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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-GB link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><Please excuse cross postings><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>DesignBuilder has now released v1.0 of our free standalone EnergyPlus Results Viewer application. The Results Viewer allows you to easily generate graphical views of data held in EnergyPlus .eso output files as well tabular results held in the .htm summary output files. You can load multiple .eso files into a session and compare results on the same graph. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>An example screenshot is shown below comparing results for a ground source heat pump chilled ceiling system with displacement ventilation with and without changeover mixed mode natural ventilation.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><img width=884 height=543 id="Picture_x0020_3" src="cid:image001.png@01CEED30.EA8968D0"><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The main Results Viewer v1.0 features are:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:35.7pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-17.85pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>Opens and displays .eso and .htm summary files generated by all EnergyPlus applications, including DesignBuilder, OpenStudio, EPLaunch etc.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:35.7pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-17.85pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>Can be used to display all building and HVAC output variables including HVAC node temperatures, mass flow rates and humidity levels.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:35.7pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-17.85pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>Compare results sets for any number of simulations on the same graph - even sub-hourly timestep results when the number of timesteps is different between runs. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:35.7pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-17.85pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>View results graphically or in a grid.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:35.7pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-17.85pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>Export results for further analysis in a spreadsheet.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:35.7pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-17.85pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>View tabular results held in .htm files and associate the tabular results with an .eso dataset.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:35.7pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-17.85pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>Select the time interval from Monthly, Daily, Hourly and Timestep – depending on the data in the .eso file.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:35.7pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-17.85pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>Available reports are listed for the selected time interval and can be selected for viewing.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:35.7pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-17.85pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>A crosshair option allows you to display numeric values for all displayed data series for any point in time.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:35.7pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-17.85pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>Show multiple graphs on the screen at once.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:35.7pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-17.85pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>Include multiple Y-axes on each graph as required by the selected reports.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:35.7pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-17.85pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>When viewing datasets for long simulation periods the zoom function allows you to focus in on shorter time per iods.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:35.7pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-17.85pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>Sort the list of available outputs by Area or Report type<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:35.7pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>Store all session data and settings in a single compact file for ease of storage and communication. Session files can be emailed to colleagues and easily opened to see precisely the same results as the sender.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:35.7pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>Associate the .eso extension with the Results Viewer allowing easy integration with EPLaunch and other EnergyPlus GUIs.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>Integration with DesignBuilder v3.4 and later.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>You can download the EnergyPlus Results Viewer at no cost from: <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><a href="http://www.designbuilder.co.uk/download">www.designbuilder.co.uk/download</a> <o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>If you have any comments or feedback please feel free to contact the DesignBuilder support desk at <a href="http://support.designbuilder.co.uk/">support.designbuilder.co.uk</a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Andy<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>Andy Tindale<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>DesignBuilder Software Ltd<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt'><a href="www.designbuilder.com"><span style='color:windowtext'>www.designbuilder.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>Tel: +44 (0)1453 755500<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>