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As many of you know programs such as LEED require total hours where the setpoint is not met to be below a certain threshold - e.g. 300 hours. Notwithstanding compliance, I find this to be a best practice for tuning a model. So what techniques do you find are most successful for reducing unmet hours (total, heating, and/or cooling) either in general or for a specific HVAC system? I'm specifically interested in the experiences of EnergyPlus/OpenStudio users.

As many of you know programs such as LEED require total hours where the setpoint is not met to be below a certain threshold - e.g. 300 hours. Notwithstanding compliance, I find this to be a best practice for tuning a model. So what techniques do you find are most successful for reducing unmet hours (total, heating, and/or cooling) either in general or for a specific HVAC system? I'm specifically interested in the experiences of EnergyPlus/OpenStudio users.

As many of you know programs such as LEED require total hours where the setpoint is not met to be below a certain threshold - e.g. 300 hours. Notwithstanding compliance, I find this to be a best practice for tuning a model. So what techniques do you find are most successful for reducing unmet hours (total, heating, and/or cooling) either in general or for a specific HVAC system? I'm specifically interested in the experiences of EnergyPlus/OpenStudio users.