TY - CONF T1 - A software tool to compare measured and simulated building energy performance data T2 - IBPSA Building Simulation 2011 Y1 - 2011 A1 - Tobias Maile A1 - Vladimir Bazjanac A1 - James O'Donnell A1 - Matthew Garr AB -

Building energy performance is often inadequate when compared to design goals. To link design goals to actual operation one can compare measured with simulated energy performance data. Our previously developed comparison approach is the Energy Performance Comparison Methodology (EPCM), which enables the identification of performance problems based on a comparison of measured and simulated performance data. In context of this method, we developed a software tool that provides graphing and data processing capabilities of the two performance data sets. The software tool called SEE IT (Stanford Energy Efficiency Information Tool) eliminates the need for manual generation of data plots and data reformatting. SEE IT makes the generation of time series, scatter and carpet plots independent of the source of data (measured or simulated) and provides a valuable tool for comparing measurements with simulation results. SEE IT also allows assigning data points on a predefined building object hierarchy and supports different versions of simulated performance data. This paper briefly introduces the EPCM, describes the SEE IT tool and illustrates its use in the context of a building case study.

JF - IBPSA Building Simulation 2011 CY - Sydney, Australia U2 - LBNL-6184E ER -