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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=953150220-19012006><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Brent,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=953150220-19012006><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=953150220-19012006><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Our firm is very excited about the capabilities of
EnergyPlus and look forward to its wide use on design projects, but we really
have to justify when to use it for the questions we are trying to answer.
</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=953150220-19012006><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=953150220-19012006><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Our </FONT></SPAN><SPAN class=953150220-19012006><FONT
face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>view is that EnergyPlus is a tool that should be
used where any of the following exist:</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=953150220-19012006><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=953150220-19012006><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>1. Unique systems are in the design and can not be
modeled in DOE-2 (radiant, UFAD, etc.)</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=953150220-19012006><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>2. Comfort analyses</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=953150220-19012006><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>3. Moisture analyses</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=953150220-19012006><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>4. Large building natural ventilation</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=953150220-19012006><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=953150220-19012006><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>So, if one uses EnergyPlus for the above scenarios their
model should be more accurate then a DOE-2 model for the following
reasons.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=953150220-19012006><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=953150220-19012006><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>1. Radiant systems and UFAD are very sensitive to view
factors and temperature differences and must be modeled at the room level rather
than a zone level for accurate and meaningful results.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=953150220-19012006><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>2. Comfort analyses are highly dependant on several things
including view factors of surfaces and a simplified thermal zone
analysis equates to meaningless surfaces that do not exist from the occupants
view point. Consequently, the simulation results of a comfort
analysis would be very questionable in a highly simplified
model.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=953150220-19012006><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>3. Any moisture analysis must include all interior
surfaces, interior materials, and conditions that can absorb and give off
great amounts of moisture and simplifying the model by eliminating surfaces
produces a simulation whose results are very questionable.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=953150220-19012006><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>4. Natural ventilation is very sensitive to the accurate
representation of external walls as well as interior partitions. Again
eliminating interior surfaces/openings and simplifying exterior surfaces will
produce a simulation whose results are very questionable.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=953150220-19012006><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=953150220-19012006><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>If it is a typical building with a typical system that can
be modeled in DOE-2 and you are trying to answer annual energy use questions,
DOE-2 is the ticket. If any of the above scenarios are desired, then a detailed
EnergyPlus model is required. Not a simplified one.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=953150220-19012006><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=953150220-19012006><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>I am curious to know how many zones, surfaces, and
systems your 16.6 minute run had. Do you mind sharing?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> bldg-sim@gard.com
[mailto:bldg-sim@gard.com] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Griffith, Brent<BR><B>Sent:</B>
Thursday, January 19, 2006 10:56 AM<BR><B>To:</B>
bldg-sim@gard.com<BR><B>Subject:</B> [bldg-sim] EnergyPlus -
DOE<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
<DIV></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=552211918-19012006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Here
is some more information on EnergyPlus simulation run times.
</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=552211918-19012006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=552211918-19012006></SPAN></FONT></SPAN><SPAN
class=552211918-19012006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=552211918-19012006></SPAN></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=552211918-19012006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=552211918-19012006></SPAN>I recently did a study with 5,374 EnergyPlus
baseline models covering virtually every kind and size of commercial
building out there (as reflected in 1999 CBECS public use data). These are
all full-blown, annual building models with 5-zone-per-floor thermal
zoning, 15-minute timesteps, PSZ and VAV HVAC systems, etc, etc.
