Bombyx
(by ETHZ_SC)
Bombyx is a Grasshopper plugin for Life Cycle Assessment of buildings in early design stages.
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The goal of Bombyx is to allow for simplified whole building Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of buildings during early design stages.

The current version focuses on the assessment of embodied impacts using the Swiss LCA database for building materials.

Bombyx2.2.0 improvements:

  • KBOB 2022v4 database update with better item descriptions
  • UI/UX improvements: Volume Impact component for a more streamlined calculation

Bombyx2.1.0 features:

  • Added macOS support: SQLite package updated and should now also work on Mac.
  • Some quality-of-life fixes with input and output naming conventions.

Bombyx2.0.9 bug fixes:

  • Duplicate "Data" component removed and received "OLD" tag in case it was used in previous projects
  • "Energy Carrier" component fixes, should now only run once per GH canvas solution
  • Added replacement to "Building Systems" component
  • Various QoL fixes and improvements

Bombyx2.0.7 features and bug fixes:

  • internet access no longer required (includes database)
  • component outputs marked as "(text)" provide additional info for the users
  • generating dropdown menu selections for easier usage
  • new top-down functionality - Building level design
  • bug and typo fixes
  • new icons
  • window component reworked
  • example file available for download (separate zip file)

Installation:

Before installation, remove the any previous versions of Bombyx, then unzip the plugin into: %AppData%\Grasshopper\Libraries

For more details please check this link.

Links:

Documentation: https://bombyx.gitbook.io/docs

GitHub: https://github.com/Bombyx-ETH/Bombyx2

Known issues:

  • sometimes item selector does not save the selected item properly (quick fix is to use Item Selector from Human or Honeybee addon) 
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Title
Description
Platform
 
Bombyx2.2.0
2024-10-29
Grasshopper for Rhino 8 for Win
Grasshopper for Rhino 8 Mac
Bombyx2.1.0
2023-11-29
Grasshopper for Rhino 7 for Win
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Bombyx2.1.0_Example
2023-11-27
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BombyxHive_Example
2023-11-21
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Bombyx2.0.9
2023-08-28
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Bombyx2.0.8
2021-08-03
Grasshopper for Rhino 6 for Win
Bombyx2.0.8_Examples
2021-08-03
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Bombyx2.0.7
2021-06-11
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Bombyx2.0.7_Examples
2021-05-18
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Bombyx2.0.6
2021-03-19
Grasshopper for Rhino 6 for Win
Bombyx2.0.6_Examples
2021-04-14
Grasshopper for Rhino 6 for Win
Bombyx2.0.5
2020-12-10
Grasshopper for Rhino 6 for Win
Bombyx2.0.5_Example
2020-12-10
Grasshopper for Rhino 6 for Win
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