I am encountering a problem while working on occupant behavior modeling using Honeybee, specifically with the weekly schedule for Honeybee programs.
When I input values of either 0 or 1, the resulting energy consumption remains the same, regardless of whether the schedule is for occupancy fractional values, lighting, equipment, or window construction shade schedules.
Could someone help me understand why this issue occurs and provide guidance on how to model accurate occupant behavior using Grasshopper plugins?
In order to get a productive response, I would recommend a couple things that might help:
Provide a very, very simple example file (.gh) with the scene you are working on, illustrating the behavior.
Be sure the ‘internalize’ all your geometry into the .gh file before you share.
Try your best to reduce the complexity of your scene to the absolute minimum you need to show the behavior.
Try and remove any ‘extra’ items or unnecessary components that are not directly related to the problem behavior, and try to organize the .gh file as much as you can - remember that users who open the .gh file don’t know anything about your project; so try and help them understand as best you can. Use ‘Scribble’ to label and identify the items in the .gh scene
Be sure to remove any ‘other’ plugin items from the scene - remember that other users do not have the same system as you, and will not always have the same plugins - so try and strip the example file back to the bare minimum and try and use ‘stock’ GH components wherever you can.
I have found that when I supply an example file showing the problem behavior, I’ll have much better chance of getting a helpful response.
