[bldg-sim] IBPSA-Scotland announcement: EnergyPlus overview and workshop in Glasgow

[Jon Hand]

SESG Introduction and Workshop on EnergyPlus
University of Strathclyde, 21-22 April 2004 

An overview of EnergyPlus
21 April 2004, M329 James Weir Building of the University 
of Strathclyde 75 Montrose Street, Glasgow G1 1XJ. 
Registration 9:00, session 9:30 am - 12 followed by a light lunch

IBPSA-Scotland, also known as the Scottish Energy Systems 
Group are organizing an EnergyPlus overview and workshop. 
The morning session is your chance to find out more about 
the EnergyPlus building energy simulation program, developed 
by the U. S. Department of Energy and which is under discussion 
for use as a UK compliance tool for the European Energy 
Performance of Buildings Directive. Dru Crawley, the programme 
manager and prime motive force for EnergyPlus at the DoE, will 
be presenting this overview and the workshop that will follow. 

If you are in professional practice and are curious about 
EnergyPlus and how its possible adoption might impact upon 
your company, the way you do business and how you interact 
with your clients, then this is your opportunity to hear 
from the source about current facilities and capabilities 
of EnergyPlus. This introduction and the workshop to follow 
will present the critical information you will need to allow 
you to decide how EnergyPlus might be integrated into your 
professional practice, the resources required to adapt your 
computational resources and working practices.  

This overview will also be of interest to policy makers and 
planners in local and regional governmental bodies who will 
be involved in the Energy Performance Directive and who need 
to find out the underlying capabilities of EnergyPlus to be 
in a better position to influence the details of the 
implementation of the directive if EnergyPlus is selected. 

The overview will also be of interest to those who have 
already begun to explore EnergyPlus and who are curious 
about features of the newest version, Version 1.2, (which 
will be released in early April 2004) such as:
* Calculation of environmental impacts (greenhouse and 
  precursor gases, criteria pollutants) from electricity 
  and fuel use
* Bi-directional daylight calculations using radiosity 
  for complex fenestration
* Displacement ventilation
* Latent capacity degradation on cooling coils
* Demand-controlled ventilation
* Building integrated PV and solar thermal systems
* HVAC system diagramming tool

A more complete list of features is available on the EnergyPlus 
web site:  www.energyplus.gov.

We expect this overview to be popular and seating is limited 
so please book early. The overview is free to all.



Hands-On EnergyPlus Workshop
21-22 April 2004 1:30 PM - 5:30 PM  (21st), 9:30-5:00 PM (22nd)

The objective of this course is to introduce EnergyPlus to 
those who are already familiar with the basic concepts of 
energy simulation. The course will cover the mechanics of 
using EnergyPlus with an emphasis on aspects of EnergyPlus 
such as multiple time-step approach, integrated simulation 
of loads, systems and plant, and defining fluid and air 
flow loops. It will discuss the basic techniques involved 
in applying simulation tools  appropriately during the 
building design process, for example, comparing two or 
more alternative systems.  Time will be set aside to allow 
participants to model basic building envelopes and systems 
using the latest version of EnergyPlus. Each session will 
include time for questions and answers. 

Session 1 - EnergyPlus Features and Benefits
Session 2 - Overview, Global Inputs, Outputs, and Auxiliary Tools
Session 3 - Defining a Building
Session 4 - Building Geometry and Internal Loads
Session 5 - HVAC Overview, Sizing Options, and Controls
Session 6 - HVAC Air-Side Equipment
Session 7 - HVAC Water-Side Loops
Session 8 - HVAC Water-Side Equipment, Auto-Sizing, and Templates
Session 9 - Support, Summary and Miscellaneous

The workshop is limited to 15 places. The workshop fee is 250 
Pounds for non-members and 175 Pounds for SESG members. A 
laptop computer will be required for all participants for 
use during the workshops. SESG will provide five machines 
(be sure to indicate whether you require one of these).  

Participants are expected to have the latest version of 
EnergyPlus (Version 1.1) installed on their laptop prior 
to arriving at the workshop. This is available for download 
from http://www.energyplus.gov/.  Participants will be 
informed of the availability of Version 1.2 prior to the course. 

Other software requirements include: Adobe Acrobat 5.0 or 
later to view PDF files, a text editor such as WordPad or 
Notepad to view example input files, a spreadsheet program 
to view CSV formatted output files, and Autodesk VoloView 
Express for viewing DXF files. If you require assistance 
in downloading any of the above please contact SESG prior 
to the event.

Reply form: 
email to (Kathleen Whyte) kathleen at sesg.strath.ac.uk

[  ] I will attend the EnergyPlus overview.
[  ] I would like to take part in the EnergyPlus workshop.
[  ] I would like to use one of the SESG computers during the workshop.

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The SESG web site is http://www.sesg.strath.ac.uk

Regards, Jon Hand & Lori McElroy at the Scottish Energy Systems Group.

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