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Honeybee
ADDON. Version 0.0.65. Released on 2020-Jan-01. Provides 220 components. Created by Ladybug Tools. Features 50 video tutorials.
Honeybee connects Grasshopper3D to validated simulation engines such as EnergyPlus, Radiance, Daysim and OpenStudio for building energy, comfort, daylighting and lighting simulation.
10 | Energy | Energy
| Surface Data Based On Type Use this component to separate grafed lists of surface data that come out of the "Honeybee_Read EP Surface Result" component based on rough surface type | |
| Read Microclimate Matrix This component reads the results of an Adaptive Indoor Comfort Analysis | |
| Energy Shade Benefit Evaluator This is a component for visualizing the desirability of shade in terms of energy simulation results by using solar vectors, the outdoor temperature, and the simulation hating load, cooling load, and beam gain | |
| Make Adiabatic Make Adiabatic | |
| Visualize Microclimate Map Use this component to produce a colored mesh from a comfResultsMtx | |
| Read generation system results This component reads the results of an EnergyPlus simulation from the WriteIDF Component or any EnergyPlus result | |
| Open Studio to gb XML Use this component to export OpenStudio model to gbXML file | |
| PMV Comfort Analysis Recipe Use this component to assemble an adaptive comfort recipe for the "Honeybee_Annual Indoor Comfort Analysis" component | |
| Export To Open Studio Use this component to export HBZones into an OpenStudio file, and run them through EnergyPlus | |
| Run Energy Simulation Use this component to export HBZones into an IDF file, and run them through EnergyPlus | |
| Shadow Par EnergyPlus Shadow Parameters | |
| Read HVAC Sizing This component parses an | |
| gb XML to Honeybee Import gbXML files as Honeybee zones | |
| Simulation Control Use this component to set EnergyPlus Simulation Controls such as whether to run certain types of HVAC sizing calculations, etc | |
| Read EP Result This component reads the results of an EnergyPlus simulation from the WriteIDF Component or any EnergyPlus result | |
| Color Surfaces by EP Result Use this component to color zone surfaces based on EnergyPlus data out of the "Honeybee_Read EP Surface Result" component | |
| Thermal Autonomy Analysis Use this component to calculate 'Occupied Thermal Comfort Percent' (occTCP) and 'Thermal Autonomy' (TA) from the resultd of a Microclimate Map Analysis | |
| Generate EP Output This component helps select simulation outputs that can be hooked into the "Honyebee_Export to OpenStudio" component | |
| Make Adiabatic by Name Make Adiabatic | |
| Construct Energy Balance This component accepst the outputs of the "Read EP Result" and the "Read EP Surface Result" components and outputs a data tree with all of the building-wide energy balance terms | |
| Normalize Data by Floor Area This component takes data that has been output from a simulation and normalizes the results by the floor area of the HBZones | |
| Apply Open Studio Measure This component applies an OpenStudio measure to an OpenStudio file | |
| Adaptive Comfort Analysis Recipe Use this component to assemble an adaptive comfort recipe for the "Honeybee_Annual Indoor Comfort Analysis" component | |
| Color Zones by EP Result Use this component to color zones based on EnergyPlus data out of the "Honeybee_Read EP Result" component or zone comfort analyses out of the comfort calculator components | |
| EP context Surfaces prepare shading/context geometries | |
| Balance Temperature Calculator Use this component to calculate a rough building (or zone) balance temperatrue from a Honeybee energy simulation | |
| Read Result Dictionary This component parses an | |
| Indoor View Factor Calculator Use this component to generate test points within a zone and calculate the view factor from each of these points to the other zurfaces in a zone as well as the sky | |
| Re-run IDF This is a component for running a previoulsy-generated | |
| PET Analysis Recipe Use this component to assemble an adaptive comfort recipe for the "Honeybee_Annual Indoor Comfort Analysis" component | |
| Re-run OSM This is a component for running a previoulsy-generated | |
| Energy Simulation Par EnergyPlus Shadow Parameters | |
| Read EP Custom Result This component reads the results of an EnergyPlus simulation from the "Export to OpenStudio" Component or any EnergyPlus result | |
| Read EP Surface Result This component reads the results of an EnergyPlus simulation from the WriteIDF Component or any EnergyPlus result | |
| Lookup Energy Plus Folder Search Energy Simulation Folder | |
| Read EP HVAC Result This component reads the results of an EnergyPlus simulation from the WriteIDF Component or any EnergyPlus result | |
