site
Passive-House Style Monthly Climate Data
Source: honeybee_ph/site.py
Climate_MonthlyValueSet
A set of 12 monthly climate values (temperature, radiation, etc.).
Inherits from: _base._Base
Attributes
| Attribute | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
values | — | — |
Properties
| Property | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
values | List[float] | — |
Climate_MonthlyTempCollection
Collection of monthly temperature data sets.
Inherits from: _base._Base
Attributes
| Attribute | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
air_temps | — | Monthly air temperatures in degrees C. |
dewpoints | — | Monthly dewpoint temperatures in degrees C. |
sky_temps | — | Monthly sky temperatures in degrees C. |
ground_temps | — | Monthly ground temperatures in degrees C. |
Climate_MonthlyRadiationCollection
Collection of monthly solar radiation data by orientation.
Inherits from: _base._Base
Attributes
| Attribute | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
north | — | Monthly north-facing radiation in kWh/m2. |
east | — | Monthly east-facing radiation in kWh/m2. |
south | — | Monthly south-facing radiation in kWh/m2. |
west | — | Monthly west-facing radiation in kWh/m2. |
glob | — | Monthly global horizontal radiation in kWh/m2. |
Climate_PeakLoadValueSet
A set of peak load climate data for a single design condition.
Inherits from: _base._Base
Attributes
| Attribute | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
temp | — | Design temperature in degrees C. |
rad_north | — | North-facing radiation in W/m2. |
rad_east | — | East-facing radiation in W/m2. |
rad_south | — | South-facing radiation in W/m2. |
rad_west | — | West-facing radiation in W/m2. |
rad_global | — | Global horizontal radiation in W/m2. |
dewpoint | — | Dewpoint temperature in degrees C. |
sky_temp | — | Sky temperature in degrees C. |
ground_temp | — | Ground temperature in degrees C. |
Climate_PeakLoadCollection
Collection of peak heating and cooling load design conditions.
Inherits from: _base._Base
Attributes
| Attribute | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
heat_load_1 | — | Primary heating design condition. |
heat_load_2 | — | Secondary heating design condition. |
cooling_load_1 | — | Primary cooling design condition. |
cooling_load_2 | — | Secondary cooling design condition. |
Climate_Ground
Ground thermal properties for foundation heat loss calculations.
Inherits from: _base._Base
Attributes
| Attribute | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
ground_thermal_conductivity | int | Thermal conductivity in W/(mK). Default: 2. |
ground_heat_capacity | int | Specific heat capacity in J/(kgK). Default: 1000. |
ground_density | int | Density in kg/m3. Default: 2000. |
depth_groundwater | int | Depth to groundwater table in meters. Default: 3. |
flow_rate_groundwater | float | Groundwater flow rate in m/day. Default: 0.05. |
Climate
Complete climate dataset for PH energy modeling.
Inherits from: _base._Base
Attributes
| Attribute | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
display_name | — | — |
station_elevation | — | Weather station elevation in meters. |
summer_daily_temperature_swing | — | Daily temperature swing in K. Default: 8.0. |
average_wind_speed | — | Average wind speed in m/s. Default: 4.0. |
ground | Climate_Ground | Ground thermal properties. |
monthly_temps | — | Monthly temperature data. |
monthly_radiation | — | Monthly radiation data. |
peak_loads | — | Peak load design conditions. |
Location
Geographic location data for the building site.
Inherits from: _base._Base
Attributes
| Attribute | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
latitude | — | Site latitude in decimal degrees. Default: 40.6. |
longitude | — | Site longitude in decimal degrees. Default: -73.8. |
site_elevation | — | Site elevation in meters above sea level. |
climate_zone | — | ASHRAE climate zone number. Default: 1. |
hours_from_UTC | — | Time zone offset from UTC in hours. Default: -4. |
PHPPCodes
PHPP climate library reference codes.
Inherits from: _base._Base
Attributes
| Attribute | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
country_code | — | PHPP country code string. Default: “US-United States of America”. |
region_code | — | PHPP region code string. Default: “New York”. |
dataset_name | — | PHPP dataset identifier. Default: “US0055c-New York”. |
Site
Complete site data combining location, climate, and PHPP library codes.
Inherits from: _base._Base
Attributes
| Attribute | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
location | — | Geographic location data. |
climate | — | Climate dataset for energy modeling. |
phpp_library_codes | — | PHPP climate library reference codes. |