It seems to me that the whole building energy simulation community has become fixated on the topic of "How to calibrate an energy model." Calibration ensures long term growth of the energy modeling industry because a calibrated model commands respect across multiple disciplines. Calibration is nearly always useful, albeit unnecessary, in many circumstances. First things first:
What does it mean to calibrate an energy model?In laymen's terms, calibrating an energy simulation means "Gathering the actual energy used by the REAL building, after the building has been fully operational for some time - usually about a year - and then adjusting energy model inputs so that the simulation output more closely approximates the energy...
