[Bldg-sim] Bldg-sim Digest, Vol 108, Issue 10
Parag Rastogi via Bldg-sim
bldg-sim at lists.onebuilding.org
Sat Nov 12 19:53:43 PST 2016
Hello,
There are several MeteoSuisse weather stations in the canton of Zurich:
Kloten (airport), Afflotern, Fluntern, etc. (http://www.meteosuisse.admin.
ch/home/systemes-de-mesure-et-de-prevision/stations-au-sol/
reseau-de-mesures-automatiques.html?station=klo) . There is also a
commercial provider of TMY-style files called METEONORM (www.meteonorm.ch),
which I happily used for about 4 years. They can do typical files output in
a variety of formats. Generally, their files based on newer data (esp. for
Europe) tend to be more extreme than the IWEC files (or other EPW files
available on the EnergyPlus website).
To add to what Joe said about using models for splitting GHI into DNI and
DHI: I think the "Perez split" that the Big Ladder folks are referring to
is from Perez's 1992 paper (DYNAMIC GLOBAL-TO-DIRECT IRRADIANCE CONVERSION
MODELS, ASHRAE RP-644) . I've come across this problem before myself, and
have generally chosen one of the models coded in the PVPMC modelling
toolbox: https://pvpmc.sandia.gov/applications/pv_lib-toolbox/ . They have
several models available: Erbs, Louche, Orgill and Hollands, etc. They
don't recommend one or another and neither would I. I think they're all
quite bad for individual predictions, but might be OK to reproduce summary
statistics.
Best,
Parag
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> 1. Re: Fwd: Re: Cost of climate file (Nicholas Caton via Bldg-sim)
> 2. Re: Weather Station recommendations (Joe Huang via Bldg-sim)
> 3. Re: Fwd: Re: Cost of climate file (RobertWichert via Bldg-sim)
> 4. Re: Fwd: Re: Cost of climate file (Andrew Corney via Bldg-sim)
> 5. Re: Fwd: Re: Cost of climate file (Jim Dirkes via Bldg-sim)
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> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Nicholas Caton via Bldg-sim <bldg-sim at lists.onebuilding.org>
> To: Joe Huang <yjhuang at whiteboxtechnologies.com>, "
> bldg-sim at lists.onebuilding.org" <bldg-sim at lists.onebuilding.org>
> Cc:
> Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2016 21:10:46 +0000
> Subject: Re: [Bldg-sim] Fwd: Re: Cost of climate file
>
> As someone with zero financial interests in any of the mentioned weather
> service companies, and as a consumer who has used these services (and also
> practiced a fair bit of composing/vetting my own weather files from raw
> data):
>
>
>
> I think it speaks volumes and is worth highlighting that one of the owners
> of these service companies seems to contribute to/answer 99% of the
> questions posed about weather data sources and how to manipulate them, both
> this in forum and elsewhere.
>
>
>
> Thanks Joe, for your pro bono services to our community, as well as the
> paid ones!
>
>
>
> I’m also comfortable recommending WBT’s services to new and experienced
> simulators alike.
>
>
>
> I should also insert Weather Analytics (a service I used to frequently
> recommend) shifted into new management/markets in the last year or so, and
> I don’t believe they service the “building energy simulation sector” any
> more in the way they used to. If anyone has experience to the contrary and
> has been able to do business with them in recent months I’d be keen to hear
> about it!
>
>
>
> ~Nick
>
>
>
> *Nick Caton, P.E., BEMP*
>
> Senior Energy Engineer
> Energy and Sustainability Services
> Schneider Electric
>
> D 913.564.6361
> M 785.410.3317
> E nicholas.caton at schneider-electric.com
> F 913.564.6380
>
> 15200 Santa Fe Trail Drive
> Suite 204
> Lenexa, KS 66219
> United States
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>
>
>
>
>
> *From:* Bldg-sim [mailto:bldg-sim-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org] *On
> Behalf Of *Joe Huang via Bldg-sim
> *Sent:* Wednesday, November 09, 2016 2:41 AM
> *To:* bldg-sim at lists.onebuilding.org
> *Subject:* [Bldg-sim] Fwd: Re: Cost of climate file
>
>
>
> There are two IWEC2 weather file for Zurich (CHE_ZUERICH-METEOSCHWEI_066600_IW2
> and CHE_ZURICH-KLOTEN_066700_IW2).
