When changing North Axis results dont change in simulation
Hi guys. So i have been trying to get a simulation out of OpenStudio plugin for Skethcup. I do also use a Saint-Gobain extension with the open studio in sketchup for extended reports. The problem is that when I change the north Axis for the construction in the building menu the results don't change a bit. The orange axis is placed correctly according to north but the results simply don't change in any report. Can you guys help me with this ? Cheers !
Depends on climate, building orientation/geometry, fenestration, whether spaces are internal vs external load dominated, etc. For instance, running the US DOE Prototype Warehouse vs ASHRAE climate zone 7 (brrr!) yields a less than 1% max. difference in annual energy use ... between 0°, 90°, 180° and 270° building orientation vs north. Changing for a (milder) climate, or something like a passive solar home (+PV), a change in building orientation is likely to be more noticeable. If you're instead sure something's fishy, consider sharing your .osm file (e.g. public Google Drive link).