[EnergyPlus_Support] [TRAINING] - EnergyPlus and DesignBuilder in London (November 20-22)

Big Ladder Software is pleased to announce that we are offering training workshops in London on November 20-22 in partnership with CESI (National Centre for Energy Systems Integration) to be held at Newcastle University London! The first two days will be our EnergyPlus for Practitioners workshop, followed by a one-day workshop on how to use DesignBuilder to increase productivity and customize EnergyPlus simulations. This third day is being offered in collaboration with DesignBuilder Software, who will be presenting the training material.

You can register for these workshops separately -- you don't have to attend both.

If you are in academia and interested in attending, be sure to contact training@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx to claim an academic discount.

This two-day workshop focuses 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 Euclid 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 EnergyPlus Productivity

Workshop Description

This one-day workshop 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. Training topics include:

- Introduction to DesignBuilder
- Quickly re-creating the EnergyPlus model: Geometric operations and efficient model data input
- Running simulations
- Exporting IDF data to modify outside DesignBuilder (EnergyPlus experience is recommended for this session)
- Introduction to the DesignBuilder EMS

No prior experience with DesignBuilder is necessary, and a free 30-day trial license can be used during the course. In the morning, you will learn to use DesignBuilder to model the building you created in EnergyPlus during the two-day EnergyPlus for Practitioners training. In the afternoon, you will consolidate the knowledge learned in the first two days to export the IDF data from DesignBuilder and then manipulate it to add or change inputs and run that simulation in EnergyPlus. In the end, 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.

Regards,

Aaron Boranian