TY - CONF T1 - Simulation of Energy Management Systems in EnergyPlus T2 - Proc. Building Simulation 2007 Y1 - 2007 A1 - Peter G. Ellis A1 - Paul A. Torcellini A1 - Drury B. Crawley JF - Proc. Building Simulation 2007 CY - Beijing, China ER - TY - Generic T1 - Experience Testing EnergyPlus With the IEA HVAC Bestest E300-E545 Series and IEA HVAC Bestest Fuel-Fired Furnace Series T2 - SimBuild 2006 Y1 - 2006 A1 - Michael J. Witte A1 - Robert H. Henninger A1 - Drury B. Crawley JF - SimBuild 2006 CY - Cambridge, MA, USA ER - TY - Generic T1 - Methodology for Analyzing the Technical Potential for Energy Performance in the U.S. Commercial Buildings Sector With Detailed Energy Modeling T2 - SimBuild 2006 Y1 - 2006 A1 - Brent T. Griffith A1 - Drury B. Crawley JF - SimBuild 2006 CY - Cambridge, MA, USA ER - TY - Generic T1 - Zero Energy Buildings: A Critical Look at the Definition T2 - 2006 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings Y1 - 2006 A1 - Paul A. Torcellini A1 - Shanti Pless A1 - Michael Deru A1 - Drury B. Crawley JF - 2006 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings CY - Pacific Grove, CA, USA ER - TY - Generic T1 - Contrasting the Capabilities of Building Energy Performance Simulation Programs T2 - IBPSA Building Simulation 2005 Y1 - 2005 A1 - Drury B. Crawley A1 - Jon W. Hand A1 - Michael Kummert A1 - Brent T. Griffith JF - IBPSA Building Simulation 2005 CY - Montreal, Canada ER - TY - CONF T1 - Improving the Data Available to Simulation Programs T2 - IBPSA Building Simulation 2005 Y1 - 2005 A1 - Jon W. Hand A1 - Drury B. Crawley A1 - Michael Donn A1 - Linda K. Lawrie AB -

Building performance simulation tools have significantly improved in quality and depth of analysis capability over the past thirty-five years. Yet despite these increased capabilities, simulation programs still depend on user entry for significant data about building components, loads, and other typically scheduled inputs. This often forces users to estimate values or find previously compiled sets of data for these inputs. Often there is little information about how the data were derived, what purposes it is fit for, which standards apply, uncertainty associated with each data field as well as a general description of the data.

A similar problem bedeviled access to weather data and Crawley, Hand, and Lawrie (1999) described a generalized weather data format developed for use with two energy simulation programs which has subsequently lead to a repository which is accessed by thousands of practitioners each year.

This paper describes a generalized format and data documentation for user input—whether it is building envelope components, scheduled loads, or environmental emissions—the widgets upon which all models are dependant. We present several examples of the new input data format including building envelope component, a scheduled occupant load, and environmental emissions.

JF - IBPSA Building Simulation 2005 CY - Montreal, Canada ER - TY - Generic T1 - EnergyPlus: An Update T2 - SimBuild 2004, Building Sustainability and Performance Through Simulation Y1 - 2004 A1 - Drury B. Crawley A1 - Linda K. Lawrie A1 - Curtis O. Pedersen A1 - Frederick C. Winkelmann A1 - Michael J. Witte A1 - Richard K. Strand A1 - Richard J. Liesen A1 - Walter F. Buhl A1 - Yu Joe Huang A1 - Robert H. Henninger A1 - Jason Glazer A1 - Daniel E. Fisher A1 - Don B. Shirley A1 - Brent T. Griffith A1 - Peter G. Ellis A1 - Lixing Gu JF - SimBuild 2004, Building Sustainability and Performance Through Simulation CY - Boulder, Colorado, USA ER - TY - Generic T1 - Experience Testing EnergyPlus With the ASHRAE 1052-RP Building Fabric Analytical Tests T2 - SimBuild 2004, Building Sustainability and Performance Through Simulation Y1 - 2004 A1 - Michael J. Witte A1 - Robert H. Henninger A1 - Drury B. Crawley JF - SimBuild 2004, Building Sustainability and Performance Through Simulation CY - Boulder, Colorado, USA ER -