[EnergyPlus_Support] TRAINING - EnergyPlus and OpenStudio in San Francisco (April 4 - 7) and Chicago (May 10

We're also leading EnergyPlus workshops in Seattle, WA NEXT WEEK as well as in Bath, UK and Brussels, Belgium in collaboration with DesignBuilder in March!

See all upcoming workshops for EnergyPlus, DesignBuilder, and OpenStudio

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EnergyPlus for Practitioners

Workshop Description

- Have you ever wanted to truly understand how to use EnergyPlus at the text level?

- Have you been using OpenStudio, DesignBuilde r, or another GUI and had the need to peek under the hood to debug a problem or implement a measure or workaround?

This workshop should be a prerequisite for anyone planning to work with EnergyPlus regardless of what user interface you choose.

In this two-day workshop we focus on the needs of the energy modeling practitioner in order to get you up to speed and highly productive with EnergyPlus as quickly as possible. We cover the fundamentals of EnergyPlus such as geometry and internal loads while rapidly ramping up to advanced topics such as HVAC systems and controls. We guide you through the complexities of the EnergyPlus syntax, input/output files, documentation, and essential software tools including the OpenStudio (legacy) plugin for SketchUp. Most importantly, we teach you how to use the available resources to teach yourself going forward. Demonstrations and hands-on exercises are used extensively throughout. By the end of the workshop, you should be comfortable with creating, running, and debugging EnergyPlus models.

Using DesignBuilder to Maximize Productivity

Workshop Description

The first two days are the same format as our EnergyPlus for Practitioners workshop. On day three we will show you how DesignBuilder can be used to significantly speed up the process of creating models to simulate using EnergyPlus. You will learn how to use DesignBuilderâ??s powerful geometry and data management features to help you create EnergyPlus models much more efficiently and maximize your productivity whilst still leveraging the power of the EnergyPlus engine.

- Introduction to DesignBuilder
- Quickly re-creating the EnergyPlus model: Geometric operations and efficient model data input
- Running simulations
- Exporting IDF data to create an ice thermal storage system outside DesignBuilder
- Introduction to the DesignBuilder EMS

No prior experience with DesignBuilder is necessary, and a free 30-day license will be provided on the course. On the morning of day three you will learn to use DesignBuilder to model the building you created in EnergyPlus during the first two days. In the afternoon you will consolidate the knowledge learned on the first two days to export the IDF data from DesignBuilder and then manipulate it to add an ice thermal storage system and run that simulation in EnergyPlus. At the end of day 3 you will be introduced to the DesignBuilder EMS, which enables you to customize an EnergyPlus simulation using a simple script-based approach to change simulated behavior for HVAC, natural ventilation, glazing and lighting systems.

OpenStudio Launch Pad

Workshop Description

This one-day workshop aims to quickly launch you into the world of the OpenStudio graphical user interface for EnergyPlus. We cover the major features and capabilities of the interface including creating and editing geometry using the full OpenStudio plugin for SketchUp, managing space types and internal loads, and configuring HVAC systems and controls. (OpenStudio measure writing is not covered.) Demonstrations and hands-on exercises are used extensively throughout. Previous experience with EnergyPlus is recommended but not required.

Advanced OpenStudio

Workshop Description

This one-day workshop covers advanced modeling topics related to the OpenStudio interface. We cover how to add custom library data (HVAC, building types, etc.), model â??bulkâ?? air flow (infiltration, ventilation, inter-zone mixing, transfer air), configure layout and controls for advanced plant systems, use best practices for debugging energy models, and include thermal bridging effects in energy models. OpenStudio measure writing is not covered. Demonstrations and hands-on exercises are used extensively throughout.

Previous experience with EnergyPlus is recommended but not required.

[EnergyPlus_Support] TRAINING - EnergyPlus and OpenStudio in San Francisco (April 4 - 7) and Chicago (May 10 - 12)