anchapin's profile - activity

Refer to OpenStudio's Measure Writer's Reference Guide. The code above would go in the "measure.rb" file of a measure fo

If you look through the Scorecard spreadsheet files for the prototype models, you'll notice that there is a lot of overl

I'm not very knowledgeable about the decisions that were made when creating the Commercial Prototype Building Models, bu

I would recommend Sourcetree and BitBucket (either run it on your own local server or use their cloud version). You can

@rafael.alonso for your use case, couldn't you just make two copies of the model (one with wine and one without) and the

@bb_designer I've done some limited exploration into what you are looking for (creating spaces from 2D floorplans) by as

This may not be what you are talking about exactly, but I thought it was related. NVIDIA has created an artificial intel

Note that OpenStudio installs EnergyPlus for you, so even though it's technically not a run alone program, you can think

Here are some ideas: Try GroundHeatExchanger:Slinky (seems more similar to the helical ground heat exchanger than the

I'm not sure, but I would think that even if you are using EMS & BCVTB that Energyplus/Openstudio won't let you chan

I'm not sure, but I would think that even if you are using EMS & BCVTB that Energyplus/Openstudio won't let you chan

I'm not sure, but I would think that even if you are using EMS & BCVTB that Energyplus/Openstudio won't let you chan

I'm not sure, but I would think that even if you are using EMS & BCVTB that Energyplus/Openstudio won't let you chan

I'm not sure, but I would think that even if you are using EMS & BCVTB that Energyplus/Openstudio won't let you chan

I'm not sure, but I would think that even if you are using EMS & BCVTB that Energyplus/Openstudio won't let you chan

I'm not sure, but I would think that even if you are using EMS & BCVTB that Energyplus/Openstudio won't let you chan

I'm not sure, but I would think that even if you are using EMS & BCVTB that Energyplus/Openstudio won't let you chan

Which software tool are you using? You should add it as a tag to your post so that you can get the right people to assis

First of all, findglare and glareindx are fairly old programs in the Radiance suite. Since their publication, an entire

I'm not sure what you mean by zone dampers with no VAV? Later on you mention modeling a zone damper as a VAV equipment w

I noticed that your website has a focus on open source software solutions. Considering that DesignBuilder isn't open sou

Sefaira is not appropriate for compliance modelling for LEED purposes, although I wouldn't think most of the tools indic

@rezaei2 in the HVAC Systems tab, add more than one thermal zone to a GSHP system on the demand equipment side of the ai

If you would like to manually control the air flow rate, I would suggest checking out the suggestions in the following t

Why are you using a constant fan / constant volume zone conditioning component if you want to vary the airflow rate? I w

It sounds like you have one DOAS serving multiple AHUs which each serve multiple zones. This feature was just added to E

It sounds like you has one DOAS serving multiple AHUs which each serve multiple zones. This is feature was just added to

I would suggest you check out this other UnmetHours post "Non-convex surfaces in EnergyPlus". I think that one should an

How are you pasting the floor 2 file into floor 1? Have you tried using the "Import EnergyPlus IDF" button to import flo

You make a good point about the all-electric building statement. The crux of the issue is the "Fossil/Electric Hybrid" c

Is the kitchen greater than 20,000 sf? If so you can use exception a) in combination with exception d) so that the propo

Another option would be to combine spaces and thermal zones so that you have one space per zone and one zone per GSHP. I

It sounds like you are trying to determine how many hours in a year you can maintain thermal comfort without your system

It's also strange that the Zone Dry Bulb Temperature is 32F and the Supply Air Temperature is 75F. I would expect these

Can't you control this by setting the cooling and heating design day profiles for the temperature setpoint schedules con

I agree with what @dradair is saying, but I just wanted to mention that Table G3.1 Baseline (f) indicates that a condens

A chiller can be placed on the demand side of an Plant Loop without any problems, and you're free to put whatever you wa

90.1-2013 Appendix G is also based on climate zone, so like 90.1-2016, climate zone 3b would be fossil fuel so system w

I usually calculate the equivalent full load hours based on the resulting energy use of the equipment associated with th

If you click on the EN-15251 button in the top right-hand corner of the CBE Thermal Comfort Tool then you have the optio

Table G3.1.5.c (baseline) indicates that if your building has a building type listed in Table G3.1.1-1, then you use the

I believe that what you are saying is the same thing that I was trying to say, but maybe in a more straightforward manne

Table G3.1.5.c (baseline) indicates that if you building has a building type listed in Table G3.1.1-1, then you use the

If you refer to Table G3.1.5.c (baseline) you'll see that it refers to gross above-grade exterior wall area. Then if you

I just wanted to follow up with the fact that since Section 5.5.4.2.1 references Tables 5.5-1 through 5.5-8, that means

Hi, You are correct. Have a look on Chapters 5, 6 & 19 of the Engineering Reference. If you want to see the deta

As far as I can tell, MLE+ doesn't use BCVTB. At least, the BCVTB gui doesn't need to be used while connecting Matlab to

pv panels and solar collector in openstudio Hi, I am making a comparison between two models for a Chilean house. One wit

There are two paths for code compliance, following the mandatory and prescriptive requirements of Sections 5-10 (Prescri