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Here are four useful (public domain) tools that I have found useful for assisting in model calibrations, each in different ways. These tools are 'post-processing' tools, which means while they are simulation tool agnostic, but do require an additional workflow step.

1) ECAM: Available here - http://www.northwrite.com/ecam.asp An MSExcel addin that can be adapted to include multiple 'stacked' sequential high resolution time series energy or (other measured data) channels, where the first stack might represent simulation output (predicted signal) while the second stack might represent the measured channel... A second channel might represent the delta between the two stacks. ECAM can create easily create numerous visualizations of these channels to tease out calibration errors. Uniquely, this tool also incorporates Inverse Modeling Change Point Models in accordance with ASHRAE Guideline 14

2) DVIEW - Available here - https://beopt.nrel.gov/downloadDView An improved version also ships with the latest version of BeOpt. Can be used in similar ways as (1) above, but is a stand-alone application (not an MSExcle add-in)

3) ExCalibmeb Available here: https://www.simeb.ca/ExCalibBEM/index_en.php I haven't had time to use this yet, but it appears to be a nice GUI implementation around GenOpt - and designed to work withe either E+ or DOE2.2 files.

4) VizBEM Available here: https://www.simeb.ca/VizBEM/index_en.php An MSExcle addin, this tool is similar to item (1) for creating data visualizations but handles large data sets with multiple channels very well.

I'm sure there are more tools out there, but these are the ones I am aware of and use.

Here are four useful (public domain) tools that I have found useful for assisting in model calibrations, each in different ways. These tools are 'post-processing' tools, which means while they are simulation tool agnostic, but do require an additional workflow step.

Here are four useful (public domain) tools that I have found useful for assisting in model calibrations, each in different ways. These tools are 'post-processing' tools, which means while they are simulation tool agnostic, but do require an additional workflow step.

1. ECAM: Available here - http://www.northwrite.com/ecam.asp An MSExcel MS Excel addin that can be adapted to include multiple 'stacked' sequential high resolution time series energy or (other measured data) channels, where the first stack might represent simulation output (predicted signal) while the second stack might represent the measured channel... A second channel might represent the delta between the two stacks. ECAM can create easily create numerous visualizations of these channels to tease out calibration errors. Uniquely, this tool also incorporates Inverse Modeling Change Point Models in accordance with ASHRAE Guideline 14

2. DVIEW - Available here - https://beopt.nrel.gov/downloadDView An improved version also ships with the latest version of BeOpt. Can be used in similar ways as (1) above, but is a stand-alone application (not an MSExcle MS Excel add-in)

3. ExCalibmeb ExCalibBEM Available here: https://www.simeb.ca/ExCalibBEM/index_en.php I haven't had time to use this yet, but it appears to be a nice GUI implementation around GenOpt - and designed to work withe with either E+ or DOE2.2 files.

4. VizBEM Available here: https://www.simeb.ca/VizBEM/index_en.php An MSExcle MS Excel addin, this tool is similar to item (1) for creating data visualizations but handles large data sets with multiple channels very well.

I'm sure there are more tools out there, but these are the ones I am aware of and use.