<div dir="ltr"><div><div><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>in-person</b> training series for <i>EnergyPlus </i>and<i> Modelkit</i>! </span></span></p><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">This</span></span><span style="line-height:1.22em"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;line-height:1.22em;font-size:small"> training series will be hosted by the <b>New Jersey Institute of Technology</b> in <b>Newark, NJ</b> and include three of our workshops:</span></span></p><p style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.22em;margin:0px 0px 1em"></p><ul><li style="margin-left:15px"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><a rel="nofollow" href="https://training.bigladdersoftware.com/course/energyplus-for-practitioners-2026-01" target="_blank" style="line-height:1.22em"><i>EnergyPlus</i> for Practitioners</a> </font><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">from <b>January</b></span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><b> 13-14, 2026</b></span></li><li style="margin-left:15px"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><a rel="nofollow" href="https://training.bigladdersoftware.com/course/energyplus-ems-controls-2026-01" target="_blank" style="line-height:1.22em"><i>EnergyPlus</i> <span class="gmail-il">EMS</span> <span class="gmail-il">Controls</span></a> on</font><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"> <b>January</b></span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><b> 15</b></span><b style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">, 2026</b></li><li style="margin-left:15px"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><a rel="nofollow" href="https://training.bigladdersoftware.com/course/modelkit-for-energyplus-2026-01" target="_blank" style="line-height:1.22em"><i>Modelkit</i> for <i>EnergyPlus</i></a> on</font><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"> <b>January</b></span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><b> 16</b></span><b style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">, 2026</b></li></ul>There are also two bundle discounts available. <span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><b>Save $175 if you </b><a href="https://training.bigladdersoftware.com/bundles?bundle_id=in-person-bundle-newark-energyplus-workshops-2026-jan" target="_blank" style="font-weight:bold">register for both <i>EnergyPlus</i> workshops</a>, or </span><b style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">save $290 if </b><b style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">you </b><a href="https://training.bigladdersoftware.com/bundles?bundle_id=in-person-bundle-newark-all-workshops-2026-jan" target="_blank" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-weight:bold">register for ALL workshops</a><b>!</b><p></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><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-2026-01" target="_blank"><i>EnergyPlus</i> for Practitioners</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="line-height:1.22em"><span style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.22em"><font size="4" style="line-height:1.22em"><b>Dates: </b>January 13</font></span><span style="font-size:large">-14 (Tuesday - Wednesday)</span></div><div style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.22em"><span style="font-size:large"><br></span></div><div style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.22em"><span style="font-size:large">Location: <a href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/x2Bd1aMSVvHwpU7o9" target="_blank">NJIT Hillier College of Architecture and Design</a> in Newark, NJ</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">Start at 8 AM and end at 5 PM each day</span></div><div style="line-height:1.22em"><span style="font-size:large"><br></span></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 USD 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"><b style="line-height:1.22em"><font size="4" style="line-height:1.22em"><br></font></b></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 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">- 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 <span class="gmail-il">controls</span>. 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"><a href="https://training.bigladdersoftware.com/course/energyplus-ems-controls-2026-01" target="_blank" style="font-size:xx-large"><i>EnergyPlus</i> <span class="gmail-il">EMS</span> <span class="gmail-il">Controls</span></a></div><div style="line-height:1.22em"><div style="line-height:1.22em"><div style="line-height:1.22em"><span style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.22em"><font size="4" style="line-height:1.22em"><b><br></b></font></span></div><div style="line-height:1.22em"><span style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.22em"><font size="4" style="line-height:1.22em"><b>Date: </b>January 15 </font></span><span style="font-size:large">(Thursday)</span></div><div style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.22em"><span style="font-size:large"><br></span></div><div style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.22em"><span style="font-size:large">Location: <a href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/x2Bd1aMSVvHwpU7o9" target="_blank">NJIT Hillier College of Architecture and Design</a> in Newark, NJ</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">Start at 8 AM and end at 5 PM</span></div><div style="line-height:1.22em"><span style="font-size:large"><br></span></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 USD 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"><b