01832nas a2200229   4500008004100000245007600041210006900117260001200186300001400198490000700212520112800219653001601347653001601363653001301379653001501392653002001407653003201427100001801459700001801477700002101495856008601516       2011                        eng d00aCalibrating whole building energy models: An evidence-based methodology0 aCalibrating whole building energy models An evidencebased method  c09/2011  a2356-23640 v433 a<p>This paper reviews existing case studies and methods for calibrating whole building energy models to measured data. This research describes a systematic, evidence-based methodology for the calibration of these models. Under this methodology, parameter values in the final calibrated model reference the source of information used to make changes to the initial model. Thus, the final model is based solely on evidence. Version control software stores a complete record of the calibration process, and the evidence on which the final model is based. Future users can review the changes made throughout the calibration process along with the supporting evidence. In addition to the evidence-based methodology, this paper also describes a new zoning process that represents the real building more closely than the typical core and four perimeter zone approach. Though the methodology is intended to apply to detailed calibration studies with high resolution measured data, the primary aspects of the methodology (evidence-based approach, version control, and zone-typing) are independent of the available measured data.</p>10acalibration10aMethodology10aretrofit10asimulation10aVersion control10aWhole building energy model1 aRaferty, Paul1 aKeane, Marcus1 aO'Donnell, James  uhttps://simulationresearch.lbl.gov/publications/calibrating-whole-building-energy