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Matching Building Energy Simulation Result Against Measured Data With Weather File Compensation Factors, L Carl Fiocchi Jr, Simi T. Hoque, Benjamin S. Weil
Matching Building Energy Simulation Result Against Measured Data With Weather File Compensation Factors, L Carl Fiocchi Jr, Simi T. Hoque, Benjamin S. Weil
L. Carl Fiocchi
This paper describes a method to improve the accuracy of predicted space heating energy usage in existing
buildings simulated using eQuest, an energy modeling program. The method is an adjustment of actual energy
usage data using heating degree days (HDD) encoded in the inputted TMY weather file and short-term weather data
collected on site. TMY weather files, in many cases, do not give an accurate representation of actual site
temperatures around a building. An energy model that accurately reproduces energy use for an existing building
under pre-retrofit conditions allows greater confidence in the predicted impacts and effects of any proposed …