[EnergyPlus_Support] TRAINING - Last Call for EnergyPlus and OpenStudio Workshops at Building Simulation 2017

Big Ladder Software is leading three training workshops in conjunction with Building Simulation 2017 in San Francisco. These workshops are EnergyPlus for Practitioners, OpenStudio Launch Pad, and OpenStudio Measure Writing, which take place both before and after the conference in August. These are public workshops, meaning that you can register for them even if you aren't attending the conference!

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.

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. You are welcome to register for this workshop separately from the EnergyPlus for Practitioners workshop.

OpenStudio Measure Writing

Workshop Description

This one-day workshop focuses on teaching you how to write your own measures for OpenStudioâ??s powerful scripting and automation framework. We cover the essentials of the OpenStudio API, the Ruby programming language, and the OpenStudio Software Development Kit documentation. We explore all three categories of measures: OpenStudio, Energ yPlus, and Reporting. We will also show how to use a measure to automatically generate a baseline building model for ASHRAE Standard 90.1 compliance. Demonstrations and hands-on exercises are used extensively throughout.

Previous Ruby scripting experience is not required. You are welcome to register for this workshop separately from the OpenStudio Launch Pad workshop.

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