In the usage step you define the usage of your property
Up in the left corner of this step you see a drop-down menu, the menu consists of three different templates that you can choose between. There are templates for; Villas, apartment buildings and office-buildings.
Customize Building Usage Settings in Detail
You can either choose one of these to base your usage on and then do the necessary changes in that template or create a new one altogether.
The different inputs that you can do changes to in the usage step are heating setpoint, cooling setpoint, domestic hot water, human heat gain, building operational energy (both internal and external) as well as occupancy energy (internal and external) and lastly moisture gain to room air.
There’s great flexibility to adapt different values for the usages of your building, it can be specified down today of the, a specific week of the year and hourly.
For the domestic hot water, you can determine the usage in two different ways, either by output (W/m2) or as yearly energy (kWh/m2).
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Energy Metrics & Savings
Bim Energy’s dynamic core calculates the building’s energy balance hourly over a year, factoring in thermal inertia. It enables multiple energy-saving scenarios and provides full ROI analysis, helping you track payment streams and assess long-term financial value.
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Bim Energy offers an intuitive, user-friendly interface with a simple methodology for easy energy analysis. The streamlined workflow simplifies modeling and analyzing energy scenarios in buildings, with no need for energy expertise. Whether you’re a professional or a beginner, the software makes the entire process simple and accessible.
High Accuracy and Time Efficiency
Bim Energy provides greater accuracy than manual calculations with an ASHRAE-140 validated core. It allows detailed energy modeling with climate, materials, HVAC, and heat pump options. The software offers default values and a material catalog, and enables quick building geometry modeling using an online map tool.