Information processing system, program and information processing method

Abstract

To provide an information processing system, a program and an information processing method, which more efficiently output information on an architectural structure.SOLUTION: In an information processing system 1 in which a server device 2 and a client device 3 are configured communicably via a network, a processor 21 of the server device 2 executes a reception control step, a specific control step, a display control step, an output control step and a transmission control step. In the reception control step, target information and area information are received. The target information is information relating to a target of energy saving of an architectural structure. The area information is information relating to an area of the architectural structure. In the output control step, energy saving information is output based on the target information and the area information. The energy saving information is information indicating a value of the energy saving of the architectural structure.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to an information processing system, a program, and an information processing method. [Background technology]

[0002] According to one aspect of the related art, there is provided an information processing system. The information processing system includes a processor. The processor stores one or more versions of building information and one or more versions of equipment information. Here, the building information is information related to the construction of a building, and the equipment information is information related to the equipment of the building. Based on any one version of the building information and any one version of the equipment information, energy-saving information related to the energy of the building is output (Patent Document 1). [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Patent No. 7198546 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] In recent years, there has been a demand for technology that can output information about buildings more efficiently.

[0005] In view of the above circumstances, the present invention seeks to provide a technology that can output information about buildings more efficiently. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information processing system. The information processing system includes one or more processors that execute the following steps: In the reception control step, target information and area information are received; The target information is information related to an energy saving target for the building; The area information is information related to the area of ​​the building; In the output control step, energy saving information is output based on the target information and the area information; The energy saving information is information indicating the energy saving value of the building.

[0007] According to the present disclosure, information about buildings can be output more efficiently. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0008] [Figure 1] 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a system configuration of an information processing system 1. FIG. [Figure 2] 2 is an example of a block diagram showing functions realized by a processor 21 of the server device 2. FIG. [Figure 3] FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of an activity diagram according to the present embodiment. [Figure 4] FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of a method for determining a coefficient. [Figure 5] FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining an example of a method for allocating air conditioning equipment. [Figure 6] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of an input screen 4 when using a method for calculating the area of ​​an opening from the number, width, and height of windows. [Figure 7] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of an input screen 4 when using a method for calculating the area of ​​an opening from the ratio of the openings. [Figure 8] FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of an output screen 5. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0009] [Embodiment] DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Various features shown in the following embodiments can be combined with each other.

[0010] Incidentally, the program for realizing the software appearing in one embodiment may be provided as a non-transitory computer-readable medium, or may be provided so that it can be downloaded from an external server, or may be provided so that the program is started on an external computer and its functions are realized on a client terminal (so-called cloud computing).

[0011] Furthermore, various information processing according to an embodiment may realize input and output corresponding to the input. Here, the form of information referenced in such information processing (hereinafter referred to as reference information) is not limited as long as an output is obtained as a result of the input. The reference information may be, for example, rule-based information such as a database, a lookup table, or a predetermined function (including a decision formula such as a regression formula constructed by a statistical method), a trained model that has previously trained the correlation between input and output, or a large-scale language model that can output a desired result by inputting a prompt.

[0012] In one embodiment, a "unit" may include, for example, a combination of hardware resources implemented by a circuit in the broad sense and software information processing that can be specifically realized by these hardware resources. In one embodiment, various information is handled, and this information is represented, for example, by physical values ​​of signal values ​​representing voltage and current, high and low signal values ​​as a binary bit set consisting of 0 or 1, or quantum superposition (so-called quantum bits), and communication and calculations can be performed on a circuit in the broad sense.

[0013] Furthermore, a circuit in the broad sense is a circuit realized by at least an appropriate combination of a circuit, circuitry, processor, memory, etc. The processor may be a general-purpose processor or a dedicated circuit. That is, it includes an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), a programmable logic device (e.g., a simple programmable logic device (SPLD), a complex programmable logic device (CPLD), and a field programmable gate array (FPGA)), etc.

[0014] A "building" is a structure fixed to land that has a roof and pillars or walls (including structures similar to these). In this specification, a building may include the concept of a building. A building may also include a residence and a non-residential structure built for a purpose other than a residence.

[0015] 1.1. System configuration of information processing system 1 First, the system configuration of an information processing system 1 of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

[0016] FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of the system configuration of an information processing system 1. As illustrated in FIG. 1, the information processing system 1 includes a server device 2 and a client device 3. The server device 2 is configured to be able to communicate with the client device 3 via a network. This allows the server device 2 and the client device 3 to transmit and receive various information to and from each other. Note that the server device 2 and the client device 3 are examples of information processing devices and are not limited to the present embodiment. The client device 3 may be any of a personal computer (PC), a tablet computer, a smartphone, etc. Note that there may be one or more server devices 2 and one or more client devices 3. Here, a system exemplified as the information processing system 1 is composed of one or more devices or components. Therefore, even a single server device 2 or a single client device 3 is included in the system exemplified as the information processing system 1.

[0017] 1.2. Hardware configuration of server device 2 1, the server device 2 includes a processor 21, a storage unit 22, and a communication unit 23, and these components are electrically connected via a communication bus inside the server device 2. The server device 2 executes the processing according to the embodiment.

[0018] The processor 21 processes and controls the overall operations related to the server device 2. The processor 21 is, for example, a central processing unit (CPU). The processor 21 reads out a predetermined program stored in the storage unit 22 and executes processing based on the program, thereby realizing various functions related to the server device 2, for example, the processing shown in FIG. 3 described below. The processor 21 is not limited to being single, and may be implemented with multiple processors 21 for each function. Alternatively, a combination of these may be used.

