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2024-03-17 08:56:06 -0500 asked a question System checksums (Trace700) in Openstudio

System checksums (Trace700) in Openstudio One of the most useful reports in Trace700 was System checksums. Is there a

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2023-09-06 17:09:34 -0500 commented question why the ventilation load calculation results in energy plus and HAP are different?

are you taking the same outdoor ventilation air flow, temperature and relative humidity?

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2023-08-16 11:29:22 -0500 answered a question Chiller Evaporator Cooling Rate

It seems to me that there is a thermal inertia at the beginner of each day in the modeled chiller. The modeled chiller h

2023-07-25 08:27:57 -0500 commented answer How to simulated Ground tempertures?

Thanks Josep. Voy a probarlos.

2023-07-03 19:00:25 -0500 asked a question How to simulated Ground tempertures?

How to simulated Ground tempertures? Hi. I have been reading lots of posts on how to simulate correctly ground temperat

2023-03-14 18:05:51 -0500 answered a question Mall entrance infiltration modeling for LEED compliance

Hi. The infiltration must be the same in the baseline and proposed model. Try to calculate a sensible infiltration air

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2023-01-31 08:16:20 -0500 answered a question indoor temperature does not decrease after adding insulation

I could be that you have a high infiltration rate so adding insulation will not make a big difference in inside temperat

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2022-12-12 08:05:29 -0500 answered a question after installation of open studio where i can find icon of open studio there is no desktop shortcut shown after installation

you also have to down load openstudio Application 1.5.0 https://github.com/openstudiocoalition/OpenStudioApplication/re

2022-11-30 13:28:05 -0500 commented question LEED - Outdoor air flow cycled

Hi Irebello I haven´t done energy simulation for LEED for a while so some things maybe different now. as far as I rem

2022-11-30 13:26:48 -0500 commented question LEED - Outdoor air flow cycled

Hi Irebello I haven´t done energy simulation for LEED for a while so some things maybe different now. as far as I rem

2022-11-28 10:57:31 -0500 answered a question LEED - Outdoor air flow cycled

Basically the reviewer is checking that the proposed model has the same outdoor air flow. The process to check it depend

2022-10-23 10:50:01 -0500 commented answer What OpenStudio measure will create an EnergyPlus Zone Component Load Summary Report

I tried to do the same a few years ago but I couldn't achieve it: Component Sizing Summary Report

2022-10-23 10:49:32 -0500 commented answer What OpenStudio measure will create an EnergyPlus Zone Component Load Summary Report

I tried to do the same a few years ago but I couldn't achieve it: link text

2022-10-23 10:48:16 -0500 commented answer What OpenStudio measure will create an EnergyPlus Zone Component Load Summary Report

I tried to do the same a few years ago: link text

2022-09-24 19:45:04 -0500 asked a question Chiller cooling capacity sizing

Chiller cooling capacity sizing I am sizing a chiller for a project. I did the model using openstudio. I ran the simula

2022-08-22 18:12:03 -0500 commented answer Unreasonable "Sizing Runs" requirement in ASHRAE 90.1-2019

How do you set up HVAC ON through the whole day in openstudio? I am setting the cooling setpoint at the design temperatu

2022-07-22 10:19:33 -0500 asked a question invalid stoi argument error

invalid stoi argument error The error: Severe * invalid stoi argument* was obtained. EnergyPlusV22-1-0 was used to ran

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2022-06-23 17:22:04 -0500 answered a question Design considerations for a multifamily building (LEED Gold)

All the consideration that you are listing are valid, however, it is more important to analyze the project with the weat

2022-06-07 10:13:38 -0500 answered a question Thermal Load too low in the OpenStudio / EnergyPlus

I still have differences in the cooling loads. Usually, the ground cools down the space a lot so I prefer to use adiabat

2022-04-12 11:50:05 -0500 commented question How to model perimeter and interior zones

I think the option C represents better the reality of the building. Since there are not real partitions in the building

2022-03-17 14:50:09 -0500 commented question Blank reports Openstudio 3.1.0

if you open you file using sketchup and then launch Openstudio from there you wont have the visualisation problem. I don

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2022-02-22 15:15:17 -0500 asked a question Constant vs variable flow - Condensation loop

Constant vs variable flow - Condensation loop A potential customer has a core & shell building with packaged water s

2022-01-23 19:30:07 -0500 answered a question 3d animation of E+ results

Grasshoper and ladybug tools. https://www.ladybug.tools/

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2022-01-20 07:11:46 -0500 commented question Peak loads - model vs design calculation comparison

In my experience when doing equipment sizing there are too many safety factors that at the end gives you an oversize coo

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2022-01-13 16:29:21 -0500 answered a question EnergyPlus freezes during simulation for a specific orientation

I imported your IDF file to Openstudio and something is wrong with the walls. After runing the model I got this error: M

2022-01-11 15:33:17 -0500 commented question opaque surface construction; it should have a window construction

I think you can find some light in this post link text

2022-01-11 15:13:20 -0500 commented question opaque surface construction; it should have a window construction

There is not screenshot attached.

2021-12-27 10:51:07 -0500 commented question first floor disconnected from 2nd floor

I have tried to export gbXML from Revit to Openstudio a few years ago. In my experience the process is not 100% bug free

2021-11-24 13:05:49 -0500 commented answer PTAC with electric cooling

Electric cooling could be anything

2021-11-23 13:55:46 -0500 answered a question PTAC with electric cooling

In the HVAC system tab on the right- Library-PTAC- PTAC DX Clg Elec Htg componet

2021-11-18 13:33:52 -0500 commented answer Natural Ventilation in OpenStudio

The effective angle is the angle between the north and the normal of the wall where the opening is located.

2021-11-17 08:34:35 -0500 answered a question Natural Ventilation in OpenStudio

you can try in the thermal zone tab/Zone ventilation Wind and Open Area. You can input the opening area, Opening orient

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2021-11-03 18:51:39 -0500 commented question Indoor relative humidity reaches 100% when windows are closed

I usually input 120W /Person not 120W/m2

2021-10-25 11:56:43 -0500 commented question reference plane of wall construction with differnet wall thickness

I you can attache a pic it will be easy to understand de walls.

2021-10-07 14:46:33 -0500 commented answer Cooling coil sizing difference

Thanks. Have you compared your Trace 3D plus results with other software (Trace700)?

2021-10-07 14:43:04 -0500 commented answer Cooling coil sizing difference

Thanks for your reply. By the way I have seen your videos in your youtube channel. Do you have a work flow to calculate

2021-10-05 15:03:35 -0500 answered a question Heating and Cooling load components: a detailed breakdown

Hi. You can use ladybug tools. link text The work flow is a bit different but you can get the results that you are loo

2021-10-03 09:48:33 -0500 commented question Why is E+ auto-sizing, oversizing the DX cooling coil?

Have you found an answer?

2021-10-02 21:17:24 -0500 edited answer Load vs Demand vs Consumption [ESL question]

Hi. I am quite sure that heating load doesn't take in to account people or plug loads. Heating load is used to size the

2021-10-02 21:17:06 -0500 edited answer Load vs Demand vs Consumption [ESL question]

Hi. I am quite sure that heating load doesn't take in to account people or plug loads. Heating load is used to size the