Urban Energy Information Modelling: An interactive platform to communicate simulation based high fidelity building energy analysis using Geographical Information Systems (GIS)

This paper presents a novel approach to urban scale energy information modeling that integrates 24x7 high fidelity energy demand data from every building on a 28-acre urban neighborhood located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. The simulation input parameters are in accordance with ASHRAE 90.1-2010 and DOE reference buildings 2004. The 28-acre site is zoned for mixed use development comprising residential, commercial and retail land use types. The simulated data is represented on an interactive platform using Geographical Information systems (GIS) to provide multi-dimensional visualization of the complex relational data.