Connect hb+ to energy plus

[m_sharajabian]

Hi
I want to optimize the shading with hb+ and calculate the energy lighting with dimmer control and energy cooling and heating. How can i connect hb+ to energy plus ?
Thank you

[chris]

You should use the LBT Honeybee plugin for energy simulation:

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You can integrate the lighting dimming into the energy simulation by using the list of 8760 values output by HB[+] to make a “HB Fixed Interval Schedule” that you apply as a lighting schedule.