https://effibem.com/blog/ Articles and insights about Building Energy Modeling, EnergyPlus, OpenStudio, and energy efficiency. en Thu, 12 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://effibem.com/blog/energyplus-wasm https://effibem.com/blog/energyplus-wasm Thu, 12 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 A proof of concept compiling EnergyPlus to WebAssembly with Emscripten — run full simulations in your browser, no install, no server, with the full EnergyPlus API available. https://effibem.com/blog/effibem-viewer https://effibem.com/blog/effibem-viewer Thu, 19 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000 A 3D viewer for OpenStudio building energy models using GLTF and Three.js, that can create a standalone HTML page or be embedded into a Jupyter Notebook. https://effibem.com/blog/highlightjs-energyplus https://effibem.com/blog/highlightjs-energyplus Mon, 16 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000 highlightjs-energyplus - a language grammar for highlight.js for EnergyPlus IDF files https://effibem.com/blog/shadow_calculations https://effibem.com/blog/shadow_calculations Wed, 11 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000 A parametric analysis of the impact of the ShadowCalculation input parameters in terms of execution time and total site energy usage https://effibem.com/blog/energyplus-cpp-demo https://effibem.com/blog/energyplus-cpp-demo Tue, 27 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000 A FTXUI-based CLI that uses the EnergyPlus C/C++ API layer to run a file, with SQL Queries built-in https://effibem.com/blog/openstudio-backporter https://effibem.com/blog/openstudio-backporter Mon, 26 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000 openstudio-backporter - A library to backport an OpenStudio Model (OSM) to an older version https://effibem.com/blog/cookiecutter-cpp-cmake-conan https://effibem.com/blog/cookiecutter-cpp-cmake-conan Fri, 10 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000 A cookiecutter C++ with modern CMake and conan template, for easy deployment locally. https://effibem.com/blog/geomeffibem https://effibem.com/blog/geomeffibem Mon, 30 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000 GeomEffiBEM - A Python library to easily create EnergyPlus / OpenStudio geometry and plot them using matplotlib https://effibem.com/blog/OpenStudio_to_EnergyPlusAPI https://effibem.com/blog/OpenStudio_to_EnergyPlusAPI Tue, 05 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0000 A demonstration of how to use the OpenStudio Python Bindings, EnergyPlus Python API and matplotlib, in a Jupyter notebook https://effibem.com/blog/welcome-to-the-effibem-blog https://effibem.com/blog/welcome-to-the-effibem-blog Fri, 01 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0000 Introducing the EffiBEM blog where we'll share insights about Building Energy Modeling, EnergyPlus, OpenStudio, and energy efficiency best practices.