Description: Buildings consume over 70% of all electricity in the United States. It is critical for project teams to have the ability to evaluate and assess performance throughout a project's life-cycle. Energy modeling is a process that enables decision-makers to estimate performance, compare impacts, and select among viable design alternatives. Modeling building performance, however, is complex, and requires numerous inputs and assumptions. The fidelity of results largely depends on the quality of such assumptions. In this exercise students explore the basics of the energy modeling, including a detailed look at the inputs required and outputs generated. Students use results to evaluate and compare alternatives. The learning objective is to expose students to a basic energy modeling process and to explore the value of the results.
Cost: Free
Learning Resource Type: Teaching - Case Study (College Sophomore - Continuing Education)
Media Type: Document
Difficulty: Easy
Audience: From College Junior To Graduate
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