[0019] The storage unit 22 stores various pieces of information defined above. This can be implemented, for example, as a storage device such as a solid state drive (SSD) that stores various programs related to the server device 2 executed by the processor 21, or as a memory such as a random access memory (RAM) that stores temporarily required information (arguments, arrays, etc.) related to program operations. The storage unit 22 stores various programs related to the server device 2 executed by the processor 21, variables, and data used when the processor 21 executes processing based on the programs. The storage unit 22 is an example of a storage medium.

[0020] The communication unit 23 is preferably a wired communication means such as USB, IEEE1394, Thunderbolt (registered trademark), wired LAN network communication, etc., but may also include wireless LAN network communication, mobile communication such as LTE / 3G / 4G / 5G, BLUETOOTH (registered trademark) communication, etc. as necessary. In other words, it is more preferable to implement it as a collection of multiple communication means. In other words, the server device 2 may communicate various information from the outside via the communication unit 23.

[0021] 1.3. Hardware Configuration of Client Device 3 1, the client device 3 has a processor 31, a storage unit 32, a communication unit 33, an input unit 34, and an output unit 35, and these components are electrically connected via a communication bus inside the client device 3. The client device 3 executes the processing according to the embodiment. For the processor 31, the storage unit 32, and the communication unit 33 of the client device 3, please refer to the processor 21, the storage unit 22, and the communication unit 23 of the server device 2.

[0022] The client device 3 is operated by a user. The user in this embodiment may be, for example, a person who performs design, structural design, facility design, or the like.

[0023] The input unit 34 may be included in the housing of the client device 3 or may be externally attached. For example, the input unit 34 may be implemented as a touch panel integrated with the output unit 35. A touch panel allows a user to input tapping, swiping, and the like. Of course, a switch button, a mouse, a QWERTY keyboard, or the like may be used instead of a touch panel. That is, the input unit 34 accepts an input based on an operation performed by the user. The input is transferred as a command signal to the processor 31 via a communication bus, and the processor 31 can execute predetermined control or calculation as necessary.

[0024] The output unit 35 can function as a display unit of the client device 3. The output unit 35 may be included in the housing of the client device 3 or may be externally attached. The output unit 35 displays a graphical user interface (GUI) screen that can be operated by the user. This is preferably implemented by selectively using display devices such as a CRT display, a liquid crystal display, an organic EL display, and a plasma display depending on the type of client device 3.

[0025] 2. Functional configuration of information processing system 1 In this section, the functional configuration of the processor 21 of this embodiment will be described with reference to Fig. 2. Fig. 2 is an example of a block diagram showing functions realized by the processor 21 of the server device 2. The processor 21 of the server device 2, which is an example of the information processing system 1, includes a reception control unit 210, an output control unit 211, a display control unit 212, and a transmission control unit 213. As described above, information processing by software stored in the storage unit 22 is specifically realized by the processor 21, which is an example of hardware, and can be executed as each functional unit included in the processor 21. The processor 21 may execute a reception control step, a specification control step, a display control step, an output control step, and a transmission control step.

[0026] The reception control unit 210 receives, accepts, or acquires various types of information.

[0027] The output control unit 211 executes a process for outputting energy saving information.

[0028] The display control unit 212 is configured to control screen data to be displayed on the output unit 35 of the client device 3. Note that the screen data may be visual information itself, such as a screen, an image, an icon, or text, generated in a manner that is visible to the user, or may be rendering information for displaying visual information, such as a screen, an image, an icon, or text, on various terminals.

[0029] The transmission control unit 213 transmits various information to other terminals or systems via the communication unit 23 and the network.

[0030] The reception control unit 210, the output control unit 211, the display control unit 212, and the transmission control unit 213 will be described in detail later.

[0031] 3.1. Overview of Operation of Information Processing System 1 Next, an example of information processing executed by the information processing system 1 of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 3. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of an activity diagram according to this embodiment. This activity diagram explains information processing from accepting input of building information from a user to outputting energy-saving information, average heat transmission coefficient, and opening ratio by direction. Any method is known as a method for calculating energy-saving information. The any method may be, for example, a rule-based method or a machine learning method. Furthermore, the any method may include a program compliant with energy-saving standards. The program compliant with energy-saving standards is, for example, a method using a "program compliant with energy-saving standards for non-residential buildings" and a "program compliant with energy-saving standards for homes" provided by the Building Research Institute, a National Research and Development Agency. If the building is a residential building, the optional method may include the use of an energy consumption performance calculation program, a calculation program for the envelope performance of a residential building or dwelling unit, a calculation program using the floor input method for apartment buildings, a sunshade effectiveness coefficient calculation tool, a simple calculation tool for the top surface heat dissipation rate of floor heating, a calculation tool for the correction coefficient of heat exchange efficiency, a calculation result compilation program for apartment buildings, etc., and a calculation program for the linear heat transfer coefficient of the outer periphery of a dirt floor or other floor. If the building is a non-residential building, the optional method may include the use of the standard input method, the model building method, the small-scale model building method, the main room input method, the sunshade effectiveness coefficient calculation tool, a heat source performance estimation tool under standard rated conditions, etc. In addition, the optional method may include a method applied due to the establishment or amendment of laws or standards. In the following explanation, the optional method will be described as using the model building method.

[0032] In this specification, various information transmitted and received via communication unit 23 or communication unit 33 may be stored in storage unit 22 or storage unit 32. Note that the information is stored in a storage unit within the device having the communication unit that is used. For example, when communication unit 23 is used, the transmitted and received information is stored in storage unit 22.

[0033] In activity A1, processor 31 accepts input of basic information, building information, and target information into each area included in input screen 4 via user operation of input unit 34. Here, the basic information will be described as including area information and use information, but the use information may be omitted.