style="line-height:1.22em"><font size="4" style="line-height:1.22em"><br></font></b></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 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"><div><div><div><div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><div>This workshop covers the Energy Management System (<span class="gmail-il">EMS</span>) capability of <i>EnergyPlus</i>, which allows the implementation of custom <span class="gmail-il">control</span> 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 <span class="gmail-il">control</span> programs, how to create <span class="gmail-il">EMS</span> components (sensors, actuators, output variables, etc.), and how to debug the execution of <span class="gmail-il">EMS</span> programs. Lecture topics include how to create advanced HVAC <span class="gmail-il">control</span> 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><b><br></b></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><br style="font-size:small"></div><div><div style="font-size:small;line-height:1.22em"><a href="https://training.bigladdersoftware.com/course/modelkit-for-energyplus-2026-01" target="_blank" style="font-size:xx-large"><i>Modelkit</i> for <i>EnergyPlus</i></a></div><div style="font-size:small;line-height:1.22em"><div style="line-height:1.22em"><div style="line-height:1.22em"><span style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.22em"><font size="4" style="line-height:1.22em"><b><br></b></font></span></div><div style="line-height:1.22em"><span style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.22em"><font size="4" style="line-height:1.22em"><b>Date: </b>January 16 </font></span><span style="font-size:large">(Friday)</span></div><div style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.22em"><span style="font-size:large"><br></span></div><div style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.22em"><span style="font-size:large">Location: <a href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/x2Bd1aMSVvHwpU7o9" target="_blank">NJIT Hillier College of Architecture and Design</a> in Newark, NJ</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">Start at 8 AM and end at 5 PM</span></div><div style="line-height:1.22em"><span style="font-size:large"><br></span></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 USD per person</font></span></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div><div style="line-height:1.22em"><div><div><div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><div><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><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><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><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 <a href="https://github.com/sound-data/DEER-Prototypes-EnergyPlus/tree/main" target="_blank"><i style="line-height:1.22em">EnergyPlus</i> DEER prototypes</a>.</b><br></div><br style="line-height:1.22em"><span style="font-size:12.8px">This </span><span style="font-size:12.8px">workshop </span>teaches you to use the <i><a href="https://bigladdersoftware.com/projects/modelkit/" target="_blank">Modelkit</a></i> framework developed by Big Ladder Software for generating <i>EnergyPlus </i>input files. We cover the basics of how <i>Modelkit</i> uses the <i>Ruby</i> programming language in combination with a library of templates to highlight the benefits of these features. We then describe the process of templates being combined together in order to compose the <i>EnergyPlus</i> input file, and how parametric values can be set in one template and passed to another. For example, changing an HVAC system type from “CAV” to “VAV” would require changing a single parameter – the templates are pre-configured to update EnergyPlus object types, inlet/outlet node connections, and other details accordingly.</div><br style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">Next, we cover Big Ladder Software’s </span><i style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">Modelkit</i><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"> Flannel framework that simplifies parametric analysis by allowing users to set parametric values in multiple CSV files and use </span><i style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">Modelkit</i><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"> to automatically compose and simulate EnergyPlus input files, as well as compare user-specified results between simulations.</span><br style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">By the end of the workshop, you should be comfortable with creating and simulating </span><i style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">EnergyPlus</i><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"> input files using </span><i style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">Modelkit</i><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">. Demonstrations and hands-on exercises will be used extensively throughout to generate models with a range of energy-efficiency measures and HVAC system configurations.</span><br style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><b>Previous experience with <i>EnergyPlus</i> is recommended but not required.</b></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div><div style="line-height:1.22em">Regards,</div></div></div></div></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div style="max-width:500px;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br class="gmail-Apple-interchange-newline"></div></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">1617 Wazee St, Unit 200, 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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