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The building industry is increasingly interested in how well modeling predicts actual savings. This panel explores calibration and modeling accuracy on three different scales from 10 buildings, to a single building to a specific algorithm. The first presentation explores how well 10 buildings match the predicted EUIs when corrected for occupancy and weather. The second presentation discusses how metered energy consumption data can be used to refine energy models used in the design of new multifamily buildings. The third presentation goes to the algorithm scale to see how well the heat transfer through an attic floor matches between two detailed simulation programs and compares with measured heat flows.

Calibrating a Portfolio of Buildings
Jason Steinbock, Associate Member
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Actual Energy Use and Informing Multifamily Design
Xia Fang, P.E., Member
Product Contains: Slides (pdf), Recorded Presentation, Audio (mp3)

Uncertainty and Shortcomings in Using Building Energy Simulations
Joe Huang, Member
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