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2021-10-13 08:18:56 -0500 received badge  Commentator
2021-10-13 04:58:37 -0500 commented question OpenStudio Extreme Peaking Loads in Hot Water System

Thank you for reaching back @julien-marrec ! I have uploaded the screenshots requested, I am currently uploading the mod

2021-10-13 04:55:46 -0500 edited question OpenStudio Extreme Peaking Loads in Hot Water System

OpenStudio Extreme Peaking Loads in Hot Water System After including an electric hot water system, my model began having

2021-10-07 13:50:34 -0500 commented question OpenStudio Extreme Peaking Loads in Hot Water System

There are only 2 hot water connections each with one water facility (i.e. faucet) representing the two different demands

2021-10-07 01:58:03 -0500 edited question OpenStudio Extreme Peaking Loads in Hot Water System

OpenStudio Extreme Peaking Loads in Hot Water System After including an electric hot water system, my model began having

2021-10-06 10:16:48 -0500 edited question OpenStudio Extreme Peaking Loads in Hot Water System

OpenStudio Extreme Peaking Loads in Hot Water System After including an electric hot water system, my model began having

2021-10-06 07:46:36 -0500 edited question OpenStudio Extreme Peaking Loads in Hot Water System

OpenStudio Extreme Peaking Loads in Hot Water System After including an electric hot water system, my model began having

2021-10-06 04:28:05 -0500 asked a question OpenStudio Extreme Peaking Loads in Hot Water System

OpenStudio Extreme Peaking Loads in Hot Water System After including an electric hot water system, my model began having

2021-10-06 02:52:37 -0500 commented question OpenStudio Reporting Measure Malfunciton

@david-goldwasser thank you for your comment. I still get the same problem. However, deleting the additional measures in

2021-10-01 04:53:47 -0500 asked a question OpenStudio Reporting Measure Malfunciton

OpenStudio Reporting Measure Malfunciton I am encountering a problem with the Reporting Measure in my OpenStudio model.

2021-10-01 04:53:43 -0500 asked a question OpenStudio Reporting Measure Malfunciton

OpenStudio Reporting Measure Malfunciton I am encountering a problem with the Reporting Measure in my OpenStudio model.

2021-10-01 04:25:27 -0500 answered a question Humidifier not Working

@petros-dalavouras thank you for your answer. It solved the problem!

2021-09-30 08:02:24 -0500 commented question Simulation Fails After HVAC

It turns out that there are two separate problems: 1. Solved: The reason for the simulations failing on previous models

2021-09-30 03:53:41 -0500 edited question Simulation Fails After HVAC

Simulation Fails After HVAC I am designing a high-rise apartment block, and I am encountering problems when runnning the

2021-09-30 03:35:45 -0500 edited question Simulation Fails After HVAC

Simulation Fails After HVAC I am designing a high-rise apartment block, and I am encountering problems when runnning the

2021-09-30 02:44:45 -0500 edited question Simulation Fails After HVAC

Simulation Fails After HVAC I am designing a high-rise apartment block, and I am encountering problems when adding a hot

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2021-09-30 01:31:14 -0500 edited question Humidifier not Working

Humidifier not Working I am trying to humidify the air in my building, as around 20% of the time humidity is below 30%.

2021-09-29 03:21:34 -0500 edited question Simulation Fails After HVAC

Simulation Fails After HVAC I am designing a high-rise apartment block, and I am encountering problems when adding a hot

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2021-09-29 02:42:45 -0500 edited question Simulation Fails After HVAC

Simulation Fails After HVAC I am designing a high-rise apartment block, and I am encountering problems when adding a hot

2021-09-29 02:41:54 -0500 asked a question Simulation Fails After HVAC

Simulation Fails After HVAC I am designing a high-rise apartment block, and I am encountering problems when adding a hot

2021-09-26 05:19:00 -0500 asked a question Humidifier not Working

Humidifier not Working I am trying to humidify the air in my building, as around 20% of the time humidity is below 30%.

