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Direct upload from Scenario Editor

Conversion and Storage Technologies

While editing a scenario, single items can be uploaded to My User Database directly from the scenario editor (i.e., Setup), by ticking the box ‘Save the technology for future use?’.

“Save the technology for future use?“

Energy Demand Profiles

In this case, the process is streamlined.

  1. In the excel template, enter “profile names” in Sheet 1,

  2. In Sheet 2, add the corresponding profile under the columns with the same column name as in Sheet 1.

Use demand profiles from My User Database

To use the data, click on “Select Saved”, when adding a new Demands in step 4.

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Use Energy Demand profile from My User Database.

Upload from Database Center

To upload data to your databases, you first have to prepare your data with the correct format. Different parameters can be entered depending on the type of data you wish to upload. Finally, note that the databases that you are allowed to modify depend on the roles and permissions within your organization.

Conversion and Storage Technologies

  1. Select the database (My User Database or Organization Database) you wish to replace/add data for.

  2. Select the type of data (Energy Demands, On-site Resources or the category of Technology).

  3. As prompted, drop or click to select your file and then press upload.

By default, any data you upload will be "added" to the existing database. If you want to add new data without replacing the current content, ensure the 'Append existing data' option remains checked. If you prefer to replace the entire database with the new data, uncheck the "Append to existing data" option. Please note that this will overwrite the existing database entirely.

Appending new data to the existing conversion technology database from Database Center.

Energy Carriers Naming Conventions

Energy Carriers (EC) have to follow the exact nomenclature given in the table below.

Nevertheless, after adding a specific technology from the scenario editor, the Energy Carriers can be changed to any other ECs that are available in the respective scenario.

Energy Carrier Name

Nomenclature for templates

Cooling -20 - -10°C

COOLING_1

Cooling -10 - 0°C

COOLING_2

Cooling 0 - 10°C

COOLING_3

Cooling 10 - 20°C

COOLING_4

Ice

ICE

Electricity

ELECTRICITY

Electricity Renewable

ELECTRICITY_RENEWABLE

Biogas

BIOGAS

Gas

GAS

Hydrogen

HYDROGEN

Hydrogen Pressurized

HYDROGEN_PRESSURIZED

Oil

OIL

Coal

COAL

Wood Chips

WOOD_CHIPS

Wood Pellets

WOOD_PELLETS

Heat 0-10 °C

HEAT_1

Heat 10-20 °C

HEAT_2

Heat 20-30 °C

HEAT_3

Heat 30-40 °C

HEAT_4

Heat 40-50 °C

HEAT_5

Heat 50-60 °C

HEAT_6

Heat 60-70 °C

HEAT_7

Heat 70-80 °C

HEAT_8

Heat 80-90 °C

HEAT_9

Heat Ambient

HEAT_AMBIENT

Steam Low Pressure

STEAM_LOW_PRESSURE

Biomass

BIOMASS

Geothermal

GEOTHERMAL

Hydro

HYDRO

Process Waste Heat

PROCESS_WASTE_HEAT

Solar Facade

SOLAR_FACADE

Solar Parapet

SOLAR_PARAPET

Solar Roof

SOLAR_ROOF

Tidal

TIDAL

Wind

WIND

Energy Demands: Usage and Naming Convention

To upload Energy Demands profiles, you will need to fill in an excel file with two sheets. There are currently two possible cases, depending whether you are uploading to My User Database or to your Organization Database.

Upload to Organization Database

This method is preferred for batch upload.

  1. In the excel template, enter information about each profile in Sheet 1, including the corresponding Building Use, the Demand Type, the Building Age or Standard and the Specific Energy Demand. Please adhere to the Naming Convention. The Specific Energy Demand [kWh/m2/a] for each combination of Building Use, Demand Type, the Building Age or Standard enables users to scale the profiles according to the requirements of each scenario via the scenario editor.

  2. In Sheet 2, add the corresponding profiles under the columns with the same column name as in Sheet 1, normalized to 1 kWh. Ensure sure the naming in Row 1 of Sheet 2 matches the naming in column A of Sheet 1.

Naming Convention

You can upload your demands under one of the four Demand Types listed below. Please use the following nomenclature:

Demand Names

Demand Types

Electricity

ELECTRICITY

Space Heating

SPACE_HEATING

Hot Water

HOT_WATER

Cooling

COOLING

Building Use type should be one of the following types:

Building Use Types

RESIDENCE_MFH

RESIDENCE_SFH

ADMINISTRATION

OFFICES

SCHOOLS

RETAIL

RESTAURANT

ASSEMBLY

HOSPITALS

INDUSTRY

WAREHOUSE

SPORTS_CENTER

INDOOR_POOL

HOTEL

Finally, the Building Age or Standard should use the following nomenclature:

