buildvac
Workflows and tools for early stage HVAC system design
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Workflows and tools for early stage HVAC system design
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Metadata Files
README.md
buildVAC is a series of workflows and tools that enable architects to compare a variety of commercial HVAC systems and implement them into their projects during early stage design.
1. Surveys
Industry and Practitioner Survey - Architects
Industry and Practitioner Survey - Sustainability Analysts
2. Spreadsheets
Design and Calculation Spreadsheets
The Area Requirements Spreadsheet estimates the spatial requirements for building systems for a given building geometry. There is a version for commercial and one for residential buildings.
The Ventilation Requirements Spreadsheet helps to calculate supply air shaft sizes for all-air and minimum outside air systems.
3. Scripts
HVACer
This Grasshopper script allows users to select, simulate, and visualize different HVAC systems for early stage massing models for commercial office and multifamily apartment buildings. Performance metrics such as operational and embodied carbon, financial indicators, and spatial requirements are generated and used to inform system selection. Users are able to manipulate and modify the automatically generated system geometry based on their specific layout.
A sample file, for a typical 3 story medium office, can be downloaded here to be used with the script.
Documentation
Coming soon. For all questions and comments about buildVAC, please contact the author.
Authors
If you use this repository, please cite it as below:
Irani, A., & Reinhart, C. (2023). buildvac (Version 1.0.0) [Computer software]. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10711824
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Owner
- Name: MIT Sustainable Design Lab
- Login: MITSustainableDesignLab
- Kind: organization
- Location: Cambridge, MA, USA
- Website: http://mit.edu/sustainabledesignlab/
- Repositories: 9
- Profile: https://github.com/MITSustainableDesignLab
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cff-version: 1.0.0 message: "If you use this software, please cite it as below." authors: - family-names: "Irani" given-names: "Ali" - family-names: "Reinhart" given-names: "Christoph" title: "buildvac" version: 1.0.0 doi: 10.5281/zenodo.10711824 date-released: 2023-01-10 url: "https://github.com/MITSustainableDesignLab/buildvac"
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