DB, or DesignBuilder, is a graphic interface software that allows you to draw a building and specify all the loads on it. It is a building energy simulation software program that can be downloaded from the DesignBuilder website for a 30 day trial. After that, I think you have to pay. However, since you are new to building energy simulation modeling, I would first recommend you look at the EnergyPlus tutorial to get an idea of how EnergyPlus works first and how to specify the inputs. After you do that, depending on the type of building you are trying to model, I would look into trying to use DesignBuilder.
Hope this helps.
Dimos Triantafillu
--- On Mon, 3/23/09, Sajal Chowdhuri <sajal_c@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
From: Sajal Chowdhuri <sajal_c@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [EnergyPlus_Support] Best Interface for Energyplus
To: EnergyPlus_Support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Monday, March 23, 2009, 1:06 PM
can you tell me what is db and how can i create db?dont mind ,i am a just starting.thanks from sajal
From: D T <ellinas.1984@ yahoo.com>
To: EnergyPlus_Support@ yahoogroups. com
Sent: Monday, March 23, 2009 11:56:32 PM
Subject: Re: [EnergyPlus_ Support] Best Interface for Energyplus
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I have only used DesignBuilder, so I could tell you a little about it based on my experience. DesignBuilder is a building energy simulation software with a graphic interface that allows you to easily draw the facility and specify all the building loads on it. Afterward, you can run a simulation on the building that will give you building energy consumption broken into zones and other comfort and temperature data for each zone or the entire building. You can export the idf file from DB into EnergyPlus and make extra modifications if necessary.
I had to model a manufacturing facility as part of my thesis work and used DB to draw the building and specify the loads on it. I exported it to E+ to modify the HVAC system and loads. For my work, DB was adequate. It really depends on the type of building you are modeling. DB works better for commercial and retail buildings, hospitals, schools, etc. than for manufacturing facilities. But, after exporting the DB idf file and tweaking the inputs in E+, I got it to work for what I was doing.
Hope this helps.
Dimos Triantafillu --- On Sun, 3/22/09, pravin <pravinmumbai@ yahoo.co. in> wrote:
From: pravin <pravinmumbai@ yahoo.co. in>
Subject: [EnergyPlus_ Support] Best Interface for Energyplus
To: EnergyPlus_Support@ yahoogroups. com
Date: Sunday, March 22, 2009, 11:37 PM
Hi All,
I am an amateur user for energyplus.
I was surfing thorugh the eplus website and came across multiple interface used for the software.
I want to know which interface is the best to be used with eplus and why?
Regards,
Pravin Wakode
HVAC Engineer
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