| Microclimate Map Analysis Use this component runs an annual comfort assessment off of EnergyPlus results and write all values into csv files | |
| Matrix to Data Tree This component converts a comfort result matrix into a Grasshopper Data Tree with numerical values | |
| Surface Data Based On Type Detailed Use this component to separate grafed lists of surface data that come out of the "Honeybee_Read EP Surface Result" component based on rough surface type | |
| Outdoor Comfort Analysis Recipe Use this component to assemble an adaptive comfort recipe for the "Honeybee_Annual Indoor Comfort Analysis" component | |
| Energy Plus Window Shade Generator Use this component to generate shades for Honeybee zone windows | |
| Add Internal Mass to Zone Use this component to assign internal thermal masses to zones, which can be used to account for the effects of furniture inside zones or massive building components like hearths and chimneys | |
| Make Adiabatic By Type Use this component to make certain surface types of a zone adiabatic |
00 | Honeybee
| Move Honeybee Move Honeybee Objects | |
| Honeybee This component carries all of Honeybee's main classes | |
| Separate Zones By Orientation Separate zones based on orientation | |
| Separate conditioned and unconditioned zones Separate zones into conditioned and unconditioned | |
| Decompose Based On Type Use this component to break down the geometry of your zone by the surface type | |
| Separate Zones By Program Separate zones based on zone program | |
| Item Selector (List) Allows you to select an item or items from an input list | |
| Intersect Masses Use this component to take a list of closed breps (polysurfaces) that you intend to turn into HBZones and split their component surfaces to ensure that there are matching surfaces between each of the adjacent zones | |
| create HBSrfs Create a Honeybee surface, which can be plugged into the "Run Daylight Sumilation" component or combined with other surfaces to make HBZones with the "createHBZones" component | |
| Change HBObj Name Change Honeybee Object Names | |
| Decompose Based On Boundary Condition Decompose zone surfaces by boundary condition | |
| Ask Me Use this component to get basic information on Honeybee Objects, whether they are HBSrfs or HBZones | |
| Dump Honeybee Objects Dump Honeybee Objects Use this component to dump Honeybee objects to a file on your system | |
| Find Non-Convex In EnergyPlus, Solar distribution determines how EnergyPlus treats the beam solar radiation and reflectances from exterior surfaces that strike the building, and ultimately, enter the zone | |
| Skylight Based on Ratio Use this component to generate windows for a HBSurface or HBZone based on a desired window-to-wall ratio | |
| Masses2Zones Use this component to take any list of closed breps and turn them into Honeybee Zones with all of the properties needed to run them through an energy simulation | |
| Split Floor2Thermal Zones Use this component to divide up a brep (polysurface) representative of a building floor into smaller volumes that roughly correspond to how a generic EnergyPlus model should be zoned | |
| Extrude Windows Extrude pseudo walls from window polygons | |
| orient HBGlz Use this component to set the orientation(s) of the glazing | |
| Zone Attribute List (zoneAttributeList) Provides a list of preset values to choose from | |
| Surface Attribute List (srfAttributeList) Provides a list of surface attributes to choose from and plug into the Honeybee_Label Surfaces Component | |
| Perimeter Core Zoning Separate zones into perimeter and core | |
| Open File Directory Ues this component to Open a file/directory in windows explorer | |
| create HBZones Create an HBZone from HB Surfaces | |
| Label Zones Use this component to lablel zones with their names in the Rhino scene | |
| Mirror Honeybee Mirror Honeybee Objects | |
| add HBGlz Use this component to add a custom glazing surface to a HBSurface or HBZone | |
| Scale Honeybee Scale Honeybee Objects Non-Uniformly | |
| Solve Adjacencies Solve adjacencies | |
| Decompose HBZone Decompose Honeybee Zone | |
| Glazing Parameters List Use this component to generate lists of glazing ratios, breakUp diatance, window heigths, sill heights, or vertical glazing splits for the four primary cardinal directions | |
| Select by Type Select surfaces by type | |
| Get or Set HB Object Name Change Honeybee Object Names | |
| Remove Glazing Remove Glazing | |
| Label Zone Surfaces Use this component to lablel HBSurfaces or HBZones with their names or energy/daylight properties in the Rhino scene | |
| Separate Zones By Floor Separate zones based on floor height | |
| Rotate Honeybee Rotate Honeybee Objects | |
| Split Building Mass2Floors Use this component to divide up a brep (polysurface) representative of a complete building massing into floors | |
