Class: IncreaseInsulationRValueForExteriorWallsByPercentage
- Inherits:
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OpenStudio::Ruleset::ModelUserScript
- Object
- OpenStudio::Ruleset::ModelUserScript
- IncreaseInsulationRValueForExteriorWallsByPercentage
- Defined in:
- lib/measures/IncreaseInsulationRValueForExteriorWallsByPercentage/measure.rb
Overview
start the measure
Instance Method Summary collapse
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#arguments(model) ⇒ Object
define the arguments that the user will input.
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#name ⇒ Object
define the name that a user will see.
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#neat_numbers(number, roundto = 2) ⇒ Object
short def to make numbers pretty (converts 4125001.25641 to 4,125,001.26 or 4,125,001).
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#run(model, runner, user_arguments) ⇒ Object
define what happens when the measure is run.
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#unit_helper(number, from_unit_string, to_unit_string) ⇒ Object
helper to make it easier to do unit conversions on the fly.
Instance Method Details
#arguments(model) ⇒ Object
define the arguments that the user will input
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# File 'lib/measures/IncreaseInsulationRValueForExteriorWallsByPercentage/measure.rb', line 14 def arguments(model) args = OpenStudio::Ruleset::OSArgumentVector.new # make an argument insulation R-value r_value = OpenStudio::Ruleset::OSArgument.makeDoubleArgument('r_value', true) r_value.setDisplayName('Percentage Increase of R-value for Exterior Wall Insulation.') r_value.setDefaultValue(30.0) args << r_value return args end |
#name ⇒ Object
define the name that a user will see
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# File 'lib/measures/IncreaseInsulationRValueForExteriorWallsByPercentage/measure.rb', line 9 def name return 'Increase R-value of Insulation for Exterior Walls By a Specified Percentage' end |
#neat_numbers(number, roundto = 2) ⇒ Object
short def to make numbers pretty (converts 4125001.25641 to 4,125,001.26 or 4,125,001). The definition be called through this measure
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# File 'lib/measures/IncreaseInsulationRValueForExteriorWallsByPercentage/measure.rb', line 48 def neat_numbers(number, roundto = 2) # round to 0 or 2) if roundto == 2 number = format '%.2f', number else number = number.round end # regex to add commas number.to_s.reverse.gsub(/([0-9]{3}(?=([0-9])))/, '\\1,').reverse end |
#run(model, runner, user_arguments) ⇒ Object
define what happens when the measure is run
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# File 'lib/measures/IncreaseInsulationRValueForExteriorWallsByPercentage/measure.rb', line 27 def run(model, runner, user_arguments) super(model, runner, user_arguments) # use the built-in error checking if !runner.validateUserArguments(arguments(model), user_arguments) return false end # assign the user inputs to variables r_value = runner.getDoubleArgumentValue('r_value', user_arguments) # set limit for minimum insulation. This is used to limit input and for inferring insulation layer in construction. min_expected_r_value_ip = 1 # ip units # check the R-value for reasonableness if r_value < -100 runner.registerError('Percentage increase less than -100% is not valid.') return false end # short def to make numbers pretty (converts 4125001.25641 to 4,125,001.26 or 4,125,001). The definition be called through this measure def neat_numbers(number, roundto = 2) # round to 0 or 2) if roundto == 2 number = format '%.2f', number else number = number.round end # regex to add commas number.to_s.reverse.gsub(/([0-9]{3}(?=([0-9])))/, '\\1,').reverse end # helper to make it easier to do unit conversions on the fly def unit_helper(number, from_unit_string, to_unit_string) converted_number = OpenStudio.convert(OpenStudio::Quantity.new(number, OpenStudio.createUnit(from_unit_string).get), OpenStudio.createUnit(to_unit_string).get).get.value end # create an array of exterior surfaces and find range of starting construction R-value (not just insulation layer) surfaces = model.getSurfaces exterior_surfaces = [] exterior_surface_constructions = [] exterior_surface_construction_names = [] exterior_surface_resistance = [] surfaces.each do |surface| if (surface.outsideBoundaryCondition == 'Outdoors') && (surface.surfaceType == 'Wall') exterior_surfaces << surface exterior_surface_const = surface.construction.get # only add construction if it hasn't been added yet if !exterior_surface_construction_names.include?