BOABC: Energy Modeling & Energy Auditing
Building Officials Association of BC online slide show presentation Energy Modeling and Energy Auditing covers definitions, applications, process, who does it, examples, and how to verify. (PDF)
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BCIT: Energy Modelling For Building Professionals
BCIT course CESA 7100 Energy Modelling for Building Professionals introduces the principles, procedures and benefits of energy modelling to enable building professionals to usefully and efficiently incorporate energy modelling into the design process.
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COMNET: Commercial Energy Services Network
Commercial Energy Services Network, an initiative of RESNET, extends and supports existing systems for assessing and rating the energy efficiency of commercial and multifamily buildings in the United States. It consists of a modeling rules component focusing on development of rules and procedures for energy modeling, and is developing a quality assurance component for credentialing and holding accountable energy raters and energy auditors.
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BPI: Qualification Of Whole-House Energy Savings Predictions By Calibration To Energy Use History
Building Performance Institute standard ANSI/BPI-2400-S-2015 Standard Practice for Standardized Qualification of Whole-House Energy Savings Predictions by Calibration to Energy Use History, specifies a process for the calculation of standardized predicted savings: the difference (delta) between the modeled energy usage before and after an upgrade using approved building energy use simulation software. The process uses actual home energy bills to predict savings, and provides a set of standardized operating conditions to be used in the final calculation of predicted savings. The standard applies to existing detached single-family dwellings and townhouses that meet the specific criteria detailed in the scope. (PDF)
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BPI: Standardized Qualification of Whole House Energy Savings Estimates
Building Performance Institute standard BPI-2400-S-2011: Standardized Qualification of Whole House Energy Savings Estimates is now available for public comment. IT specifies a process for the calculation of standardized estimated savings: the difference (delta) between the modeled energy usage before and after an upgrade using approved building energy use simulation software. The process uses actual home energy bills to estimate savings, and provides a set of standardized operating conditions to be used in the final calculation of estimated savings. The standard applies to residential buildings of 4 units or less.
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EGBC: Practice Guidelines on Whole Building Energy Modelling Services
Architectural Institute of BC and Engineers and Geoscientists BC have released Professional Practice Guidelines for Whole Building Energy Modelling Services. The document provides guidance on the provision of building energy modelling and analysis services, such as the responsibilities of members of a design team providing building energy modelling services. They also address considerations that apply when hiring or evaluating the qualifications of a Qualified Modeller, which is defined in these guidelines. In addition, they address the importance of quality assurance for projects that involve whole building energy modelling. (PDF)
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JofC: BC Energy Modellers Discuss Impacts of Future Climate Conditions
Journal of Commerce says designers of large buildings commonly use computer models which use current climate data to support the design of energy-efficient buildings and their heating and cooling systems. Energy modellers say that future climate conditions should be considered as well.
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CMHC: Integrated Energy Modeling Through Dynamic Visualization
CMHC factsheet Integrated Energy Modeling Through Dynamic Visualization describes benefits that Dynamic Visualization brings to the Integrated Design Process, allowing parametric energy modeling simulations of various design criteria and considerations to be mapped and evaluated against project goals and objectives. (PDF)
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COMNET: Commercial Buildings Energy Modeling Guidelines & Procedures
US Commercial Energy Services Network has developed Commercial Buildings Energy Modeling Guidelines and Procedures. The COMNET energy efficiency calculation process establishes eligibility for federal tax deductions, calculates percent savings for point eligibility related to green and sustainable rating systems, and estimates annual energy use for a building in the design phase for the purpose of energy labels. (PDF)
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Home Energy: Energy Modelling Old Homes
Home Energy magazine says the biggest errors occur in modeling estimates of energy use in older homes; usually post-retrofit energy use is pretty close to modeled estimates, but pre-retrofit use is dramatically overestimated because of poor assumptions, biased inputs, and bad algorithms.
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NREL: Thermal Performance Of Uninsulated Wall To Improve Accuracy Of Energy Simulation
US National Renewable Energy Laboratory report Thermal Performance of Uninsulated Wall to Improve the Accuracy of Building Energy Simulation Tools describes research to develop models of uninsulated wall assemblies that help to improve the accuracy of building energy simulation tools when modeling potential energy savings in older homes. (PDF)
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US DOE: Building Component Library For Modeling Data
US Department of Energy online Building Component Library is a searchable library of energy modeling building blocks and descriptive metadata. Users can use the freely available and uniquely identifiable components to create energy models and cite the sources of input data, which will increase the credibility and reproducibility of their simulations. It contains components which are the building blocks of an energy model. They can represent physical characteristics of the building such as roofs, walls, and windows, or can refer to related operational information such as occupancy and equipment schedules and weather information. Each component is identified through a set of attributes that are specific to its type, as well as other metadata such as provenance information and associated files.
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US DOE: Improving Accuracy Of Energy Analysis For Residential Buildings
US Department of Energy paper Assessing & Improving Accuracy of Energy Analysis for Residential Buildings focuses on improving whole-building energy analysis methods that employ annual building energy simulations. These methods involve feld data collection procedures, simulation protocols, and software test suites. (PDF)
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Best Directory: Directory Of Software Programs For Buildings & Energy
Best Directory provides information on building software tools for evaluation energy efficiency, renewable energy, and sustainability in buildings. Tools listed include databases, spreadsheets, component and systems analyses, and whole-building energy performance simulation programs.
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IES: Unique New Partnership Between IES & Google Sketchup Announced
Integrated Environmental Solutions has announced a unique new partnership between IES, and developers of the fast and intuitive 3D modeling tool Google SketchUp. Solidifying the existing relationship between the two companies, which has been built over the last two years, this official partnership will support both parties’ drive to facilitate and encourage wide-spread, low-energy sustainable building design and to provide the worldwide audience with important tools that support this movement.
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NRCan: Free Energy Savings Toolbox For Planning Industrial Energy Savings
Natural Resources Canada offers free Energy Savings Toolbox that provides step-by-step methodology to help industry identify and capitalize on energy savings. It offers a detailed reference for understanding and managing energy use in every phase of an operation, from designing and conducting an energy audit to carrying out cost-benefit analyses. (PDF)
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