Optimal Buildings’ Energy Consumption Calculus through a Distributed Experiment Execution

Table 2

Some SDL blocks.

	Start. It defines the first operations to be executed. This is needed to define the initial condition of the model processes.
	State. A state element contains the name of a state.
	Input. These elements describe the type of signals that can be received on a specific STATE.
	Create. This element allows the creation of an object.
	Task. This element allows the definition of assignments, assignment attempts, or the interpretation of informal texts.
	Procedure call. These elements represent pieces of code that are encapsulated on PROCEDURES.
	Output. These elements are needed to send a SIGNAL from one PROCESS to another (or to itself).
	Decision. These elements describe bifurcations. Their behavior depends on how the related question is answered.