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2026-01-13 13:25:04 -0600 asked a question FANS Internal Gains

FANS Internal Gains I have a constant-volume fan in my HVAC model. I was wondering why the fans are not contributing tow

2026-01-11 15:21:25 -0600 asked a question OpenStudio version 3.9 Radiance Scene Rendering

OpenStudio version 3.9 Radiance Scene Rendering I ran an OpenStudio Radiance measure and it worked well. This was my fir

2026-01-07 02:23:15 -0600 edited question OpenStudio Radiance Measure

OpenStudio Radiance Measure I got this error while running radiance measure in OpenStudio Standard Output: [38;2;255;

2026-01-07 02:21:49 -0600 asked a question OpenStudio Radiance Measure

OpenStudio Radiance Measure I got this error while running radiance measure in OpenStudio Standard Output: [38;2;255;

2025-12-02 17:01:46 -0600 edited question Steady flow of Outdoor Fresh Air

Steady flow of Outdoor Fresh Air Hi! I’m doing some analysis. I have a building model and I want a steady flow of outdoo

2025-12-02 16:55:25 -0600 asked a question Steady flow of Outdoor Fresh Air

Steady flow of Outdoor Fresh Air Hi, I’m doing some analysis. I have a building model and I want a steady flow of outdoo

2025-12-02 16:55:22 -0600 asked a question Steady flow of Outdoor Fresh Air

Steady flow of Outdoor Fresh Air Hi, I’m doing some analysis. I have a building model and I want a steady flow of outdoo

2025-12-02 16:55:19 -0600 asked a question Steady flow of Outdoor Fresh Air

Steady flow of Outdoor Fresh Air Hi, I’m doing some analysis. I have a building model and I want a steady flow of outdoo

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2025-11-26 16:24:52 -0600 asked a question constant indoor humidity ratio

constant indoor humidity ratio I want to maintain a constant indoor relative humidity. I’ve tried different options but

2025-11-24 10:41:39 -0600 commented answer Rotating PV in EnergyPlus

Thank you so much for your help.

2025-11-23 00:27:19 -0600 edited question Rotating PV in EnergyPlus

Rotating PV in EnergyPlus Hi, has anyone tried modeling rotating PV in EnergyPlus? I want to compare it on an hourly and

2025-11-23 00:27:07 -0600 asked a question Rotating PV in EnergyPlus

Rotating PV in EnergyPlus Hi, has anyone tried modeling rotating PV in EnergyPlus? I want to compare it on an hourly and

2025-11-20 22:13:19 -0600 commented question Openstudio/Energyplus is not very accurate

Just curious, how did you made a weather file?

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2025-11-11 13:51:56 -0600 commented question AMY weather file for any location of USA

Sure, thank you so much

2025-11-04 17:01:50 -0600 edited question AMY weather file for any location of USA

AMY weather file for any location of USA How do you guys create AMY weather files? Has anyone used the diyepw package ht

2025-11-04 16:55:38 -0600 asked a question AMY weather file for any location of USA

AMY weather file for any location of USA How do you guys create AMY weather files? Has anyone used the diyepw package? I

2025-11-04 13:14:22 -0600 commented question steady state energy balance

Yes, the goal is to confirm whether the EnergyPlus results are consistent with the physical energy balance and accuratel

2025-11-02 18:53:56 -0600 asked a question steady state energy balance

steady state energy balance I’m trying to perform a steady-state energy balance analysis and compare the results with En

2025-10-17 22:56:38 -0600 asked a question Is it possible to maintain constant relative humidity year-round in a zone (EnergyPlus/OpenStudio)

Is it possible to maintain constant relative humidity year-round in a zone (EnergyPlus/OpenStudio) I’d like to keep one

2025-10-07 16:39:34 -0600 edited answer EnergyPlus .idf Version Updater to 24.2

I guess you need to install new energyplus version

2025-10-07 16:38:04 -0600 answered a question EnergyPlus .idf Version Updater to 24.2

Based on the pictures, it looks like you’re translating from version 23.1 to the same version. You need to select versio

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2025-09-24 17:55:59 -0600 asked a question Constant COP of Cooling Coil

