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2025-12-03 03:00:27 -0600
Anurag_G
How to define different AHU airflow rates for cooling and heating in DesignBuilder?
designbuilder
airflow
cooling
heating
ahu
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no
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2025-12-02 17:01:46 -0600
sandip_mep
Steady flow of Outdoor Fresh Air
outdoor-air
energyplus
natural-ventilation
mechanical-ventilation
111
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1
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2
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2025-12-01 11:23:57 -0600
shorowit
How does E+ determine wind pressure coefficients on surfaces that face an internal yard within the building?
natural-ventilation
energyplus
pressure
airflow-network
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2025-12-01 11:11:57 -0600
shorowit
EMS does not turn off ideal load
energyplus
ems
ideal-loads-air-system
ems-control
natural-ventilation
56
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1
answer
2
votes
2025-12-01 11:03:25 -0600
joseph-robertson
ResStock building model generation
resstock
sampling
photovoltaic
battery
291
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1
answer
2
votes
2025-12-01 09:10:13 -0600
Keigo
Severe Error: Found Material that is too thin and/or too highly conductive
energyplus
radiant-panel
material
severe-error
conduction
30
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1
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no
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2025-12-01 05:30:48 -0600
Denis Bourgeois
HOW TO COPY CONSTRUCTIONS AND MATERIALS
openstudio
construction
material
openstudio-application
191
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1
answer
1
vote
2025-12-01 04:55:16 -0600
Denis Bourgeois
Difference Turn on ideal air loads and ZoneHVAC:IdealLoadsAirSystem
openstudio
ideal-loads-air-system
district-heating
openstudio-application
heating-load
58
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1
answer
1
vote
2025-11-27 03:17:28 -0600
PmP
Question About EMS:Sensor and People with Space/SpaceList in EnergyPlus 23.1+
people
ems
pmv
space
energyplus
73
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1
answer
1
vote
2025-11-26 19:27:00 -0600
eda
How can I assign different floor (slab) constructions to different rooms on the same floor, if the construction set only allows one default floor construction?
construction-set
openstudio
openstudio-application
floor
43
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no
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2025-11-26 16:24:52 -0600
sandip_mep
constant indoor humidity ratio
dehumidification
energy-balance
energyplus
relative-humidity
hvac-control
66
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no
answers
1
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2025-11-26 12:33:48 -0600
Aaron Boranian
Fluid Cooler / Refrigeration Condenser Loop Turns Off Mid-Year in EnergyPlus (with persistent “No Cooling Water Flow” warnings)
openstudio
energyplus
fluid-cooler
warning
condenser-loop
40
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no
answers
no
votes
2025-11-26 12:27:15 -0600
Aaron Boranian
AHU & TFA Modeling in DesignBuilder – Coil Availability and Setpoint Manager Query
supply-temperature
ahu
setpoint-manager
designbuilder
hvac-control
26
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no
answers
no
votes
2025-11-26 05:33:08 -0600
BeckeRachel
How does E+ determine the win pressure coefficients on surface facing an internal yard within the building? [closed]
natural-ventilation
energyplus
pressure
airflow-network
86
views
1
answer
1
vote
2025-11-25 19:54:22 -0600
antonszilasi
How can I model an ‘IdealLoadsAirSystem’
energyplus
openstudio-application
cooling-load
heating-load
ideal-loads-air-system
40
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no
answers
no
votes
2025-11-25 18:59:10 -0600
avril14
Modeling 4-Pipe VAV Box in OpenStudio [closed]
vav
openstudio
chilled-water-loop
hot-water-loop
terminal-unit
41
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no
answers
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2025-11-25 18:59:08 -0600
avril14
Modeling 4-Pipe VAV Box in OpenStudio
vav
openstudio
chilled-water-loop
hot-water-loop
terminal-unit
48
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no
answers
1
vote
2025-11-24 13:28:35 -0600
Alisacusu
error "Creating GenericModelObject for IddObjectType 'CommentOnly’
openstudio
error
openstudio-application
79
views
1
answer
2
votes
2025-11-24 10:17:48 -0600
shorowit
Rotating PV in EnergyPlus
photovoltaic
energyplus
geometry
solar-distribution
98
views
1
answer
1
vote
2025-11-22 19:05:51 -0600
Greg Estep
Simulating a 4-Pipe Chiller in EnergyPlus
energyplus
chiller
plant-loop
195
views
1
answer
no
votes
2025-11-22 10:22:42 -0600
obuchely
Problem with Ideal Loads
ideal-loads-air-system
openstudio
cooling-load
district-heating
energyplus
1k
views
1
answer
5
votes
2025-11-22 02:19:19 -0600
Keigo
How can DCV and VAV be compatible in both heating and cooling?
energyplus
dcv
co2
vav
bug-report
67
views
1
answer
1
vote
2025-11-21 16:51:50 -0600
shorowit
EV behaviour for different timestep lengths
resstock
electric-vehicles
244
views
1
answer
2
votes
2025-11-21 14:48:22 -0600
Ammar De
EnergyPlus Crashes When Adding Windows to Rotating Building Model Using Site:VariableLocation
energyplus
orientation
bug-report
fenestration
128
views
1
answer
no
votes
2025-11-21 14:28:20 -0600
moezzi614@gmail.com
Hello everybody, Im working on a simulation project with design builder and I need de model a tempered loop for HVAC use to connect to a VRF condenser.
vrf
designbuilder
condenser-loop
hvac-control
84
views
1
answer
1
vote
2025-11-21 11:42:42 -0600
Gio_GG
ResStock occupants' behaviour
resstock
occupant-behavior
occupancy
65
views
1
answer
2
votes
2025-11-21 11:33:14 -0600
Gio_GG
self discharge rate for battery
battery
energyplus
storage
33
views
no
answers
no
votes
2025-11-20 14:54:06 -0600
glbrown
Using OpenStudio ver. 1.3.1 with Sketchup Plugin ver. 1.7.0 and my model has equipment and several other items which were are not active in "My Model"
openstudio
sketchup2021
openstudio-application
equipment
124
views
2
answers
no
votes
2025-11-20 14:26:09 -0600
glbrown
Should Heat Recovery Be Included in Baseline Model if Present in Proposed Design? (ASHRAE 90.1-2010 Appendix G)
ashrae-90.1
appendix-g
heat
heat-recovery
designbuilder
101
views
1
answer
1
vote
2025-11-20 13:51:29 -0600
antonszilasi
How can I load custom python packages (pip) without extra OSW cli arguments
openstudio-cli
python
osw-file
openstudio-measure
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