Archetype Properties

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4.3.3. Archetype Properties#

Urban morphology and archetype properties.

Parameters:

BuildingType#
Default:

'SampleType'

BuildingName#
Default:

'SampleBuilding'

BuildingCount#

Number of buildings of this archetype [-]

Unit:

dimensionless

Default:

1

Occupants#

Number of occupants present in building [-]

Unit:

dimensionless

Default:

1

stebbs_Height#

Building height [m]

Unit:

m

Default:

10.0

FootprintArea#

Building footprint area [m2]

Unit:

m2

Default:

64.0

WallExternalArea#

External wall area (including window area) [m2]

Unit:

m2

Default:

80.0

RatioInternalVolume#

Ratio of internal mass volume to total building volume [-]

Unit:

dimensionless

Default:

0.01

WWR#

window to wall ratio [-]

Unit:

dimensionless

Default:

0.2

WallThickness#

Thickness of external wall [m]

Unit:

m

Default:

0.2

WallEffectiveConductivity#

Effective thermal conductivity of walls [W m-1 K-1]

Unit:

W m-1 K-1

Default:

0.6

WallDensity#

Effective density of the walls [kg m-3]

Unit:

kg m-3

Default:

1600.0

WallCp#

Effective specific heat capacity of walls [J kg-1 K-1]

Default:

850.0

WallextThickness#

Thickness of layers external to insulation in external wall [m]

Unit:

m

Default:

20.0

WallextEffectiveConductivity#

Effective thermal conductivity of layers external to insulation in walls [W m-1 K-1]

Unit:

W m-1 K-1

Default:

60.0

WallextDensity#

Effective density of layers external to insulation in the walls [kg m-3]

Unit:

kg m-3

Default:

1600.0

WallextCp#

Effective specific heat capacity of layers external to insulation in walls [J kg-1 K-1]

Unit:

J kg-1 K-1

Default:

850.0

Wallx1#

Weighting factor for heat capacity of walls [-]

Unit:

dimensionless

Default:

1.0

WallExternalEmissivity#

Emissivity of the external surface of walls [-]

Unit:

dimensionless

Default:

0.9

WallInternalEmissivity#

Emissivity of the internal surface of walls [-]

Unit:

dimensionless

Default:

0.9

WallTransmissivity#

Transmissivity of walls [-]

Unit:

dimensionless

Default:

0.0

WallAbsorbtivity#

Absorbtivity of walls [-]

Unit:

dimensionless

Default:

0.8

WallReflectivity#

Reflectivity of the external surface of walls [-]

Unit:

dimensionless

Default:

0.2

RoofThickness#

Thickness of roof [m]

Unit:

m

Default:

20.0

RoofEffectiveConductivity#

Effective thermal conductivity of roof [W m-1 K-1]

Unit:

W m-1 K-1

Default:

60.0

RoofDensity#

Effective density of the roof [kg m-3]

Unit:

kg m-3

Default:

1600.0

RoofCp#

Effective specific heat capacity of roof [J kg-1 K-1]

Default:

850.0

RoofextThickness#

Thickness of layers external to insulation in roof [m]

Unit:

m

Default:

20.0

RoofextEffectiveConductivity#

Effective thermal conductivity of layers external to insulation in roof [W m-1 K-1]

Unit:

W m-1 K-1

Default:

60.0

RoofextDensity#

Effective density of layers external to insulation in the roof [kg m-3]

Unit:

kg m-3

Default:

1600.0

RoofextCp#

Effective specific heat capacity of layers external to insulation in roof [J kg-1 K-1]

Unit:

J kg-1 K-1

Default:

850.0

Roofx1#

Weighting factor for heat capacity of roof [-]

Unit:

dimensionless

Default:

1.0

RoofExternalEmissivity#

Emissivity of the external surface of roof [-]

Unit:

dimensionless

Default:

0.9

RoofInternalEmissivity#

Emissivity of the internal surface of roof [-]

Unit:

dimensionless

Default:

0.9

RoofTransmissivity#

Transmissivity of roof [-]

Unit:

dimensionless

Default:

0.0

RoofAbsorbtivity#

Absorbtivity of roof [-]

Unit:

dimensionless

Default:

0.8

RoofReflectivity#

Reflectivity of the external surface of roof [-]

Unit:

dimensionless

Default:

0.2

FloorThickness#

Thickness of ground floor [m]

Unit:

m

Default:

0.2

GroundFloorEffectiveConductivity#

Effective thermal conductivity of ground floor [W m-1 K-1]

Unit:

W m-1 K-1

Default:

0.15

GroundFloorDensity#

Density of the ground floor [kg m-3]

Unit:

kg m-3

Default:

500.0

GroundFloorCp#

Effective specific heat capacity of the ground floor [J kg-1 K-1]

Unit:

J kg-1 K-1

Default:

1500.0

WindowThickness#

Window thickness [m]

Unit:

m

Default:

0.015

WindowEffectiveConductivity#

Effective thermal conductivity of windows [W m-1 K-1]

Unit:

W m-1 K-1

Default:

1.0

WindowDensity#

Effective density of the windows [kg m-3]

Unit:

kg m-3

Default:

2500.0

WindowCp#

Effective specific heat capacity of windows [J kg-1 K-1]

Unit:

J kg-1 K-1

Default:

840.0

WindowExternalEmissivity#

Emissivity of the external surface of windows [-]

Unit:

dimensionless

Default:

0.9

WindowInternalEmissivity#

Emissivity of the internal surface of windows [-]

Unit:

dimensionless

Default:

0.9

WindowTransmissivity#

Transmissivity of windows [-]

Unit:

dimensionless

Default:

0.9

WindowAbsorbtivity#

Absorbtivity of windows [-]

Unit:

dimensionless

Default:

0.01

WindowReflectivity#

Reflectivity of the external surface of windows [-]

Unit:

dimensionless

Default:

0.09

InternalMassDensity#

Effective density of the internal mass [kg m-3]

Unit:

kg m-3

Default:

0.0

InternalMassCp#

Specific heat capacity of internal mass [J kg-1 K-1]

Unit:

J kg-1 K-1

Default:

0.0

InternalMassEmissivity#

Emissivity of internal mass [-]

Unit:

dimensionless

Default:

0.0

MaxHeatingPower#

Maximum power demand of heating system [W]

Unit:

W

Default:

0.0

WaterTankWaterVolume#

Volume of water in hot water tank [m3]

Unit:

m3

Default:

0.15

MaximumHotWaterHeatingPower#

Maximum power demand of water heating system [W]

Unit:

W

Default:

3000.0

HeatingSetpointTemperature#

Heating setpoint temperature [degC]

Unit:

degC

Default:

0.0

CoolingSetpointTemperature#

Cooling setpoint temperature [degC]

Unit:

degC

Default:

0.0

ref#

The ref parameter group is defined by the Reference Info structure.