The value of energetic analysis in architecture as an example for data sharing

Such analyses can be applied to structures in any pre-industrial society, and, because of their nature, cross-cultural comparisons can be as meaningful as intra-cultural studies. Open-Context enables such studies by providing access to data needed for energetic analysis. Linking data in Open Context with cost-calculation-algorithms allows greater reproducibility, while modular cost-calculation-algorithms enable the exploration of diverse choices. By making these cost-calculation algorithms open-source, we make parameters explicit, contestable, and reusable.