<div dir="ltr"><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 would like to remind everyone that we are offering a new <b>in-person</b> <span class="gmail-il"><span class="gmail-il">training</span></span> 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"> <span class="gmail-il"><span class="gmail-il">training</span></span> series will be hosted by the <b>New Jersey Institute of Technology</b> in <b><span class="gmail-il"><span class="gmail-il">Newark</span></span>, 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> EMS Controls</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 <span class="gmail-il"><span class="gmail-il">training</span></span> 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://<span class="gmail-il"><span class="gmail-il">training</span></span>.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 <span class="gmail-il"><span class="gmail-il">Newark</span></span>, 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 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"><a href="https://training.bigladdersoftware.com/course/energyplus-ems-controls-2026-01" target="_blank" style="font-size:xx-large"><i>EnergyPlus</i> EMS Controls</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 <span class="gmail-il"><span class="gmail-il">Newark</span></span>, 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 (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><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 <span class="gmail-il"><span class="gmail-il">Newark</span></span>, 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" 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="display:inline;max-width:96px;height:auto;padding-right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