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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-GB link="#467886" vlink="#96607D" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Hi Holly,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>That’s an interesting one. Before access to much improved, higher quality AMY data calibration may have been undertaken against TMY or EWY data. If calibrating to monthly energy rather than hourly, presumably date-sensitivity and things like DST are not as big a deal?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>I agree with you that dates are fundamental according the standards.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Chris<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> Bldg-sim <bldg-sim-bounces@lists.onebuilding.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Samuelson, Holly via Bldg-sim<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, July 25, 2024 9:48 PM<br><b>To:</b> bldg-sim@lists.onebuilding.org<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Bldg-sim] "Maslow's" hierarchy of calibration<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Chris,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>This might be a no-brainer, but... <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Calibration step one: ensure the weather file used corresponds to the dates of the measured data.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Best,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Holly<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div id=Signature><div id=divtagdefaultwrapper><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#888888'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0C882A'>Holly W. Samuelson | DDes | Registered Architect<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'>Associate Professor | Harvard Graduate School of Design<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></body></html>