QuaSi - GenSim

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Generic Model for Thermal Building Simulation

Authors:
Tobias Maile, Simon Marx, Etienne Ott, Moira Peter, Heiner Steinacker, Matthias Stickel

Contact:
Etienne Ott, Matthias Stickel

GenSim - for "generic building simulation" - is a building simulation software using the EnergyPlus® simulation engine to generate high-resolution heating and cooling demand profiles as well as electricity demand profiles for buildings with various types of use. "Generic" in this context refers to a "generally valid" building model. This means that the software is versatile enough to simulate any type of building in a very flexible and simplified way, enabling users to efficiently adapt the software for any building design.

GenSim was specifically devloped for the use during project pre-planning where detailed simulations of buildings are challenging due to typically constrained time budgets and limited availability of information. Traditional simulation tools require extensive input data, making the process time-consuming. GenSim addresses this by providing presets for multiple building typologies and a streamlined approach for quick, simple, yet accurate building simulations. This is particularly valuable in early planning stages when only rough data about the planned buildings is available. If more detailed information (wall structure, detailed geometry, specific use, ...) is available about the building to be examined, this can be used for more precise results.

More information is available in the documentation: https://quasi-software.readthedocs.io/en/latest/gensim_user_manual/

Based on EnergyPlus, OpenStudio, MS Excel, Ruby. Using MS Excel for data processing.

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Open Source
MIT license (MIT)

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Input data shipped

Model Scope

Model type and solution approach

Model class	building energy demand
Sectors	electricity, heat, cold
Technologies
Decisions
Regions	All
Geographic Resolution
Time resolution	15 Minute
Network coverage

Model type	Simulation
	EnergyPlus is used to perform a thermal building simulation
Variables
Computation time	3 minutes (more with complex geomety of the building)
Objective
Uncertainty modeling
Suited for many scenarios / monte-carlo	No

References

Scientific references

Maile, T.; Steinacker, H.; Stickel, M.W.; Ott, E.; Kley, C. Automated Generation of Energy Profiles for Urban Simulations. Energies 2023, 16, 6115.
https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/en16176115

Reports produced using the model

To cite a specific version of GenSim, use:

Maile, T., Marx, S., Ott, E., Peter, M., Steinacker, H., & Stickel, M. (2023). GenSim v2.15 - Generic Building Simulation (part of QuaSi) (release). Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10200807

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 More information is available in the documentation: https://quasi-software.readthedocs.io/en/latest/gensim_user_manual/
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 |Primary outputs=energy demands of a building (heating, cooling, electricity)
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 |modelling_software=EnergyPlus, OpenStudio, MS Excel, Ruby
 |processing_software=MS Excel
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 Maile, T., Marx, S., Ott, E., Peter, M., Steinacker, H., & Stickel, M. (2023). GenSim v2.15 - Generic Building Simulation (part of QuaSi) (release). Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10200807
 |Model validation=extended test framwork included, validation against other DesignBuilder and Measurement data has been performed in the above paper. The tool was used for multiple years in many project.
 |Interfaces=command-line-interface

Author institution	Siz energieplus +
Authors	Tobias Maile, Simon Marx, Etienne Ott, Moira Peter, Heiner Steinacker, Matthias Stickel +
Citation doi	10.3390/en16176115 +
Citation references	Maile, T.; Steinacker, H.; Stickel, M.W.; Ott, E.; Kley, C. Automated Generation of Energy Profiles for Urban Simulations. Energies 2023, 16, 6115.
Computation time comments	more with complex geomety of the building
Computation time minutes	3 +
Contact email	info@quasi-software.org +
Contact persons	Etienne Ott, Matthias Stickel +
Data availability	all +
Full Model Name	Generic Model for Thermal Building Simulation +
Georegions	All +
Is suited for many scenarios	false +
License	MIT license (MIT) +
Math modeltype	Simulation +
Math modeltype shortdesc	EnergyPlus is used to perform a thermal building simulation +
Model class	building energy demand +
Model source public	true +
Modelling software	EnergyPlus, OpenStudio, MS Excel, Ruby +
Open future	false +
Open source licensed	true +
Processing software	MS Excel +
Report references	To cite a specific version of GenSim, use: Maile, T., Marx, S., Ott, E., Peter, M., Steinacker, H., & Stickel, M. (2023). GenSim v2.15 - Generic Building Simulation (part of QuaSi) (release). Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10200807
Sectors	electricity +, heat + and cold +
Source download	https://github.com/QuaSi-Software/GenSim +
Text description	GenSim - for "generic building simulation" … GenSim - for "generic building simulation" - is a building simulation software using the EnergyPlus® simulation engine to generate high-resolution heating and cooling demand profiles as well as electricity demand profiles for buildings with various types of use. "Generic" in this context refers to a "generally valid" building model. This means that the software is versatile enough to simulate any type of building in a very flexible and simplified way, enabling users to efficiently adapt the software for any building design. GenSim was specifically devloped for the use during project pre-planning where detailed simulations of buildings are challenging due to typically constrained time budgets and limited availability of information. Traditional simulation tools require extensive input data, making the process time-consuming. GenSim addresses this by providing presets for multiple building typologies and a streamlined approach for quick, simple, yet accurate building simulations. This is particularly valuable in early planning stages when only rough data about the planned buildings is available. If more detailed information (wall structure, detailed geometry, specific use, ...) is available about the building to be examined, this can be used for more precise results. More information is available in the documentation: https://quasi-software.readthedocs.io/en/latest/gensim_user_manual/adthedocs.io/en/latest/gensim_user_manual/
Timeresolution	15 Minute +
Website	http://www.quasi-software.org/ +

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