<div dir="ltr"><div><p style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.22em;margin:0px 0px 1em"><span style="line-height:1.22em"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;line-height:1.22em;font-size:small">Big Ladder Software is pleased to announce that we are offering a new <b>live in-person</b> training series for EnergyPlus! T</span></span><span style="line-height:1.22em"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;line-height:1.22em;font-size:small">he training series will take place at the Big Ladder Software office in <b>Denver, CO</b> and include o</span><span style="line-height:1.22em;font-size:small"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">ur </font></span></span><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><a rel="nofollow" href="https://training.bigladdersoftware.com/course/energyplus-for-practitioners-2024-08" target="_blank" style="line-height:1.22em"><i style="line-height:1.22em">EnergyPlus</i> for Practitioners</a> workshop </font><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">from </span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><b>August 6-7</b></span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"> as well as our </span><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><a rel="nofollow" href="https://training.bigladdersoftware.com/course/energyplus-ems-controls-2024-08" target="_blank" style="line-height:1.22em"><i>EnergyPlus</i> EMS Controls</a> workshop </font><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">on </span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><b>August 8</b></span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:1.22em">. <b>Save $175 if you register for both workshops!</b></span></p><div><br></div><p style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.22em;margin:0px 0px 1em;font-family:Georgia"><a rel="nofollow" href="https://training.bigladdersoftware.com/" target="_blank" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;line-height:1.22em;font-size:large"><b style="line-height:1.22em">Visit our training platform to register</b></a><br></p><p style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.22em;margin:0px 0px 1em;font-family:Georgia"><b style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><a href="https://training.bigladdersoftware.com/" target="_blank">https://training.bigladdersoftware.com/</a></b></p></div><div><br></div><div><b>See our other upcoming workshops:</b></div><div><ul><li><a href="https://training.bigladdersoftware.com/course/energyplus-for-practitioners-2024-06"><i>EnergyPlus</i> for Practitioners</a> (Live Webinars | June 20 - July 11, 2024)</li><li><a href="https://training.bigladdersoftware.com/course/modelkit-for-energyplus-2024-07"><i>Modelkit</i> for <i>EnergyPlus</i></a> (Live Webinars | July 18-25, 2024)</li></ul></div><div><br></div><div><div style="line-height:1.22em"><div style="line-height:1.22em"><div style="line-height:1.22em"><div style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.22em"><font size="6" style="line-height:1.22em"><a href="https://training.bigladdersoftware.com/course/energyplus-for-practitioners-2024-08" target="_blank"><i>EnergyPlus</i> for <span style="line-height:1.22em">Practitioners</span></a></font><br style="line-height:1.22em"><b style="line-height:1.22em"><font size="4" style="line-height:1.22em"><br style="line-height:1.22em"></font></b></div><div style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.22em"><span style="line-height:1.22em"><font size="4" style="line-height:1.22em"><b>In-Person Dates: </b>August 6</font></span><span style="font-size:large">-7, 2024 </span><span style="font-size:large">(one webinar per week on Thursday or Wednesday)</span></div><div style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.22em"><span style="font-size:large"><br></span></div><div style="line-height:1.22em"><font size="4"><b>Time</b>: </font><span style="font-size:large">8 AM - 5 PM each day (lunch break provided by Big Ladder Software)</span></div><div style="line-height:1.22em"><font size="4"><br></font></div><div style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.22em"><span style="line-height:1.22em"><font size="4" style="line-height:1.22em"><b>Price: </b>$1,095 per person</font></span></div><div style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.22em"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.22em"><div style="font-size:small;line-height:1.22em"><span style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.22em"><font size="4" style="line-height:1.22em"><b>Location</b>: <font color="#262626" face="arial, sans-serif">Big Ladder Software</font></font></span></div><div style="font-size:small;line-height:1.22em"><font size="4" color="#0b5394"><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/Big+Ladder+Software/@39.7517409,-105.0024618,17z/data=!3m2!4b1!5s0x876c78c4ccd75883:0x8bd78230266d8ff9!4m6!3m5!1s0x876c78c4cd9a5939:0x36062e893d48c40d!8m2!3d39.7517368!4d-104.9998869!16s%2Fg%2F11btr1f9kc?entry=ttu" target="_blank">1617 Wazee Street, Unit 200, Denver, CO, 80202</a></font><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:large;color:rgb(38,38,38)"><br></span></div><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.22em"><b style="line-height:1.22em"><font size="4" style="line-height:1.22em">Workshop Description</font></b><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.22em"><br style="line-height:1.22em"></div><div style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.22em">- Have you ever wanted to truly understand how to use <i style="line-height:1.22em">EnergyPlus</i> at the text level?