OpenStudio/OpenStudio Application

OpenStudio Application is a software that is part of the OpenStudio ecosystem of tools designed for building energy modeling. The OpenStudio Application is now independently supported and maintained with open source contributions by The OpenStudio Coalition and members of the software community at the GitHub repository https://github.com/openstudiocoalition/OpenStudioApplication. The NREL OpenStudio Application repository no longer accepts new issues or pull requests. Please submit new issues or enhancement requests in the new OpenStudio Coalition repository at https://github.com/openstudiocoalition/OpenStudioApplication/issues.

[1] To understand why the graphical user interfaces are being separated from the SDK, please refer to A Shift in BTO’s BEM Strategy: A New Future for the OpenStudio Application*.

For more information about the OpenStudio Coalition, including tutorials and documentation for the OpenStudio Application and OpenStudio SketchUp Plug-in, please visit https://openstudiocoalition.org/.

Overview

The OpenStudio Application is a fully featured graphical interface to OpenStudio models including envelope, loads, schedules, geometry, HVAC, and OpenStudio Measures. The OpenStudio Application is open source software and is free to use. The OpenStudio Application is built on top of the OpenStudio SDK.

Downloading the OpenStudio Application

The OpenStudio Application can be downloaded for Mac, Linux, and Windows by logging in at https://openstudiocoalition.org/app/.