While
subsequent emails suggest this might be overkill, or at least not completely
necessary, it does bring a question. There is an effort underway
generically termed Building Information Modeling (BIM). As part of that
effort, we and others are developing XML language that describes our products in
meaningful terms. It would be terrific if somewhere in our merry band
there is someone with intimate knowledge of the BIM effort who might know if
this effort could be extended to storage, or perhaps already
is.
I
spoke to Chuck Eastman, Professor of Architecture at Georgia Tech often credited
with developing the concept of BIM in the '70's (though he says
incorrectly). He said that the Building Information standard
has 10-20 thousand entities defined already, but energy is a huge
gap. GSA has sponsored Richard See to work with LBNL and BIM tool software
implementers to address this, but they are at an early stage, and still arguing
over zonal energy issues. Dr. Eastman is going to send me a link when he
returns to his office.
Does
anyone know these folks or the International Alliance of Interoperability?
Sounds like there is a chance we can leverage each other, and also a chance we
will be duplicative. Autodesk started commercializing these concepts in
the 80's and evidently turned the work over to the IAI to manage as industry
foundation classes (http://iaiweb.lbl.gov/IFC/IFC_Release_2.0/FINAL_Documents/IFC_R2_ObjectModelArchitectureGuide_US.PDF)
Also,
there is a document on BIM based energy analysis (which seems to incorporate the
DOE Energy Plus mode and is found at http://63.249.21.136/IAI-MVD/IDM/BSA-002/PM_BSA-002.pdf).
If they are not participants in our process already, perhaps they should
be. Fortunately, I do know the relevant people at Autodesk, but will await
discussion before reaching out.
Phil
From: David RR Webber (XML)
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Sent: Monday, April 26, 2010 11:42
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To: Phil Davis
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Subject: RE: [emix] Power storage
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Phil,
Can we get one of those 400 people to write some XML for us?!?!
; -)
If telephone switch industry is a guide here - this means we already have 3
sets of battery subsystem XML - GE, Hitachi and Samsung - with more to follow.
And of course each new model has new XML...
Thanks, DW
