Almost every modeler has some sort of spreadsheet, table, or handout with a long list of conversions and conversion units. Here, we have taken our most used conversions and added them to a converter so...
Energy Modeling Blog
This is the first converter that is tailored to energy-modelers, or at least we think so... It includes prioritized units and conversions used most commonly in an energy modeler’s world. It also includes “non-linear” unit conversions such as EER, COP, EIR, as well as temperature, heat transfer units, lighting, glass parameters other units commonly found in eQUEST and other modeling programs.
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Energy Modeling requires very specific calculations and conversions. We thought that developing a nice set of online tools would be beneficial to the community. So today we want to introduce the Energy Modeling Fan Calculator. This is the first in a series of tools we'll be releasing. Head over to the calculator if you want to try it out. Continue reading this blog for a more in depth discussion about the Fan Calculators relationship with the major energy modeling programs.
Does it agree...
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In light of the popularity of our architect joke's blog, we received some user submitted LEED jokes:
Ironic LEED credits
LEED certified Lenscrafters
Credit Earned: SS c1 Site Selection (1 point)
LEED certified Northern Ireland Civil Rights Administration Building
Credit Earned: EA c6 Green Power (2 points)
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TRACE 700 has an armada of features. Some of them are way under-utilized. Let's take a moment to look at a few of them and see how they can be used:
Metric/English Units: By going to the options menu and selecting units, one can convert from English to metric units with a click of a button. Maybe this sounds obvious, however, many people forget about this when working in English units and viewing the ECB/PRM report. Changing units, then viewing the report will give you the values in kW-hr, and KW.Summary information: Under assign rooms to systems, a summary information checkbox is listed. When checked, this box will give information about any room, rooms, systems or entire project such as square...As a response to a popular user-request, we have started an example BEMP practice exam - which runs on a timer similar to our other exams.
If you would like to help out - or make suggestions, please do so in our user forum. If you would like to contribute, please submit sample questions on the forum as well. We will expand the exam based on forum discussion.
Please remember that this is just to get the feel for the exam and general energy modeling content. While we are ASHRAE members, we do not have any involvement in the BEMP process, and...
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The thermostat driftpoints are the temperatures that a room is allowed to drift up to or down to during periods of low or no occupancy. If the room temperature starts to go outside the driftpoint temperatures, the cooling or heating equipment will be activated, assuming the equipment is available to operate. TRACE will allow the room to drift up to or down to the driftpoint temperatures during the hours in which the people schedule for the room reads 5% or less; if the people schedule reads greater than 5%, the cooling thermostat will try to control the room to the design setpoints.
The thermostat schedules allow the user to enter heating and cooling setpoints based on time instead of occupancy. Thermostat schedules are created...
We all know it: Humans have not yet evolved to work in an office environment. We are just not built for it. As someone who likes to stay fit, but also loves triple baconators from Burger King, I've come up with a few tricks to stay fit.
We've all heard of the Freshman 15 in college. But, nobody ever talks about what I would call "the 5 year 50" (by the fifth year in the office, many guys have gained 50 pounds since college).
Before we start, what's a typical day like for an engineer:
Well, we start with our morning caffeine intake, and maybe breakfast. By lunch, we are starving and often gorge ourselves so that by 2 pm, we are near comatose and need a boost. We often grab a soda or something with caffeine. This...
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What CMP category do the courses count for?
All of our current courses fall under the CMP category “Project systems and energy impacts”
Are any of your courses LEED Specific?
Yes, “LEED for energy-modelers” has 3 LEED specific CE hours under the BD+C category
How many chances do I get to pass the final exams in your courses?
Our final exams allow you as many retakes as needed, provided you maintain an active subscription
How do these credits affect me?
Well, that depends on your LEED credentials!
LEED Green associates
Option 1: Take the...
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HVAC Installation Team Rocking Out
The answer depends on the type of rooftop that is being used. Most rooftops fall into one of three categories –Constant Volume, Variable Volume, and Constant Volume Fan with Variable Volume Terminal Devices.
For a constant volume RTU, there are three airside system types that are typically used – Single Zone, Variable Temperature Constant Volume, and Terminal Reheat.
The single zone and VTCV system types are very similar. They should be used to model RTU’s that have one heating coil, one cooling coil, and one constant volume fan that serve one or multiple spaces. For the single zone and VTCV system types to serve multiple rooms in TRACE, a...
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We're pleased to announce the eQUEST, TRACE 700 and LEED courses are now USGBC approved.
Completion any of the courses gets you the following valuable credit hours:
eQUEST Course:GBCI - 10 CE (Continuing Education hours)PE - 10 PDH (Professional Development hours)AIA - 10 LU (Learning Units)IACET - 0.1 CEU (Continuing Education Units)GBCI Course #0090005376TRACE 700 Course:
GBCI - 14 CE (Continuing Education hours)PE - 14 PDH (Professional Development hours)AIA - 14 LU (Learning Units)IACET - 0.14 CEU (Continuing Education Units)TRACE GBCI Course #0090005368LEED for Energy-Modelers Course:
3 GBCI CE hours - LEED BD+C Specialty
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