{"categories":[{"label":"Scientific/Engineering","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/scientific-engineering/8"}],"enrichment":{"capability":"Honeybee-energy extends honeybee-core with energy simulation properties and workflows, enabling building energy models to be translated to EnergyPlus, OpenStudio, and other simulation engines.","skillfed_tags":["building-simulation","energy-modeling","energyplus"],"use_cases":["Translate honeybee building models to EnergyPlus format for annual energy consumption and peak load simulation.","Define and manage HVAC systems, construction assemblies, and occupancy schedules in a simulation-agnostic format.","Integrate energy simulation workflows into parametric design or optimization loops via the honeybee ecosystem.","Convert honeybee models to OpenStudio SDK format using the honeybee-openstudio package.","Provide energy properties that downstream honeybee extensions (doe2, ph) can consume for their own simulation targets."],"what_it_does":"Honeybee-energy is an extension to the honeybee-core modeling framework that adds energy simulation capabilities to building models. It provides a generic abstraction layer for energy properties\u2014HVAC systems, construction assemblies, occupancy schedules, and loads\u2014that can be translated to multiple simulation engines including EnergyPlus and OpenStudio. The package is designed so that honeybee models can be immediately simulated without external translation steps, though it also supports downstream tools like honeybee-doe2 and honeybee_ph that target other engines.\n\nThe package depends on honeybee-core for the base model structure and honeybee-standards for a library of typical building program types and construction sets. It is actively maintained and released as a pure Python wheel with low install friction. The AGPL-3.0 license means any modifications or derivative works must be shared under the same license, which may affect commercial deployments.","worth_installing":"Yes, if you are working within the honeybee ecosystem for building energy modeling. Low install friction, active maintenance, and no known vulnerabilities make it a safe choice. The AGPL-3.0 license requires review if your project is proprietary or closed-source. The package is most useful when paired with EnergyPlus, OpenStudio, or other honeybee extensions; standalone it provides only the modeling abstraction."},"id":"honeybee-energy","links":{"html":"https://skillfed.io/packages/honeybee-energy","md":"https://skillfed.io/packages/honeybee-energy.md","pypi":"https://pypi.org/project/honeybee-energy/"},"maintenance":{"status":"active"},"meta":{"latest_release":"2026-08-13","license_spdx":null,"license_treatment":"agpl","name":"honeybee-energy","python_support":"unspecified","summary":"Energy simulation library for honeybee."},"popularity":{"monthly_downloads":85047,"position":13956,"tier":"top_15000"},"security":{"n_vulnerabilities":0},"version":"1.123.18"}