| Load Honeybee Objects Load Honeybee Objects Use this component to load Honeybee objects from a file on your system | |
| Glazing based on ratio Use this component to generate windows for a HBSurface or HBZone based on a desired window-to-wall ratio |
04 | Daylight | Daylight
| False Color False Color | |
| Daysim Occupancy Generator Based On List Daysim Occupancy Generator Daysim calculates the outputs for the hours that the space is occupied | |
| Read All the Hourly Results from Annual Daylight Study Read the results of the annual study for a all the hours of the year for all the points | |
| Daysim Occupancy Generator Daysim Occupancy Generator Daysim calculates the outputs for the hours that the space is occupied | |
| Lighting control Recipe Daysim electrical lighting control | |
| Convert TIF to HDR Convert HDR to TIF | |
| Set Exposure for HDR Set Exposure for HDR | |
| Convert HDR to GIF Convert HDR to GIF | |
| Convert IMG Convert Image | |
| Convert HDR to TIF Convert HDR to TIF | |
| Read Annual Result I Read Annual Daylight Results I [Standard Daysim Results] | |
| Read Annual Result II Read Annual Daylight Results II [Daysim] | |
| Lookup Daylighting Folder Search Simulation Folder | |
| Glare Analysis Glare Analysis This component is using evalglare for glare calculations | |
| Read Hourly Results from Annual Daylight Study Read the results of the annual study for a single hour of the year | |
| Read RAD Result Read Radiance Results | |
| Read DS Result for a point Read Daysim result for a test point | |
| Import rad Import a rad file to gh This component is just a proof of concept for now and needs major modifications | |
| MSH2RAD Convert a mesh to RAD file | |
| Import dgp File Import Annual Daylight Glare Probability | |
| Import Pts File Import Radiance Test Grid | |
| Run Daylight Simulation export geometries to rad file, and run daylighting/energy simulation | |
| Refine Daylight Simulation Refine simulation for an existing Radiance scene ( | |
| Daysim Electrical Lighting Use Daysim's electrical lighting use | |
| Daysim shading group sensors Daysim shading group sensors Read here for more information about Daysim sensors here: http://daysim | |
| Daysim Annual Profiles Read Daysim Annual Profiles |
08 | Energy | Set Zone Properties
| Set Energy Plus Zone Loads Use this component to change the occupancy, lighting, equipment, etc | |
| Create EP Ground Use this component to change the properties of a zone to refelct those of a ground | |
| Set EP Zone Interior Construction Set EP Zones Interior Construction | |
| inf ORvent Per Area Calculator Use this component to transform ACH or inifitration per area of facade to m3/s-m2 | |
| Set Energy Plus Zone Schedules Use this component to change the schedules of your HBZones | |
| Lighting Density Calculator Use this component to calculate the Lighting Density Per Area Load from information about your bulb, fixture type, mainteneance, and required lighting level | |
| Set EP Air Flow Use this component to edit the airflow between your zones's air walls and/or set natural ventilation | |
| Set Loads And Schedules Set schedules and loads for zones based on program | |
| Set EP Surface Construction Add Glazing | |
| Set EP Zone Underground Construction Update EP construction of zone based on type | |
| Set Zone Properties Use this component to set HBZone properties By default these values will be automatically calculated by EnergyPlus | |
| Set Energy Plus Zone Thresholds Use this component to set Zone Thresholds like daylighting thresholds and setpoints | |
| Add Earthtube Use this component to add an Energy Plus earth tube to a Zone | |
| Set EP Zone Construction Update EP construction of zone based on type | |
| Create EP Plenum Use this component to turn a HBZone into a 'Plenum Zone' with no internal loads |
01 | Daylight | Material
| Radiance Trans Material By Color Radiance Trans Material This component is useful to create translucent materials | |
| Radiance Mirror Material By Color Radiance Mirror Material By Color Read more here to understand Radiance materials: http://www | |
| Radiance Mirror Material Radiance Mirror Material Read more here to understand Radiance materials: http://www | |
| Set Radiance Materials Radiance Default Materials | |
| Radiance Metal Material By Color Radiance Metal Material By Color Create a Standard Radiance Metal Material | |
| Radiance Trans Material Radiance Trans Material This component is useful to create translucent materials | |
| Radiance Opaque Material Radiance Opaque Material Create a Standard Radiance Opaque Material | |
| Radiance BSDF Material Radiance BSDF Material Create RADIANCE BSDF material | |
| Radiance Materials Info Radiance Materials Info | |
| Radiance Glass Material Radiance Glass Material Read more here to understand Radiance materials: http://www | |
