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[EnergyPlus_Support] Re: Energy Plus usability, automation, LEED



Thank you JV Dirkes II! If anyone else would like to share their 
experience I'd really appreciate it.

Jill

--- In EnergyPlus_Support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "JV Dirkes II" 
<jvd2pe@...> wrote:
>
> Dear Jill,
> 
> In no particular order:
> 
> 
>     1. Energy Plus works just great for LEED projects' energy 
analysis.
>     2. My experience indicates that it's really handy for rotating 
the
> baseline building, since you only need to change one variable to 
get a
> new orientation.
>     3. There has been some discussion in this list and the Bldg-Sim 
list
> recently regarding whether you must also rotate the SHGF to 
maintain the
> "north" and "non-north" glazing properties while you rotate.  I 
haven't
> gone through the details thoroughly, but it's my opinion that the 
intent
> is to rotate the glazing properties should with the building.  I 
use a
> Word macro to do that semi-automatically.
>     4. Pay attention to setting up report variables such that all 
the
> LEED energy categories are reported for you.  Also, use an .rvi 
file to
> keep the report variables organized.  The .rvi file is a bit 
annoying
> when you forget to give it the identical name to the .idf file, but 
it's
> worth the trouble.  I generally paste ("values only") the .csv 
output
> from my E+ run into an Excel spreadsheet which is nicely formatted 
for
> easy reading and review.
>     5. I use Designbulder for creating geometry, and it works well
> (although not yet up to E+ v3.0).  Others are using the SketchUp 
plugin.
> My opinion is that the geometry piece is the portion most difficult 
to
> keep organized, so a graphical interface is crucial!
>     6. Defining HVAC and electrical systems is a difficult task 
within
> E+, since there are so many variables and the IDF Editor is a bit 
crude.
> Once again, I've set up Excel "modules" for many of the E+ objects. 
> This allows a somewhat easier method of making sure object and node
> naming is consistent between related object. It's also a handy way 
for a
> guy who grew up with the US system of measure to convert to SI 
easily!
>     7. No EQuest experience, so I can't tell you anything on that 
topic.
> 
> --- In EnergyPlus_Support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "jilldalglish"
> <jilldalglish@> wrote:
> >
> > Hello Group,
> >
> > This is my first post. I am a new user and would love some help.
> >
> > 1. Is anyone here using Energy Plus for LEED submittals or know 
anyone
> > who is?
> >
> > 2. Does anyone know how hard/easy it is to transition from eQuest 
to
> > Energy Plus?
> >
> > 3. How are you using Eplus? Do you set up modules that automate 
the
> > basics or typical entries and reuse them, meaning if my company 
wants
> > to switch to Eplus there might be an initial set-up of typical
> > components, but modeling time would be equal or less than eQuest 
after
> > that?
> >
> > Thanks so much,
> > Jill
> >
>



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