*LAST CALL!!!* These live webinar workshops begin in *TWO WEEKS*.
Big Ladder Software would like to remind everyone that we are leading
a new *live
webinar* training series for *EnergyPlus *&* Modelkit.* This training series
will include our *EnergyPlus* for Practitioners
workshop from *April 15 - May 6* as well as our *Modelkit* for *EnergyPlus*
workshop from *May 13**-20*. *Save $115 if you register for both workshops
*Visit our training platform to register*
*https://training.bigladdersoftware.com/
*EnergyPlus* for Practitioners
*Webinar Dates: *April 15 - May 6, 2025 (one webinar per week on Tuesday)
*Webinar Time*: Start each webinar at 9:30 AM and end at 12 PM or 12:30 PM
(US Mountain Time)
*Price: *695 USD per person
*Workshop Description*
- Have you ever wanted to truly understand how to use *EnergyPlus* at the
text level?
- Have you been using *OpenStudio*, *DesignBuilder*, or another GUI and had
the need to peek under the hood to debug a problem or implement a measure
or workaround?
*This workshop should be a prerequisite for anyone planning to work
with EnergyPlus regardless of what user interface you choose.*
This workshop focuses on the needs of the energy modeling practitioner in
order to get you up to speed and be highly productive with *EnergyPlus* as
quickly as possible. We cover the fundamentals of *EnergyPlus* such as
geometry and internal loads while rapidly ramping up to advanced topics
such as HVAC systems and controls. We guide you through the complexities of
the *EnergyPlus* syntax, input/output files, documentation, and essential
software tools including the *Euclid* plugin for *SketchUp*. Most
importantly, we teach you how to use the available resources to teach
yourself going forward.
Demonstrations and hands-on exercises are used extensively throughout. By
the end of the workshop, you should be comfortable with creating, running,
and debugging *EnergyPlus* models.
*Modelkit* for *EnergyPlus*
*Webinar Dates: *May 13-20, 2025 (one webinar per week on Tuesday)
*Webinar Time*: Start each webinar at 9:30 AM and end at 12:30 PM (US
Mountain Time)
*Price: *395 USD per person
*Workshop Description*
*This workshop should be a prerequisite for anyone planning to work
with EnergyPlus DEER prototypes
This workshop teaches you to use the *Modelkit
Big Ladder Software for generating *EnergyPlus *input files. We cover the
basics of how *Modelkit* uses the *Ruby* programming language in
combination with a library of templates to highlight the benefits of these
features. We then describe the process of templates being combined together
in order to compose the *EnergyPlus* input file, and how parametric values
can be set in one template and passed to another. For example, changing an
HVAC system type from ?CAV? to ?VAV? would require changing a single
parameter ? the templates are pre-configured to update EnergyPlus object
types, inlet/outlet node connections, and other details accordingly.
Next, we cover Big Ladder Software?s *Modelkit* Flannel framework that
simplifies parametric analysis by allowing users to set parametric values
in multiple CSV files and use *Modelkit* to automatically compose and
simulate EnergyPlus input files, as well as compare user-specified results
between simulations.
By the end of the workshop, you should be comfortable with creating and
simulating *EnergyPlus* input files using *Modelkit*. Demonstrations and
hands-on exercises will be used extensively throughout to generate models
with a range of energy-efficiency measures and HVAC system configurations.
*Previous experience with EnergyPlus is recommended but not required.*
Regards,
Aaron Boranian (he/him/his)
Senior Building Simulation Engineer
& Director of Training Services
Big Ladder Software LLC
808.895.1741 <+1808-895-1741>
1617 Wazee St, Unit 200, Denver, CO 80202
bigladdersoftware.com
