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2026-02-27 07:09:08 -0500
Denis Bourgeois
Why EnergyPlus does not report Conduction Heat Transfer for Window surfaces ?
energyplus
conduction
windows
heat-balance
output-variable
518
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1
answer
no
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2025-11-12 12:32:42 -0500
ericmartinpe
Openstudio/Energyplus is not very accurate
thermal-mass
openstudio
accuracy
zone-temperature
363
views
1
answer
2
votes
2025-11-21 14:48:22 -0500
Ammar Deh
EnergyPlus Crashes When Adding Windows to Rotating Building Model Using Site:VariableLocation
energyplus
orientation
bug-report
fenestration
337
views
1
answer
2
votes
2025-07-31 14:47:28 -0500
Yapan
ResStock Multifamily Building Simulation Details
resstock
openstudio-hpxml
multifamily
234
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no
answers
1
vote
2025-07-14 14:08:34 -0500
tammieyu
EnergyPlus Python API vs. EMS for Runtime Window Control
python-ems
energyplus-api
energyplus
ems-control
construction
167
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no
answers
no
votes
2025-07-02 00:25:53 -0500
Pranav Deshmukh
True Peak Load Occurs on Unexpected Day — How to Identify Peak Date from Solar Gains and Geometry? [closed]
energyplus
geometry
solar-gain
peak-load
design-day
234
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no
answers
1
vote
2025-06-30 12:15:30 -0500
Pranav Deshmukh
True Peak Load Occurs on Unexpected Day — How to Identify Peak Date from Solar Gains and Building Geometry?
energyplus
geometry
solar-gain
peak-load
design-day
231
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1
answer
1
vote
2025-06-30 08:27:25 -0500
Twose10
Unexpected Negative Conduction on Hot Day
conduction
heat-gain
energyplus
heat-balance
building-envelope
469
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1
answer
1
vote
2025-06-28 14:58:56 -0500
Denis Bourgeois
Why does increasing air gap in double glazing increase cooling energy in my DesignBuilder model?
designbuilder
fenestration
construction
heat-transfer
cooling-load
480
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1
answer
no
votes
2025-06-08 05:44:04 -0500
Denis Bourgeois
Modeling of a building in Floorspace JS and SketchUp
openstudio-application
sketchup
openstudio-sketchup-plugin
geometry
222
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no
answers
no
votes
2025-06-05 11:18:48 -0500
MatteoMerli
Group control in WindowShadingControl with OnIfHighSolarOnWindow
energyplus
shading-control
shading
control
solar-radiation
453
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1
answer
1
vote
2025-04-02 07:30:22 -0500
Denis Bourgeois
Validation of fullinteriorandexterior for a sawtooth facade
energyplus
solar-distribution
simple-glazing-system
convexity
output-variable
234
views
1
answer
1
vote
2025-03-19 14:11:59 -0500
RobinCris
eio file in v. 9.4 mistake?
eio-file
shade
material
bug-report
energyplus
266
views
1
answer
1
vote
2025-02-12 14:51:14 -0500
Denis Bourgeois
How can I calculate solar gains within Perimeter zones?
perimeter
solar-gain
energyplus
545
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no
answers
no
votes
2024-10-26 13:47:33 -0500
Ed May
Reporting Solar Energy by Zone
output-variable
solar-gain
solar-radiation
energyplus
365
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1
answer
1
vote
2024-10-22 15:40:31 -0500
Jamie Sullivan
Why is the sun position not translated into the solar heat gain in different facing rooms?
passive-solar
solar-radiation
energyplus
253
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1
answer
no
votes
2024-09-06 13:40:36 -0500
Aaron Boranian
E+ detailed HVAC crash on warmup - high window temperatures
energyplus
detailed-hvac
high-surface-temperatures
severe-error
low-temperature-radiant
299
views
2
answers
1
vote
2024-08-09 16:12:33 -0500
Aaron Boranian
Updating Sub-surfaces
sketchup
openstudio
openstudio-sketchup-plugin
window
geometry
491
views
2
answers
no
votes
2024-07-27 00:39:18 -0500
Dave
Design Builder's Energy Plus Simulation Took 3.5 Hours
design
designbuilder
energyplus
solar
simulation-time
318
views
1
answer
1
vote
2024-07-23 09:22:18 -0500
shorowit
BEopt- Can I change the gable roof default in the Geometry screen?
beopt
roof
geometry
gable
drawing
328
views
1
answer
1
vote
2024-07-11 04:07:23 -0500
Julien Marrec
EMS Sensor Unique Key Name not found.
energyplus
ems
ems-control
sensor
error
275
views
1
answer
1
vote
2024-06-10 15:01:46 -0500
shorowit
partial opening of window shading
window
energyplus
shading-control
287
views
1
answer
1
vote
2024-06-06 10:25:45 -0500
shorowit
EMS Sensor for Zone Exterior Windows Total Transmitted Beam Solar Radiation Rate
ems
sensor
ems-control
severe-error
solar-radiation
232
views
no
answers
1
vote
2024-05-15 02:39:45 -0500
Roy_Xu
Why Daylightingcontrol doesn't work and the DGI could not associate with EMS？
energyplus
daylighting-control
ems
dgi
shading-control
443
views
1
answer
2
votes
2024-04-10 01:36:01 -0500
yongqingzhao
How is the surface outside face beam solar incident angle cosine value calculated in EnergyPlus?
solar
geometry
heat-gain
solar-radiation
angle
471
views
2
answers
2
votes
2024-10-07 22:20:37 -0500
bentan
modeling building with large elevation difference from weather data elevation
energyplus
natural-ventilation
airflow-network
weather-file
zone-multiplier
753
views
1
answer
2
votes
2024-02-29 16:24:58 -0500
Denis Bourgeois
Incident Solar with a translucent awning
designbuilder
energyplus
transmittance
shading
solar-radiation
563
views
1
answer
1
vote
2024-02-15 15:32:56 -0500
paula
Doubt on how to "fix" a non-convex zone in E+
energyplus
solar-distribution
convexity
geometry
severe-error
459
views
2
answers
2
votes
2024-01-10 15:18:13 -0500
Jamie Sullivan
Extract each heat balance term in EnergyPlus
energyplus
heat-balance
energy-balance
output-variable
556
views
1
answer
5
votes
2023-12-12 11:25:53 -0500
chriswmackey
Help With Constructing the Simplest Load Balance with EnergyPlus
energyplus
energy-balance
output-variable
heat-transfer
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