>
>
>
> IWEC2 (International Weather for Energy Calculations) weather files were developed in a 4-year ASHRAE project utilizing actual weather reports from thousands of stations
>
> throughout the world going back 25 years, and covers locations outside of the United States and Canada. The entire set of 3,012 IWEC2 weather files is
>
> available on a DVD from ASHRAE (see link here <https://www.ashrae.org/resources--publications/bookstore/iwec2> )
>
>
>
> Individual IWEC2 weather files are available online from White BoxTechnologies, Inc. in various formats (BINM for DOE-2, EPW for EnergyPlus,
>
> etc.), as well as country sets or even the entire IWEC2 collection. For a complete list of all IWEC2 stations, see here <http://www.whiteboxtechnologies.com/IWEC2_locations.txt>. For a map view of the IWEC2 stations in Google Maps,
>
> see here <http://weather.whiteboxtechnologies.com/map-IWEC2>
>
>
>
>
>
> Joe
>
>
>
> Joe Huang
>
> White Box Technologies, Inc.
>
> 346 Rheem Blvd., Suite 205A
>
> Moraga CA 94556
>
> yjhuang at whiteboxtechnologies.com
>
> http://weather.whiteboxtechnologies.com for simulation-ready weather data
>
> http://www.whiteboxtechnologies.com
>
> (o) (925)388-0265
>
> (c) (510)928-2683
>
> "building energy simulations at your fingertips"
>
> On 11/8/2016 4:42 PM, Vikram Sami via Bldg-sim wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I am looking for an EPW climate file for Zurich Switzerland. I also find
> that every now and then we have the need for simulation climate files that
> aren’t readily available in EPW format
>
>
>
> I know there have been a few discussions on this site about
> services/software programs that do this for you.
>
>
>
> What does it cost? And what is the process for creating one of these
> files?
>
>
>
> Thanks in advance
>
>
>
> Vikram
>
>
>
> Vikram Sami, AIA, BEMP, LEED AP BD+C
>
> Director of Building Performance
>
>
>
>
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>
>
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> From: Joe Huang via Bldg-sim <bldg-sim at lists.onebuilding.org>
> To: Lukas Hovee <lukas at 360-analytics.com>, bldg-sim at lists.onebuilding.org
> Cc:
> Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2016 18:09:18 -0800
> Subject: Re: [Bldg-sim] Weather Station recommendations
>
> As the co-author of the Zhang-Huang Model, I can say that the information
> in your first sentence is garbled. The ZHM calculates the global
> horizontal radiation based on various climatic parameters, i.e., cloud
> cover, temperature change over 3 hours, wind speed, etc. It is NOT used to
> derive the direct/diffuse split, so I don't understand how that has gotten
> into the EnergyPlus documentation. I have mentioned this misunderstanding
> to members of the EnergyPlus Team five years ago or so, but it seems it
> still persists.
>
> A week or so ago I read that the Perez Model is used only for hourly data,
> which raises the question how the direct/diffuse split is done when there's
> subhourly GHI data?
>
> Lastly, I would also add a caution that all-sky modeling, i.e., solar
> radiation under non-clear conditions, is still an evolving topic, and that
> just because the results didn't make EnergyPlus crash it doesn't
> necessarily mean that they're right.
>
> Joe
>
> Joe Huang
> White Box Technologies, Inc.
> 346 Rheem Blvd., Suite 205A
> Moraga CA 94556yjhuang at whiteboxtechnologies.comhttp://weather.whiteboxtechnologies.com for simulation-ready weather data
> (o) (925)388-0265
> (c) (510)928-2683
> "building energy simulations at your fingertips"
>
> On 11/11/2016 12:54 PM, Lukas Hovee via Bldg-sim wrote:
>
> FYI -
>
> The EnergyPlus Weather File Converter packaged with the Energy Plus
> download includes two methods for performing the direct/diffuse split:
> Zhang-Huang and the Perez Split. See the Energy Plus Auxiliary Programs
> for more detail:
>
> http://bigladdersoftware.com/epx/docs/8-6/auxiliary-
> programs/definitions-file-custom-file-processing.html#
> custom-file-processing---solar-radiation-value-calculation
>
> I've recently successfully used this tool to generate an EPW given only
> hourly global horizontal (plus the necessary non-solar measurements). One
> bug I would mention - for the 'Custom File Processing' option, it only
> seems to accept space delimited files - even if you specify otherwise in
> the Definitions file...
