1. Getting Started with Energy Simulation Building energy simulation What is needed for energy simulation How simulation software works Tutorial 1.1: Opening and simulating an example file Tutorial 1.2: Creating a single-zone model Tutorial 1.3: Evaluating the impact of building location and orientation Tutorial 1.4: Evaluating the impact of opaque envelope components Tutorial 1.5: Evaluating the impact of WWR and glass type Tutorial 1.6: Evaluating the impact of occupancy density Tutorial 1.
7: Evaluating the impact of space activity Tutorial 1.8: Evaluating the impact of lighting and equipment power Tutorial 1.9: Evaluating the impact of daylight controls Tutorial 1.10: Evaluating the impact of setpoint temperature Tutorial 1.11: Evaluating the impact of fresh air supply 2. Geometry of Buildings Tutorial 2.1: Defining thermal zoning for a building Tutorial 2.2: Evaluating the effect of a zone multiplier Tutorial 2.
3: Evaluating the impact of the aspect ratio Tutorial 2.4: Evaluating the impact of adjacency of the surface 3. Material and Construction Tutorial 3.1: Evaluating the effect of lightweight and heavyweight construction Tutorial 3.2: Evaluating the impact of roof insulation Tutorial 3.3: Evaluating the impact of the position of roof insulation Tutorial 3.4: Evaluating the impact of the air gap between roof layers Tutorial 3.5: Evaluating the impact of surface reflectance Tutorial 3.
6: Evaluating the impact of roof underdeck radiant barrier Tutorial 3.7: Evaluating the impact of a green roof Tutorial 3.8: Evaluating the impact phase change material (PCM) in external wall 4. Openings and Shading Tutorial 4.1: Evaluating the impact of window wall ratio and glazing type Tutorial 4.2: Evaluating the impact of overhangs and fins Tutorial 4.3: Evaluating the impact of internal operable shades Tutorial 4.4: Evaluating impact of electrochromic switchable glazing on windows solar gains 5.
Lighting and Controls Tutorial 5.1: Evaluating the impact of daylighting-based controls Tutorial 5.2: Evaluating the impact of daylight sensor placement Tutorial 5.3: Evaluating impact of window external shades and WWR on daylight 6. Heating and Cooling Design Tutorial 6.1: Evaluating the impact of temperature control types Tutorial 6.2: Evaluating the impact of design day selection Tutorial 6.3: Evaluating the impact of the air flow calculation method 7.
Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning - Unitary Tutorial 7.1: Evaluating the impact of unitary air conditioner COP Tutorial 7.2: Evaluating the impact of the fan efficiency of a unitary air conditioning system Tutorial 7.3: Evaluating the impact of fan pressure rise Tutorial 7.4: Evaluating Impact of Heat pumps on heating energy consumption 8. Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning - Central Water Side Tutorial 8.1: Evaluating the impact of air-cooled and water-cooled chillers Tutorial 8.2: Evaluating the impact of variable speed drive (VSD) on a chiller Tutorial 8.
3: Evaluating the impact of VSD on a chilled water pump Tutorial 8.4: Evaluating the impact of a cooling tower fan type Tutorial 8.5: Evaluating the impact of condenser water pump with VSD Tutorial 8.6: Evaluating the impact of boiler nominal thermal efficiency Tutorial 8.7: Evaluating impact of chiller sequencing Tutorial 8.8: Evaluating impact of thermal storage and time of use tariff 9. Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning - Central Air Side Tutorial 9.1: Evaluating the impact of an air-side economiser Tutorial 9.
2: Evaluating the impact of supply air fan operation mode during unoccupied hours Tutorial 9.3: Evaluating the impact of heat recovery between fresh and exhaust air Tutorial 9.4: Evaluating Impact of Variable Refrigerant Flow (VRF) system Tutorial 9.5: Evaluating Impact of Demand Control Ventilation 10. Natural Ventilation Tutorial 10.1: Evaluating the impact of wind speed on natural ventilation Tutorial 10.2: Evaluating the impact of natural ventilation with constant wind speed and direction Tutorial 10.3: Evaluating the impact of window opening and closing schedule Tutorial 10.
4: Evaluating the impact of window opening control based on temperature Tutorial 10.5: Evaluating the impact of window opening area modulation on natural ventilation Tutorial 10.6: Evaluating the impact of mixed mode operation 11. Simulation Parameters Tutorial 11.1: Evaluating the impact of time steps per hour on run time Tutorial 11.2: Evaluating the impact of the solar distribution algorithm Tutorial 11.3: Evaluating the impact of the solution algorithm Tutorial 11.4: Evaluating the effect of the inside convection algorithm Tutorial 11.
5: Evaluating the impact of the shadowing interval 12. Renewable Energy System Tutorial 12.1: Evaluating impact of Photovoltaic (PV) Panel tilt angle Tutorial 12.2: Evaluating impact of shading from rooftop PV Tutorial 12.3: Evaluating impact of cell efficiency of PV Tutorial 12.4: Evaluating performance of glazing integrated photovoltaics Tutorial 12.5: Evaluating performance of opaque building-integrated photovoltaics 13. Costing and Life Cycle Analysis Tutorial 13.
1: Selecting glazing using cost-benefit analysis Tutorial 13.2: Selecting HVAC system using cost-benefit analysis Tutorial 13.3: Performing sensitivity and uncertainty analysis 14. Building Energy Code Compliance Tutorial 14.1: Modelling building performance in four orientations Tutorial 14.2: Creating the base case external wall for ASHRAE Standard 90.1-2010 Appendix G Tutorial 14.3: Modelling flush windows for the base case Tutorial 14.
4: Selecting HVAC system for the base case Tutorial 14.5: Calculating fan power for the base case Tutorial 14.6: Understanding fan cycling Tutorial 14.7: Specifying room air to supply air temperature difference Tutorial 14.8: Number of chillers in the base case Tutorial 14.9: Defining chilled-water supply temperature reset for the base case Tutorial 14.10: Type and number of boilers for the base case Tutorial 14.11: Defining hot-water supply temperature reset Tutorial 14.
12: Hot-water pumps Tutorial 14.13: Defining exhaust air energy recovery parameters Tutorial 14.14: Defining economiser parameters Tutorial 14.15: Finding unmet hours after simulation Tutorial 14.16: Generating the performance rating method compliance report in DesignBuilder Tutorial 14.17: Finding process load for the base case Tutorial 14.18: Getting ASHRAE 62.1 standard summary in DesignBuilder Tutorial 14.
19: Automating baseline building model creation Reference 15. Project: Small Office Project goal Overview Climate and location Floor plans Building envelope Internal loads and schedules Mechanical systems 16. Project: Single-Family Residence Project goal Overview Climate and location Floor plans Internal loads and schedules Building envelope Mechanical systems IECC 2018 compliance 17. Project: Large Office Project goal Overview Climate and location Floor plans Building envelope Internal loads and schedules Mechanical systems Show compliance for ASHRAE Standard 90.1-2010 Appendix A: Working of EnergyPlus(tm) Simulation Appendix B: Weather Data and Tools.