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[bldg-sim] creating budget cases



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Aaron:
 
Too bad your buildings are not in California. Both EnergyPro (Gabel Associates) and eQuest model a Title-24 Base case building with what you give it as the actual building. It changes the schedules as well to Title-24.
 
EnergyPro is currently approved, with eQuest due for approval by the California Energy Commission in a month or so.
 
The only other potential I know is the effort by the Oregon Energy Trust to get a version of eQuest to bless the Oregon version of ASHRAE-90.1-2004.  Since 90.1 is a Standard, many states reference this Standard, then add their own "tidbits" to it as they see fit. So it would be difficult to modify the standard for each case.
 
Having done work through the Utah Energy FinAnswer program, I know the effort you speak of trying to create a base case building.
 
Email Jeff Hirsch at jeff.hirsch@xxxxxxxx to see what might be "cooking" with future eQuests.
 
Also consider joining BSUG (Building Simulation Users Group), a group of modelers who met by web cast once a month to discuss such issues.  Contact kathryn.j.henderson@xxxxxxxx in Portland, Oregon, who coordinates the seminar, once a month.


From: bldg-sim@xxxxxxxx [mailto:bldg-sim@xxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Dahlstrom, Aaron
Sent: Tuesday, January 23, 2007 12:52 PM
To: bldg-sim@xxxxxxxx
Subject: [bldg-sim] creating budget cases

One of tasks I find myself doing repeatedly is creating budget cases, both for compliance and performance modeling.
 
I've been wondering if automated software could take a design building and automatically create the budget case.
 
I'm currently modeling in VisDOE and eQuest and may soon expand to TRNSYS.
 
Has anyone seen such add-ons for:
- ASHRAE 90.1-2001
- ASHRAE 90.1- 2004 ECB, and / or
- ASHRAE 90.1-2004 App. G?
 
Thanks,
 
Aaron Dahlstrom
AKF Engineers, LLP
1500 Walnut Street, Suite 1400
Philadelphia, PA 19102
Phone:   (215) 282-2169
Fax:        (215) 735-6706
www.akf-engineers.com
 
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