[0034] The "basic information" includes information about basic items of a building. The basic information may include, for example, information about basic items such as the location of the building, the size of the building, and the area of ​​the building. More specifically, the basic information may include at least one of the following information: prefecture information (Tokyo, etc.), city / ward / town / village information (Chiyoda-ku, etc.), energy conservation standard area classification information (numbers from 1 to 8 assigned to each city / town / village), structure information (wooden, steel-framed, reinforced concrete (RC)), number of floors information (two floors above ground, one floor below ground, etc.), annual solar radiation area classification information (A1, A2, A3, A4, A5), primary energy equivalent value (cold heat) of "heat supplied by others" (1.36, etc.), and primary energy equivalent value (heat) of "heat supplied by others" (1.36, etc.). The basic information may include area information and use information. The area information is information about the area of ​​the building, and may include information about the site area (10,000 m²). 2 etc.) and building area information (8,000m 2 etc.) and total floor area information (24,000m 2 etc.) and room area (4,000m 2 etc.), floor area (4,000m 2 etc.) and the air-conditioned floor area (4,000m 2 The use information is information indicating the use of a building or the use of a room in a building, and may include at least one of use information specified in the Building Standards Act Enforcement Regulations (such as "08470" as the code and "office" as the use classification) and information on the type of building model applied in the Model Building Act (such as "office, etc." as the building use and "office" as the room use). The information required as basic information may vary depending on the method for calculating energy-saving information. Furthermore, in this specification, building information may include information on the number of elevators.

[0035] "Building information" includes information about the architecture of a building. For example, the building information may include information about the windows and walls of a building. Furthermore, the information required as building information may change depending on the method of calculating energy-saving information, just like the basic information. For example, in the case of the standard input method, the building information includes information about room use (information on Sheet 1, for example, floor, room name, building use, room use, room area, floor height, ceiling height, room subject to air conditioning calculation, room subject to ventilation calculation, room subject to lighting calculation, room subject to hot water calculation, building name), information about air conditioning zones (information on Sheet 2-1, for example, floor, room name, building use, room use, room area, floor height, ceiling height, name of air conditioning zone, room load processing, outdoor air load processing), information about exterior wall configuration (information on Sheet 2-2, for example, exterior wall name, It may also include information on the wall type, heat transfer coefficient, building material number, building material name, thermal conductivity, thickness, solar absorptance), window specification information (information on Sheet 2-3, for example, opening name, heat transfer coefficient, solar heat gain coefficient, type of fixture, type of glass), exterior skin information (information on Sheet 2-4, for example, floor, air-conditioning zone name, orientation, sunshade effectiveness coefficient, exterior wall name, exterior skin area, opening name, window area, presence or absence of blinds), non-air-conditioned exterior skin (information on Sheet 8, for example, non-air-conditioned zone use, exterior skin configuration), etc. For example, in the case of the Model Building Act, the building information may include information on opening specifications (information on Form B1, e.g., width of fixtures, height of fixtures, window area, type of fixtures, type of glass, overall heat transfer coefficient, solar heat gain coefficient), information on insulation specifications (information on Form B2, e.g., type of part, type of insulation material, thermal conductivity, thickness, overall heat transfer coefficient), information on exterior skin specifications (information on Form B3, e.g., orientation of exterior skin, width of exterior skin, height of exterior skin, area of ​​exterior skin, name of insulation specifications, name of fixtures used, number of fixtures, etc., presence or absence of blinds, sunshade effectiveness coefficient), information on room names (Forms D and E), information on room uses (Forms D and E), and information on floor area (Forms D and E). The area information and use information described as being included in the basic information may also be included in the building information. In addition, in this specification, the building information may include information on the number of elevators.

[0036] "Target information" includes information regarding targets for energy conservation information of a building. For example, the target information may include information regarding targets for primary energy consumption or the Building Energy Index (BEI). The target information may also include information regarding whether or not standards related to a national or general incorporated association are met.

[0037] The standards involving the government or non-profit organizations may be, for example, standards established in relation to the Building Energy Conservation Act, ZEB (Net Zero Energy Building), ZEH (Net Zero Energy House), ZEH-M (Net Zero Energy House Mansion), BELS (Building-Housing Energy-efficiency Labeling System), CASBEE (Comprehensive Assessment System for Built Environment Efficiency), J-CAT (Japan Carbon Assessment Tool), WELL, LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design), or BREEAM (Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method), etc.

[0038] In addition to Japan, countries may include the United States, the United Kingdom, France, etc. The Building Research Institute, a national research and development agency, may be considered to be involved with Japan. Non-profit organizations may include general incorporated associations such as the Housing and Building SDGs Promotion Center (IBECs), the Japan Sustainable Building Council (JSBC), and the Housing Performance Evaluation and Labeling Association (BELS), NPOs such as GBCI (Green Business Certification Inc.), and BRE (Building Research Establishment), etc.

[0039] The "Building Energy Conservation Act" is a law concerning the improvement of the energy consumption performance of buildings, and the standards established in relation to this act may include the Energy Conservation Standards of 2016. In this specification, the Building Energy Conservation Act may also include the contents of subsequent amendments to the Building Energy Conservation Act, the establishment of related laws, and amendments to related laws. "ZEB" refers to a non-residential building with zero or negative net annual primary energy consumption. ZEB may also include concepts such as "ZEB," Nearly ZEB, ZEB Ready, and ZEB Oriented. "ZEH" refers to a home (detached house or apartment) whose annual primary energy consumption is net zero or negative. "ZEH" may include any of the concepts such as "ZEH", Nearly ZEH, ZEH Oriented, ZEH+, Next Generation ZEH+, Next Generation HEMS, Nearly ZEH, etc. "ZEH-M" refers to a home (apartment building) whose annual primary energy consumption is net zero or negative. It may include any of the concepts "ZEH-M," "Nearly ZEH-M," "ZEH-M Ready," "ZEH-M Oriented," etc. "BELS" is a third-party evaluation stipulated in the Notification of Labeling, with the aim of enabling organizations to fairly and accurately evaluate and label the energy conservation performance of buildings. "CASBEE" is a method for evaluating and rating the environmental performance of buildings.

