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 AixLib
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-A Modelica model library for building performance simulations
+**AixLib** is a Modelica model library for building performance simulations. It is being developed at the Institute for Energy Efficient Buildings and Indoor Climate (EBC) at RWTH Aachen University.
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+This site will be used to further develop the library and make it available under the Modelica license 2.0.
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+### License
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+The model library **AixLib** is released by RWTH Aachen University's Institute for Energy Efficient Buildings and Indoor Climate (EBC) under the [Modelica License 2.0](https://www.modelica.org/licenses/ModelicaLicense2).
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+### Description
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+**AixLib** contains simplified models of HVAC systems as well as low and higher order building models. 
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+### Version
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+The current version 0.1.0 is a pre-release to manage the transition from Subversion to Git
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+### How to contribute to the development of AixLib
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+You are invited to contribute to the development of **AixLib**. 
+Issues can be reported using this site's [Issues section](https://github.com/RWTH-EBC/AixLib/issues).
+Furthermore, you are welcome to contribute via [Pull Requests](https://github.com/RWTH-EBC/AixLib/pulls). A style guide for these contributions will be added to the [Wiki](https://github.com/RWTH-EBC/AixLib/wiki) in the near future.