</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=552211918-19012006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=552211918-19012006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Here
is a summary of the run times I encountered:</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=552211918-19012006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=552211918-19012006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Average: 4.53 minutes</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=552211918-19012006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Standard Deviation: 3.15 minutes</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=552211918-19012006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Minimum: 0.92 minutes</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=552211918-19012006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Maximum: 16.6 minutes</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=552211918-19012006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=552211918-19012006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>These
were run on 3GHz, 64 bit AMD processors running Linux
with a 64-bit-compile of Version 1.2.3. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=552211918-19012006></SPAN><SPAN
class=552211918-19012006></SPAN><SPAN class=552211918-19012006></SPAN><FONT
face=Tahoma><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2></FONT><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT><FONT
face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2></FONT><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT><FONT
face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=552211918-19012006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=552211918-19012006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></FONT></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=552211918-19012006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=552211918-19012006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>I have learned
the hard way that it is entirely possible (and quite tempting) to create
overly-complicated EnergyPlus models that will lead to excessive run
times. </FONT></SPAN><SPAN class=552211918-19012006><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>To speed things up, use Zone multipliers wherever
practical and keep the number of windows and surfaces low. I
also set Minimum System Timestep to 5 minutes, and Maximum HVAC Iterations
to 5. </FONT></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=552211918-19012006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=552211918-19012006></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></FONT></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=552211918-19012006>Brent Griffith, NREL</SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=552211918-19012006></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT><BR></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><SPAN class=552211918-19012006> </SPAN>-----Original
Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> bldg-sim@gard.com [mailto:bldg-sim@gard.com]<B>On
Behalf Of </B>Mahabir Bhandari<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, January 18, 2006 11:41
AM<BR><B>To:</B> bldg-sim@gard.com<BR><B>Subject:</B> [bldg-sim] EnergyPlus -
DOE<BR><BR></DIV></FONT></FONT>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Brian,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">I think one additional difference from uses’ point of
view, which is not reported in this report, is simulation run time. It seems
EnergyPlus takes 5-10 times longer to complete a whole year simulations than
DOE2. I was running a simple 5 story building with VAV system and it took me
more than 40 minutes for annual hourly simulations (1 hr time step) in
EnergyPlus while eQuest could run the same building in less than 5 minutes. I
am interested in hearing from others on the run time
issue.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Mahabir Bhandari<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">From:</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT
face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> Brian
Fountain [mailto:bfountain@greensim.com] <BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Wednesday, January 18, 2006 12:12
PM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B>
bldg-sim@gard.com<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B>
[bldg-sim] EnergyPlus - DOE</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Tahoma color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">That is a big
question.</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Tahoma color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> </SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Tahoma color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">For a comparison of
current energy simulation software, you could look at Dru Crawley’s paper
comparing 20 tools:</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Book Antiqua" size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Book Antiqua'"><A
href="http://www.energytoolsdirectory.gov/pdfs/contrasting_the_capabilities_of_building_energy_performance_simulation_programs_v1.0.pdf">http://www.energytoolsdirectory.gov/pdfs/contrasting_the_capabilities_of_building_energy_performance_simulation_programs_v1.0.pdf</A></SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Tahoma color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> </SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Tahoma color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">Main differences
between DOE and EnergyPlus: </SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in"><FONT
face=Tahoma color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">1)</SPAN></FONT><FONT
color=navy size=1><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 7pt; COLOR: navy">
</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Tahoma color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">DOE calculates the
space loads for each hour then calculates the system and plant response for
each hour. EnergyPlus simultaneously solves the loads the system/plant
response for each timestep.</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in"><FONT
face=Tahoma color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">2)</SPAN></FONT><FONT
color=navy size=1><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 7pt; COLOR: navy">
</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Tahoma color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">DOE has a fixed 1
hour timestep, EnergyPlus has a variable timestep (down to 1
minute?).</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in"><FONT
face=Tahoma color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">3)</SPAN></FONT><FONT
color=navy size=1><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 7pt; COLOR: navy">
</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Tahoma color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">There are also key
issues with the weighting factor assumptions, the wall convective
coefficients.</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Tahoma color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> </SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Tahoma color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">I haven’t used
EnergyPlus much yet. What did I miss guys?</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Tahoma color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> </SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Tahoma color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">Brian
Fountain</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=navy size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: navy"> </SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">-----Original
Message-----<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:</SPAN></B>
bldg-sim@gard.com [mailto:bldg-sim@gard.com] <B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">On Behalf Of </SPAN></B>Renato Sousa<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> January 18, 2006 10:56
AM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B>
bldg-sim@gard.com<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B>
[bldg-sim] EnergyPlus - DOE</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Hello
everybody.</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I would like to know if anybody
has experience on using both EnergyPlus and
DOE.</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Currently I'm using an interface
for EnergyPlus. From the software description I couldn't find out the main
differences between EnergyPlus and DOE. Does anyone know the main differences
or where can I find them?</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">From the description it is said
that EnergyPlus was based on DOE and BLAST so I suppose EnergyPlus has some
extra features but I'm not sure if that is
right.</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Best
regards,</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><SPAN
class=apple-style-span><B><FONT face=Arial color=#0a2a3d size=1><SPAN lang=PT
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Sousa</SPAN></FONT></B></SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
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