[0040] "Energy saving information" refers to information related to energy saving. The energy saving information may include information indicating the energy saving value of a building. The energy saving information may include information indicating the primary energy consumption or BEI value of a building. The energy saving information may include the BEI values ​​of each of the building's air conditioning equipment, mechanical ventilation equipment, lighting equipment, hot water supply equipment, and elevators. The energy saving information may include, for example, primary energy consumption, secondary energy consumption, energy consumption coefficient, annual heat load coefficient, etc. The energy saving information may include information for compliance or notification as stipulated in the Act on Improvement of Energy Consumption Performance of Buildings. Furthermore, the energy saving information may include BPI, BEI, BEI / AC, BEI / V, BEI / L, BEI / HW, BEI / EV, etc. The energy saving information may also include at least one of estimated utility costs and estimated CO2 emissions. The energy saving information may also include information on the energy saving performance label indicated by the energy saving performance labeling system.

[0041] "Primary energy consumption" is the amount of direct energy consumption associated with the use of a building. Primary energy consumption may include the value obtained by converting the energy consumed by equipment used in the building into heat. Primary energy consumption may include at least one of the concepts of design primary energy consumption and standard primary energy consumption. "Secondary energy consumption" may be the energy consumed in a building, such as electricity, city gas, kerosene, etc. Secondary energy consumption may also include energy obtained by converting or processing primary energy. The "energy consumption coefficient" indicates the energy utilization efficiency of a building. The energy consumption coefficient may include information indicating how much heat is obtained by utilizing a unit of energy. The energy consumption coefficient may include, for example, a coefficient related to the amount of primary energy consumption. The "annual heat load coefficient" is a coefficient related to the amount of heat loss through the exterior walls, opening windows, etc. of a building or prevention of the envelope standard. "BPI" is information indicating the reduction rate of PAL* (Pulstar). In this specification, BPI may include the concept of BPIm. "BEI" is information indicating a primary energy consumption standard. In this specification, the BEI may include the concepts of BEIm and / or BEIs. "BEI / AC" is information indicating the BEI of the air conditioning equipment. The BEI / AC may include the concepts of BEIm / AC and / or BEIs / AC. "BEI / V" is information indicating the BEI of the mechanical ventilation equipment. BEI / V may include the concepts of BEIm / V and / or BEIs / V. "BEI / L" is information indicating the BEI of the lighting equipment. BEI / L may include the concepts of BEIm / L and / or BEIs / L. "BEI / HW" is information indicating the BEI of the hot water supply equipment. BEI / HW may include the concepts of BEIm / HW and / or BEIs / HW. "BEI / EV" is information indicating the BEI of the elevator. BEI / EV may include the concepts of BEIm / EV and / or BEIs / EV. The "estimated utility costs" is information indicating the estimated utility costs that the building will generate. The estimated utility costs are expressed in yen per year, for example. "Estimated CO2 emissions" is information indicating the amount of CO2 that is estimated to be emitted by the building. The unit of estimated CO2 emissions is, for example, t-CO2 / year. The "energy saving performance label" may include at least one of the following: energy consumption performance, which indicates that the energy consumption is less than the energy saving standards set by the government; insulation performance, which indicates that the building is less susceptible to heat escaping and less susceptible to heat from outside, such as sunlight, entering; estimated utility costs, which indicate an estimate of the annual utility costs; and information on whether the building meets the ZEH standard, ZEH-M standard, or ZEB standard.

[0042] In activity A2, processor 31 receives an input of an output instruction to input screen 4 via a user's operation on input unit 34. The input screen 4 will be described in detail with reference to Figures 6 and 7. The output instruction is an instruction to output energy saving information.

[0043] In activity A3, the processor 31, having received the output instruction, transmits the basic information, the building information, and the target information to the server device 2 via the communication unit 33 and the network. In activity A4, the reception control unit 210 receives the basic information, the building information, and the target information from the client device 3 via the network and the communication unit 23.

[0044] In activity A5, the output control unit 211 outputs energy-saving information based on the received basic information, building information, and target information, as well as coefficient information. In this embodiment, for example, the output control unit 211 outputs the BEI based on area information, use information, target information, and coefficient information (e.g., air-conditioning unit load information, etc.). More specifically, for example, the output control unit 211 performs information processing related to the determination of coefficients, calculation of required equipment capacity, equipment allocation, and output of energy-saving information, as follows. Note that the following describes an example in which the building is a non-residential building and the model building method is used as a method for calculating energy-saving information.

