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2022-02-08 09:11:21 -0500 commented question Residential boiler with radiator system in terraced house

May want to break this up into three questions with appropriate tags.

2022-02-07 14:22:11 -0500 edited question ISO: Weather Format Testers

ISO: Weather Format Testers Not sure if this is appropriate for the group, but will try posting anyway. In addition to

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2021-07-11 16:06:39 -0500 commented question Trying to realize hvac on/off control with dead bands

You should try Python EMS!

2021-05-25 10:17:35 -0500 commented question Thermochromic colors simulation debug

Have you considered using PythonPlugin instead of EMS?

2021-05-25 10:15:38 -0500 commented question Find the largest number Peak using EMS

Have you considered using the PythonPlugin instead of EMS?

2021-05-11 09:49:21 -0500 answered a question Editing IDF from the command line

Use a text editor like Notepad.

2021-05-06 15:37:10 -0500 commented answer Open Studio Antiquated Password Requirements?

FWIW, nothing is dictated by DOE.

2020-10-24 11:25:04 -0500 answered a question Are there any ASHRAE guidelines for college buildings?

The most recent version of the OpenStudio Standards gem (v0.2.12) includes a DRAFT prototype model for a college buildin

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2020-09-13 17:46:12 -0500 answered a question OpenStudio - If I change the wall construction to be thicker on a base model, do I have to also change the geometry to match this?

You do not. In EnergyPlus/OpenStudio, "thickness" is not a geometrical property, it is a property of materials/construct

2020-09-01 08:09:19 -0500 answered a question How to make uneven distribution of occupancy?

Check out the stochastic occupancy simulator from LBNL.

2020-07-09 11:38:38 -0500 answered a question Long simulation time : Fully glazed room with a large number of glazing

The most recent version of EnergyPlus (9.3) has a new object called PerformancePrecisionTradeoffs. In that object, the f

2020-07-09 11:29:55 -0500 commented question Long simulation time : Fully glazed room with a large number of glazing

That is a lot of surfaces! And controllable blinds is not making it any faster.

2020-07-09 10:42:01 -0500 commented question Long simulation time : Fully glazed room with a large number of glazing

Ummmm ... exactly how large is "large number of glazing surfaces"?

2020-06-17 11:37:42 -0500 commented question simulating curved external blinds

There are no geometrical curves in EnergyPlus, only performance curves. You're going to have to find a (piecewise) linea

2020-06-14 21:21:43 -0500 commented question Most common energy model software

This is not the right forum for this question. First, it isn't intended for these types of questions. Second, there is a

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2020-05-23 12:34:58 -0500 commented question i am not receiving mail from open studio

check your spam folder?

2020-05-17 09:46:04 -0500 commented answer Can't find OpenStudio.exe on new version installation (v3.0)

As of May 17, OpenStudio Application development and maintenance has not transitioned to a third party (or parties) YET.

2020-04-15 15:49:58 -0500 answered a question EnergyPlus vs E+ GUI: Which to Choose

The last official DOE-funded release of the OpenStudio GUI is later this month. You may want to factor that into your an

2020-04-08 07:00:57 -0500 edited question EnergyPlus.net Weather Search Unavailable.

The website that you're trying to reach is having technical difficulties and is currently unavailable. When trying to do

2020-03-25 07:49:33 -0500 commented answer Switch positions of two construction materials

That would be a problem, yes.

2020-03-23 09:52:53 -0500 answered a question Switch positions of two construction materials

EMS cannot change the order of materials in a construction, but (I am pretty sure) it can change the construction that i

2020-03-23 09:48:56 -0500 answered a question how can I run a large number of Open Studio files in parallel

I believe Honeybee itself can now use AWS to run large parametric analyses (you have to pay for it of course). This serv

2020-03-12 10:50:34 -0500 answered a question BEopt software update

Good question. Here's the situation. Several years ago, the NREL residential team moved away from the BeOpt platform for

2020-01-29 06:27:52 -0500 commented question UBEM models new framework and developer survey

Please post this to a listserv like bldg-sim@onebuilding.org. Or better yet, make a SurveyMonkey survey and post a link

2020-01-27 18:47:33 -0500 edited question Problem of identifying heating EUI using DOE pre-1980 medium office building model

Problem of identifying heating EUI using DOE pre-1980 medium offcie building model I'm now doing a simulation using DOE

2020-01-27 18:39:09 -0500 commented question ------------------------

FWIW, IES prefers to answer questions on their own forum, not UnmetHours. You should probably ask this question there.

