Folks,
I have been trying to use jEPlus for a parametric study that includes wall, slab, window-to-wall ratio (WWR) and interior partitions as variables for 8 different locations. Unlike the first two, for WWR and partitions, I have not been able to get it to work and Jeremiah and other folks have been generously trying to help. I have come up with an idea and would be grateful if you think whether this a right approach to start with.
Instead of having one .idf file with different search strings representing all variables, I will have three .idf files for three WWR(s) and three .idf files for 3 different partition layouts, and then I will place the search strings for wall and slab variables in all 6 .idf files. At the end, I will choose all 6 files and all 8 locations all at once and run the jEPlus program. I know this would not give me all possible combinations among these variables but may work. What do you think?
--Niraj Poudel, Architectural Engineer.PhD student, PDBE Program.Clemson University, Clemson, SC.