Using The Energos Module

[Guest BillV]

There seems to be a fundamental flaw which renders the Energos  module very difficult to use.   Are there are deficiencies in the way it is implemented or are we missing something. I have reviewed this with Jonathan Pickup and we have both come to this conclusion.

If you look at Energos Project Settings and USAGE you will see only Residential (very limited options) If you look at the Energy Analysis Folder in the Libraries you see many other usage settings - hotel, ;ibrary museum etc. However there is no drop down list to allow you to select anything apart from residential.

A similar situation appears for SYSTEMS where a search of the Energy Analysis folder shows many varied systems.

So my question is how do we address what is in the library from these windows? 

 

We can accept that country specific data is then required for a project to be drawn but the setup leaves much to be desired.

 

 

 

 

[zoomer]

I wondered too.

I think it is necessary to show advanced settings (in setup ?)

to be able to edit or adapt the usage configuration.

I think I did a custom setting for my project a while ago.

[Guest BillV]

Thanks for the post. I would be interested to see how you created the custom setting. Did you modify the .xml files?

 

I also posted this in relation to wall styles which have a significant bearing on the energy value !

 

 

Edited March 12, 2017 by BillV

[rDesign]

On 3/11/2017 at 2:04 PM, BillV said:

If you look at Energos Project Settings and USAGE you will see only Residential (very limited options) If you look at the Energy Analysis Folder in the Libraries you see many other usage settings - hotel, ;ibrary museum etc. However there is no drop down list to allow you to select anything apart from residential.

 

@BillV— On the Energos setup tab there is a pull-down for 'Residential' or 'Non Residential'.

 

If you change it to 'Non Residential' you will see the other options on the 'Usage' tab:

On 3/11/2017 at 2:04 PM, BillV said:

A similar situation appears for SYSTEMS where a search of the Energy Analysis folder shows many varied systems.

So my question is how do we address what is in the library from these windows? 

 

On the Energos setup tab, select 'Advanced':

 

If you choose the 'Advanced' Setup as described above, you can access / edit the available list of standard building utilization patterns (US_Generic or EU_Generic):

 

Edited March 13, 2017 by rDesign

[Guest BillV]

Very helpful. Thank you so much for your reply.