Project description

The Project Description panel is the starting point of any GHE Analysis project. It records the administrative context of the design — project identity, site location and client — and provides a general notes field for capturing design intent and the mechanical assumptions that will shape the design. Although this information does not affect the simulation, it travels with the project file and ensures that the key decisions are documented alongside the results.

Project information - Enter the project number, project name and client name for your project records.

Site location and map - Provide the project address, city, postal code, province/state and country, then press Validate address button . It sends the address to an online mapping service, which returns the site latitude and longitude and displays a location map. An active internet connection is required; if the address cannot be resolved, refine it - a complete street address gives the best result - and validate again. The coordinates are stored with the project for documentation.

Currency - The currency selected here is used throughout the project wherever monetary values appear, in particular in the Energy Cost and cost-estimation tools. Choose it before entering tariffs or unit prices so that every figure is expressed in the same unit.

General notes - Use the General notes field for any information that may influence the design of the GSHP system. Because the building's mechanical and HVAC characteristics ultimately drive the ground loads, this is the natural place to capture the context a designer will need later: the distribution system and its supply and return temperatures (for instance a low-temperature radiant floor versus fan-coil units), the simultaneity of heating and cooling, the domestic hot water strategy, indoor setpoints and ventilation loads, and any existing or backup equipment. Site constraints, client requirements, regulatory considerations, hydrogeological observations, and expected load diversity or future expansion also belong here. This text travels with the project and is a convenient place to document the reasoning behind your design choices.