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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
101
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no
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2025-11-20 14:54:06 -0500
glbrown
Using OpenStudio ver. 1.3.1 with Sketchup Plugin ver. 1.7.0 and my model has equipment and several other items which were are not active in "My Model"
openstudio
sketchup2021
openstudio-application
equipment
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2025-06-19 11:58:21 -0500
ashopinion
designbuilder v7 simple hvac seasonal cop has no effect
designbuilder
hvac
cop
summary-report
144
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no
answers
no
votes
2024-04-25 21:28:45 -0500
xchen
Coil:Heating sizing temperature not correct
sizing
energyplus
design-day
heating-coil
doas
213
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2025-02-21 11:09:09 -0500
LVT
Iterative daylighting calculations EnergyPlus
daylighting
energyplus
python-plugin
co-simulation
2k
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no
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votes
2017-07-30 20:04:08 -0500
TianZhichao
Severe error with External Interface: Error, xml file "variables.cfg" declares variable
energyplus
bcvtb
external-interface
187
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no
answers
no
votes
2022-06-14 06:38:46 -0500
rn
Change in results between version then using a ComplexShade
energyplus
bsdf
window
idf-update
blind
447
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1
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2022-07-13 13:34:09 -0500
kpp
Is there a tool to visualize eplusout.csv - e+ timeseries data?
energyplus
visualization
jupyter
output-variable
111
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no
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2022-08-20 13:45:44 -0500
Smita Chandra Thomas
Seeking DesignBuilder expert and mechanical engineer for hourly project consulting [closed]
consult
designbuilder
hvac
296
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no
answers
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votes
2024-05-17 08:40:02 -0500
Aaron Boranian
Severe Error **HVACTEMPLATE:* objects found, not supported [closed]
hvac
error
openstudio-application
hvac-template
energyplus
185
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no
answers
no
votes
2025-10-06 15:54:52 -0500
Twose10
Different Zone Sizing Results with Different ZoneHVAC Equipment
energyplus
autosizing
sizing
zone-sizing
365
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1
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no
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2022-09-14 01:17:27 -0500
Masoud
Missing required property 'zone_supply_air_node_name'
openstudio
openstudio-sdk
severe-error
zone-hvac
nodes
11k
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2019-10-01 09:12:36 -0500
Roccan
Defining fixed and openable windows
airflow-network
operable-window
greenhouse
natural-ventilation
energyplus
2k
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no
answers
no
votes
2024-07-04 07:41:29 -0500
Diego2119
Second floor zone temperatures are way higher than the first floor
indoor-temperature
openstudio
openstudio-application
193
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no
answers
no
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2025-05-18 10:06:19 -0500
ssjjjyyy
Cooling Energy Increase after Reducing Nominal Lighting Power
energyplus
internal-load
lighting
cooling-load
openstudio
105
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no
answers
no
votes
2025-10-06 15:53:21 -0500
Twose10
Diferent ZoneHVAC -> Different Zone Sensible Heating [closed]
energyplus
autosizing
sizing
zone-sizing
553
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1
answer
no
votes
2022-09-12 09:40:06 -0500
Aaron Boranian
Receive cooling and heating as summary and analysis in C #
c#
openstudio
output
output-report
openstudio-sdk
299
views
1
answer
no
votes
2025-02-06 08:47:58 -0500
shorowit
Weekends Occupancy not reflecting in temperatures
openstudio
indoor-temperature
validation
calibration
openstudio-application
427
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no
answers
no
votes
2021-01-12 16:35:59 -0500
Ahmed salah
How can I deal with error : "too many fields for object controller: mechanical ventilation"
openstudio
energyplus
mechanical-ventilation
hvac-control
idf-editor
648
views
1
answer
no
votes
2017-12-03 02:15:55 -0500
Farhang Tahmasebi
Hi I am new in energy plus design builder. I just modeled a block and found 2 error when I exported and simulated
energyplus
error
please-use-existing-tags
302
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no
answers
no
votes
2025-02-26 00:56:21 -0500
yavi828
The indoor temperature is higher than the outdoor, but the cooling power is 0 [closed]
openstudio
openstudio-application
ideal-loads-air-system
thermostat
227
views
no
answers
no
votes
2021-01-26 02:58:14 -0500
KAZ
Conversion of solar radiation for maximum heat load
design-day
cooling-load
ideal-loads-air-system
193
views
no
answers
no
votes
2021-06-14 15:15:33 -0500
Touispeid
Can not find heating/cooling schedule
openstudio-application
thermostat
schedule
ideal-loads-air-system
999
views
1
answer
no
votes
2019-09-12 07:52:51 -0500
Aaron Boranian
Question for the Energyplus example file:UserDefinedRoomAirPatterns.idf
energyplus-example-file
energyplus
room-air-model
ideal-loads-air-system
idf-editor
313
views
no
answers
no
votes
2023-12-19 10:49:55 -0500
Elena R
What is the meaning of this output variable: "Zone Ideal Loads Zone Total Heating Energy"?
output-variable
euclid
energyplus
ideal-loads-air-system
heating-load
864
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no
answers
no
votes
2024-06-27 17:59:24 -0500
Moritz Vogel
Seasonal Ventilation in OpenStudio: Outdoor Air Flow Rate Fraction Schedule has no effect
openstudio
ventilation
ideal-loads-air-system
openstudio-application
hvac-control
302
views
no
answers
no
votes
2019-11-01 17:44:58 -0500
desie
Minimum cooling supply air temperature setting not honored
ideal-loads-air-system
mechanical-ventilation
supply-temperature
316
views
1
answer
no
votes
2024-09-24 08:47:25 -0500
kwalkerman
surface temperature as control variable
ideal-loads-air-system
surface-temperature
ems
ems-control
energyplus
231
views
no
answers
no
votes
2021-08-16 09:14:03 -0500
Aaron Boranian
"Ideal Air load system" measure and it's corresponding output error
openstudio-measure
ideal-loads-air-system
energyplus
warning
126
views
no
answers
no
votes
2022-08-09 09:18:48 -0500
cecile.cr
Cooling limit capacity exceeded (with ZoneHVAC:IdealLoadsAirSystem object) [closed]
ideal-loads-air-system
energyplus
cooling-capacity
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