Edit the properties of a Dragonfly Building that affect simulation with to the Urban Weather Generator (UWG).
building [Required]
A Dragonfly Building which is to have its Urban Weather Generator (UWG) properties assigned.
program
Text for the name of the building program. Must be one of the options below. (Default: LargeOffice).
LargeOffice
MediumOffice
SmallOffice
MidriseApartment
Retail
StripMall
PrimarySchool
SecondarySchool
SmallHotel
LargeHotel
Hospital
Outpatient
Warehouse
SuperMarket
FullServiceRestaurant
QuickServiceRestaurant
vintage
Text for the vintage of the building. This will be used to set default constructions. Must be one of the options below or one of the options from the "HB Building Vintages" component, which will be mapped to one of the options below. (Default: New).
New
1980_Present
Pre1980
fr_canyon
A number from 0 to 1 that represents the fraction of the building's waste heat from air conditioning that gets rejected into the urban canyon. (Default: 0.5).
shgc
A number from 0 to 1 that represents the SHGC of the building's windows. This is used to evaluate the amount of solar heat reflected into the street canyon. By default, it will be set by the building vintage and the Model climate zone.
wall_alb
A number from 0 to 1 that represents the exterior wall albedo of the building. By default, it will be set by the building program and the DoE commercial reference buildings.
roof_alb
A number from 0 to 1 that represents the exterior roof albedo of the building. By default, it will be set by the vintage, meaning 0.7 for New and 0.2 for 1980_Present and Pre1980.
roof_veg
A number from 0 to 1 that represents the fraction of the building's roofs covered in vegetation. (Default: 0).
report
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building
The input Dragonfly Building with its UWG properties re-assigned based on the input.