2021-09-26 04:55:26 -0500 marked best answer Include Thermal Mass of Furniture and Internal Partitions in OpenStudio

I am having difficulties artificially adding thermal mass into my building model without adding geometry into the building.

I have developed an apartment building very similar to the Highrise Building in the Create DOE Prototype Building measure. Currently, residential apartments in the model do not have any internal partitions, the reason being that including schedules for bedrooms, bathrooms, and common spaces can be very tricky. In reality, these partitions would be there, and in fact, they would store some thermal energy, which would cause slightly lagged temperature responses in the apartments. This is also true for furniture in the apartment.

This post (https://unmethours.com/question/17481...) asks a similar question. However, the link provided in the answer (https://bigladdersoftware.com/epx/doc...) does not explain how to add the thermal mass of internal partitions and furniture into each apartment. Instead, the link describes a grouping method that constrains heat transfer to a selected group of spaces.

I am also unsure as to how I would even calculate the thermal mass offered by a partition or a piece of furniture.

Is there a way to simply factor in the thermal mass furnishing and partitions? Alternatively, is there a tutorial explaining how I can calculate the thermal mass of different pieces of furniture and partitions and add them one by one into a space?

Many thanks!

2021-09-17 08:43:04 -0500 commented answer Include Thermal Mass of Furniture and Internal Partitions in OpenStudio

Thanks @david-goldwasser! I am thinking that the approach you described in the first paragraph could be used to create f

2021-09-15 11:49:55 -0500 asked a question Include Thermal Mass of Furniture and Internal Partitions in OpenStudio

Include Thermal Mass of Furniture and Internal Partitions in OpenStudio I am having difficulties artificially adding the

2021-09-01 11:02:24 -0500 commented question Dview bug in displaying results from short time periods

Hi, I know that this was a while ago, but I am experiencing a similar issue. DView shows my model's electricity consumpt

2021-08-30 17:19:56 -0500 commented answer Empty eplusout.err File

Thank you Draza, It worked! I had assigned the same thermal zone to two different spaces, thereby leaving one of the the

2021-08-30 14:48:43 -0500 commented question Simulation Failed from the Right Beginning

Hi @david-goldwasser, I am getting the exact same problem. I didn't experience any problems exporting it to .idf. Do you

2021-08-30 14:33:54 -0500 answered a question Empty eplusout.err File

Hi Luis, I am working on a model for a research project. I am encountering the same problem: simulation immediately fail

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2021-08-18 12:53:04 -0500 commented answer OpenStudio Extension/Plugin Not Working on Sketchup2021

Thanks Dan! IT TOTALLY WORKED. So will I have to update this version once the new OpenStudio Application (based on OS SD

2021-08-18 12:52:34 -0500 answered a question OpenStudio Extension/Plugin Not Working on Sketchup2021

Thanks Dan! IT TOTALLY WORKED. So will I have to update this version once the new OpenStudio Application (based on OS SD

2021-08-18 12:50:00 -0500 marked best answer OpenStudio Extension/Plugin Not Working on Sketchup2021

Hi everyone, I am experiencing problems with enabling the OpenStudio extension for SketchUp.

I am currently using the SketchUpPro 2021 30-day trial and have downloaded the OpenStudio extension. When I attempt to enable it on Extension Manager, a window pops up asking for the "Path to Open Studio Root Directory". When I paste the directory into the textbox in the window, an alert pops up saying: File 'C:/Program Files/OpenStudio/Ruby/openstudio_modeleditor.rb' does not exist. I deleted both apps and downloaded the most recent version of OpenStudio (3.2.1) and the SketchUp Plugin v.1.2.0 as per the compatibility matrix in https://github.com/NREL/OpenStudio/wi..., but it still doesn't work.

I would really appreciate your assistance on this issue.

Many thanks!

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2021-08-09 10:10:50 -0500 asked a question OpenStudio Extension/Plugin Not Working on Sketchup2021

OpenStudio Extension/Plugin Not Working on Sketchup2021 Hi everyone, I am experiencing problems with enabling the OpenSt