Open source.
Download the Excel version of the EPC at http://zeroenergygreen.com/downloads/ A project to convert the Excel based Energy Performance Calculator to Python Because the EPC is in Excel its market penetration remains low. Engineers usually cannot accept comparative results from an Excel based tool. Let's code the EPC into Python so it can be used on the web or within Dynamo for Revit or Grasshopper for Rhino.
- Patrick Chopson
KEY FEATURES OF THE EPC
- The EPC (Energy Performance Calculator) is an Excel based energy modeling software.
- Instant results no waiting for calculation results.
- Reduces a building down to “box”
- Developed for 20 years by the Georgia Institute of Technology High Performance Building Group.
- Normative energy calculator defined by ISO 13970 and CEN 15603.
- Monthly and Hourly versions proven superior to dynamic simulation dynamic simulation methods in ASHRAE 90.1, Appendix G.
REFERENCE PAPERS
The Use of Normative Energy Calculation Beyond Building Performance Rating Systems http://www.ibpsa.org/proceedings/BS2011/P_1865.pdf
Management of Building Energy Consumption and Energy Supply Network on Campus Scale https://smartech.gatech.edu/handle/1853/43580
Comparative Study of LEED and ISO-CEN Building Energy Performance Rating Methods http://www.ibpsa.org/proceedings/BS2013/p_1283.pdf
LICENSE
EPC-To-Python started by Patrick Chopson is licensed under GNU General Public License.
EPC - Energy Performance Calculator
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Contact Person: Fried Augenbroe (fried.augenbroe@coa.gatech.edu)
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