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Is it practical to use open studio to model basic house upgrades?

I am working on a project with 85 basic family homes. Is open studio a practical tool to model building upgrades? The homes have the following caricaturists at present: 1. 4 bedrooms, 1 living room 136m^2 2. Using extreme amounts of electricity for heating (10kW average) 3. Located in a very cold climate is south america 4. I want to swap out electric heating with solar thermal (can I model this?) 5. Is there a house template available for "building type"

Is it practical to use open studio to model basic house upgrades?

I am working on a project with 85 basic family homes. Is open studio a practical tool to model building upgrades? The homes have the following caricaturists at present: 1. 4 bedrooms, 1 living room 136m^2 2. Using extreme amounts of electricity for heating (10kW average) 3. Located in a very cold climate is south america 4. I want to swap out electric heating with solar thermal (can I model this?) 5. Is there a house template available for "building type"

Is it practical to use open studio to model basic house upgrades?

I am working on a project with 85 basic family homes. Is open studio a practical tool to model building upgrades? The homes have the following caricaturists at present: 1. 4 bedrooms, 1 living room 136m^2 2. Using extreme amounts of electricity for heating (10kW average) 3. Located in a very cold climate is south america 4. I want to swap out electric heating with solar thermal (can I model this?) 5. Is there a house template available for "building type"