Applications

The following applications are available for download. In most cases, the system source code and binaries are offered. To encourage best practice application, regular training courses are offered. Courseware is also available as part of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. For all programs, there are a variety of relevant publications that can be found from the link on the homepage. ESRU is also able to utilise these software tools for clients on a consultancy basis.

All applications are managed by ESRU and are available under the GNU public licence.

Tutorials for some applications below are available at: https://appdocs.esru.strath.ac.uk 


ESP-r
Integrated building/ plant performance simulation

ESP-r (Environmental Systems Performance - Research) is a modelling tool for building performance simulation. In undertaking its assessments, the system is equipped to model heat, air, moisture light and electrical power flow at user specified spatial and temporal resolution. The system is designed for the Linux operating system, but can also be run on other platforms (see the online documentation for installation instructions).

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EnTRAK
Data fetching, analysis and information delivery

EnTrak is an entity tracking platform used for delivery of Internet-based services. EnTrak facilitates the management of energy-related performance by tracking data relating to entities at any scale from a single utility meter, through a whole building, to an entire city. The system is Internet-enabled so that its underlying databases may be populated using remote data collection. It is also able to apply processing rules to data in order to generate service-specific outputs in a form that is tailored to the needs of different stakeholders.

EnTrak is a browser-based application and does not require traditional installation to use. Provided that a file server, an SQL database and PHP are installed on the local machine, you are able to use EnTrak immediately. Please consult the documentation for instructions on how to install and configure these.

FMe
Facilities management e-services

FMe contains facility management e-services developed as a part of Knowledge Transfer Partnership between ESRU and arbnco Ltd (https://us.arbnco.com/). Â Data driven services are provided based on energy consumption data from utility meters located at Strathclyde University and from IEQ monitoring of some commercial buildings. Additionally, data from a publicly accessible API was used to deliver information related to weather conditions.

The project contains backend data processing applications and there is no graphic user interface. The e-services can be run from the command window using cron (Linux) or task scheduler (Windows). Applications can be incorporated in existing dashboards using API and background jobs. 


There are 4 service types in this repository:

* missing data alerts;

* high CO2 concentration;

* PV performance;

* building zones energy share.

BuildAX
Configuration of pervasive sensors for use with EnTrak

BuildAX supports the configuration of a pervasive sensor network to support the delivery of e-services.

Calibro
Calibration of building performance models

Calibro facilitates the calibration of building energy models by suggesting appropriate values for principal model input parameters that will align predictions with observations.

Merit
Hybrid renewable energy planning

Merit supports the development of new and renewable energy schemes by searching for matches between user-specified demand profiles and possible supply technologies when deployed separately and in any combination. The system has inbuilt knowledge about typical energy demands and the different possible supplies.

BSM
Building Stock Modeller

BSM (Building Stock Modeller) supports the generation of diversified building models representing estates at any scale - community, city or national building stocks.

HUE
Housing Energy Upgrade: A Tool for Policy Makers

HUE is a housing energy model designed to support domestic carbon and energy policy formulation, carbon foot-printing and roadmap formulation, strategic or concept low carbon design, carbon and energy performance rating, and cost effective improvement identification. The program can be applied at National housing stock level, community or Local Authority level or to individual dwellings.

POET
Post operations evaluation and quality assurance

POET (Post Operations Evaluation Tool) supports the quality assurance of building upgrades by analysing monitored data to determine is expected energy savings are realised and if post-upgrade environmental conditions are acceptable.

GOMap
Geospatial Opportunity Mapping Tool

GOMap identifies renewable energy systems deployment opportunities in cities. It is designed to take into account both the technical factors, which encompass renewable energy generation; and the policy factors, which can determine sites' suitability. This can aid decision makers and planners to analyse geospatial information and execute in-built energy models to calculate potential energy generation on sites of opportunity.

IDEAS
Inverse Dynamics based Energy Analysis and Simulation

IDEAS (Inverse Dynamics based Energy Analysis and Simulation) is a MATLAB-based model that can be used to assess the controllability of a building and its servicing systems. IDEAS produces SAP compliant results and allows confident (i.e. calibrated in SAP) predictions to be made regarding the impact of novel heating and renewable energy systems.

Marathon
Resilience testing of proposed designs

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APASS
Automated performance appraisal

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OccDem
Occupancy and electrical load profiles.

OccDem generates occupancy profiles and occupancy-driven electrical demand profiles that can be imported into other modelling tools. 

EKS
Generation of energy programs of differing functionality

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IIBDS
Construction of intelligent interfaces to co-operating applications

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MGTrading
Assessing the feasibility of trading between microgrids

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SmartHomes
Smart home services

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Miscellaneous
Spreadsheet-based tools and software extensions

BEM
Blade Element Method

Blade Element Method (BEM) is an analytical tool for lightly loaded rotational devices that can be used in the early conceptual and design stages of a rotor. It was originally used to model ship propellers and helicopter aerodynamics before later being applied to the design of wind and tidal turbines.Â