Metadata-Version: 2.1
Name: frads
Version: 0.2.1
Summary: UNKNOWN
Home-page: https://github.com/LBNL-ETA/frads
Author: LBNL
Author-email: taoningwang@lbl.gov
License: UNKNOWN
Platform: UNKNOWN
Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3
Classifier: License :: OSI Approved :: BSD License
Classifier: Operating System :: OS Independent
Requires-Python: >=3.8
Description-Content-Type: text/markdown

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# Radiance matrix-based simulation control (WIP)

_frads_ is a open-source python-based high-level abstraction of Radiance command-line workflow for multi-phase matrix-based simulation and beyond. It consists of

1) a series of commandline tools that automates standard workflow, and;

2) a library that facilitates Radiance matrix-based simulation workflow setup.

It also support EnergyPlus(>=9.3) integration with its new EMS module which allows EnergyPlus to be used as a library.

[Documentation](https://frads.readthedocs.io/en/latest/)

## Installation

You can install _frads_ by entering the following command in your terminal/cmd/powershell:

```
pip install git+https://github.com/LBNL-ETA/frads.git
```

## To do
- [x] 2,3,4,5-phase methods implemented, (image based 5-phase not working on windows, 4-phase to be tested)
- [x] epJSON to Radiance workflow implemented (not fully tested), window puncher + wall thickner
- [x] EnergyPlus Radiance runtime interaction preliminarily implemented
- [ ] Automated window subdivision analysis
- [ ] Implement daylight metrics calculation with EnergyPlus integration
- [ ] Implement thermal and visual comfort calculation with EnergyPlus integration
- [ ] Link to global fenestration systems database and implement BSDF combination routines
- [ ] Spawn of EnergyPlus integration, variable timestep detailed HVAC and control modeling

## Reference


