https://github.com/bigladder/kiva

Ground heat transfer calculation tool
https://github.com/bigladder/kiva

building energy engineering foundation heat-transfer kiva simulation

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Ground heat transfer calculation tool

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/bigladder/kiva
• Owner: bigladder
• License: bsd-3-clause
• Created: 2013-07-02T16:06:44.000Z (almost 12 years ago)
• Default Branch: develop
• Last Pushed: 2025-01-31T22:44:15.000Z (3 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-05-02T16:55:10.571Z (8 days ago)
• Topics: building, energy, engineering, foundation, heat-transfer, kiva, simulation
• Language: C++
• Size: 92 MB
• Stars: 25
• Watchers: 7
• Forks: 8
• Open Issues: 11
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • Changelog: ChangeLog.md
  • License: LICENSE

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README

        
![](docs/images/kiva-logo.png)

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Kiva

====

Kiva is a free and open source ground heat transfer calculation tool written in

C++. Specifically, Kiva is used to calculate heat loss and gain on a timestep

basis from building foundations. The goal is to create a tool that can integrate

the multi-dimensional heat transfer into standard building energy simulation

engines.

Documentation

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See the [online documentation](http://kiva.readthedocs.org/en/latest/) for information on using Kiva and creating Kiva input files.

Contributing

------------

Kiva is configured as a cross-platform CMake project. To build Kiva, you'll need to clone the git repository and use CMake (pointing to the kiva root directory).

Pre-requisites:

1. A C++ compiler (e.g., Clang, GCC, MSVC)

2. CMake

Building Kiva from source

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1. Clone the git repository.

2. Make a directory called `build` inside the top level of your source.

3. Open a console in the `build` directory.

4. Type `cmake ..`.

5. Type `cmake --build . --config Release`.

6. The Kiva executable (`kiva` or `kiva.exe`) will appear in your build directory.

If you'd like to contribute to this code or if you have questions, send an email to Neal

Kruis (neal.kruis AT bigladdersoftware DOT com).