Hello,
Is there a way in the new plugins to assign different opening schedules to different windows inside one zone?. I´m analyzing classrooms where on one side there are fixed louvers permanently open with insect screens and on the other there are operable sliding windows.
Thanks in advance.
hi @LUISARTUROREYESVALEN
you can search topics related to dynamic shading or complex fenestration in forum.
The short answer for the new LBT plugin is that you can set certain windows (aka. Apertures) to be operable or non-operable. That allows you to keep some windows permanently closed while others can open according to a control strategy. The control for window opening in Honeybee is done at the Room level so you can’t have different windows of the same room open at different times without manually editing the IDF (or adding additional strings).
If you have a window that’s permanently open, then maybe you should just model the window as non-operable and then account for the airflow by boosting up the infiltration.