Steven Firth

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How to write an introduction chapter

This blog post looks at how to write an introduction chapter for an academic research report such as an undergraduate final year project, an MSc dissertation or a PhD thesis.

CSV on the Web: Working with EnergyPlus results

CSV on the Web: Working with EnergyPlus results

This post looks at how share EnergyPlus results using the CSV on the Web (CSVW) format. This work was done with Syafiq Saiful as part of the ABCE Open Data Project.

CSV on the Web: Working with units of measure

CSV on the Web: Working with units of measure

This post looks at how to include units (such as metres, kilograms or degrees Celsius) into CSVW metadata files.

CSV on the Web: Creating descriptive metadata files

CSV on the Web: Creating descriptive metadata files

This post looks at creating CSV on the Web (CSVW) metadata files with simple descriptions.

CSV on the Web: An Introduction

CSV on the Web: An Introduction

Are you working with CSV files but are not sure how to best describe the data within them? Would you like to share your CSV data according to the FAIR data principles? CSV on the Web (CSVW) might be the answer.

The ABCE Open Data Project

ABCE Open Data Project

The ABCE Open Data Project

Have some data but not sure how to best share it? This is a new project about best practice for Open Data and Fair Data which might help.

Parametric analysis with EnergyPlus and Python

Parametric analysis with EnergyPlus and Python

How is possible to run multiple EnergyPlus simulations with different parameters? How can I see the effect of changing a parameter on the simulation results? How can I automate this process? This blog post describes how to do parametric analysis using EnergyPlus and Python.

EnergyPlus simulation and analysis using Python

Do you want to automate your EnergyPlus workflow? Then use Python for both running simulations and analysing the results.

Using Python with IES-VE

This post looks at how to start using Python with the building simulation software IES-VE.

5 ways to edit EnergyPlus input files

I've created an EnergyPlus input file, but how do I edit it? Do I have to edit it manually? Can I using programming to create many variants of my base-case file? This post answers these questions.

How to run EnergyPlus from the command line

This post describes how to run EnergyPlus from the command line, and why this is a good thing to do as part of an Open Research workflow.

10 tips for publishing Open Data

10 tips for publishing Open Data

In this post I give my top 10 tips for publishing Open Data datasets to make them understandable and reuseable for others researchers.

New project: 3DFAIR - developing FAIR data research methods for building energy studies

New project: 3DFAIR - developing FAIR data research methods for building energy studies

This post introduces the 3DFAIR project, a new EPSRC-funded project studying at FAIR data research methods.

Why I've started a research blog

Getting Started

Why I've started a research blog

In this blog post I share my thinking behind why I decided to develop this website about my research.