Global Building Inventory (GloBI)

GloBI is a distributed building energy simulation framework designed for regional-scale analysis. It automates the process of transforming geospatial building data into energy models, running simulations in parallel, and collecting results for urban planning and decarbonization strategies.

Key Features

• Automated Pipeline: From GIS data to simulation results with minimal manual intervention
• Distributed Computing: Scale horizontally using Hatchet workflow orchestration and Docker workers
• Semantic Mapping: Flexible building typology and component mapping system
• Regional Scale: Process thousands of buildings in parallel
• Reproducibility: Version-controlled experiments with full provenance tracking

Architecture

To understand how GloBI works, check out our architecture diagrams:

• Simple Overview: High-level workflow from inputs to outputs
• Detailed Design: Comprehensive system architecture with all components

Getting Started

Follow our tutorials to start using GloBI:

• Requirements: Installation and setup
• Simulation Tasking: Running your first experiment

CLI Reference

Explore the CLI documentation for detailed command usage.