<br style="line-height:1.22em"></div><div style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.22em">- Have you been using <i style="line-height:1.22em">OpenStudio</i>, <i style="line-height:1.22em">DesignBuilder</i>, or another GUI and had the need to peek under the hood to debug a problem or implement a measure or workaround?<br style="line-height:1.22em"></div><div style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.22em"><br style="line-height:1.22em"></div><div style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.22em"><b style="line-height:1.22em">This workshop should be a prerequisite for anyone planning to work with <i style="line-height:1.22em">EnergyPlus</i> regardless of what user interface you choose.</b><br style="line-height:1.22em"></div><br style="line-height:1.22em"><span style="font-size:12.8px">This </span><span style="font-size:12.8px">workshop focuses on the needs of the energy modeling </span><span style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.22em">practitioner</span><span style="font-size:12.8px"> in order to get you </span><span style="font-size:12.8px">up</span><span style="font-size:12.8px"> to speed and be highly productive with </span><i style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.22em">EnergyPlus</i><span style="font-size:12.8px"> as quickly as possible. We cover the fundamentals of </span><i style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.22em">EnergyPlus</i><span style="font-size:12.8px"> such as geometry and internal loads while rapidly ramping </span><span style="font-size:12.8px">up</span><span style="font-size:12.8px"> to advanced topics such as HVAC systems and controls. We guide you through the complexities of the </span><i style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.22em">EnergyPlus</i><span style="font-size:12.8px"> syntax, input/output files, documentation, and essential software tools including the </span><i style="font-size:12.8px">Euclid</i><span style="font-size:12.8px"> plugin for </span><i style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.22em">SketchUp</i><span style="font-size:12.8px">. Most importantly, we teach you how to use the available resources to teach yourself going forward. </span></div><div style="line-height:1.22em"><span style="font-size:12.8px"><br></span></div><div style="line-height:1.22em"><span style="font-size:12.8px">Demonstrations and hands-on exercises are used extensively throughout. By the end of the workshop, you should be comfortable with creating, running, and debugging </span><i style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.22em">EnergyPlus</i><span style="font-size:12.8px"> models.</span></div><div style="line-height:1.22em"><span style="font-size:12.8px"><br></span></div><div style="line-height:1.22em"><span style="font-size:12.8px"><br></span></div><div style="line-height:1.22em"><span style="font-size:12.8px"><br></span></div><div style="line-height:1.22em"><a href="https://training.bigladdersoftware.com/course/energyplus-ems-controls-2024-08" target="_blank" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:xx-large"><i>EnergyPlus</i> EMS Controls</a><span style="font-size:12.8px"><br></span></div><div style="line-height:1.22em"><br></div><div style="line-height:1.22em"><br></div></div></div><div><div style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.22em"><span style="line-height:1.22em"><font size="4" style="line-height:1.22em"><b>In-Person Dates: </b>August 8</font></span><span style="font-size:large">, 2024 </span><span style="font-size:large">(one webinar per week on Thursday or Wednesday)</span></div><div style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.22em"><span style="font-size:large"><br></span></div><div style="line-height:1.22em"><font size="4"><b>Time</b>: </font><span style="font-size:large">8 AM - 5 PM (lunch break provided by Big Ladder Software)</span></div><div style="line-height:1.22em"><font size="4"><br></font></div><div style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.22em"><span style="line-height:1.22em"><font size="4" style="line-height:1.22em"><b>Price: </b>$595 per person</font></span></div><div style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.22em"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.22em"><div style="font-size:small;line-height:1.22em"><span style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.22em"><font