(exterior_surface_const.name.to_s) exterior_surface_constructions << exterior_surface_const.to_Construction.get end exterior_surface_construction_names << exterior_surface_const.name.to_s exterior_surface_resistance << 1 / exterior_surface_const.thermalConductance.to_f end end # nothing will be done if there are no exterior surfaces if exterior_surfaces.empty? runner.registerAsNotApplicable('Model does not have any exterior walls.') return true end # report strings for initial condition initial_string = [] exterior_surface_constructions.uniq.each do |exterior_surface_construction| # unit conversion of exterior surface insulation from SI units (M^2*K/W) to IP units (ft^2*h*R/Btu) initial_conductance_ip = unit_helper(1 / exterior_surface_construction.thermalConductance.to_f, 'm^2*K/W', 'ft^2*h*R/Btu') initial_string << "#{exterior_surface_construction.name} (R-#{(format '%.1f', initial_conductance_ip)})" end runner.registerInitialCondition("The building had #{initial_string.size} exterior wall constructions: #{initial_string.sort.join(', ')}.") # hashes to track constructions and materials made by the measure, to avoid duplicates constructions_hash_old_new = {} constructions_hash_new_old = {} # used to get netArea of new construction and then cost objects of construction it replaced materials_hash = {} # array and counter for new constructions that are made, used for reporting final condition final_constructions_array = [] # loop through all constructions and materials used on exterior walls, edit and clone exterior_surface_constructions.each do |exterior_surface_construction| construction_layers = exterior_surface_construction.layers max_thermal_resistance_material = '' max_thermal_resistance_material_index = '' counter = 0 thermal_resistance_values = [] # loop through construction layers and infer insulation layer/material construction_layers.each do |construction_layer| construction_layer_r_value = construction_layer.to_OpaqueMaterial.get.thermalResistance if !thermal_resistance_values.empty? if construction_layer_r_value > thermal_resistance_values.max max_thermal_resistance_material = construction_layer max_thermal_resistance_material_index = counter end end thermal_resistance_values << construction_layer_r_value counter += 1 end if thermal_resistance_values.max <= unit_helper(min_expected_r_value_ip, 'ft^2*h*R/Btu', 'm^2*K/W') runner.registerWarning("Construction '#{exterior_surface_construction.name}' does not appear to have an insulation layer and was not altered.") else # clone the construction final_construction = exterior_surface_construction.clone(model) final_construction = final_construction.to_Construction.get final_construction.setName("#{exterior_surface_construction.name} adj exterior wall insulation") final_constructions_array << final_construction # add construction object if it didnt exist to start with # push to hashes constructions_hash_old_new[exterior_surface_construction.name.to_s] = final_construction constructions_hash_new_old[final_construction] = exterior_surface_construction # push the object to hash key vs. name # find already cloned insulation material and link to construction target_material = max_thermal_resistance_material found_material = false materials_hash.each do |orig, new| if target_material.name.to_s == orig new_material = new materials_hash[max_thermal_resistance_material.name.to_s] = new_material final_construction.eraseLayer(max_thermal_resistance_material_index) final_construction.insertLayer(max_thermal_resistance_material_index, new_material) found_material = true end end # clone and edit insulation material and link to construction if found_material == false new_material = max_thermal_resistance_material.clone(model) new_material = new_material.to_OpaqueMaterial.get new_material.setName("#{max_thermal_resistance_material.name}_R-value #{r_value}% increase") materials_hash[max_thermal_resistance_material.name.to_s] = new_material final_construction.eraseLayer(max_thermal_resistance_material_index) final_construction.insertLayer(max_thermal_resistance_material_index, new_material) runner.registerInfo("For construction'#{final_construction.name}', material'#{new_material.name}' was altered.") # edit insulation material new_material_matt = new_material.to_Material if !new_material_matt.empty? starting_thickness = new_material_matt.get.thickness target_thickness = starting_thickness * (1 + r_value / 100) final_thickness = new_material_matt.get.setThickness(target_thickness) end new_material_massless = new_material.to_MasslessOpaqueMaterial if !new_material_massless.empty? starting_thermal_resistance = new_material_massless.get.thermalResistance final_thermal_resistance = new_material_massless.get.setThermalResistance(starting_thermal_resistance * (1 + r_value / 100)) end new_material_airgap = new_material.to_AirGap if !new_material_airgap.empty? starting_thermal_resistance = new_material_airgap.get.thermalResistance final_thermal_resistance = new_material_airgap.get.setThermalResistance(starting_thermal_resistance * (1 + r_value / 100)) end end end end # loop through construction sets used in the model default_construction_sets = model.getDefaultConstructionSets default_construction_sets.each do |default_construction_set| if default_construction_set.directUseCount > 0 default_surface_const_set = default_construction_set.defaultExteriorSurfaceConstructions if !default_surface_const_set.empty? starting_construction = default_surface_const_set.get.wallConstruction # creating new default construction set new_default_construction_set = default_construction_set.clone(model) new_default_construction_set = new_default_construction_set.to_DefaultConstructionSet.get new_default_construction_set.setName("#{default_construction_set.name} adj exterior wall insulation") # create new surface set and link to construction set new_default_surface_const_set = default_surface_const_set.get.clone(model) new_default_surface_const_set = new_default_surface_const_set.to_DefaultSurfaceConstructions.get new_default_surface_const_set.setName("#{default_surface_const_set.get.name} adj exterior wall insulation") new_default_construction_set.setDefaultExteriorSurfaceConstructions(new_default_surface_const_set) # use the hash to find the proper construction and link to new_default_surface_const_set target_const = new_default_surface_const_set.wallConstruction if !target_const.empty? target_const = target_const.get.name.to_s found_const_flag = false constructions_hash_old_new.each do |orig, new| if target_const == orig final_construction = new new_default_surface_const_set.setWallConstruction(final_construction) found_const_flag = true end end if found_const_flag == false # this should never happen but is just an extra test in case something goes wrong with the measure code runner.registerWarning("Measure couldn't find the construction named '#{target_const}' in the exterior surface hash.") end end # swap all uses of the old construction set for the new construction_set_sources = default_construction_set.sources construction_set_sources.each do |construction_set_source| building_source = construction_set_source.to_Building # if statement for each type of object than can use a DefaultConstructionSet if !building_source.empty? building_source = building_source.get building_source.setDefaultConstructionSet(new_default_construction_set) end building_story_source = construction_set_source.to_BuildingStory if !building_story_source.empty? building_story_source = building_story_source.get building_story_source.setDefaultConstructionSet(new_default_construction_set) end space_type_source = construction_set_source.to_SpaceType if !space_type_source.empty? space_type_source = space_type_source.get space_type_source.setDefaultConstructionSet(new_default_construction_set) end space_source = construction_set_source.to_Space if !space_source.empty? space_source = space_source.get space_source.setDefaultConstructionSet(new_default_construction_set) end end end end end # link cloned and edited constructions for surfaces with hard assigned constructions exterior_surfaces.each do |exterior_surface| if !exterior_surface.isConstructionDefaulted && !exterior_surface.construction.empty? # use the hash to find the proper construction and link to surface target_const = exterior_surface.construction if !target_const.empty? target_const = target_const.get.name.to_s constructions_hash_old_new.each do |orig, new| if target_const == orig final_construction = new exterior_surface.setConstruction(final_construction) end end end end end # report strings for final condition final_string = [] # not all exterior surface constructions, but only new ones made. If exterior surface didn't have insulation and was not altered we don't want to show it affected_area_si = 0 final_constructions_array.each do |final_construction| # unit conversion of exterior surface insulation from SI units (M^2*K/W) to IP units (ft^2*h*R/Btu) final_conductance_ip = unit_helper(1 / final_construction.thermalConductance.to_f, 'm^2*K/W', 'ft^2*h*R/Btu') final_string << "#{final_construction.name} (R-#{(format '%.1f', final_conductance_ip)})" affected_area_si += final_construction.getNetArea end # add not applicable test if there were exterior surface constructions but none of them were altered (already enough insulation or doesn't look like insulated wall) if affected_area_si == 0 runner.registerAsNotApplicable('No exterior walls were altered.') return true # affected_area_ip = affected_area_si else # ip construction area for reporting affected_area_ip = unit_helper(affected_area_si, 'm^2', 'ft^2') end # report final condition runner.registerFinalCondition("The existing insulation for exterior walls was increased by #{r_value}%. This was applied to #{neat_numbers(affected_area_ip, 0)} (ft^2) across #{final_string.size} exterior wall constructions: #{final_string.sort.join(', ')}.") return true end |
#unit_helper(number, from_unit_string, to_unit_string) ⇒ Object
helper to make it easier to do unit conversions on the fly
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# File 'lib/measures/IncreaseInsulationRValueForExteriorWallsByPercentage/measure.rb', line 59 def unit_helper(number, from_unit_string, to_unit_string) converted_number = OpenStudio.convert(OpenStudio::Quantity.new(number, OpenStudio.createUnit(from_unit_string).get), OpenStudio.createUnit(to_unit_string).get).get.value end |