2016 08 04 - building energy boott camp presentation
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Projects
Deploy on server
Create visuals for data
Improve data re-formatter
Create Database for schools electrical mapping
Tools
Python - Programing language
Pycharm - IDE use for programing and testing
Django - Web framework
PostgreSQL - Database
Pandas - Data analysis Library
Apache - Web server
TRYING TO WRITE A HISTORY TEXTBOOK USING INCOMPLETE AND FAULTY SOURCES
MAPPING THE HIGH SCHOOL
Jordan Altaffer
SOME BACKGROUND• Last summer, we uncovered potential
opportunities through manual data analysis:
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• Gymnasium Fan ~$100/day• Collin’s Center Air Conditioning ~$200/day
A NEED FOR CHANGE
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School Days 6AM-8PMNight Time, Weekend, Holidays
First Efforts To Find a Problem
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• We used a Python script to help parse the 200,000 line csv files that Metasys exports into more manageable 200 line csv files.
ROADBLOCKSchool directories made it nearly impossible to identify source.
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UPDATING ROOM NUMBERS AND DECODING THE OUTDATED PLANS
• The school plans and circuit directories have old room numbers that no longer match current room numbers.
• In order to follow the directories and understand the way the school is wired, we had to link the past to the present by linking old numbers to new numbers.
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The Table
SOLVING THE POORLY LABELED DIRECTORY
• Naming convention of panels was confusing, and structure was unclear..
• I assembled a map.
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HARVESTING DATA• Mike and I wrote a piece of software that
functions as a database and organizes the different aspects of the school.
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• This program will facilitate maintenance of our system and pave the way for innovation.