| Radiance Glass Material By Color Radiance Glass Material By Color Read more here to understand Radiance materials: http://www | |
| Radiance Metal Material Radiance Opaque Material Create a Standard Radiance Opaque Material | |
| Radiance Opaque Material By Color Radiance Opaque Material By Color Create a Standard Radiance Opaque Material | |
| Call from Radiance Library Call Radiance Materials from Library | |
| Add to Radiance Library Add Radiance Materials to Library |
03 | Daylight | Recipes
| Advanced Dynamic Shading Recipe Advanced Shading Recipe for Annual Simulation with Daysim | |
| Conceptual Dynamic Shading Recipe Conceptual Shading Recipe for Annual Simulation with Daysim You need to add sensor points later in the Daysim result reader | |
| Image Based Simulation Analysis Recipie for Image-Based Analysis | |
| Generate Zone Test Points Genrate Test Points for all Floor Surfaces in Honeybee Zone | |
| Vertical Sky Component Analysis Recipie for Vertical Sky Component, which is typically used to evaluate daylight and sky access in urban areas | |
| DSParameters Analyses Recipe for Annual Daylight Simulation with Daysim | |
| Annual Daylight Simulation Analysis Recipe for Annual Daylighting Simulation | |
| RADParameters Radiance Parameters - Standard Check here for more details: http://radsite | |
| Daylight Factor Simulation Analysis Recipie for Daylight Factor Analysis | |
| Ambient Resolution Use this component to calculate the ambient resoluation (ar) needed to resolve a detail of a diven dimension in Rhino model units | |
| Generate Test Points Genrate Test Points | |
| Daysim Glare Control Recipe Glare Control Recipe for Annual Simulation with Daysim "Based on exterior illuminance and/or position of the sun" You need to add an external sensor later in the Daysim result reader | |
| Daysim Shading State Daysim Shading State for Advanced Dynamic Shading | |
| Grid Based Simulation Analysis Recipie for Grid-Based Analysis |
06 | Energy | Material | Construction
| Energy Plus Glass Material Use this component to create a custom material for glass, which can be plugged into the "Honeybee_EnergyPlus Construction" component | |
| Search EP Construction Search EnergyPlus construction based on Energy modeling standards, climate zone, surface type and building program | |
| Energy Plus Shade Material Use this component to create a custom material for shades, which can be plugged into the "Honeybee_EnergyPlus Window Shade Generator" component | |
| Energy Plus No Mass Opaque Material Use this component to create a custom opaque material that has no mass, which can be plugged into the "Honeybee_EnergyPlus Construction" component | |
| Energy Plus Construction Use this component to make your own EnergyPlus construction | |
| Energy Plus Window Material Use this component to create a custom window material that has no mass, which can be plugged into the "Honeybee_EnergyPlus Construction" component | |
| R-Value With Air Films Use this component to account for air films in the U-Value and R-Value of any decomposed Honeybee construction or material | |
| Add to Energy Plus Library Add EnergyPlus Material, Construction or Schedule to Library | |
| Energy Plus Opaque Material Use this component to create a custom opaque material, which can be plugged into the "Honeybee_EnergyPlus Construction" component | |
| Decompose EP Construction Decompose EnergyPlus Construction | |
| Decompose EP Material Decompose EnergyPlus Material | |
| Call from EP Construction Library Call from EP Library | |
| Energy Plus Window Air Gap Use this component to create a custom material for a window air gap, which can be plugged into the "Honeybee_EnergyPlus Construction" component |
11 | THERM
| Create Therm Boundaries Use this component to create a THERM boundary condition | |
| Import THERM XML Use this component to read the content of a THERM XML file into Grasshopper | |
| Import WINDOW Glz System Use this component to import the content of a LBNL WINDOW text file report as a series of polygons and boundary conditions that can be plugged into the "Write THERM File' component | |
| Read THERM Result Use this component to import the colored mesh results from a THERM simulation | |
| Assembly Uvalue Use this component to calculate the assembly U-Value for a window given an input window geometry, center of glass U-value, and frame+edge U-value | |
| Therm Material to Energy Plus Material Use this component to create a custom opaque material, which can be plugged into the "Honeybee_EnergyPlus Construction" component | |
| Therm Material Use this component to create a custom THERM material, which can be plugged into the "Honeybee_Create Therm Polygons" component | |
| Import WINDOW IDF Report Use this component to import an EnergyPlus window construction from LBNL WINDOW | |
| Create Therm Polygons Use this component to create a THERM polygon with material properties | |
