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EnergyPlus - Version 2.2.0

Updated: April 22, 2008

Energy Design Plugin - Version 0.9.4 beta

Updated: April 23, 2008
Events

Building Simulation 2009
Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Abstracts due September 22, 2008.

July 27 - 30, 2009

Introduction to Design Builder and EnergyPlus Workshop
Arlington Heights, Illinois, USA
Registration deadline: September 15.

September 22-24, 2008

Webinar: Energy Design Plugin for Google SketchUp

12 N EDT, October 7, 2008

Webinar: Getting Started with EnergyPlus

4 PM EDT, November 12, 2008

Introduction to Design Builder and EnergyPlus Workshop
Arlington Heights, Illinois, USA
Registration deadline: November 10.

November 17-19, 2008

Advanced EnergyPlus* Workshop
Arlington Heights, Illinois, USA
Registration deadline: December 8.
* If you are interested in this workshop, please submit topic suggestions to EnergyPlus-Training@gard.com

December 16-17, 2008

IBPSA-USA Winter Meeting
Chicago, Illinois, USA

January 24, 2009
Additional Resources

Comparison of Capabilities of 20 Building Simulation Programsrams

Building Simulation User News

BLDG-SIM Email List

Journal of Building Performance Simulation

International Building Performance Simulation Association

ASHRAE Technical Committee 4.7 Energy Calculations

Air Infiltration and Ventilation Centre

About EnergyPlus

Getting EnergyPlus

Interfaces and Other Tools

Documentation

Weather Data

EnergyPlus

Collage of EnergyPlus screen images.

EnergyPlus models heating, cooling, lighting, ventilating, and other energy flows as well as water in buildings. While originally based on the most popular features and capabilities of BLAST and DOE-2, EnergyPlus includes many innovative simulation capabilities such as time steps of less than an hour, modular systems and plant integrated with heat balance-based zone simulation, multizone air flow, thermal comfort, water use, natural ventilation, and photovoltaic systems.

Brief comparison of EnergyPlus with its predecessor programs, DOE-2.1E and BLAST. (PDF 254 KB) Download Adobe Reader.

EnergyPlus is a stand-alone simulation program without a 'user friendly' graphical interface. EnergyPlus reads input and writes output as text files. A number of graphical interfaces are available or under development. Want to try an EnergyPlus simulation without downloading EnergyPlus?  Try the EnergyPlus Example File Generator.

EnergyPlus Awards

Awards presented to EnergyPlus in the last few years.

Real-time Weather Data Available

Hourly weather data from around the world is continuously collected and stored in this database.

University Teaching Material Online

A flexible curriculum is available to professors teaching courses on energy simulation and using EnergyPlus.

EnergyPlus Consultants

Looking for a consultant to perform EnergyPlus simulations? LBNL maintains an up-to-date list of EnergyPlus consultants.

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