Glossary

1. Building value: Constant that can be used in expressions. “Building.`Name of the constant`

2. APM: IES file type used by VistaPro to display recorded data exported from ISCAN.

3. FFD: IES file type used by Apache to use recorded data exported from ISCAN as a free-form-profile.

4. Free-form-profile: ApPro profile type which allows up to 1 timestep per minute in an annual simulation. Data in a free form profile is loaded from a FFD file.

5. Weather file: .fwt file containing weather information required to carry out Apache simulations.

6. Historical weather data: Year-specific weather data.

7. APS file (rooms): File containing room information. This file is generated after a simulation is run. The file is located in the “Vista” folder in the project.

8. IES file (variables): File containing vista variables. This file is located in the “Vista” folder in the project after a simulation is run. Not available in IES-VE 2017

9. ASP file (HVAC): File containing HVAC component information. This file is located in the “Vista” folder in the project after a simulation is run.

Expression: Mathematical expressions through the SCAN syntax. Check