>
> - Luke
>
> --
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> *360 Analytics*
> Building Energy Analysis Consultants
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> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: RobertWichert via Bldg-sim <bldg-sim at lists.onebuilding.org>
> To: Nicholas Caton <Nicholas.Caton at schneider-electric.com>
> Cc: "bldg-sim at lists.onebuilding.org" <bldg-sim at lists.onebuilding.org>
> Date: Sat, 12 Nov 2016 12:39:42 -0500
> Subject: Re: [Bldg-sim] Fwd: Re: Cost of climate file
> I'll second that strong endorsement of Joe Huang's good works on this
> forum and elsewhere.
>
> Thanks Joe!
>
>
>
> Robert P. Wichert P.Eng.
> LEED AP BD&C
> HERS I & HERS II
> CEPE & CEA RES & NON-RES
> +1 916 966 9060
> FAX +1 916 966 9068
>
> On Nov 11, 2016, at 4:10 PM, Nicholas Caton via Bldg-sim <
> bldg-sim at lists.onebuilding.org> wrote:
>
> As someone with zero financial interests in any of the mentioned weather
> service companies, and as a consumer who has used these services (and also
> practiced a fair bit of composing/vetting my own weather files from raw
> data):
>
>
>
> I think it speaks volumes and is worth highlighting that one of the owners
> of these service companies seems to contribute to/answer 99% of the
> questions posed about weather data sources and how to manipulate them, both
> this in forum and elsewhere.
>
>
>
> Thanks Joe, for your pro bono services to our community, as well as the
> paid ones!
>
>
>
> I’m also comfortable recommending WBT’s services to new and experienced
> simulators alike.
>
>
>
> I should also insert Weather Analytics (a service I used to frequently
> recommend) shifted into new management/markets in the last year or so, and
> I don’t believe they service the “building energy simulation sector” any
> more in the way they used to. If anyone has experience to the contrary and
> has been able to do business with them in recent months I’d be keen to hear
> about it!
>
>
>
> ~Nick
>
>
>
> <image001.png>
>
> *Nick Caton, P.E., BEMP*
>
> Senior Energy Engineer
> Energy and Sustainability Services
> Schneider Electric
>
> D 913.564.6361
> M 785.410.3317
> E nicholas.caton at schneider-electric.com
> F 913.564.6380
>
> 15200 Santa Fe Trail Drive
> Suite 204
> Lenexa, KS 66219
> United States
>
> <image002.png>
>
>
>
>
>
> *From:* Bldg-sim [mailto:bldg-sim-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org
> <bldg-sim-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org>] *On Behalf Of *Joe Huang via
> Bldg-sim
> *Sent:* Wednesday, November 09, 2016 2:41 AM
> *To:* bldg-sim at lists.onebuilding.org
> *Subject:* [Bldg-sim] Fwd: Re: Cost of climate file
>
>
>
> There are two IWEC2 weather file for Zurich (CHE_ZUERICH-METEOSCHWEI_066600_IW2
> and CHE_ZURICH-KLOTEN_066700_IW2).
>
>
>
> IWEC2 (International Weather for Energy Calculations) weather files were developed in a 4-year ASHRAE project utilizing actual weather reports from thousands of stations
>
> throughout the world going back 25 years, and covers locations outside of the United States and Canada. The entire set of 3,012 IWEC2 weather files is
>
> available on a DVD from ASHRAE (see link here <https://www.ashrae.org/resources--publications/bookstore/iwec2> )
>
>
>
> Individual IWEC2 weather files are available online from White BoxTechnologies, Inc. in various formats (BINM for DOE-2, EPW for EnergyPlus,
>
> etc.), as well as country sets or even the entire IWEC2 collection. For a complete list of all IWEC2 stations, see here <http://www.whiteboxtechnologies.com/IWEC2_locations.txt>. For a map view of the IWEC2 stations in Google Maps,
>
> see here <http://weather.whiteboxtechnologies.com/map-IWEC2>
>
>
>
>
>
> Joe
>
>
>
> Joe Huang
>
> White Box Technologies, Inc.
