Create prototype building for NECB (Canada)

efm29
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I'm trying to create a DOE prototype building from the measure "Create DOE Prototype Building" for NECB 2011 (Canada).

I have a local instance of the measure because I had to correct the code, I had the following error: "wrong number of arguments (given 5, expected 0; required keywords: template, building_type, epw_file)". So I passed these 3 arguments in the function prototype_creator.model_create_prototype_model(). The error disappeared after this modification.

But now, I have the following error: "File does not exist: :/ruby/2.7.0/gems/openstudio-standards-0.2.14/lib/openstudio-standards/standards/necb/NECB2011/data/geometry/SmallOffice.osm". I suppose that this file does not exist in the embedded openstudio-standards gem.

I've already tried the steps recommended in the link: CLI reference in order to install a local gem, but still no success.

Thank you for your help!

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answered 2 years ago

mdahlhausen

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The DOE prototype model measure cannot be used with the NECB rulesets. They use entirely separate workflows and data sources within the gem.

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answered Sep 10

Zander.Brosky

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I know this was answered 2 years ago, but how does one go about creating a prototype NECB building using the measure?

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The isn't a measure to create the NECB prototypes, nor plans to make one.

However, you could use the method used to test NECB model generation in openstudio-standards, which is the same codebase as the 90.1 create typical methods. Write a ruby script to call the create_model() method. See the example tests that call this method for allowable inputs.

mdahlhausen ( Oct 1 )

Thanks for the idea. I'll have a look through that method and see what I can come up with. I've also been looking through the BTAP libraries in the openstudio-standards libraries. These seem to have all the data I would need (schedules, constructions, OA loads and space types).

Zander.Brosky ( Oct 18 )

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