Re: [EnergyPlus_Support] EnergyPlus Team won "the most innovative & creative" award at ASHRAE's LowDown ShowDown, 2016........

["Jean Marais jeannieboef@xxxxxxxxx [EnergyPlus_Support]" <EnergyPlus_Support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Harshul,
Could you please post the manufacturer and product of the window that has SHGC-0.2, VT-0.7?
Cheers,
Jean

On 24 Aug 2016 9:22 pm, "Harshul Singhal harshul263@xxxxxxxxxxx [EnergyPlus_Support]" <EnergyPlus_Support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

 

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Hi energyPlus users,

 

We, a group of 9 engineers/architects all around the globe, participated as a team of energyPlus (The energy evangelists) volunteers in the Lowdown Showdown building energy simulation competition at ASHRAE's 2016 summer conference (Salt Lake City, Utah).  The baseline building for the challenge was a 50,000 square foot, three story outpatient health care facility located in Omaha, Nebraska. A total of nine teams gathered to model their submissions using the different software. After an enormous amount of 4 monthsâ?? hard work the team did for this project, we were able to win â??the most creative & innovativeâ?? category award at the conference. 

Link for the poster: https://www.ashrae.org/File%20Library/docLib/Events/Simbuild2016/TeamPosters/EUI-Poster.pdf

 

https://www.ashrae.org/membership--conferences/conferences/ashrae-conferences/2016-ashrae-lowdown-showdown-results/most-creative

Team Members: Harshul Singhal (Coach), Annie Marston (Captain), Arfa Aijazi, Vinay Devanathan, Jason Kirkpatrick, An-Lei Huang, Amir Rezaei-Bazkiaei, Matthew Dahlhausen, Matthew Larson

A list of all the participants and a summary of their projects can be found at www.ashrae.org/simbuild2016#lowdown.

You can get more info about this competition at: https://www.ashrae.org/membership--conferences/conferences/ashrae-conferences/2016-ashrae-lowdown-showdown

EnergyPlus Team Model Description: The proposed design has a circular form with easy access to critical areas and 30% window-to-wall ratio. An efficient dedicated outdoor air system (DOAS) equipped with a desiccant heat recovery wheel and an evaporative cooler provides fresh air to all the zones. Chilled water (CW) and hot water (HW) coils were selected for the DOAS unit. Four-pipe chilled and heated beams provide zone conditioning. A few high load zones were equipped with supplemental CW fan-coil units to satisfy thermal comfort. PV and combined heat and power (CHP), fed by local bio-gas from a landfill, provide the entire building electricity demand with 26% surplus energy fed back to the grid annually.

1.       The compact circular building form provides ample daylight while minimizing the exterior exposure. 

2.     A very tight envelope (0.1 CFM/ft2 infiltration) with R-40 roof, R-40 wall and triple pane windows (U-0.18 Btu/hr.ft2.F, SHGC-0.2, VT-0.7) combined with medium thermal mass reduces the HVAC loads. 

3.     LED lighting for the entire building and daylight sensors for all the perimeter spaces. 

4.     Thorough research was performed on internal loads and key strategies targeted elevator, medical equipment and office computer loads. 

5.     DOAS has a desiccant heat wheel and evaporative cooler to minimize heating and cooling energy. 

6.     Both DOAS and four-pipe beamsâ?? CW/HW coils take advantage of a central water plant heat recovery with a micro-turbine and an absorption chiller.

7.     Usage of efficient renewable sources of energy.

    

At the end, thanks & congrats to all the other teams for presenting their great work during the conference.

 

Attached is the poster that energyPlus team submitted for the competition. Please contact our team members in case you want more details on the project. 

Thanks & Regards,

Harshul Singhal 

 

 

Harshul Singhal LEED AP BD+C, CMVP

Building Energy Modeling Analyst

Cell: +1.480.678.4240

hsinghal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

124 Brindley Street

Ithaca, NY 14850

www.psdconsulting.com

 

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