>
> 346 Rheem Blvd., Suite 205A
>
> Moraga CA 94556
>
> yjhuang at whiteboxtechnologies.com
>
> http://weather.whiteboxtechnologies.com for simulation-ready weather data
>
> http://www.whiteboxtechnologies.com
>
> (o) (925)388-0265
>
> (c) (510)928-2683
>
> "building energy simulations at your fingertips"
>
> On 11/8/2016 4:42 PM, Vikram Sami via Bldg-sim wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I am looking for an EPW climate file for Zurich Switzerland. I also find
> that every now and then we have the need for simulation climate files that
> aren’t readily available in EPW format
>
>
>
> I know there have been a few discussions on this site about
> services/software programs that do this for you.
>
>
>
> What does it cost? And what is the process for creating one of these
> files?
>
>
>
> Thanks in advance
>
>
>
> Vikram
>
>
>
> Vikram Sami, AIA, BEMP, LEED AP BD+C
>
> Director of Building Performance
>
>
>
>
> *OLSON KUNDIG*
>
>
> 159 South Jackson Street, Suite 600, Seattle, WA 98104 USA
>
> T +1 206-340-2545 olsonkundig.com
>
> Twitter / Instagram @olsonkundig
>
> If you have received this confidential message in error, please
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> From: Andrew Corney via Bldg-sim <bldg-sim at lists.onebuilding.org>
> To: Nicholas Caton <Nicholas.Caton at schneider-electric.com>
> Cc: "bldg-sim at lists.onebuilding.org" <bldg-sim at lists.onebuilding.org>
> Date: Sat, 12 Nov 2016 18:23:39 +0000
> Subject: Re: [Bldg-sim] Fwd: Re: Cost of climate file
> Hi Nick,
>
> Weather analytics do still provide weather files for the industry and
> Sefaira uses their epw files for our EnergyPlus analysis where other
> information is not available.
>
> That said I echo your sentiments that Joe is great at responding to
> questions on this forum and it's greatly appreciated by the industry.
>
> Best,
>
> Andrew
>
> --
>
> Andrew Corney
>
> Product Director
>
> Sefaira - Sustainability. Performance. Design.
>
> Mobile: +44 (0)7887 059 722 <+44%20(0)7887%20059%20722>
>
> Skype: andrew.corney.sefaira
>
> On Nov 11, 2016, at 9:10 PM, Nicholas Caton via Bldg-sim <
> bldg-sim at lists.onebuilding.org> wrote:
>
> As someone with zero financial interests in any of the mentioned weather
> service companies, and as a consumer who has used these services (and also
> practiced a fair bit of composing/vetting my own weather files from raw
> data):
>
>
>
> I think it speaks volumes and is worth highlighting that one of the owners
> of these service companies seems to contribute to/answer 99% of the
> questions posed about weather data sources and how to manipulate them, both
> this in forum and elsewhere.
>
>
>
> Thanks Joe, for your pro bono services to our community, as well as the
> paid ones!
>
>
>
> I’m also comfortable recommending WBT’s services to new and experienced
> simulators alike.
>
>
>
> I should also insert Weather Analytics (a service I used to frequently
> recommend) shifted into new management/markets in the last year or so, and
> I don’t believe they service the “building energy simulation sector” any
> more in the way they used to. If anyone has experience to the contrary and
> has been able to do business with them in recent months I’d be keen to hear
> about it!
>
>
>
> ~Nick
>
>
>
> <image001.png>
>
> *Nick Caton, P.E., BEMP*
>
> Senior Energy Engineer
> Energy and Sustainability Services
> Schneider Electric
>
> D 913.564.6361
> M 785.410.3317
> E nicholas.caton at schneider-electric.com
> F 913.564.6380
>
> 15200 Santa Fe Trail Drive
> Suite 204
> Lenexa, KS 66219
> United States
>
> <image002.png>
>
>
>
>
>
> *From:* Bldg-sim [mailto:bldg-sim-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org
> <bldg-sim-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org>] *On Behalf Of *Joe Huang via
> Bldg-sim
> *Sent:* Wednesday, November 09, 2016 2:41 AM
> *To:* bldg-sim at lists.onebuilding.org
> *Subject:* [Bldg-sim] Fwd: Re: Cost of climate file
>
>
>
> There are two IWEC2 weather file for Zurich (CHE_ZUERICH-METEOSCHWEI_066600_IW2
> and CHE_ZURICH-KLOTEN_066700_IW2).