[0045] (Determination of coefficients) The output control unit 211 determines each coefficient for selecting equipment based on the target information and application information. The determined coefficients may be predetermined for each application and target, or may be values ​​that the user can freely change. For example, the air conditioning unit load, ceiling height, ventilation rate, lighting ratio, unit number of people, hot water supply amount, and elevator coefficient are used as the coefficients. "Air conditioning unit load" indicates the load of the air conditioning equipment per unit area, and its unit is, for example, kw / m2. The air conditioning unit load may be set based on the thermal insulation performance or envelope performance of the building, and may be set, for example, based on information input in the basic information area 42, first building information area 43, and second building information area 44, which will be described later. In other words, when outputting energy saving information in activity A5, the reception control unit 210 may obtain information on the air conditioning unit load based on the information input in the basic information area 42, first building information area 43, and second building information area 44. "Ceiling height" refers to the height from the floor to the ceiling of a building, and is expressed in units of meters, for example. The ceiling height may differ between air conditioning equipment and mechanical ventilation equipment. The "ventilation rate" refers to the number of ventilations per unit time, and its unit is, for example, times / h. The ventilation rate may differ between air conditioning equipment and mechanical ventilation equipment. "Lighting ratio" indicates the area allocated per lighting unit, and its unit is, for example, m2 / unit. "Unit number of people" indicates the number of people per unit area, and the unit is, for example, m2 / person. "Amount of hot water supplied" indicates the amount of hot water consumed per person per unit time, and its unit is, for example, L / day·person.

[0046] FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a method for determining coefficients. FIG. 4 shows coefficients for a case where the use is an "office" and the target is "ZEB Ready," coefficients for a case where the use is an "office" and the target is "2016 Energy Conservation Standards," coefficients for a case where the use is a "hotel" and the target is "ZEB Ready," coefficients for a case where the use is a "hotel" and the target is "2016 Energy Conservation Standards," coefficients for a case where the use is a "kindergarten" and the target is "ZEB Ready," and coefficients for a case where the use is a "kindergarten" and the target is "2016 Energy Conservation Standards." As shown in FIG. 4, the output control unit 211 performs information processing for determining coefficients by using different coefficients for each combination of use and target.

[0047] (Calculation of required equipment capacity) The output control unit 211 calculates the required air conditioning load, required ventilation volume, required lighting, required hot water supply, and required elevators based on the determined coefficients and area information. "Required air conditioning load" indicates the required load of the air conditioning equipment, and is the value obtained by multiplying the area by the air conditioning unit load, and its unit is, for example, kw. The "required ventilation volume" indicates the required ventilation volume, which is the value obtained by multiplying the area, the ceiling height, and the ventilation rate, and is expressed in units such as m3 / h. "Required lighting" indicates the number of required lighting units, and is the value obtained by dividing the area by the lighting ratio, and is expressed in units, for example. The "required hot water supply area" indicates the required hot water consumption, and is the value obtained by multiplying the area by the hot water supply amount and dividing the result by the number of people, and the unit is, for example, L / day.

[0048] Any area information may be set as the area to be used, and any area information such as site area information, building area information, total area information, room area information, floor area information, and air-conditioned floor area information may be used.

[0049] (Facility Allocation) The output control unit 211 allocates equipment used in a building, such as air conditioning equipment, mechanical ventilation equipment, lighting equipment, hot water supply equipment, elevators, etc. Next, an example of allocating air conditioning equipment will be described with reference to FIG. 5. FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining an example of a method for allocating air conditioning equipment. For example, the output control unit 211 allocates air conditioning equipment according to the required air conditioning load, as shown in FIG. 5. For example, when the required air conditioning load is less than 10 kW, the output control unit 211 allocates air conditioning equipment of ID1 (one package air conditioner (air-cooled), rated capacity per unit (cooling 25 kW, heating 25 kW), rated power consumption per unit (cooling 5.5 kW, heating 6 kW), etc.), and when the required air conditioning load is 10 or more but less than 20, the output control unit 211 allocates air conditioning equipment of ID2 (one package air conditioner (air-cooled), rated capacity per unit (cooling 25 kW, heating 25 kW), rated power consumption per unit (cooling 5.5 kW, heating 6 kW), etc.). If the required air conditioning load is 20 or more and less than 50, it allocates an ID3 air conditioning facility (one package air conditioner (air-cooled), rated capacity per unit (cooling 25 kW, heating 25 kW), rated power consumption per unit (cooling 5.5 kW, heating 6 kW), etc.). The output control unit 211 generates facility information by outputting information corresponding to Form C1 (air-conditioning heat source) of the Model Building Act from the allocated facility.

[0050] "Facility information" is information about the facilities of a building. Information required as facility information varies depending on the method for calculating energy-saving information, just like the basic information and building information. In the case of the standard input method, the equipment information may include information on room specifications (sheet 1), information on air conditioning zones (sheet 2-1), information on exterior wall configuration (sheet 2-2), information on window specifications (sheet 2-3), information on the envelope (sheet 2-4), information on the heat source (sheet 2-5), information on secondary pumps (sheet 2-6), information on air conditioners (sheet 2-7), information on heat source water temperature (sheet 2-8), information on total heat exchangers (sheet 2-9), information on ventilation rooms (sheet 3-1), information on ventilation fans (sheet 3-2), information on ventilation air conditioners (sheet 3-3), information on lighting (sheet 4), information on water heater rooms (sheet 5-1), information on water heater equipment (sheet 5-2), information on elevators (sheet 6), information on solar power generation (sheet 7-1), information on cogeneration equipment (sheet 7-3), information on non-air-conditioned envelopes (sheet 8), and information on the model building (sheet 9). In addition, in the case of the Model Building Act, the equipment information may include information on air conditioning heat sources (Form C1), information on air conditioning outdoor air treatment (Form C2), information on air conditioning pumps (Form C3), information on air conditioning fans (Form C4), ventilation information (Form D), lighting information (Form E), hot water supply information (Form F), elevator information (Form G), solar power generation (Form H), cogeneration equipment information (Form I), etc.

