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Development and Evaluation of Flexible, Multizone Multifamily Building Simulation Model.

DE20131093733

Publication Date	2013
Personal Author	Im, P.; Malhotra, M.
Page Count	8
Abstract	Since 2011, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) has been developing a multifamily building energy audit tool sponsored by U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Weatherization program. Although weatherization of multifamily buildings is gaining increased attention in the U.S, available energy audit tools for multifamily buildings were found to need desirable improvements. On the wish list of field experts was the basic ability to model multizone buildings (i.e., one thermal zone per dwelling unit) with simplified user inputs, which allows a better analysis of decentralized and centralized HVAC and domestic hot water systems of multifamily buildings without having to create detailed building models. This paper describes detailed procedure of evaluation of the tool to perform an energy analysis in an existing multifamily building.
Keywords	Residential buildings Program evaluation Energy audits Hot water Houses HVAC systems Simulation Thermal analysis Weatherization
Source Agency	Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
Corporate Authors	Oak Ridge National Lab., TN.; Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	201406
Contract Number	DE-AC05-00OR22725

Development and Evaluation of Flexible, Multizone Multifamily Building Simulation Model.

Development and Evaluation of Flexible, Multizone Multifamily Building Simulation Model.
DE20131093733

Publication Date	2013
Personal Author	Im, P.; Malhotra, M.
Page Count	8
Abstract	Since 2011, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) has been developing a multifamily building energy audit tool sponsored by U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Weatherization program. Although weatherization of multifamily buildings is gaining increased attention in the U.S, available energy audit tools for multifamily buildings were found to need desirable improvements. On the wish list of field experts was the basic ability to model multizone buildings (i.e., one thermal zone per dwelling unit) with simplified user inputs, which allows a better analysis of decentralized and centralized HVAC and domestic hot water systems of multifamily buildings without having to create detailed building models. This paper describes detailed procedure of evaluation of the tool to perform an energy analysis in an existing multifamily building.
Keywords	Residential buildings Program evaluation Energy audits Hot water Houses HVAC systems Simulation Thermal analysis Weatherization
Source Agency	Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
Corporate Authors	Oak Ridge National Lab., TN.; Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	201406
Contract Number	DE-AC05-00OR22725