honeybee-energy
Energy simulation library for honeybee.
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
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.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires honeybee-core and honeybee-standards as runtime dependencies; EnergyPlus or OpenStudio SDK needed for full simulation workflows (not bundled).
- Low install friction with a pure Python wheel.
- Actively maintained as of 2026-08-13 with recent release.
License · maintenance · safety
AGPL-3.0 (agpl) — Licensed under AGPL-3.0, which requires that derivative works and modifications be shared under the same license. This may constrain commercial or proprietary use; review your project's licensing model before adopting.
last release 2026-08-13 (1 days) · last repo commit 2026-08-13 · 36 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 85,047 downloads/mo, #13,956 on PyPI
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pip install -U honeybee-energy
from honeybee_energy.model import Model
from honeybee_energy.programtype import ProgramType
# Create energy properties on honeybee models
model = Model('MyBuilding')
program = ProgramType('Office')- Whether Python 2.7 support (listed in classifiers) is actively maintained or deprecated.
- Whether IronPython support (listed in classifiers) is tested and functional.
- Specific version constraints for honeybee-core and honeybee-standards compatibility.
What it is and 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—HVAC systems, construction assemblies, occupancy schedules, and loads—that 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.
The 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.
Use it for
- 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.
Worth the install?
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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.
Install
honeybee-energy on PyPI
Before you install
Low install friction with a pure Python wheel. Actively maintained as of 2026-08-13 with recent release. Two runtime dependencies (honeybee-core, honeybee-standards) are both part of the same ecosystem.
Requires honeybee-core and honeybee-standards as runtime dependencies; EnergyPlus or OpenStudio SDK needed for full simulation workflows (not bundled).
License in practice
Licensed under AGPL-3.0, which requires that derivative works and modifications be shared under the same license. This may constrain commercial or proprietary use; review your project's licensing model before adopting.
Quickstart
pip install -U honeybee-energy
from honeybee_energy.model import Model
from honeybee_energy.programtype import ProgramType
# Create energy properties on honeybee models
model = Model('MyBuilding')
program = ProgramType('Office')Verify before relying
- Whether Python 2.7 support (listed in classifiers) is actively maintained or deprecated.
- Whether IronPython support (listed in classifiers) is tested and functional.
- Specific version constraints for honeybee-core and honeybee-standards compatibility.
Package facts
| License | AGPL-3.0 agpl |
| Python support | Not specified |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 2 packageshoneybee-corehoneybee-standards |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained 1 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 85,047 / month, #13,956 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | Operating System :: OS IndependentProgramming Language :: Python :: 2.7Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9Programming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: CPythonProgramming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: IronPython |
Evidence: honeybee_energy-1.123.18-py3-none-any.whl
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