[0051] (Output of energy saving information) The output control unit 211 outputs energy saving information based on the generated facility information. For example, a program compliant with energy saving standards is used to output the energy saving information. Furthermore, the received basic information and building information may be used as needed to output the energy saving information. This allows the energy saving information to be output more efficiently using a program compliant with energy saving standards.

[0052] In activity A6, the output control unit 211 outputs the building's average heat transmission coefficient and orientation-specific opening ratio based on the building information. The average heat transmission coefficient may be output using a known formula or a program compliant with energy conservation standards. The orientation-specific opening ratio may be output using values ​​output using a program compliant with energy conservation standards. For example, the orientation-specific opening ratio for north may be calculated by dividing the value named "Window Area - Exterior Wall Surface (North)" in the program compliant with energy conservation standards by the sum of the value named "Exterior Wall Area - North" and the value named "Window Area - Exterior Wall Surface (North)." The area of ​​the openings used to calculate the orientation-specific opening ratio (e.g., the value corresponding to "Window Area - Exterior Wall Surface (North)" in the program compliant with energy conservation standards) may be calculated by multiplying the number of windows by the window width and window height (the input screen will be described later in FIG. 6) or by multiplying the exterior surface area by the ratio of openings (the input screen will be described later in FIG. 7). The exterior skin area may be calculated by multiplying the exterior wall length of the first building information area 43 by the ceiling height determined by activity A5. While the example of calculating the opening ratio for each direction in the north direction has been described above, the opening ratios for each direction in the east, south, west, and roof directions may also be calculated in the same way as the opening ratio for each direction in the north direction. This makes it possible to output the opening ratio for each direction of the building and energy-saving information based on information about windows and walls. Activity A6 may be omitted.

[0053] The "average heat transmission coefficient" is a value that indicates how easily heat escapes from the entire house through the exterior envelope. The average heat transmission coefficient may be a value calculated for each of the exterior walls, roof, floor, and windows, or it may be a value calculated by averaging the amount of heat that escapes from the interior of the building to the outside through the floor, exterior walls, roof (ceiling), openings, etc., for the entire exterior envelope. The "opening rate by direction" is a value that indicates the ratio of the area of ​​openings provided in each direction (north, east, south, west, directly above, etc.).

[0054] In activity A7, the display control unit 212 generates image data for displaying an image including energy saving information, and the transmission control unit 213 transmits the image data and the energy saving information to the client device 3 via the communication unit 23 and the network. In activity A8, the processor 31 receives image data and energy saving information from the server device 2 via the network and the communication unit 33.

[0055] In activity A9, the processor 31 displays an output screen 5 generated based on the image data on the output unit 35. The output screen 5 will be described in detail with reference to Fig. 8. This makes it possible to predict the primary energy consumption or BEI value of a building based on the standards for primary energy consumption or BEI established by the Building Energy Conservation Act, ZEB, ZEH, BELS, CASBEE, etc.

[0056] 3.2. Details of each screen Next, the details of each screen that was omitted from the activity diagram in Fig. 3 will be explained with reference to Fig. 6 to Fig. 8. In the following example, the building is a non-residential building, and the model building method is used as the method for calculating energy-saving information.

[0057] 6 is a diagram showing an example of an input screen 4 when using a method for calculating the area of ​​an opening from the number, width, and height of windows. The input screen 4 is a screen on which information about a building is entered. The input screen 4 may include at least one of an area calculation method selection area 40, a user information area 41, a basic information area 42, a first building information area 43, a second building information area 44, a rooftop window area 45, and an output button 46.

[0058] The area calculation method selection area 40 is an area for selecting a method for calculating the area of ​​the openings of the entire building. In response to pressing the "Input openings by number of windows, width, and height" button in the area calculation method selection area 40, the display control unit 212 may further display a screen that can accept input of basic information and building information when calculating the area of ​​openings from the ratio of openings, as shown in Fig. 7.

[0059] The user information area 41 may be configured to accept input of information about the user, such as an email address (e.g., "test0409@test.com"), a person in charge (e.g., "person in charge0409"), or a company name (e.g., "Test Co., Ltd.").

[0060] 6 to 7, the basic information area 42 may include at least one of the following: a building name (e.g., "Test Building 0409," or a project name), a postal code (e.g., "1500001," as long as the information can identify the prefecture, city, ward, town, or village, and the energy conservation standard area classification), a prefecture (e.g., "Tokyo"), a city, ward, town, or village (e.g., "Shibuya Ward"), target information (e.g., "ZEB Ready"), a total floor area (e.g., "10000.82 m2"), a floor area (e.g., "10000.82 m2"), an air-conditioned floor area (e.g., "7000.32 m2"), the number of aboveground floors (e.g., "7 floors"), and the number of elevators (e.g., "2"). In response to an input of a postal code, the output control unit 211 may output information on the area division corresponding to the postal code and the area corresponding to the postal code (which may include, for example, information on the climate).

[0061] The first building information area 43 is configured to allow building information to be input. The first building information area 43 may include areas for inputting at least one of the exterior wall length, number of windows, window width, window height, and non-air-conditioning core length for each direction. The output control unit 211 may automatically output the same value input for a certain direction for other directions. For example, if "7" is input for the number of windows in the north, the output control unit 211 may output "7" for the number of windows in each of the east, south, and west directions. The output control unit 211 may also output the same value input for either the east or west direction for the other east or west direction.

