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Information

The IDEAS library was originally developed by KU Leuven and 3E, and is currently developed and maintained by the Thermal Systems Simulation (The SySi) research group of KU Leuven. The library includes significant contributions by the Building Physics and Sustainable Design Section of KU Leuven, the Building Physics Research Group of UGent, IBPSA project 1, IEA EBC Annex 60 project, and the Electrical Energy Systems and Applications Section of KU Leuven.

The IDEAS library extends from the Modelica IBPSA library and has a particular focus on the development of detailed building models. It is one of the four sister libraries that extend from the core Modelica IBPSA library, alongside AixLib, Modelica Buildings, and BuildingSystems.

Funding

Many contributors have been financially supported for their contributions to IDEAS. Therefore, the authors acknowledge the financial support of:

• The European Commission and the Province of Vlaams-Brabant (2025-2028), through the research grant of Jelger Jansen, and the INTERREG North-West Europe ‘E2-CUTIES’ project (NWE0400543)
• The European Commission (2024-2028), through the PhD scholarship of Anna Dell'Isola, and the Horizon Europe 'HeriTACE' project (no. 101138672)
• The European Commission (2024-2028), through the PhD scholarship of Louis Hermans, the research grant of Lone Meertens, and the Horizon Europe 'SEEDS' project (no. 101138211)
• The Agency for Innovation by Science and Technology in Flanders (VLAIO), through the research grant of Klaas De Jonge (HBC.2023.0488)
• KU Leuven (2021-2025), through the PhD scholarship of Lucas Verleyen, the research grant of Javier Arroyo, and the 'TECHPED' project (C24M/021/21)
• Research Foundation Flanders (FWO) (2020-2024), through the PhD scholarship of Jelger Jansen (1SC9721N|1SC9723N)
• KU Leuven (2019-2021), through the research grant of Filip Jorissen, and the C3 project (C32/18/063)
• Research Foundation Flanders (FWO) (2019-2023), through the PhD scholarship of Klaas De Jonge (1SA7619N)
• The European Commission (2016-2021), through the research grant of Filip Jorissen and Damien Picard, and the Horizon 2020 'MPC-:GT - hybridGEOTABS' project (no. 723649)
• The European Commisson, the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), Flanders Innovation and Entrepreneurship, and the Province of Limburg (2015-2018), through the research grant of Glenn Reynders and the 'EFRO-SALK GeoWatt' project
• The Agency for Innovation by Science and Technology in Flanders (IWT-VLAIO) (2014-2018), through the research grant of Arnout Aertgeerts, and the 'Living Lab De Schipjes’ project
• The Agency for Innovation by Science and Technology in Flanders (IWT) (2014-2017), through the PhD scholarship of Filip Jorisson (no. 131012)
• The European Commission (2012-2015), through the PhD scholarship of Roel De Coninck, and the FP7 ‘PerformancePlus’ project (FP7-308991-2)
• The Agency for Innovation by Science and Technology in Flanders (IWT) and WTCB (2011-2016), through the IWT-VIS 'Smart Geotherm' project
• VITO (Flemish Institute for Technological Developments) (2011-2015), through the PhD scholarship of Glenn Reynders
• 3E (2010-2014), through co-funding the PhD scholarship of Roel De Coninck
• The KU Leuven Energy Institute (2010-2014), through the PhD scholarships of Ruben Baetens, Roel De Coninck, Juan van Roy and Bart Verbruggen, and the ‘Optimal Energy Networks in Buildings' project

Contributors

The following people have contributed to the IDEAS code.

• Arnout Aertgeerts
• Javier Arroyo
• Ruben Baetens
• Ian Beausoleil-Morrison
• Roel De Coninck
• Klaas De Jonge
• Anna Dell'Isola
• Louis Hermans
• Jelger Jansen
• Filip Jorissen
• Lone Meertens
• Damien Picard
• Glenn Reynders
• Juan van Roy
• Bart Verbruggen
• Lucas Verleyen

Furthermore, a large part of the code was originally developed within the IEA EBC Annex 60 project, which has been continued as IBPSA project 1. Many people have contributed to these projects.