Validation
The typical Hive workflow has been compared to commonly used building simulation tool to assess how reliable it is.
The monthly loads have been compared to a comparable EnergyPlus simulation (via the Honeybee plugin) and full SIA 380 demand calculation using this tool.
The test case is a simple box of 5m x 5m x 3m simulated for monthly loads over year in the Zurich climate. See the grasshopper file for more details. Below are the results for the three differen simulators. Green = Hive, Blue = EnergyPlus / Honeybee, Red = SIA 380 tool.
Setup:
- Hive v1.10.2
- Rhino v6
- Honeybee v0.0.63, Ladybug 0.0.66
- EnergyPlus v8.9
- SIA 380 Tool from this commit
Files (mostly from this commit):
The solar potentials have been validated with Daysim, Energyplus, and Radiance. Further information can be found in Waibel et. al., "Efficient time-resolved 3D solar potential modelling", Solar Energy, 2017.