2020-01-27 18:26:06 -0500 commented question ------------------------

FWIW, IES prefers not to answer questions on their own forum, not UnmetHours. You should probably ask this question ther

2020-01-18 10:09:00 -0500 commented question driving rain in hygrothermal simulations

Please open a new feature request.

2019-08-06 11:57:10 -0500 commented question Merging zones in sketchup

Which OpenStudio? Euclid (i.e., Legacy OpenStudio) or the OpenStudio Application?

2019-07-21 09:18:31 -0500 answered a question EnergyPlus file generator

That project was deprecated a long time ago. There was a thought to developing a new site that would generate either Ope

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2019-06-14 10:52:56 -0500 commented question Question of Max. attached equipment number

Are you using EnergyPlus? Or something else?

2019-05-12 12:49:01 -0500 commented answer Has anyone validated the DOE Reference Building Measure?

Are you using the newer model with the detailed space plan? Or the older model that has only zone level loads?

2019-05-07 18:41:54 -0500 commented question How do I convert between different versions of OS using the Sketch up Plugin?

For clarity, "legacy-openstudio" is not the previous version of OpenStudio. It's the original direct-to-IDF OpenStudio,

2019-05-01 07:53:36 -0500 answered a question OpenStudio Run does not show OSM results

OpenStudio results are created by a Reporting Measure. Drag and drop that in on the Measures tab prior to the run. That

2019-04-23 18:56:36 -0500 asked a question FloorSpace in OpenStudio Geometry Tab Crashes Immediately on "New"

FloorSpace in OpenStudio Geometry Tab Crashes Immediately on "New" OpenStudio 2.8.0. MacOS 10.14.4.

2019-03-20 09:29:36 -0500 commented question Is it possible to use real time sensor data (of temperature in- and outside, CO2 levels, occupancy) in EnergyPlus instead of Schedules?

You should be able to use EnergyPlus' EMS (Energy Management System) feature to do this.

2019-03-01 10:18:11 -0500 commented answer Restrict tag choice to existing tags instead of adding the please-use-existing-tags tag? And what qualifies as an existing tag?

I'm not the administrator. Also, I'm not actually trying to fix the problem, I just want to shame people.

2019-03-01 07:50:31 -0500 answered a question Restrict tag choice to existing tags instead of adding the please-use-existing-tags tag? And what qualifies as an existing tag?

The primary reason for 'please-use-existing-tags' is to publicly shame question authors into using existing tags in the

2019-01-29 10:57:39 -0500 commented question IES VE Peer view help

This is not a technical question. Please post this to a listserv like bldg-sim@onebuilding.org.

2019-01-19 15:41:36 -0500 edited question OpenStudio-CLI returned error code 1

Oscli returned error code 1 Hello I am working on a PAT project where I wrote some measures to articulate some refrigera

2019-01-15 19:42:04 -0500 commented question Undefined Method for #

Unmet! Love it!

2018-12-05 22:13:43 -0500 commented question HVAC Templates to be Discontinued?

OpenStudio Measures? Modelkit templates?

2018-12-05 11:21:40 -0500 commented question HVAC Templates to be Discontinued?

A talk by ... me? Two things about that "announcement" and others of its kind. First, EnergyPlus 10.0.0 is not coming fo

2018-11-02 13:26:32 -0500 commented question Too small difference between 10 and 45 cm insulation?

What software are you using?

2018-11-02 09:34:17 -0500 commented question Generate Schedule:File from Schedule:Compact

What I meant was "you could probably write a python script to do this." Not that one already existed. Sorry.

2018-11-01 16:43:01 -0500 commented question Generate Schedule:File from Schedule:Compact

Sniff. Sniff sniff. I smell a Python script!