[0062] The second building information area 44 may also include an area in which at least one of the window heat transmission coefficient (e.g., "1.2 W / (m²·K)" or the like, and any unit may be used), the solar heat gain coefficient (e.g., "1.2"), and the specifications of the fixtures and glass (e.g., "resin and metal composite Low-E film double-glazed") can be input. The output control unit 211 may automatically output information to the second building information area 44 in response to the input of the target information. For example, in response to "ZEB Ready" being selected as the target information in the basic information area 42, the output control unit 211 may automatically output information on the window heat transmission coefficient (e.g., "1.2 W / (m²·K)" or the like), the solar heat gain coefficient (e.g., "1.2"), and the specifications of the fixtures and glass (e.g., "resin and metal composite Low-E film double-glazed" or the like).

[0063] The rooftop window area 45 is an area used when a building has a window on its roof. The rooftop window area 45 further displays a screen that can accept input of basic information and building information (e.g., opening ratio, window heat transfer coefficient, solar heat gain coefficient, etc.) when a building has a window on its roof.

[0064] Fig. 7 is a diagram showing an example of the input screen 4 when using a method for calculating the area of ​​an opening from the ratio of the openings. In response to pressing the "Enter openings by ratio" button in the area calculation method selection area 40, the display control unit 212 further displays a screen that can accept input of basic information and building information when calculating the area of ​​an opening from the number, width, and height of windows, as shown in Fig. 6. In the first building information area 47 of Fig. 7, the opening ratio is used instead of the number of windows, window width, and window height included in the first building information area 43 of Fig. 6.

[0065] The output button 46 is a button for outputting energy saving information based on the information entered in the basic information area 42, the first building information area 43, and the second building information area 44. In response to pressing the output button 46, information processing for activities A2 to A9 is executed sequentially, and the output screen 5 shown in FIG.

[0066] FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of the output screen 5. The output screen 5 is a screen that displays energy-saving information, average heat transmission coefficient, or opening ratio by orientation for a building. The output screen 5 may include a BEIm area 50, a BPIm area 51, a BEIm analysis area 52, an average heat transmission coefficient area 53, and an opening ratio by orientation area 54. This allows the BEI of each of the air conditioning equipment, mechanical ventilation equipment, lighting equipment, hot water supply equipment, and elevators to be displayed in graph form as energy-saving information. Note that the output screen 5 in FIG. 8 displays energy-saving information output using the model building method, but the BEI or BPI output using the standard input method may also be displayed.

[0067] The BEIm area 50 is an area where the BEIm of a building, such as "0.79", is displayed. The BPIm area 51 is an area where the BPIm of the building, such as "0.49," is displayed. Furthermore, the BPIm area 51 may display target information (such as "ZEB Ready") in addition to the BPIm. The BEIm analysis area 52 is an area in which the BEIm of each of the air conditioning equipment, mechanical ventilation equipment, lighting equipment, hot water supply equipment, and elevators is displayed in the form of a graph. The average heat transmission coefficient area 53 is an area where the average heat transmission coefficient of the building is displayed, and the average heat transmission coefficients of the exterior walls (0.46 W / m2K in the example of Figure 8), roof (0.0 W / m2K in the example of Figure 8), floors (not shown), and windows (1.2 W / m2K in the example of Figure 8) are displayed. The azimuth-specific opening rate area 54 is an area where the azimuth-specific opening rate of the building is displayed. In the example of Figure 8, the azimuth-specific opening rate is approximately 37% for north, east, south, and west, and 0% for the roof.

[0068] As described above, according to the present disclosure, energy saving information can be output more efficiently.

[0069] [others] The basic information, building information, and equipment information may each be acquired in any format. The basic information, building information, and equipment information may each be information input or output via a web browser. Furthermore, when the basic information, building information, and equipment information are in file format, the file format may be tsv format, txt format, xlsx format, xlsm format, json format, csv format, ifc format, pdf format, xml format, etc. When the basic information, building information, and equipment information are in file format, the basic information, building information, and equipment information may each be in a single file or separate files.

[0070] With respect to the information processing system 1 according to the above embodiment, it may be a program that causes a computer to function as the processor 31 of the information processing system 1. It may also be an information processing method that the information processing system 1 executes.

[0071] The server device 2 may be an on-premise type or a cloud type. As a cloud type server device 2, the above functions and processes may be provided in the form of, for example, SaaS (Software as a Service) or cloud computing.

[0072] The above-described information processing may all be executed within the client device 3. In this case, information processing for communication between the server device 2 and the client device 3 is not executed, and the information processing described as being executed by the server device 2 is executed within the client device 3.

[0073] Furthermore, it may be provided in the following aspects.

[0074] (1) An information processing system comprising one or more processors that execute the following steps: in a reception control step, target information and area information are received, the target information being information relating to an energy saving target for a building, and the area information being information relating to the area of ​​the building; in an output control step, energy saving information is output based on the target information and the area information, and the energy saving information being information indicating the energy saving value of the building.

[0075] With this configuration, it is possible to output energy saving information more efficiently.

[0076] (2) In the information processing system described in (1) above, the target information includes information regarding a target for primary energy consumption or BEI, and the energy saving information includes information indicating the value of the primary energy consumption or BEI of the building.

[0077] According to this configuration, it is possible to predict the value of the primary energy consumption or BEI of a building based on information relating to the target of the primary energy consumption or BEI.

[0078] (3) In the information processing system described in (2) above, the target information includes information on whether a country or a non-profit organization meets the criteria for involvement.

[0079] With this configuration, it is possible to predict the value of the primary energy consumption or BEI of a building based on the criteria of whether the primary energy consumption or BEI satisfies standards set by a country or a non-profit organization.

[0080] (4) In the information processing system described in (3) above, the standards are established in relation to the Building Energy Conservation Act, ZEB, ZEH, ZEH-M, CASBEE, BELS, J-CAT, WELL, LEED, or BREEAM.

