Re: [EnergyPlus_Support] typical office buildings simulation software

Jeremiah D. Crossett | Senior Analyst | Phase Change Energy Solutions

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On Wed, Aug 8, 2012 at 12:13 PM, Niraj Poudel <nirajpdl@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Dear Fong,

I do not mean to overwhelm you with too much information. However when I started learning Eplus, I thought the example file generator was very helpful.

To get you started maybe the Energyplus file generator will serve you well too.

http://apps1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/energyplus/cfm/inputs/

This way, you can get a feel for how objects in the .idf are placed as per your specifications.

Niraj

On Wed, Aug 8, 2012 at 3:07 PM, Jim Dirkes <jim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Perfect! (I did not have the link)

From: EnergyPlus_Support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:EnergyPlus_Support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of deepika khowal
Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2012 3:01 PM
To: EnergyPlus_Support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [EnergyPlus_Support] typical office buildings simulation software

if you are doing performance analysis you might want to use one of the exiting baseline benchmark model available at http://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/commercial_initiative/reference_buildings.html
this saves lot of time in actually making the baseline model.

hope this helps

Deepika Khowal

On Wed, Aug 8, 2012 at 11:52 AM, Jim Dirkes <jim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Dear Fong Haibo,
There is no short method to prepare an EnergyPlus model. It requires a lot of study and practice! Also, modeling vegetation on the side of the building is not a standard practice. It may be possible, but will require expert knowledge.

You might investigate SketchUp with OpenStudio or Designbuilder, which are GUIs for EnergyPlus. They will make some tasks easier, but the overall task is still very difficult.

From: EnergyPlus_Support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:EnergyPlus_Support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of fong haibo
Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2012 2:41 PM
To: EnergyPlus_Support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [EnergyPlus_Support] typical office buildings simulation software

Hello Everybody,

I want to make an energy simulation for the typical official building types. By using green vegetation system on different side of building façade, I want to achieve the most energy (cooling and heating ) saving option for the specific building.

I try to use E+ to do the work, because I know that the E+ has the option of using green roof as insulation. However, the E+ has so many parameters and really complicated. I just need the standard options for most of them, and focus on a few parameters (like different façade types with different heights and ages). So, could you please tell me how to do it with E+, or any other building energy simulation program that are suitable for my case? I really appreciate it.

Best Regards

--
Niraj Poudel, Architectural Engineer.
PhD student, PDBE Program.
Clemson University, Clemson, SC.