[BLDG-SIM] Validation of simulation predictions

[Drury.Crawley at EE.DOE.GOV]

The IEA Solar Heating and Cooling and
Buildings and Community Systems Programmes
have conducted multiple projects on building
energy simulation program validation, called
BESTest... most recent task is Task 22:

http://www.iea-shc.org/task22/

And there's ASHRAE Standard 140-2001,
which is a Standard Method of Test for BESP
and incorporates many of the earlier BESTest
work.



                                                                                                         
                      "Peter Alspach"                                                                    
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Can anyone point me to papers that discuss the validation of whole building
energy models (DOE2 or others) with measured building data? I am looking
for papers discussing the accuracy that can be achieved for both
simulations based on comprehensive energy audits of existing buildings and
simulations based on design documents that are then compared to measured
performance of the building after occupation.


Thanks,
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Peter Alspach
Mechanical Engineer


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