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Zone Geometry
Define Building Shape and Zoning
Define Zone Internal Loads
Import Weather and Metered Data
Import Annual Weather
Upload Monthly Billing Data
Upload Interval Metered Data
Building Details
Enter Building Details
Define Building Schedules
Equipment Modeling: Heating Plant
Define Heating Plant
Hot Water Loop Parameters
Equipment Modeling: Cooling Plant
Chiller Details
Chilled Water Loop Parameters
Define AHU
Specify AHU components
Zone Details
Specify Zone Equipment and Control
Calibrate Model
Calibrate Model
Re-tuning Dashboard
Re-tuning Dashboard
Trends and Visualization
Trends and Visualization
Emissions and Savings Impacts
Import Annual Weather
Import Weather and Metered Data / Import Annual Weather
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Resources
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Users Manual for TMY3 Data Sets

Inputs Needed

  • Select weather station

Outputs

  • Hourly weather conditions (temperature, humidity, solar) are imported for the building simulation

Overview

In this step, you will select the weather station that best represents the general weather conditions at your building. A list of weather stations based on zip code is provided, and the closest weather station is selected by default.

In-Depth

The weather data used in this step are typical meteorological year version 3 (TMY3) datasets. There are 1,020 TMY3 data files for locations around the United States, including U.S. territories. For more information on TMY3 data, see https://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy08osti/43156.pdf