Building Age or Standard

SIA_2024_EXISTING_MFH

SIA_2024_STANDARD_MFH

SIA_2024_TARGET_MFH

SIA_2024_EXISTING_SFH

SIA_2024_STANDARD_SFH

SIA_2024_TARGET_SFH

SIA_2024_STANDARD_INDOOR_SWIMMING_POOL

SIA_2024_TARGET_INDOOR_SWIMMING_POOL

SIA_2024_EXISTING_SINGLE_GROUP_OFFICE

SIA_2024_STANDARD_SINGLE_GROUP_OFFICE

SIA_2024_TARGET_SINGLE_GROUP_OFFICE

SIA_2024_EXISTING_OPEN_PLAN_OFFICE

SIA_2024_STANDARD_OPEN_PLAN_OFFICE

SIA_2024_TARGET_OPEN_PLAN_OFFICE

SIA_2024_EXISTING_MEETING_ROOM

SIA_2024_STANDARD_MEETING_ROOM

SIA_2024_TARGET_MEETING_ROOM

SIA_2024_EXISTING_COUNTER_HALL

SIA_2024_STANDARD_COUNTER_HALL

SIA_2024_TARGET_COUNTER_HALL

SIA_2024_EXISTING_CLASS_ROOM

SIA_2024_STANDARD_CLASS_ROOM

SIA_2024_TARGET_CLASS_ROOM

SIA_2024_EXISTING_TEACHERS_LOUNGE

SIA_2024_STANDARD_TEACHERS_LOUNGE

SIA_2024_TARGET_TEACHERS_LOUNGE

SIA_2024_EXISTING_LIBRARY

SIA_2024_STANDARD_LIBRARY

SIA_2024_TARGET_LIBRARY

SIA_2024_EXISTING_AUDITORIUM

SIA_2024_STANDARD_AUDITORIUM

SIA_2024_TARGET_AUDITORIUM

SIA_2024_EXISTING_SCHOOL_SUBJECT_ROOM

SIA_2024_STANDARD_SCHOOL_SUBJECT_ROOM

SIA_2024_TARGET_SCHOOL_SUBJECT_ROOM

SIA_2024_EXISTING_FOOD_SALE_STORE

SIA_2024_STANDARD_FOOD_SALE_STORE

SIA_2024_TARGET_FOOD_SALE_STORE

SIA_2024_EXISTING_SPECIALTY_STORE

SIA_2024_STANDARD_SPECIALTY_STORE

SIA_2024_TARGET_SPECIALTY_STORE

SIA_2024_EXISTING_SALES_FURNITURE_DIY_GARDEN

SIA_2024_STANDARD_SALES_FURNITURE_DIY_GARDEN

SIA_2024_TARGET_SALES_FURNITURE_DIY_GARDEN

SIA_2024_EXISTING_PATIENT_ROOM

SIA_2024_STANDARD_PATIENT_ROOM

SIA_2024_TARGET_PATIENT_ROOM

SIA_2024_EXISTING_WARD_ROOM

SIA_2024_STANDARD_WARD_ROOM

SIA_2024_TARGET_WARD_ROOM

SIA_2024_EXISTING_TREATMENT_ROOM

SIA_2024_STANDARD_TREATMENT_ROOM

SIA_2024_TARGET_TREATMENT_ROOM

MINERGIE_NEW_CONSTRUCTION

MINERGIE_P_NEW_CONSTRUCTION

MINERGIE_P_RENOVATION

MINERGIE_RENOVATION

SIA_2024_EXISTING_GYMNASIUM

SIA_2024_STANDARD_GYMNASIUM

SIA_2024_TARGET_GYMNASIUM

SIA_2024_EXISTING_FITNESS_ROOM

SIA_2024_STANDARD_FITNESS_ROOM

SIA_2024_TARGET_FITNESS_ROOM

SIA_2024_EXISTING_INDOOR_SWIMMING_POOL

SIA_2024_EXISTING_HOTEL_ROOM

SIA_2024_STANDARD_HOTEL_ROOM

SIA_2024_TARGET_HOTEL_ROOM

SIA_2024_EXISTING_WAREHOUSE

SIA_2024_STANDARD_WAREHOUSE

SIA_2024_TARGET_WAREHOUSE

SIA_2024_EXISTING_LOBBY

SIA_2024_STANDARD_LOBBY

SIA_2024_TARGET_LOBBY

AGE_1970_1980

AGE_1980_1995

AGE_1995_2005

AGE_2005_2015

AGE_UNDER_1970

AGE_OVER_2015

MINERGIE_A

Use demand profiles from My User Database

To use your profile, you will have to click on “Generate Profile” when adding a new Demand in step 4 and further click on your Organization Database (in this example, “Sympheny database”):

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Templates

Here you can download the templates for the upload:

Conversion Technologies

Conversion-Technology-Template-V3 (v. 12/08/2024)

Conversion-Technology-Template-V3.xlsx

Storage Technologies

Storage-Technology-Template-V3 (v. 12/08/2024)

Storage-Technology-Template-V3.xlsx

Network Technologies

Network-Technology-Template-V3 (v. 12/08/2024)

Network-Technology-Template-V3.xlsx

Energy Demands

My User Database

EnergyDemands-UserDB-Template.xlsx (v. 21/08/2024)

EnergyDemands-UserDB-Template.xlsx

Organization Database

EnergyDemands-OrgDB-Template.xlsx (v. 21/08/2024)

EnergyDemands-OrgDB-Template.xlsx

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