onebuilding.org Frequently Asked Questions

To subscribe to the BLDG-SIM, eQUEST-users, HAP-users, TRACE-users or Virtual-Sim mailing lists, send a blank email to:

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You can also subscribe to these lists from the onebuilding.org web site. In addition,links to mailing lists for some ASHRAE committees and USA chapter of IBPSA are available at the site.

See http://onebuilding.org/guidelines.html

Download it from the site http://doe2.com/equest/index.html

There are a few major sources of technical support for eQUEST

1. Within eQUEST, try to right-click any input field to pull up a (hopefully) relevant DOE2/eQUEST help file article.
2. Check out the onebuilding.org mailing list archives for [bldg-sim] and [equest-users] (links below).
3. Sign up for, and begin asking questions on these mailing lists. The body of developers, academics, and practicing end-users represented at this community are the single most powerful source of knowledge you will find outside of formal training.
4. Check out this new wiki!

• http://lists.onebuilding.org/pipermail/bldg-sim-onebuilding.org/
• http://lists.onebuilding.org/pipermail/equest-users-onebuilding.org/

Many weather files are available from http://doe2.com/index_Wth.html

http://lists.onebuilding.org/pipermail/equest-users-onebuilding.org/2010-August/005651.html

http://lists.onebuilding.org/pipermail/equest-users-onebuilding.org/2010-June/004890.html

http://lists.onebuilding.org/pipermail/equest-users-onebuilding.org/2010-June/004912.html

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http://lists.onebuilding.org/pipermail/equest-users-onebuilding.org/2010-August/005886.html

• http://lists.onebuilding.org/htdig.cgi/equest-users-onebuilding.org/2010-July/005117.html
• http://lists.onebuilding.org/htdig.cgi/equest-users-onebuilding.org/2010-August/005641.html
• This is total hours load not met. Use zone reports to get % hours cooling, and heating, not met. Apply this factor to total hours load not met.

• IBPSA New York Chapter - Energy Modeling of Buildings wiki
• Simupedia from IBPSA Gemany
• IBPSA Wiki

• hvacvolume1finalreport.pdf, hvacvolume2finalreport.pdf, and hvacvolume3finalreport.pdf
• ASHRAE Advanced Energy Design Guides and the Free downloads
• GuidelinesForEnergySimulation.pdf - Old but still useful.
• CIBSE Applications Manual AM11 1998 Building Energy and Environmental Modelling
• Energy Modeling: A Guide for the Building Professional from Colorado Governor's Energy Office
• GSA Building Information Modeling Series 05 - Energy Performance DRAFT (2/2009)
• Design Guidelines: HVAC Simulation Guidebook, Volume I
• Design Guidelines: Advanced Simulation Guidebook, Volume II
• COMNET MGP Manual - Modeling Guidelines & Procedures
• ENERGY STAR MFHR Performance Path Simulation Guidelines
• Advanced Energy Modeling for LEED
• Green Star SA Office v1

• Monthly Mailing List Reminder

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