| Custom Radiant Environment Use this component to create a custon radiant environment for THERM boundary condition | |
| Thermally Bridged EP Construction Use this component to adjust the U-value an EP construction without any thermal bridges to account for birdges by adjusting the condutivity of one of the materials | |
| Write THERM File Use this component to write your THERM polygons and boundary conditions into a therm XML that can be opened ready-to-run in THERM |
02 | Daylight | Light Source
| Generate Sky With Certain Illuminance level Genrate a Uniform CIE Sky Based on Illuminace Value | |
| Generate Dark Sky This component generates a dark sky with 0 illuminance | |
| IES Luminaire This is the core component for adding photometric data into a lighting simulation | |
| Generate Average Sky Generate Average Climate Based Sky This component generate an average climate based data for a single hour during a month | |
| IES Luminaire Zone This component is to be used for specifying the location of luminaires for electric lighting simulations | |
| Generate Cumulative Sky This component generate a cumulative sky using GenCumulativeSky | |
| Generate Custom Sky Genrate Custom Sky This component generate a custom sky based on user's input | |
| Generate Standard CIE Sky Genrate Standard CIE Sky | |
| Generate Climate Based Sky Genrate Climate Based Sky This component generate a climate based sky for any hour of the year | |
| IES Custom Lamp This component can be used to specify a lamp of custom chromaticity, color or color temperature | |
| IES Project This component is meant for summarizing the details of all the luminaires used in a simulation | |
| Watch The Sky Watch The Sky |
09 | Energy | HVACSystems
| generationsystem Use this component to create a Honeybee generator system | |
| Load Open Studio Measure This component loads OpenStudio measureds into Honeybee | |
| simple Inverter Provided by Honeybee 0 | |
| HVACSystems List (HVACSystemsList) List of available HVAC templates that can be assigned to HBZones | |
| Assign HVAC System Use this component to assign OpenStudio Systems to your HBZones | |
| HVAC Cooling Details Use this component to set the parameters of a HVAC cooling system that has been assigned with the "Honeybee_HVAC Systems" component | |
| HVAC Air Details Use this component to set the parameters of a HVAC ventilation system (or air side) that has been assigned with the "Honeybee_Assign HVAC System" component | |
| HVAC Heating Details Use this component to set the parameters of a HVAC heating system that has been assigned with the "Honeybee_HVAC Systems" component | |
| Generator PV Provided by Honeybee 0 |
07 | Energy | Schedule
| Daily Schedule Use this component to make daily schedules for "Honeybee_AnnualSchedule" | |
| Create CSV Schedule Use this component to write custom | |
| Seasonal Schedule Use this component to generate a seasonal schedule (aka | |
| Constant Schedule Use this component to generate a schedule with a constant value or a schedule with 24 values that repeat in the same 24-hour pattern every day | |
| Search EP Schedule Library Filter EP Schedule Library | |
| Annual Schedule Use this component to generate schedules that can be assigned to HBZones | |
| Decompose Energy Plus Schedule Decompose Schedule | |
| Call from EP Schedule Library Call from EP Schedule Library | |
| Convert Energy Plus Schedule to Values Use this component to make a 3D chart in the Rhino scene of any climate data or hourly simulation data |
05 | Energy | Building Program
| List Zone Programs Find list of spaces for each space based on program | |
| Get Zone Energy Plus Loads Look up loads for a Honeybee Zone | |
| Get Energy Plus Loads Look up loads for an specific bldgProgram and zoneProgram | |
| bldg Programs (bldgPrograms) Provides a list of available building programs from the template | |
| Get Energy Plus Schedules Look up schedules for an specific bldgProgram and zoneProgram | |
| Get Zone Energy Plus Schedules Look up schedules for a Honeybee Zone |
13 | WIP
| Import idf import an idf file to gh This version only imports the geometries Constructions, schedules and systems will be neglected | |
| Visualise Honeybeegeneration cashflow Use this component to the calculate and visualise the financial value of Honeybee generation systems over 25 years | |
| Condensation calculator Use this component to calculate the Dew Point, Relative Humidity and Condensation on each layer of a wall | |
| Customize Energy Plus Objects Customize EnergyPlus Objects [NOT READY YET!] | |
| Export EPC Export to Energy Performace Calculator (EPC) |
12 | Developers
| Update Honeybee This component [removes | updates] Honeybee components from [grasshopper | a source folder] |
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