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[EnergyPlus_Support] Re: EnergyPlus Version 1.2 Now Available
I haven't find any info about installation of Version 1.2 when V.
1.1 is already in the hard disk ? do I need to unistall 1.1 first ?
can I install on top of 1.1 ? do I need to chage directory ?
Thanks Andrea.
--- In EnergyPlus_Support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Drury.Crawley@e... wrote:
> EnergyPlus Version 1.2.0 Now Available
>
> The newest version of EnergyPlus (1.2.0) was released on April 9,
2004 and
> is now available in versions for both the Windows and Linux
operating
> systems (a version for Macintosh OSX is planned to be available
within a
> few days). You can download EnergyPlus at no cost from the
EnergyPlus web
> site: www.energyplus.gov .
>
> What's New in EnergyPlus V 1.2.0
>
> A few of the new features are listed below?see
> www.energyplus.gov/features.html for a complete list of new
features added
> in this and previous versions:
> - Displacement ventilation
> - Bi-directional daylight calculations using radiosity for complex
> fenestration
> - Latent capacity degradation on cooling coils
> - Demand-controlled ventilation
> - Building integrated PV and solar thermal systems
> - HVAC system diagramming tool
> - Calculate environmental impacts (greenhouse and precursor gases,
criteria
> pollutants) from electricity and fuel use
>
> Update on User Interfaces?
>
> A number of graphical user interfaces for EnergyPlus are under
development.
> Two (DesignBuilder, EPlusInterface) are currently available in
development
> (beta) versions while the third (E+IEQ) should be available in
2005. Watch
> this web page (www.energyplus.gov/ep_interfaces.html ) for up-to-
date
> information on these and other interfaces.
>
> A number of utilities and tools for creating, editing, and running
input
> files come with EnergyPlus, including IDF Editor, EP-Launch,
IFCtoIDF, and
> HVAC-Diagram (see www.energyplus.gov/ep_utilities.html ). Third
party tools
> for creating, editing, and displaying EnergyPlus input files are
also
> available, including DrawBDL, EcoTect, Green Building Studio,
EzDrawPlus,
> TSe+, and EzPlus-Parm. See
www.energyplus.gov/third_party_tools.html for
> more information.
>
> What's going on in V1.2.0?
>
> Will there be any considerable difference between version
1.2.0 and
> 1.1.1?
>
> Yes.... and no. There are a number of new features and bug
fixes.
>
> How about IDF and IDD? Do they remain unchanged?
>
> There will be some changes in the IDD and reflected in IDFs.
> Particularly for any new features, there will be new objects.
>
> Is version 1.2.0 backward compatible? Can I run a v1.1.1 file
in v
> 1.2.0?
>
> For the most part, the answer is yes. Some report variables
have
> changed names. To be sure, you can execute the transition
program
> that will "transition" IDFs from V1.1.1 to V1.2.0. You can
also view
> the ObjectStatus spreadsheet in the root folder of the
installed
> version. This file has detailed explanations of changes to the
> objects.
>
> EnergyPlus Weather Data
>
> We have just republished the entire weather data set on the
EnergyPlus web
> site?updating the STAT report with many new statistics.
>
> www.energyplus.gov/weatherdata.html
>
> Example:
>
>
www.energyplus.gov/weatherdata/international/FRA_Paris.Orly_IWEC.stat
>
> If you have weather data that you'd be willing to share with other
> EnergyPlus users, please contact the EnergyPlus team.
>
>
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