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2025-06-05 11:18:48 -0500
MatteoMerli
Group control in WindowShadingControl with OnIfHighSolarOnWindow
energyplus
shading-control
shading
control
solar-radiation
973
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1
answer
4
votes
2016-05-04 12:52:36 -0500
JasonGlazer
EnergyPlus Detailed hourly load distribtuion
energyplus
output-variable
90
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no
answers
no
votes
2022-04-04 10:36:46 -0500
YizhiY
Unresonable load change when modifying the model inputs
energyplus
shgc
energy-consumption
commercial-prototype-building
fenestration
140
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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
115
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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
229
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no
answers
1
vote
2019-11-18 06:28:55 -0500
mapascual
Interior Windows: report variables in Openstudio/EnergyPlus
openstudio
energyplus
window
output-variable
355
views
1
answer
2
votes
2021-05-21 03:34:42 -0500
sashadf1
EnergyPlus Variable that captures thermal loads?
solar-gain
occupancy
energyplus
output-variable
445
views
1
answer
no
votes
2014-12-05 08:07:03 -0500
keb
Trouble-shooting IDF Errors [closed]
trouble-shooting
openstudio
251
views
2
answers
1
vote
2023-08-09 18:56:32 -0500
Rebecca Powles
Which variable is more appropriate for shading control?
shading-control
venetian-blind
solar-radiation
energyplus
64
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no
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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
528
views
1
answer
5
votes
2016-06-08 09:13:48 -0500
nancynanxiaodan
E+ outputs for building heat losses
heat-balance
energyplus
output-report
output-variable
246
views
1
answer
1
vote
2019-11-26 09:40:56 -0500
rraustad
Shading calculations with very large walls
shading
wall
energyplus
516
views
1
answer
2
votes
2016-06-06 14:43:01 -0500
Yi Zhang
JEplus - painful transition from rvi to rvx
jeplus
rvi-file
rvx-file
1k
views
1
answer
2
votes
2017-10-11 12:49:44 -0500
JustinShultz
Solar study for simple building
commercial-reference-building
openstudio
solar-radiation
315
views
2
answers
1
vote
2021-11-17 19:29:15 -0500
Screamindaemon
Change in energy flow through envelope vs internal gains
heat-balance
energyplus
energy-consumption
1k
views
1
answer
2
votes
2016-04-08 10:43:58 -0500
BL
how to build a photovoltaic system in energyplus
energyplus
photovoltaic
257
views
1
answer
1
vote
2022-03-27 15:00:25 -0500
mattkoch
Why does PVWatts fail in OpenStudioApplication-1.2.1?
openstudio-measure
energyplus
pvwatts
353
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no
answers
1
vote
2016-10-05 01:20:40 -0500
Gurneet
How to establish Envelope load for a zone/building
envelope
load-calculation
212
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no
answers
2
votes
2021-03-05 12:32:17 -0500
KerryHarp
Shading not working when using simple glazing
energyplus
fenestration
shading-control
blind
1k
views
2
answers
5
votes
2019-11-15 12:57:20 -0500
MJWitte
Construction:AirBoundary - "Solar Enclosures" for Grouped Zones Solar Distribution
energyplus
air-wall
solar-distribution
335
views
1
answer
3
votes
2017-07-26 06:00:53 -0500
adambgnr
Shading:Building:Detailed shading more area than it should
energyplus
shading
317
views
2
answers
1
vote
2023-09-25 12:37:07 -0500
altamar
Why the Site Diffuse Solar Radiation Rate per Area is smaller than the Surface Outside Face Incident Sky Diffuse Solar Radiation Rate per Area
energyplus
solar-radiation
output-variable
420
views
1
answer
3
votes
2015-11-19 14:53:43 -0500
David Goldwasser
how to create an interior window?
openstudio
window
surface
1k
views
2
answers
2
votes
2018-10-19 10:51:27 -0500
lukanuts
Heat Balance of a Thermal Zone
energyplus
heat-balance
heat-gain
infiltration
539
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no
answers
2
votes
2019-10-25 11:33:20 -0500
Lefort-Antoine
why Fin or Overhang Projection impact are not similar than shading objet ?
energyplus
shading
345
views
1
answer
1
vote
2022-11-09 06:35:43 -0500
ecoeficiente
Frame and dividers unexpected behavior
window-frame-and-divider
energyplus
heat-transfer
building-envelope
686
views
1
answer
4
votes
2018-08-23 14:48:33 -0500
MJWitte
Mismatch between Transmitted Solar rate and sum of solar radiation gains in EnergyPlus
energyplus
solar-gain
heat-balance
164
views
1
answer
1
vote
2018-06-11 11:21:18 -0500
mdahlhausen
what means 'solar' option?
designbuilder
daylighting
shading
351
views
1
answer
1
vote
2018-11-06 17:52:29 -0500
MJWitte
How does a light shelf model work in EnergyPlus?
daylighting
window
energyplus
628
views
no
answers
3
votes
2016-07-14 08:42:10 -0500
Adam Hilton
Thermochromic IDF Example Explanation
energyplus
energyplus-example-file
fenestration
dynamic-glazing
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