I. Introduction to HVAC Systems A. Scope, structure, and verification techniques
B. Detailed demo and homework walkthrough
C. Focus on Zone HVAC systems
II. HVAC System Types in EnergyPlus A. Plant Loops
B. Air Loops
C. Zone HVAC
III. Plant Loop Architecture A. Supply and demand sides
B. Components: boilers, chillers, pumps, towers, coils
C. Set points and operation schemes
D. Loop-to-loop interactions
IV. Air Loop Architecture A. Supply and demand sides
B. Components: outdoor air mixer, coils, fans, packaged units
C. Controllers and set points
D. Interaction with plant loops and terminals
V. Zone HVAC Overview A. Definition and scope
B. Terminal units vs. standalone equipment
VI. Nodes in HVAC Systems A. Role of nodes for energy/mass flow
B. Node properties tracked (temp, humidity, flow, etc.)
C. Inlet and outlet categorization
VII. ZoneHVAC Equipment List A. ZoneHVAC:EquipmentList object
B. Load distribution types (Sequential, Uniform, Uniform PLR)
C. Cooling/heating sequence order
D. Parametric control workflows
VIII. ZoneHVAC Equipment Connections A. ZoneHVAC:EquipmentConnections object
B. Linking equipment lists, zones, and nodes
IX. Zone HVAC Equipment Types A. Standalone: electric baseboard, exhaust fan, ERV
B. Container: fan coil, unit ventilator, heat pumps
C. Ideal Loads Air System
X. Control and Availability Schedules A. Availability schedule vs. operating mode schedule
B. Sequential fraction and capacity control methods
C. Advanced availability managers
XI. Sizing HVAC Equipment A. Auto-sizing via Sizing:Zone object
B. Supply temperature and humidity parameters
C. Dedicated Outdoor Air System sizing options
XII. Design Specification Outdoor Air A. DesignSpecification:OutdoorAir object
B. Per-person, per-area, flow-per-zone methods
C. Connection through sizing zone
XIII. Detailed Fan Coil Deep Dive A. Four-pipe fan coil subcomponents: OAMixer, fan, coils
B. Node naming conventions and sketching
C. Tracing airflow and temperature shifts
XIV. Output and Validation Techniques A. NodeReport objects for time step reporting
B. Run period configuration (year, seasonal weeks)
C. Results Viewer and graph aliasing
D. Unit conversions and IP/SI toggles
E. JSON output for programmatic analysis
XV. Advanced Controls and Efficiency Measures A. Fan operating mode schedules
B. Multi-stage and variable-speed controls
C. Efficiency Measure workflows in EP3
XVI. Tips and Best Practices A. SketchUp purge settings for EP3
B. EP3 update highlights
C. Naming conventions for nodes and objects
D. Using JSON output for custom scripts
XVII. Conclusion and Next Steps A. Recap of HVAC verification process
B. Preview of Air Loop HVAC session
C. Homework and additional resources