Re: [EnergyPlus_Support] Compare eQuest with Energy+ for LEED

[Rob Welch <rwelch4@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Wow! Great! Thanks for your help!

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From: Linda Lawrie
Sent: Oct 30, 2009 2:17 PM
To: EnergyPlus_Support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [EnergyPlus_Support] Compare eQuest with Energy+ for LEED

 

One of the new application guides with the V4.0 release is aimed at using EnergyPlus for compliance.  It's very new, so the information is not complete but you might take a look at it.  (it's available for separate download from the EnergyPlus web site - www.energyplus.gov  if you don't want to download and install the whole system.

As to comparison of products (though not interfaces such as Visual DOE or DesignBuilder), you can look at a paper comparing and contrasting Energy Simulation Programs can be found here:
http://www.eere.energy.gov/buildings/tools_directory/pdfs/contrasting_the_capabilities_of_building_energy_performance_simulation_programs_v1.0.pdf

As this paper was published in 2005, it is out of date (at least with current EnergyPlus capabilities).

The feature highlights from EnergyPlus releases can be seen here:
http://apps1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/energyplus/pdfs/featurehighlights.pdf

You could also look at producing files from the Example File Generator (under interfaces on the website) though they target more looking at 90.1 compliance than LEED.

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The primary EnergyPlus web site is found at:
http://www.energyplus.gov

The group web site is:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EnergyPlus_Support/

Attachments are currently allowed but be mindful that not everyone has a high speed connection.  Limit attachments to small files.

EnergyPlus Documentation is searchable.  Open EPlusMainMenu.pdf under the Documentation link and press the "search" button.

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