Add New Building - Building Tab

Model Type

Type

Select the type of building model you wish to create from the list of options. Your selection will depend on what you want to do with the building model and the amount of data available. Some typical options are:

 

Tip: Regardless of the selection you make here, you can fine tune the Model options later after having created the building using the Model options dialog.

Geometry convention template

Select the geometry convention template to be used for this building model. You can easily change this at any level in the model on the Constructions tab under the Geometry, Areas and Volumes header.

ASHRAE 90.1 building type

If this is an ASHRAE 90.1 model then you can select whether it is a proposed or baseline model. In most cases you will start be creating a proposed model and create the baseline model from this. Options are: