Animated Map: Dynamic Changes of Heating and Cooling Demand of Buildings in a Community
Introduction to the Dynamic Energy Mapping Project
The project aims at implementing a Dynamic Energy Demand Map that holds, visualizes and analyzes high spatial (each building, building group and the community) temporal (hourly) resolution energy demand data of a community with the focus on creating a highly integrated visualization and an interface is designed to serve this purpose. The target user of the interface is researchers in energy related fields with the basic abilities of map reading, understanding moderately complicated map legend and data plot and understanding building energy performance attributes and their implications. A general purpose design is created to provide both qualitative and quantitative information and to suit different research interests of this user group.
The approach is demonstrated with a conceptual community model created in CityEngine based on the land use pattern of a mixed-use redevelopment project at Lower Hill District, Pittsburgh, PA. The hourly energy demand profile is retrieved from the simulation of DOE Commercial Prototype Building ASHRAE90.1-2013. The interface is written in Python.
The approach is demonstrated with a conceptual community model created in CityEngine based on the land use pattern of a mixed-use redevelopment project at Lower Hill District, Pittsburgh, PA. The hourly energy demand profile is retrieved from the simulation of DOE Commercial Prototype Building ASHRAE90.1-2013. The interface is written in Python.
Interface Design
Video Demo
Video Demo Script
Interface Demo PPT
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Thesis Report
An online version of the report can be found on this page
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A pdf downloadable version of the report can be found on the right
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Non-interactive dynamic energy map animations
Dynamic Energy Map depicting Electricity and Heating Energy Demand
High heating demand: red
High electricity demand: green
High heating and electricity demand: yellow
High electricity demand: green
High heating and electricity demand: yellow
Dynamic Energy Map depicting Space Heating and Space Cooling Energy Demand
High heating demand: red
High cooling demand: blue
High heating and cooling demand: purple
High cooling demand: blue
High heating and cooling demand: purple
3D Map
2D Map
| 2D dynamic space heating/cooling demand map (frame rate 4/s) |
