Question-and-Answer Resource for the Building Energy Modeling Community
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Nursing homes were one of the building types I considered in the GRI project back in 1990 (http://www.whiteboxtechnologies.com/download_GRI_comm_prototypes_rpt.htm ), but it was eliminated during the selection process due to its low cogeneration market potential. In the review of data sources in Chapter 8, there was mention of nursing homes in several studies: 1. Science Applications International Corp. 1984, "Characterization of commercial and multi-family residential cogeneration markets and applications" (has building characterizations and measured load shapes for a nursing home) 2. Chamberlain GARD 1990, "Simulation and analysis of integrated gas-fired desiccant dehumidification and mechanical and absorption cooling systems for commercial buildings" (internal report) (has DOE-2 prototype for a nursing home, which was probably taken from previous work by PNL for ASHRAE-90). I think I had that building file and had looked through it at one point. However, to find it now would take a lot of work and might not even be successful. You could check with Jason Glazer to see if he has it.
The other thought is that all these prototypical building files were not that well vetted or documented, so you might do just as well to build one up yourself, since a nursing home is similar to an apartment building in many ways.
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Nursing homes were one of the building types I considered in the GRI project back in 1990 (http://www.whiteboxtechnologies.com/download_GRI_comm_prototypes_rpt.htm (http://www.whiteboxtechnologies.com/download_GRI_comm_prototype_rpt.htm ), but it was eliminated during the selection process due to its low cogeneration market potential. In the review of data sources in Chapter 8, there was mention of nursing homes in several studies:
1. Science Applications International Corp. 1984, "Characterization of commercial and multi-family residential cogeneration markets and applications" (has building characterizations and measured load shapes for a nursing home)
2. Chamberlain GARD 1990, "Simulation and analysis of integrated gas-fired desiccant dehumidification and mechanical and absorption cooling systems for commercial buildings" (internal report) (has DOE-2 prototype for a nursing home, which was probably taken from previous work by PNL for ASHRAE-90).
I think I had that building file and had looked through it at one point. However, to find it now would take a lot of work and might not even be successful. You could check with Jason Glazer to see if he has it.
The other thought is that all these prototypical building files were not that well vetted or documented, so you might do just as well to build one up yourself, since a nursing home is similar to an apartment building in many ways.
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Nursing homes were one of the building types I considered in the GRI project back in 1990 (http://www.whiteboxtechnologies.com/download_GRI_comm_prototype_rpt.htm ), but it was eliminated during the selection process due to its low cogeneration market potential. In the review of data sources in Chapter 8, there was mention of nursing homes in several studies:
1. studies:
Science Applications International Corp. 1984, "Characterization of commercial and multi-family residential cogeneration markets and applications" (has building characterizations and measured load shapes for a nursing home)
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Chamberlain GARD 1990, "Simulation and analysis of integrated gas-fired desiccant dehumidification and mechanical and absorption cooling systems for commercial buildings" (internal report) (has DOE-2 prototype for a nursing home, which was probably taken from previous work by PNL for ASHRAE-90). I think I had that building file and had looked through it at one point. However, to find it now would take a lot of work and might not even be successful. You could check with Jason Glazer to see if he has it.
The other thought is that all these prototypical building files were not that well vetted or documented, so you might do just as well to build one up yourself, since a nursing home is similar to an apartment building in many ways.
