USA 4 National Renewable Energy Laboratory / Equipment / Table 6 Electrical Systems / Electrical Systems / International Energy Agency / IBLAST / Renewable Energy / Table 7 HVAC Systems / Renewable Energy Systems / Building Systems Laboratory / Energy Express / Solar Energy Laboratory / /
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Asia / /
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Japan / Australia / United Kingdom / China / Scotland / Denmark / New Zealand / United States / /
Currency
ESP / /
Facility
Texas A&M University / Building Energy Tools Directory / USA Jon W. Hand Energy Systems Research Unit University of Strathclyde Glasgow / University of Strathclyde / UK Michaël Kummert University of Wisconsin-Madison Solar Energy Laboratory Madison / University of Illinois / Building Description Language / Building Energy Performance Simulation Programs / USA Brent T. Griffith National Renewable Energy Laboratory / Central Plant / Building Envelope / Building Analysis / Building Energy Performance Simulation Programs TABLE OF CONTENTS ABSTRACT / Building Thermal Performance / University of Wisconsin / Building Design Tool Council / U.S. Army Construction Engineering Research Laboratory / CAD facility / Danish Building Research Institute / University of Wisconsin-Madison / /
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simulation tools / energy efficiency strategies / fan systems / energy summations / thermal tools / power generating equipment / energy simulation module / energy efficiency measures / software tools / energy use analysis tool / energy sources / energy use / overall energy use / design software / fenestration systems / energy savings / energy / energy consumption / energy-efficient shell design / annual energy performance / energy community / monthly energy loads / energy use simulation program / energy efficiency / energy cost estimating / microcomputer energy programs / energy cost savings / annual and monthly energy consumption / energy design / design tools / energy field / design energy budgets / air-side equipment / secondary systems / mechanical and electrical systems / low energy / hourly energy use / low-energy buildings / software tool / energy tools / low-energy target cases / low-energy cooling strategies / energy simulation program / energy standards / utility rate tools / energy programs / mechanical equipment / zone equipment / energy simulation programs / energy-consuming devices / energy system performance / projected energy use / energy efficiency measure / energy cost / energy software / energy performance / annual energy consumption / software programs / graphical tool / hourly energy simulation model / energy systems / photovoltaic electricity generation / electrical systems / energy auditing / energy model / design issues effecting energy performance / /
Organization
U. S. Department of Energy / Danish Building Research Institute / U.S. Army Construction Engineering Research Laboratory / UK Department of Energy / USA Jon W. Hand Energy Systems Research Unit University of Strathclyde Glasgow / USA Energy Systems Research Unit / Department of Energy Washington / European Commission / Texas A&M University / Environmental Performance Analysis Club / Building Design Tool Council / State Swimming Centre / United States Department of Energy / University of Illinois / Bonneville Power Administration / World Meteorological Organization / University of Strathclyde / Handling Unit / American Society of Heating / Refrigerating / and Air-Conditioning Engineers / University of Wisconsin / /
Person
Jiang / Lewis / DeST / Zhu / Hong / Modeling Features / Kenny / Chen / Drury B. Crawley / /
Position
split-flux interreflection model / and anisotropic sky models / General / environmental engineer /designer / Meteorological Data Producer / Designer / graphic model editor / general data import/export facilities / building systems simulation manager / /
CONTRASTING THE CAPABILITIES OF BUILDING ENERGY PERFORMANCE SIMULATION PROGRAMS A Joint Report by