ladybug-comfort 0.2.0

Ladybug comfort is a Python library that adds the functionalities for modeling thermal comfort to Ladybug.



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# ladybug-comfort

Ladybug-comfort is a Python library that adds thermal comfort functionalities to Ladybug.

## note
For the legacy Ladybug Grasshopper plugin see [this repository](https://github.com/mostaphaRoudsari/ladybug).

## API Documentation

## Installation

`pip install ladybug-comfort`


## Usage

```
"""Get the percentage of time outdoor conditions are comfortable with/without sun + wind"""
from ladybug.epw import EPW

relative_path = './tests/epw/chicago.epw'
epw = EPW(relative_path)
utci_obj_exposed = epw.get_universal_thermal_climate_index(
include_wind=True, include_sun=True)
utci_obj_protected = epw.get_universal_thermal_climate_index(
include_wind=False, include_sun=False)

print(utci_obj_exposed.percent_neutral) # comfortable percent of time with sun + wind
print(utci_obj_protected.percent_neutral) # comfortable percent of time without sun + wind
```


### derivative work
Ladybug-comfort is a derivative work of the following software projects:

[ladybug](https://github.com/ladybug). Available under GPL.
[CBE Comfort Tool](https://github.com/CenterForTheBuiltEnvironment/comfort_tool) for indoor thermal comfort calculations. Available under GPL.
[UTCI Fortran Code](http://www.utci.org/utci_doku.php) for outdoor thermal comfort calculations. Available under MIT.

Applicable copyright notices for theses works can be found within the relevant .py files.