Constant COP of Cooling Coil In EnergyPlus, if I want my cooling system to have a constant COP regardless of temperature

2025-09-23 08:29:54 -0600 commented answer Bifacial PV in EnergyPlus

Thank you so much

2025-09-22 23:22:51 -0600 commented answer Does EnergyPlus considers reflected solar radiations from the roof on Photovoltaic

If I model a bifacial PV on the roof, will the rear side generate some electricity? Is there anything that I should take

2025-09-13 23:03:38 -0600 answered a question Does EnergyPlus considers reflected solar radiations from the roof on Photovoltaic

Hi have you got the answer of this question?

2025-09-13 13:51:57 -0600 answered a question PAT error "complete datapoint failure"

I had the similar issue last month. I guess the problem came from the folder name. You are not allowed to have any space

2025-09-13 10:56:28 -0600 asked a question Bifacial PV in EnergyPlus

Bifacial PV in EnergyPlus Has anyone tried using bifacial PV in EnergyPlus and compared it with monofacial PV? Does Ener

2025-09-07 17:27:02 -0600 asked a question semi-transparent PV on rooftop

semi-transparent PV on rooftop IS there anyone who could help me to share the idea to model the semi-transparent PV on t

2025-09-07 17:26:59 -0600 asked a question semi-transparent PV on rooftop

semi-transparent PV on rooftop IS there anyone who could help me to share the idea to model the semi-transparent PV on t

2025-08-15 20:58:21 -0600 asked a question PV and Battery in Openstudio/EnergyPlus

PV and Battery in Openstudio/EnergyPlus I’m interested in learning how to model a PV system with battery storage that ca

2025-07-17 18:40:46 -0600 edited answer Ventillation in Openstudio

I tried doing it by going into the Thermal Zones tab in Openstudio and adding a ZoneVentilation:DesignFlowRate object,

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2025-07-17 18:40:29 -0600 edited answer Ventillation in Openstudio

I tried doing it by going into the Thermal Zones tab in Openstudio and adding a ZoneVentilation:DesignFlowRate object,

2025-07-17 18:14:38 -0600 answered a question Ventillation in Openstudio

I tried doing it by going into the Thermal Zones tab and adding a ZoneVentilation:DesignFlowRate object, but the results

2025-07-15 13:37:40 -0600 asked a question Ventillation in Openstudio

Ventillation in Openstudio In my OpenStudio/EnergyPlus model, I observe that there is no sensible heat gain or loss repo

2025-07-13 22:54:07 -0600 asked a question Results in Openstudio Heating/Cooling

Results in Openstudio Heating/Cooling I'm modeling a building in OpenStudio where: Cooling is provided by a DX coil He

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2025-07-10 15:30:50 -0600 asked a question Wireframe issues in sketchup osm model

Wireframe issues in sketchup osm model Hi everyone, I'm facing a serious issue with my OpenStudio model and would apprec

2025-06-08 22:28:27 -0600 asked a question Column in OpenStudio Geometry

Column in OpenStudio Geometry I want to model a structural column in OpenStudio. I usually create building geometry usin

2025-06-08 02:02:44 -0600 answered a question Modeling of a building in Floorspace JS and SketchUp

I am trying to model the shading effects of beams. can you tell me the solution?

2025-06-08 01:50:09 -0600 commented answer Modeling of a building in Floorspace JS and SketchUp

It helps. Thank you so much.

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2025-06-05 11:46:02 -0600 asked a question Modeling of a building in Floorspace JS and SketchUp

Modeling of a building in Floorspace JS and SketchUp As a beginner to OpenStudio and SketchUp, I have a few questions re

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2025-04-21 15:28:59 -0600 asked a question modify weather file in doe prototype buildings

modify weather file in doe prototype buildings I’m working with DOE prototype buildings and had a question about modifyi

2025-04-07 09:36:19 -0600 asked a question Hey folks, I ran into this error while using the CreateDOEPrototypeBuilding measure in OpenStudio . How to solve this problem?

Hey folks, I ran into this error while using the CreateDOEPrototypeBuilding measure in OpenStudio . How to solve this pr