[Bldg-sim] rebuilding eQuest model in EnergyPlus

Jamie Bull via Bldg-sim bldg-sim at lists.onebuilding.org
Sun Oct 9 01:26:15 PDT 2016


The UnmetHours thread is here
https://unmethours.com/question/12359/equest-geometry-to-energyplus/

Jamie

On Sat, Oct 8, 2016 at 2:52 PM Brian Fountain via Bldg-sim <
bldg-sim at lists.onebuilding.org> wrote:

> There is a tool from Quebec called SimEB that is cross platform between
> DOE-2.1, DOE-2.2 and EnergyPlus. Not sure if it will import an .inp ‎but it
> may be worth some investigation.
>
> I believe the link is www.simeb.ca
>
>
>
> *From: *Jim Dirkes via Bldg-sim
> *Sent: *Friday, October 7, 2016 4:40 PM
> *To: *Samuelson, Holly Wasilowski
> *Reply To: *Jim Dirkes
> *Cc: *bldg-sim at lists.onebuilding.org
> *Subject: *Re: [Bldg-sim] rebuilding eQuest model in EnergyPlus
>
> Holly,
> If you can export gbXML from eQuest, I know DesignBuilder can import that
> format as well as a number of others ... but I've never done it, so I don't
> know how much detail comes with it :(
>
> On Fri, Oct 7, 2016 at 4:24 PM, Samuelson, Holly Wasilowski via Bldg-sim <
> bldg-sim at lists.onebuilding.org> wrote:
>
> Dear Colleagues,
>
> Do you have any time-saving advice or tips for recreating an eQuest model
> in EnergyPlus? (We would like to keep most of the geometry, zoning,
> scheduling, and other inputs as similar as possible, and then be able to
> take advantage of some E+ functionality.)
>
> Thank you in advance for any help!
>
> Warmly,
>
> Holly
>
>
> Holly W. Samuelson, DDes | LEED | Registered Architect
> Assistant Professor Harvard Graduate School of Design
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