Source code for sap2012.SAP_worksheet.overall_dwelling_dimensions

# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-

[docs]def overall_dwelling_dimensions( area, average_storey_height ): """Calculates the overall dwelling dimensions, Section 1. :param area: A list of the areas of each floor. The first item is the basement, the second the ground floor etc. See (1a) to (1n). :type area: list (float) :param average_storey_height: A list of the average storey height of each floor. The first item is the basement, the second the ground floor etc. See (2a) to (2n). :type average_storey_height: list (float) :return: A dictionary with keys (volume,total_floor_area,dwelling_volume). - **volume** (`list` (`float`)) - A list of the volumes of each floor. The first item is the basement, the second the ground floor etc. See (3a) to (3n). - **total_floor_area** (`float`) - See (4). - **dwelling_volume** (`float`) - See (5). :rtype: dict """ # calculate volume volume=[] for i in range(len(area)): volume.append(area[i] * average_storey_height[i]) # calculate total floor area total_floor_area=sum(area) # calculate dwelling volume dwelling_volume=sum(volume) return dict(volume=volume, total_floor_area=total_floor_area, dwelling_volume=dwelling_volume)