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<DIV><SPAN class=223262620-30062003><FONT face=Arial color=#008080 size=2>Is
anyone aware of software that will compile historical weather data into a TMY
formatted weather file?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Edward F. Sowell
[mailto:sowell@fullerton.edu]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, June 26, 2003 10:39
PM<BR><B>To:</B> BLDG-SIM@gard.com<BR><B>Subject:</B> [BLDG-SIM] Validation of
simulation predictions<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=980163202-27062003>Peter,</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=980163202-27062003>One
study that comes to mind quickly is a comparison of results from the "solar
test cells" at Poway, CA</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=980163202-27062003>with
DOE-2, perhaps in the early 80s. Fred Winkelmann at LBNL can perhaps provide
specifics. These</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=980163202-27062003>tests were under controlled circumstances rather than
actual building. But, IMHO, comparisons</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=980163202-27062003>with
field data from occupied buildings will have so many uncontrolled and
confounding factors as to</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=980163202-27062003>be
meaningless.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=980163202-27062003></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=980163202-27062003>Ed
Sowell</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=980163202-27062003></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial><FONT
size=2><SPAN class=980163202-27062003><FONT
color=#0000ff> C</FONT></SPAN>an anyone point me to papers that discuss
the validation of whole building energy models (DOE2 or others) with
measured building data? I am looking for papers discussing the accuracy that
can be achieved for both simulations based on comprehensive energy audits of
existing buildings and simulations based on design documents that are then
compared to measured performance of the building after
occupation.</FONT></FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE><PRE>
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