>
>
>
> IWEC2 (International Weather for Energy Calculations) weather files were developed in a 4-year ASHRAE project utilizing actual weather reports from thousands of stations
>
> throughout the world going back 25 years, and covers locations outside of the United States and Canada. The entire set of 3,012 IWEC2 weather files is
>
> available on a DVD from ASHRAE (see link here <https://www.ashrae.org/resources--publications/bookstore/iwec2> )
>
>
>
> Individual IWEC2 weather files are available online from White BoxTechnologies, Inc. in various formats (BINM for DOE-2, EPW for EnergyPlus,
>
> etc.), as well as country sets or even the entire IWEC2 collection. For a complete list of all IWEC2 stations, see here <http://www.whiteboxtechnologies.com/IWEC2_locations.txt>. For a map view of the IWEC2 stations in Google Maps,
>
> see here <http://weather.whiteboxtechnologies.com/map-IWEC2>
>
>
>
>
>
> Joe
>
>
>
> Joe Huang
>
> White Box Technologies, Inc.
>
> 346 Rheem Blvd., Suite 205A
>
> Moraga CA 94556
>
> yjhuang at whiteboxtechnologies.com
>
> http://weather.whiteboxtechnologies.com for simulation-ready weather data
>
> http://www.whiteboxtechnologies.com
>
> (o) (925)388-0265
>
> (c) (510)928-2683
>
> "building energy simulations at your fingertips"
>
> On 11/8/2016 4:42 PM, Vikram Sami via Bldg-sim wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I am looking for an EPW climate file for Zurich Switzerland. I also find
> that every now and then we have the need for simulation climate files that
> aren’t readily available in EPW format
>
>
>
> I know there have been a few discussions on this site about
> services/software programs that do this for you.
>
>
>
> What does it cost? And what is the process for creating one of these
> files?
>
>
>
> Thanks in advance
>
>
>
> Vikram
>
>
>
> Vikram Sami, AIA, BEMP, LEED AP BD+C
>
> Director of Building Performance
>
>
>
>
> *OLSON KUNDIG*
>
>
> 159 South Jackson Street, Suite 600, Seattle, WA 98104 USA
>
> T +1 206-340-2545 olsonkundig.com
>
> Twitter / Instagram @olsonkundig
>
> If you have received this confidential message in error, please
> immediately notify the sender by reply email and delete all copies from
> your system.
>
>
>
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> From: Jim Dirkes via Bldg-sim <bldg-sim at lists.onebuilding.org>
> To: Andrew Corney <andrew.corney at sefaira.com>
> Cc: "bldg-sim at lists.onebuilding.org" <bldg-sim at lists.onebuilding.org>
> Date: Sat, 12 Nov 2016 13:46:25 -0500
> Subject: Re: [Bldg-sim] Fwd: Re: Cost of climate file
> If I understood it correctly from one of my clients, Weather Analytics may
> be using a subscription model for their weather files. This would likely
> mean that you must be a high volume weather file user in order to make it
> economical.
>
> On Sat, Nov 12, 2016 at 1:23 PM, Andrew Corney via Bldg-sim <
> bldg-sim at lists.onebuilding.org> wrote:
>
>> Hi Nick,
>>
>> Weather analytics do still provide weather files for the industry and
>> Sefaira uses their epw files for our EnergyPlus analysis where other
>> information is not available.
>>
>> That said I echo your sentiments that Joe is great at responding to
>> questions on this forum and it's greatly appreciated by the industry.
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Andrew
>>
>> --
>>
>> Andrew Corney
>>
>> Product Director
>>
>> Sefaira - Sustainability. Performance. Design.
