Catalog Factories

Catalog factories are special types of factories that use archetypes in conjunction with the Import Factories to homogenize the data in the CITYhub standard format. The Catalog Factories provide features that act as lookup tables allowing for efficient search and access to predefined archetypes. Currently, the following Catalog Factories are available:

• Construction Catalog Factory

• Usage Catalog Factory

• Energy Systems Catalog Factory

• CO2 Analysis Catalog Factory

• Costs Catalog Factory

Note

For a comprehensive breakdown of the buildings parameters the Catalog Factories are responsible for populating, see the section on Import Factories.

Construction Catalog Factory

The Construction Catalog Factory contains the catalogs responsible for defining construction related information of buildings. The following handlers are available:

Handler	Description
nrel
nrcan
eilat
palma

Usage Catalog Factory

The Usage Construction Catalog Factory contains the catalogs responsible for defining the usage of buildings. The following handlers are available:

Handler	Description
comnet
nrcan
palma
eilat

Energy Systems Catalog Factory

The Energy Systems Catalog Factory contains the catalogs responsible for defining energy systems available for a building. The following handlers are available:

Handler	Description
montreal_custom
montreal_future
palma

CO2 Analysis Catalog Factory

The CO2 Analysis Catalog Factory contains the catalogs that are used to calculate the building lifecycle CO2 emissions. The following handlers are available:

Handler	Description
ecoinvent

Costs Catalog Factory

The Costs Catalog Factory contains the catalogs used to calculate costs relating to the lifecycle of a building. The following handlers are available:

Handler	Description
montreal_custom