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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Morgan,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>DOE has produced several prototypical
commercial building models called reference buildings (formerly known as
benchmarks) that include 16 different building types. It sounds like you
might be looking for a building similar to the “medium office”
one. These models are in EnergyPlus and are fully functional as is.
If you prefer to use DOE2, though, there are “scorecard”
spreadsheets that list all the inputs (in SI units) to the models. You
could take those and build your own DOE2 model. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>The models are located at:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><a
href="http://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/commercial_initiative/reference_buildings.html">http://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/commercial_initiative/reference_buildings.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>If you do want to use them in
EnergyPlus, note the version number that appears in the .idf, and be sure you’re
using a matching version.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>*********************************************************<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Kristin M. Field<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Engineer II - Mechanical<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Commercial Buildings Group<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Electricity, Resources, and
Building Systems Integration Center<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>National Renewable Energy
Laboratory<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>1617 Cole Blvd., mailstop 5202<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Golden, CO 80401<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>303.384.7376 phone<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>303.384.7540 fax<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Kristin.Field@nrel.gov<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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bldg-sim-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org
[mailto:bldg-sim-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Morgan
Heater<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, July 15, 2010 1:57 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> bldg-sim@lists.onebuilding.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Bldg-sim] Prototype Commercial Building?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Hi – I’m looking for either a doe2 model or a
list of modeling parameters for a prototype commercial building. Ideally,
I’m looking for a model that’s for a typical commercial building
around 40,000 square feet that’s been used/validated in other research
projects.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Anybody have any leads? Thanks. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Morgan Heater, PE, LEED AP<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Ecotope, Inc<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>(206) 322-3753 x209<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>4056 9th Avenue NE<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Seattle, WA 98105<o:p></o:p></p>
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