size="4" style="line-height:1.22em"><b>Location</b>: <font color="#262626" face="arial, sans-serif">Big Ladder Software</font></font></span></div><div style="font-size:small;line-height:1.22em"><font size="4" color="#0b5394"><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/Big+Ladder+Software/@39.7517409,-105.0024618,17z/data=!3m2!4b1!5s0x876c78c4ccd75883:0x8bd78230266d8ff9!4m6!3m5!1s0x876c78c4cd9a5939:0x36062e893d48c40d!8m2!3d39.7517368!4d-104.9998869!16s%2Fg%2F11btr1f9kc?entry=ttu" target="_blank">1617 Wazee Street, Unit 200, Denver, CO, 80202</a></font><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:large;color:rgb(38,38,38)"><br></span></div></div><br></div><div><div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><b><font size="4">Workshop Description</font></b><br></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><div>This one-day workshop covers the Energy Management System (EMS) capability of <i>EnergyPlus</i>, which allows the implementation of custom control strategies and calculation routines that override standard modeling processes within <i>EnergyPlus</i>. We cover the <i>EnergyPlus</i> Runtime Language (Erl) that is used to describe the custom control programs, how to create EMS components (sensors, actuators, output variables, etc.), and how to debug the execution of EMS programs. Lecture topics include how to create advanced HVAC control sequences, how to override default HVAC operation (flow rate, setpoint temperature, capacity, etc.), how to abort a simulation when operational faults occur, and how to use outputs to generate trend data. Demonstrations and hands-on exercises are used extensively throughout.<br></div><div><br></div><div><b>Previous experience with <i>EnergyPlus</i> is strongly recommended but not required. </b></div></div></div></div><div><br></div></div><div><div><div>Regards,</div></div></div></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div style="max-width:500px;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><div style="max-width:500px"><span style="font-size:24px;color:rgb(197,90,30)">Aaron Boranian</span> <span style="font-size:18px;font-style:italic;color:rgb(231,122,59)">(he/him/his)</span><div style="white-space:nowrap;padding-top:18px;overflow:hidden"><div style="font-weight:600;font-size:14px;line-height:20px;color:rgb(50,76,91);float:left;height:40px">Senior Building Simulation Engineer<br>& Director of Training Services</div><span style="font-size:14px;color:rgb(50,76,91);border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;border-left-color:rgb(197,90,30);margin-left:12px;padding:11px 0px 11px 6px;float:left;height:16px">Big Ladder Software LLC</span></div><div style="padding-top:16px;overflow:hidden"><div style="float:left;height:66px;width:165px;display:flex;padding:20px 16px 20px 6px"><a href="https://bigladdersoftware.com/" target="_blank"><img src="https://static.bigladdersoftware.com/email-signature/imgs/BL-Logo.png" style="width:165px;height:auto"></a></div><span style="float:left;height:81px;width:300px;padding:11.75px 0px;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;border-left-color:rgb(171,171,171);line-height:26px;white-space:nowrap"><img src="https://static.bigladdersoftware.com/email-signature/imgs/Call.png" style="padding:0px 10px;max-height:18px;vertical-align:middle"> <a href="tel:+1808-895-1741" style="font-size:12px;color:rgb(50,76,91);text-decoration:none" target="_blank">808.895.1741</a><br><img src="https://static.bigladdersoftware.com/email-signature/imgs/Location.png" style="padding:0px 10px;max-height:18px;vertical-align:middle"> <a href="https://goo.gl/maps/XdV4bXukiGBHVoV5A" style="font-size:12px;color:rgb(50,76,91);text-decoration:none" target="_blank">1624 Market St, Suite 304, Denver, CO 80202 </a><br><img src="https://static.bigladdersoftware.com/email-signature/imgs/Web.png" style="padding:0px 10px;max-height:18px;vertical-align:middle"> <a href="https://bigladdersoftware.com/" style="font-size:12px;color:rgb(50,76,91);text-decoration:none" target="_blank">bigladdersoftware.com</a></span></div><div style="float:left;height:101px;padding:24px 0px 8px"><img src="https://static.bigladdersoftware.com/email-signature/imgs/badges/badge-1.png" style="display:inline;max-width:96px;height:auto;padding-right:12px"> <img src="https://static.bigladdersoftware.com/email-signature/imgs/badges/badge-2.png" style="display:inline;max-width:96px;height:auto;padding-right:12px"> <img src="https://static.bigladdersoftware.com/email-signature/imgs/badges/badge-3.png" style="display:inline;max-width:96px;height:auto;padding-right:12px"> <img src="https://static.bigladdersoftware.com/email-signature/imgs/badges/badge-4.png" style="display:inline;max-width:96px;height:auto;padding-right:12px"></div><div><a href="https://static.bigladdersoftware.com/email-signature/redirect.html" target="_blank"><img src="https://static.bigladdersoftware.com/email-signature/imgs/Banner.gif" style="width:500px;height:auto;padding-top:16px"></a></div></div><br></div></div></div></div></div>