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What are some good resources to learn EnergyPlus?

I have a basic idea of building physics and I have run simple energy plus simulations in the past. I just completed Chris Mackey's tutorials on using EnergyPlus with Grasshopper/Honeybee. Other than that I am aware of NREL's tutorials on using EnergyPlus with OpenStudio and also the videos from GARDAnalytics on youtube.

Since there are several veteran Energy modelers and Energy Modeling software developers active on this forum I am hoping that someone would point me to the resources (textbook, videos, presentations etc) that cover EnergyPlus and also the underlying concepts/calculations that are employed for simulating energy models in EnergyPlus?

(I know that EnergyPlus has a fair amount of official documentation online but considering the volume and scale of information present in those manuals, I am not sure if diving straight into them is the best approach for a novice like me).

What are some good resources to learn EnergyPlus?

I have a basic idea of building physics and I have run simple energy plus simulations in the past. I just completed Chris Mackey's tutorials on using EnergyPlus with Grasshopper/Honeybee. Other than that I am aware of NREL's tutorials on using EnergyPlus with OpenStudio and also the videos from GARDAnalytics on youtube.

Since there are several veteran Energy modelers and Energy Modeling software developers active on this forum I am hoping that someone would point me to the resources (textbook, videos, presentations etc) that cover EnergyPlus and also the underlying concepts/calculations that are employed for simulating energy models in EnergyPlus?

(I know that EnergyPlus has a fair amount of official documentation online but considering the volume and scale of information present in those manuals, I am not sure if diving straight into them is the best approach for a novice like me).

What are some good resources to learn EnergyPlus?

I have a basic idea of building physics and I have run simple energy plus simulations in the past. I just completed Chris Mackey's tutorials on using EnergyPlus with Grasshopper/Honeybee. Other than that I am aware of NREL's tutorials on using EnergyPlus with OpenStudio and also the videos from GARDAnalytics on youtube.

Since there are several veteran Energy modelers and Energy Modeling software developers active on this forum I am hoping that someone would point me to the resources (textbook, videos, presentations etc) that cover EnergyPlus and also the underlying concepts/calculations that are employed for simulating energy models in EnergyPlus?

(I know that EnergyPlus has a fair amount of official documentation online but considering the volume and scale of information present in those manuals, I am not sure if diving straight into them is the best approach for a novice like me).