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4.3.3. Archetype Properties

Urban morphology and archetype properties.

Parameters:

BuildingType

Building archetype type [-]

Example:

'SampleType'

BuildingName

Building archetype name [-]

Example:

'SampleBuilding'

BuildingCount

Number of buildings of this archetype [-]

Unit:

dimensionless

Example:

1

Occupants

Number of occupants present in building [-]

Unit:

dimensionless

Example:

1

stebbs_Height

Building height [m]

Unit:

m

Example:

10.0

FootprintArea

Building footprint area [m2]

Unit:

m²

Example:

64.0

WallExternalArea

External wall area (including window area) [m2]

Unit:

m²

Example:

80.0

RatioInternalVolume

Ratio of internal mass volume to total building volume [-]

Unit:

dimensionless

Example:

0.01

WWR

window to wall ratio [-]

Unit:

dimensionless

Example:

0.2

WallThickness

Thickness of external wall [m]

Unit:

m

Example:

0.2

WallEffectiveConductivity

Effective thermal conductivity of walls [W m-1 K-1]

Unit:

W m^-1 K^-1

Example:

0.6

WallDensity

Effective density of the walls [kg m-3]

Unit:

kg m^-3

Example:

1600.0

WallCp

Effective specific heat capacity of walls [J kg-1 K-1]

Example:

850.0

WallextThickness

Thickness of layers external to insulation in external wall [m]

Unit:

m

Example:

20.0

WallextEffectiveConductivity

Effective thermal conductivity of layers external to insulation in walls [W m-1 K-1]

Unit:

W m^-1 K^-1

Example:

60.0

WallextDensity

Effective density of layers external to insulation in the walls [kg m-3]

Unit:

kg m^-3

Example:

1600.0

WallextCp

Effective specific heat capacity of layers external to insulation in walls [J kg-1 K-1]

Unit:

J kg^-1 K^-1

Example:

850.0

WallOuterCapFrac

Weighting factor for heat capacity of walls [-]

Unit:

dimensionless

Example:

0.5

WallExternalEmissivity

Emissivity of the external surface of walls [-]

Unit:

dimensionless

Example:

0.9

WallInternalEmissivity

Emissivity of the internal surface of walls [-]

Unit:

dimensionless

Example:

0.9

WallTransmissivity

Transmissivity of walls [-]

Unit:

dimensionless

Example:

0.0

WallAbsorbtivity

Absorbtivity of walls [-]

Unit:

dimensionless

Example:

0.8

WallReflectivity

Reflectivity of the external surface of walls [-]

Unit:

dimensionless

Example:

0.2

RoofThickness

Thickness of roof [m]

Unit:

m

Example:

20.0

RoofEffectiveConductivity

Effective thermal conductivity of roof [W m-1 K-1]

Unit:

W m^-1 K^-1

Example:

60.0

RoofDensity

Effective density of the roof [kg m-3]

Unit:

kg m^-3

Example:

1600.0

RoofCp

Effective specific heat capacity of roof [J kg-1 K-1]

Example:

850.0

RoofextThickness

Thickness of layers external to insulation in roof [m]

Unit:

m

Example:

20.0

RoofextEffectiveConductivity

Effective thermal conductivity of layers external to insulation in roof [W m-1 K-1]

Unit:

W m^-1 K^-1

Example:

60.0

RoofextDensity

Effective density of layers external to insulation in the roof [kg m-3]

Unit:

kg m^-3

Example:

1600.0

RoofextCp

Effective specific heat capacity of layers external to insulation in roof [J kg-1 K-1]

Unit:

J kg^-1 K^-1

Example:

850.0

RoofOuterCapFrac

Weighting factor for heat capacity of roof [-]

Unit:

dimensionless

Example:

0.5

RoofExternalEmissivity

Emissivity of the external surface of roof [-]

Unit:

dimensionless

Example:

0.9

RoofInternalEmissivity

Emissivity of the internal surface of roof [-]

Unit:

dimensionless

Example:

0.9

RoofTransmissivity

Transmissivity of roof [-]

Unit:

dimensionless

Example:

0.0

RoofAbsorbtivity

Absorbtivity of roof [-]

Unit:

dimensionless

Example:

0.8

RoofReflectivity

Reflectivity of the external surface of roof [-]

Unit:

dimensionless

Example:

0.2

FloorThickness

Thickness of ground floor [m]

Unit:

m

Example:

0.2

GroundFloorEffectiveConductivity

Effective thermal conductivity of ground floor [W m-1 K-1]

Unit:

W m^-1 K^-1

Example:

0.15

GroundFloorDensity

Effective density of the ground floor [kg m-3]

Unit:

kg m^-3

Example:

500.0

GroundFloorCp

Effective specific heat capacity of the ground floor [J kg-1 K-1]

Unit:

J kg^-1 K^-1

Example:

1500.0

WindowThickness

Window thickness [m]

Unit:

m

Example:

0.015

WindowEffectiveConductivity

Effective thermal conductivity of windows [W m-1 K-1]

Unit:

W m^-1 K^-1

Example:

1.0

WindowDensity

Effective density of the windows [kg m-3]

Unit:

kg m^-3

Example:

2500.0

WindowCp

Effective specific heat capacity of windows [J kg-1 K-1]

Unit:

J kg^-1 K^-1

Example:

840.0

WindowExternalEmissivity

Emissivity of the external surface of windows [-]

Unit:

dimensionless

Example:

0.9

WindowInternalEmissivity

Emissivity of the internal surface of windows [-]

Unit:

dimensionless

Example:

0.9

WindowTransmissivity

Transmissivity of windows [-]

Unit:

dimensionless

Example:

0.9

WindowAbsorbtivity

Absorbtivity of windows [-]

Unit:

dimensionless

Example:

0.01

WindowReflectivity

Reflectivity of the external surface of windows [-]

Unit:

dimensionless

Example:

0.09

InternalMassDensity

Effective density of the internal mass [kg m-3]

Unit:

kg m^-3

Example:

1000.0

InternalMassCp

Effective specific heat capacity of internal mass [J kg-1 K-1]

Unit:

J kg^-1 K^-1

Example:

1000.0

InternalMassEmissivity

Emissivity of internal mass [-]

Unit:

dimensionless

Example:

0.0

MaxHeatingPower

Maximum power demand of heating system [W]

Unit:

W

Example:

0.0

WaterTankWaterVolume

Volume of water in hot water tank [m3]

Unit:

m³

Example:

0.15

MaximumHotWaterHeatingPower

Maximum power demand of water heating system [W]

Unit:

W

Example:

3000.0

HeatingSetpointTemperature

Heating setpoint temperature [degC]

Unit:

degC

Example:

0.0

CoolingSetpointTemperature

Cooling setpoint temperature [degC]

Unit:

degC

Example:

26.0

MetabolismProfile

Profile of occupants metabolism in building [-]

Unit:

W

The MetabolismProfile parameter group is defined by the Ten Minute Profile structure.

ref

The ref parameter group is defined by the Reference Info structure.