the different massing configurations for display on a graphical user interface according to the ranking.
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