I need to compute the total Gross Square Feet (GSF) for each building that I simulate with EnergyPlus. Is there an easy way to extract GSF from the IDF or simulation output, preferably in an automated way?
When you successfully run your simulation, you will get a file named eplustbl (normally eplustbl.html but you can change to other extensions such as .tab or .xml).
If you navigate to the Annual Building Utility Performance Summary you will find a section for the Building Area.
Thank you! This is exactly what I need!
For an automated way, you could query the output SQLite file with:
SELECT Value from tabulardatawithstrings WHERE ReportName='AnnualBuildingUtilityPerformanceSummary' AND ReportForString='Entire Facility' AND TableName='Building Area' AND RowName='Total Building Area'
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Do you have multiple buildings in the same IDF file?
Nope - one building per IDF in my case.