>>
>> Mobile: +44 (0)7887 059 722 <+44%20(0)7887%20059%20722>
>>
>> Skype: andrew.corney.sefaira
>>
>> On Nov 11, 2016, at 9:10 PM, Nicholas Caton via Bldg-sim <
>> bldg-sim at lists.onebuilding.org> wrote:
>>
>> As someone with zero financial interests in any of the mentioned weather
>> service companies, and as a consumer who has used these services (and also
>> practiced a fair bit of composing/vetting my own weather files from raw
>> data):
>>
>>
>>
>> I think it speaks volumes and is worth highlighting that one of the
>> owners of these service companies seems to contribute to/answer 99% of the
>> questions posed about weather data sources and how to manipulate them, both
>> this in forum and elsewhere.
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks Joe, for your pro bono services to our community, as well as the
>> paid ones!
>>
>>
>>
>> I’m also comfortable recommending WBT’s services to new and experienced
>> simulators alike.
>>
>>
>>
>> I should also insert Weather Analytics (a service I used to frequently
>> recommend) shifted into new management/markets in the last year or so, and
>> I don’t believe they service the “building energy simulation sector” any
>> more in the way they used to. If anyone has experience to the contrary and
>> has been able to do business with them in recent months I’d be keen to hear
>> about it!
>>
>>
>>
>> ~Nick
>>
>>
>>
>> <image001.png>
>>
>> *Nick Caton, P.E., BEMP*
>>
>> Senior Energy Engineer
>> Energy and Sustainability Services
>> Schneider Electric
>>
>> D 913.564.6361
>> M 785.410.3317
>> E nicholas.caton at schneider-electric.com
>> F 913.564.6380
>>
>> 15200 Santa Fe Trail Drive
>> Suite 204
>> Lenexa, KS 66219
>> United States
>>
>> <image002.png>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* Bldg-sim [mailto:bldg-sim-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org
>> <bldg-sim-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org>] *On Behalf Of *Joe Huang via
>> Bldg-sim
>> *Sent:* Wednesday, November 09, 2016 2:41 AM
>> *To:* bldg-sim at lists.onebuilding.org
>> *Subject:* [Bldg-sim] Fwd: Re: Cost of climate file
>>
>>
>>
>> There are two IWEC2 weather file for Zurich (CHE_ZUERICH-METEOSCHWEI_066600_IW2
>> and CHE_ZURICH-KLOTEN_066700_IW2).
>>
>>
>>
>> IWEC2 (International Weather for Energy Calculations) weather files were developed in a 4-year ASHRAE project utilizing actual weather reports from thousands of stations
>>
>> throughout the world going back 25 years, and covers locations outside of the United States and Canada. The entire set of 3,012 IWEC2 weather files is
>>
>> available on a DVD from ASHRAE (see link here <https://www.ashrae.org/resources--publications/bookstore/iwec2> )
>>
>>
>>
>> Individual IWEC2 weather files are available online from White BoxTechnologies, Inc. in various formats (BINM for DOE-2, EPW for EnergyPlus,
>>
>> etc.), as well as country sets or even the entire IWEC2 collection. For a complete list of all IWEC2 stations, see here <http://www.whiteboxtechnologies.com/IWEC2_locations.txt>. For a map view of the IWEC2 stations in Google Maps,
>>
>> see here <http://weather.whiteboxtechnologies.com/map-IWEC2>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Joe
>>
>>
>>
>> Joe Huang
>>
>> White Box Technologies, Inc.
>>
>> 346 Rheem Blvd., Suite 205A
>>
>> Moraga CA 94556
>>
>> yjhuang at whiteboxtechnologies.com
>>
>> http://weather.whiteboxtechnologies.com for simulation-ready weather data
>>
>> http://www.whiteboxtechnologies.com
>>
>> (o) (925)388-0265
>>
>> (c) (510)928-2683
>>
>> "building energy simulations at your fingertips"
>>
>> On 11/8/2016 4:42 PM, Vikram Sami via Bldg-sim wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I am looking for an EPW climate file for Zurich Switzerland. I also find
>> that every now and then we have the need for simulation climate files that
>> aren’t readily available in EPW format
>>
>>
>>
>> I know there have been a few discussions on this site about
>> services/software programs that do this for you.
>>
>>
>>
>> What does it cost? And what is the process for creating one of these
>> files?
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks in advance
>>
>>
>>
>> Vikram
>>
>>
>>
>> Vikram Sami, AIA, BEMP, LEED AP BD+C
>>
>> Director of Building Performance
>>
>>
>>
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