This is the start of your topic.Project Defaults are automatically created for each of your projects. Any changes to the Project Default settings and/or name can only be applied to the project it was originally associated with. Project Templates can be applied to any of your projects. Project Defaults can be accessed by clicking the Project Defaults tab. You can save a Project Default as a Project Template. Project Templates can be accessed from the My Projects page, or from the My Account section.
Green Building Studio enables you to quickly create a template of settings that can be easily shared by all project team members and quickly applied to any of your projects. The template settings cover all of the major building characteristics that will impact energy modeling: internal loads; space types; design temperatures, envelope constructions; and HVAC equipment. See the tables below for a comprehensive list of the characteristics you can modify in project templates and design alternatives.
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Parameter |
Project Defaults and Project Templates |
Design Alternatives |
|
Orientation |
No |
Yes |
|
HVAC System |
More comprehensive list, including system that are below code compliance efficiency levels |
Includes only systems that meet or exceed code compliance levels |
|
DHW |
Yes |
No |
|
Roof Construction |
YES, a larger list of constructions and can differentiate between flat and pitched roof constructions |
Yes |
|
Exterior Wall Construction |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Underground Ceiling |
Yes |
No |
|
Interior Wall |
Yes |
No |
|
Underground Wall |
Yes |
No |
|
Interior Floor |
Yes |
No |
|
Raised Floor |
Yes |
No |
|
Slab on Grade |
Yes |
No |
|
Underground Slab |
Yes |
No |
|
Door |
Yes |
No |
|
Glazing and Skylight |
YES, a larger list of constructions but cannot differ by cardinal orientation |
YES, can differ by cardinal orientation |
|
Door Glazing |
Yes |
No |
|
Increase or decrease skylights and glazing area by cardinal orientation |
No |
Yes |
|
Condition type (i.e. heated, cooled, both, vented only, or semi-heated) |
Yes |
No |
|
Space type (applied to all spaces) |
Yes |
No |
|
Lighting Power Density |
YES. Can choose any numeric value and can choose in which scenarios to apply the default (i.e. Always; Only if Undefined; etc.) |
YES, but can only improve efficiency beyond code compliance in 10 percent increments |
|
Daylighting Controls |
No |
Yes |
|
Occupancy Sensor Controls |
No |
Yes |
|
Equipment Power Density |
Can choose any numeric value and can choose in which scenarios to apply the default (i.e. Always; Only if Undefined; etc.) |
No |
|
Occupancy Density |
Same as above |
No |
|
Sensible and Latent Heat Gain |
Same as above |
No |
|
Design Temperature |
Same as above |
No |
|
Cooling and Heating On/Off Setpoints |
Yes |
No |
|
Outside Air Per Person |
Yes |
No |
Green Building Studio is able to import material properties. In cases where the BIM tool cannot export the properties, Green Building Studio assigns regional code-compliant defaults to your project, based upon building type, and the size of your building. The majority of construction, schedule and equipment defaults are ASHRAE 90.1-compliant.
Both the Project Defaults and the Project Templates features allow you to modify these code-compliant baseline characteristics when they differ from your project. This can be especially useful for modeling existing projects that may have been constructed years before the current energy codes went into effect.
Project Templates, once created, can be applied to any of your projects. Project Defaults are automatically created for each of your projects. Any changes to the Project Default settings and/or name can only be applied to the project it was originally associated with. You can save a Project Default as a Project Template, and then it can be applied to any of your projects. Project Defaults can be accessed by clicking on the Project Defaults tab. Project Templates can be accessed by clicking on the Project Templates tab in the My Account section.