1. BEST PRACTICES M ODELING S UPPORT T OOLS IBPSA - USA 1

2. S UPPORT T OOLS F OR M ODELING B EST P RACTICES These tools have been developed by RMI and are available for download at: www.rmi.org/rmi/ModelingToolswww.rmi.org/rmi/ModelingTools 2

3. IBPSA - USA S UPPORT T OOLS FOR M ODELING E NERGY M ODEL I NPUT T RANSLATOR Purpose: Translate typical design data to energy model input data Components: Lighting, Receptacle, Occupant Density Domestic Hot Water Calculator Cooling Tower Fan Efficiency Calculator Proposed System Fan Power & EER Baseline System Fan Power & EER Schedule Exporter 3

4. IBPSA - USA S UPPORT T OOLS FOR M ODELING RMI EMIT: E NERGY M ODEL I NPUT T RANSLATOR Form-based inputs clearly show the user what data is required. Example: ASHRAE 90.1 Baseline HVAC system form. 4

5. IBPSA - USA S UPPORT T OOLS FOR M ODELING RMI EMIT: E NERGY M ODEL I NPUT T RANSLATOR Spreadsheet output for 90.1 Baseline: 5

6. IBPSA - USA S UPPORT T OOLS FOR M ODELING RMI EMIT: E NERGY M ODEL I NPUT T RANSLATOR Helpful calculators for estimating design values during early stages of modeling have been provided. Example: Domestic Hot Water Heater Input Power and Storage Capacity Estimator 6

7. IBPSA - USA S UPPORT T OOLS FOR M ODELING RMI EMIT: E NERGY M ODEL I NPUT T RANSLATOR Domestic Hot Water Calculator: 7

8. IBPSA - USA S UPPORT T OOLS FOR M ODELING RMI M ODEL M ANAGER T OOL Features Use of common input file Presents input and output values side- by-side Facilitates making input/output comparisons Click on button to perform function Do All Batch Processes Create eQUEST Batch Files Exit to eQUEST Extract Results Batch Files Extract Results from Select Output Files Model Manager Macro Buttons 8

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15. IBPSA - USA S UPPORT T OOLS FOR M ODELING RMI L IFE C YCLE C OST A NALYSIS T OOL Features Excel based Transparent (Open Source) Flexible Step through analysis 15

16. IBPSA - USA S UPPORT T OOLS FOR M ODELING RMI L IFE C YCLE C OST A NALYSIS T OOL Start with the easy stuff: 16

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19. IBPSA - USA S UPPORT T OOLS FOR M ODELING D OWNLOAD THE T OOLS Download the tools at: http://www.rmi.org/rmi/ModelingTools 19