drewyh / ambient

Building physics python library

ambient

ambient is a building physics and simulation Python library.

The aims of ambient are to be:

1. Simple: Provide intuitive defaults to get started quickly.
2. Modular: Simulate only the parts you are interested in.
3. Extensible: Enable users to create and modify their own components.
4. Open: Provide an open-source building simulation library.

Features

ambient currently offers modules for the analysis of:

• Layered constructions (including steady-state and dynamic response)
• Solar conditions (including design day calculations)
• Psychrometrics of moist air

Simulations can be read from, and written to, JSON format.

Installation

Install ambient in a virtual environment using:

pip install ambient

License

ambient is licensed under the terms of the Apache License, Version 2.0. Refer to the LICENSE file for details.