[EnergyPlus_Support] AVX for Faster runs

["info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [EnergyPlus_Support]" <EnergyPlus_Support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I've added a request to the EnergyPlus Uservoice to integrate code that is compatible with AVX processing for faster runs.

Please upvote here if you want to see this feature too.

AVX is a processing technology offered by Intel and AMD since Q1 2011. It's intended to help speed up floating-point intensive programs like scientific software. 

AVX increases the vectorization pipeline, but the way EnergyPlus code is 
currently structured it's difficult for the compiler to 
automatically and fully use the newer instructions and bigger SIMD 
pipelines. This would change if optimized linear algebra libraries are 
used in EnergyPlus and code is refactored.

EnergyPlus could be taking advantage of this tech to help the speed issue. This is arguably the widest experienced issue with EnergyPlus. Please upvote! If we get a lot of users asking, then it will be compelling for DOE. Thanks!

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