I have released version 0.1.0 of the Java GNU Scientific Library (JGSL) project, its first public release. You can download it from here. This first release provides Java wrapper classes for the Special Functions module of the GNU Scientific Library (log, exp, airy, bessel, etc). I’ve run some preliminary tests on the log function, that […]
The GNU Scientific Library (GSL) is a rich state-of-the-art C library of mathematical routines. Pretty much everything you could think of—special functions, linear algebra, function optimization, fast Fourier transforms, and much, much more—is covered by this library. I have taken over the open-source Java GNU Scientifc Library project at SourceForge. The plan is to write […]
KNX, the home- and building automation standard that grew out of the fusion of Batibus, EIB and EHS, has now become international standard ISO/IEC 14543-3. The press announcement can be found here.
The first General Assembly of IBPSA-CH took place on 1 September 2006 in Lucerne, Switzerland, at the University of Applied Sciences. International Building Performance Simulation Association, the biggest international society of building performance simulation professionals, has now affiliates in sixteen countries or regions. This first General Assembly focused on presenting the goals and projects of […]
Welcome to the Computing & Smart Buildings blog. In this column I will provide insights on a regular basis on how computers in all their forms are used to make the home or the office a more comfortable place to live, or how they are used in the field of building research.