Question-and-Answer Resource for the Building Energy Modeling Community
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The approach of using select run periods (four one-week long run periods) with EnergyPlus to shorten run time has been considered for code compliance tools such as COM-Check by PNNL and included with CBECC-Com by the California Energy Commission because it provides a remarkably good indicator of energy usage and uses only about a quarter of the time.
PNNL has documented this approach in the report:
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The Julian's response answers the bulk of your question but regarding the approach of using select run periods (four one-week long run periods) with EnergyPlus to shorten run time has been considered for code compliance tools such as COM-Check by PNNL and included with CBECC-Com by the California Energy Commission because it provides a remarkably good indicator of energy usage and uses only about a quarter of the time.
PNNL has documented this approach in the report:
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Julian's Julien's response answers the bulk of your question but regarding the approach of using select run periods (four one-week long run periods) with EnergyPlus to shorten run time has been considered for code compliance tools such as COM-Check by PNNL and included with CBECC-Com by the California Energy Commission because it provides a remarkably good indicator of energy usage and uses only about a quarter of the time.
PNNL has documented this approach in the report:
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Julien's response answers the bulk of your question but regarding the approach of using select several short run periods (four one-week long run periods) with EnergyPlus to shorten run time has been considered for code compliance tools such as COM-Check by PNNL and included with CBECC-Com by the California Energy Commission because it provides a remarkably good indicator of energy usage and uses only about a quarter of the time.
PNNL has documented this approach in the report:
