Energy Modelling in EnergyPlus and OpenStudio (Module 3)

🌟 Course Title: Mastering Building Energy Modelling with EnergyPlus and OpenStudio (Module 3)

🚀 Course Headline: Unlock the Secrets of Energy Efficiency in Buildings with Expert Energy Modelling Techniques Using DOE's Energy Plus and OpenStudio!

Discover the Art of Energy Modelling

EnergyPlus is a powerful tool for simulating the energy performance of buildings, encompassing all aspects from heating, cooling, and lighting to plug and process loads and water usage. OpenStudio, an open-source application built around the EnergyPlus engine, offers a versatile platform for building energy modeling (BEM). This comprehensive seven-module course is designed to equip you with the skills to harness the full potential of OpenStudio's interface within EnergyPlus.

Module 3: Practical Application in Energy Modelling

🏫 In this module, you will dive into hands-on learning by creating a sample model of a primary school. This involves defining the geometry, adding thermal zones, scheduling, and assigning spaces, loads, and ideal air loads. You'll perform simulations, generate reports, and critically review the outcomes.

Key Learning Outcomes:

• Understanding the Geometry: Learn how to accurately define and import geometric elements for your model.
• Thermal Zones: Discover how to add thermal zones to represent different spaces within the building.
• Scheduling: Master creating schedules and schedule sets that drive energy use in your model.
• Energy Use Definitions: Assign space types, define loads, and set up ideal air loads.
• Simulation Execution: Run simulations to predict the energy consumption of the building under various conditions.
• Report Interpretation: Analyze detailed simulation output and generate comprehensive reports.

🔍 Module Breakdown:

Module 3:

• Sample Model Creation: Model a primary school in OpenStudio, including all necessary components like geometry, thermal zones, schedules, spaces, loads (ideal air), and execute a simulation to predict energy consumption.
• Report Analysis: Review and interpret the simulation results, identifying key insights that inform building design decisions for energy efficiency.

📚 Upcoming Modules:

Module 4 & 5: Tackle the complexities of HVAC systems, from zoning to advanced air and plant loops, with a focus on sizing, control, simulation, and report analysis.

Module 6: Explore OpenStudio Measures to enhance your models with energy-saving strategies and perform detailed simulations and report generation.

Module 7: Conduct parametric analysis to understand the impact of design choices on energy performance and manage measures in PAT for a comprehensive view of energy savings opportunities.

Module 8: Dive into Daylighting, exploring controls, illuminance maps, and advanced daylighting objects to enhance the building's energy profile and user comfort.

👩‍🏫 Your Instructor: Dr. Sonal Desai brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to this course. With a background rich in research and practical application, she will guide you through the intricacies of building energy modeling with a focus on EnergyPlus and OpenStudio.

🌱 Embark on Your Energy Modelling Journey

Join us to transform your understanding of building performance and energy efficiency. With this course, you'll gain invaluable skills that are essential for architects, engineers, researchers, and anyone looking to contribute to sustainable building design. 🌍🔧➡️🚀

Enroll now and unlock the door to a greener future through energy-efficient building design! 💚