Emanuele Naboni

GARD holds classes occasionally: http://www.gard.com/training. htm. Loisos + Ubbelohde (www.coolshadow. com ) does trainings on an as-requested basis on the west coast. We (L+U) plan to roll out a series of public trainings in late-2010.David Scheer----- Original Message -----From: Emil HuedemSent: Friday, February 19, 2010 12:05 PMSubject: RE: [EnergyPlus_Support] Re: learning curve
is there a training class available somewhere?
--- On Fri, 2/19/10, James V Dirkes II, PE <jvd2pe@xxxxxxx> wrote:
From: James V Dirkes II, PE <jvd2pe@xxxxxxx>
Subject: RE: [EnergyPlus_Support] Re: learning curve
To: EnergyPlus_Support@yahoogroups. com
Date: Friday, February 19, 2010, 12:43 PM
I think Liam is an extraordinarily quick study. Good for him!
My own experience is more like a month (~20-24 days) of intense study, experimentation, and posting a lot of questions. After that, things smoothed out a bit but there was still a lot of learning occurring.
p.s., To be fair, I had no prior experience with ANY modeling tool of the same caliber. It also may have something to do with being a very picky HVAC engineer and in middle age as opposed to twenty-something?
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From: EnergyPlus_Support@ yahoogroups. com [mailto:EnergyPlus_ Support@yahoogro ups.com] On Behalf Of Liam O'Brien
Sent: Friday, February 19, 2010 1:10 PM
To: EnergyPlus_Support@ yahoogroups. com
Subject: [EnergyPlus_ Support] Re: learning curve
From my personal experience, EnergyPlus was pretty quick to pick up. I'd say it took me about 7-10 days to become completely familiar with defining zones, surfaces, daylighting, operations, etc. The extensive documentation and openness via IDF editor help a LOT. I recommend using the SketchUP plug in frequently to confirm geometry.
Defining explicit HVAC, if you don't want a built-in system, has a steeper learning curve (at least, for me).
--- In EnergyPlus_Support@ yahoogroups. com, Linda Lawrie <linda@...> wrote:
>
> At 08:07 AM 2/19/2010, huedem wrote:
> >whats the approximate learning weeks for Energy Plus for someone who
> >has not done this but familiar with CDS Trace?
>
> Would depend on your background in fundamental building simulation
> and if you are willing to work through documentation and
> examples. Concepts will be similar but not exactly the same.
>
> > Also can Energy Plus files be use for CDS Trace (comaptible? )
>
> No.
>
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