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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>LBNL releases EnergyPlusToFMU version 1.0.0.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>EnergyPlusToFMU is a software package written in Python which allows users to export the building simulation program EnergyPlus version 8.0 or higher <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>as a Functional Mock-up Unit (FMU) for co-simulation using the Functional Mock-up Interface (FMI) standard version 1.0. This FMU can then be imported into <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>a variety of simulation programs that support the import of the Functional Mock-up Interface for co-simulation. This capability allows for instance to model the envelope <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>of a building in EnergyPlus, export the model as an FMU, import and link the model with an HVAC system model developed in a system simulation tool such as the Modelica environment Dymola.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>For more information and download, visit <a href="http://simulationresearch.lbl.gov/fmu/EnergyPlus/export/index.html">http://simulationresearch.lbl.gov/fmu/EnergyPlus/export/index.html</a><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>