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Yes.
The easiest way is to use Slab is with EP-Launch or RunEPlus.bat on Windows. Try running the 5ZoneAirCooledWithSlab.idf example file and you will see that it runs. I just tested it with EnergyPlus 8.9.0.
Slab is a preprocessor which, by itself, is tricky to use so it has been integrated with ExpandObjects (another preprocessor that is usually known for working with HVACTemplate objects). The objects used are documents here in the InputOutputReference and in the Auxiliary Programs documentation here [Note, you will have to use the "Next >>" button to see the rest of the pages].
It can also be run directly although a bit more complicated (see the .\PreProcess\GrndTempCalc subdirectory). The special IDF can be run using the RunSlab.bat file in that location and the pieces that it produces copied into a normal IDF file and then that IDF file run with EnergyPlus. It is easier to just use EP-Launch.