[0081] With this configuration, it is possible to predict the value of the primary energy consumption or BEI of a building based on the standards for primary energy consumption or BEI set by the Energy Conservation Act for Buildings, ZEB, ZEH, etc.

[0082] (5) In the information processing system according to any one of (1) to (4) above, in the output control step, the energy saving information is output using a program that complies with an energy saving standard.

[0083] According to this configuration, it is possible to output energy saving information more efficiently using a program that complies with the energy saving standards.

[0084] (6) In the information processing system described in any one of (1) to (5) above, the reception control step further receives input of usage information, the usage information being information indicating the usage of the building or the usage of a room within the building, and the output control step further outputs the energy-saving information based on the usage information.

[0085] According to this configuration, it is possible to more efficiently output energy saving information based on the application information.

[0086] (7) In the information processing system described in any one of (1) to (6) above, in the reception control step, information on air conditioning unit load is acquired, and the air conditioning unit load indicates the load of the air conditioning equipment per unit area, and in the output control step, the energy saving information is output further based on the information on the air conditioning unit load.

[0087] With this configuration, energy saving information can be output more efficiently based on information about the air conditioning unit load.

[0088] (8) In the information processing system described in any one of (1) to (7) above, the energy saving information includes the BEI values ​​of the air conditioning equipment, mechanical ventilation equipment, lighting equipment, hot water supply equipment, and elevators of the building, and in the display control step, the BEI values ​​of the air conditioning equipment, mechanical ventilation equipment, lighting equipment, hot water supply equipment, and elevators are displayed in the form of a graph.

[0089] According to this configuration, the BEI of each of the air conditioning equipment, the mechanical ventilation equipment, the lighting equipment, the hot water supply equipment, and the elevators can be displayed in the form of a graph as energy saving information.

[0090] (9) In the information processing system described in any one of (1) to (8) above, the reception control step further receives input of information regarding the windows and walls of the building, and the output control step outputs the opening ratio by direction of the building and the energy-saving information based on the information regarding the windows and walls of the building.

[0091] According to this configuration, it is possible to output the opening ratio for each direction of a building and energy saving information based on information about windows and walls.

[0092] (10) A program for causing a computer to function as the one or more processors of the information processing system according to any one of (1) to (9) above.

[0093] (11) An information processing method executed by an information processing system, the information processing method comprising each process executed by the one or more processors of the information processing system described in any one of (1) to (9) above. Of course, this is not the case.

[0094] Finally, while various embodiments of the present invention have been described, they are presented by way of example only and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. The novel embodiments may be embodied in various other forms, and various omissions, substitutions, and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention. Such embodiments and modifications are intended to be included within the scope and spirit of the invention, as well as within the scope of the invention and its equivalents as defined in the accompanying claims. [Explanation of symbols]

[0095] 1: Information processing system 2: Server device 3: Client device 21: Processor 210: Reception control unit 211: Output control section 212: Display control unit 213: Transmission control section 22: Storage section 23: Communications Department 31: Processor 32: Storage section 33: Communications Department 34: Input section 35: Output section 4: Input screen 40: Full glass selection area 41: User information area 42:Basic information area 43: 1st architectural information area 44:Second architectural information area 45: Rooftop window area 46: Output button 5: Output screen 50 :BEIm area 51 :BPIm area 52 :BEIm analysis area 53:Average heat transfer coefficient area 54: Aperture ratio area by direction

Claims

1. An information processing system, one or more processors that perform the steps of: In the reception control step, the target information and the area information are received, The target information is information regarding an energy conservation target for the building, The area information is information about the area of ​​the building, In the output control step, energy saving information is output based on the target information and the area information; The energy saving information is information indicating the energy saving value of the building. Information processing system.

2. 2. The information processing system according to claim 1, the target information includes information regarding a target for primary energy consumption or BEI; The energy saving information includes information indicating the primary energy consumption or BEI value of the building, Information processing system.

3. 3. The information processing system according to claim 2, The target information includes information on whether a country or non-profit corporation meets the criteria for involvement; Information processing system.

4. 4. The information processing system according to claim 3, The standards are established in relation to the Building Energy Conservation Law, ZEB, ZEH, ZEH-M, CASBEE, BELS, J-CAT, WELL, LEED or BREEAM. Information processing system.

5. 2. The information processing system according to claim 1, In the output control step, the energy saving information is output using a program that complies with energy saving standards. Information processing system.

6. 2. The information processing system according to claim 1, The reception control step further receives input of usage information, The use information is information indicating the use of the building or the use of a room in the building, In the output control step, the energy saving information is output further based on the use information. Information processing system.

7. 2. The information processing system according to claim 1, In the reception control step, information on the air conditioning unit load is acquired, The air conditioning unit load indicates the load of the air conditioning equipment per unit area, In the output control step, the energy saving information is output further based on information on the air conditioning unit load. Information processing system.

8. 2. The information processing system according to claim 1, The energy saving information includes BEI values ​​for each of the air conditioning equipment, mechanical ventilation equipment, lighting equipment, hot water supply equipment, and elevators of the building, In the display control step, the BEIs of the air conditioning equipment, the mechanical ventilation equipment, the lighting equipment, the hot water supply equipment, and the elevators are displayed in the form of graphs. Information processing system.

9. 2. The information processing system according to claim 1, The reception control step further receives input of information about windows and walls of the building, In the output control step, an opening ratio by direction of the building and the energy-saving information are output based on information about windows and walls of the building. Information processing system.

10. A program, A program for causing a computer to function as the one or more processors of the information processing system according to any one of claims 1 to 9.

11. An information processing method executed by an information processing system, The information processing system according to any one of claims 1 to 9, further comprising: Information processing methods.

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