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Hey guys I’m back!

Sorry for the lack of activity on the site. I got the VPN hooked up again so I can make videos from home and I’ve been getting some great feedback from everyone. Looking forward to answering some questions and getting to some suggestions in some upcoming videos. Going to try and reach some more advanced topics such as HVAC as well as dig deeper into Energyplus IDF files and maybe even actually show some Revit Tutorials (although theres too many out there to begin with ) I’m optimizing the videos that are hosted on the site, so they are about 75% smaller and I am also going to look into offering HTML5 priority to mobile devices. As always my videos can be watched on YouTube and Vimeo.

This video is quick and showcases a current feature in OpenStudio, Surface Matching, that resolves previous issues of managing adjacent boundary and surface conditions. This was a much needed feature and was adressed previously in my videos as a real problem initially with the application. This new implementation really helps speed up geometry creation and is a great addition to the software. Check it out after the break and leave feedback!

Surface Matching Example — Part I

Surface Matching Example — Part II

Off topic post. I have switched web hosting providers today and I am going through the site to make sure nothing is broken. If anyones sees something that looks out of place please let me know.

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I have decided to stop hosting my own videos or atleast experimenting with it. I have set up Video Channels on both YouTube and Vimeo. Please check em out.

YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/openrevit

Vimeo
http://vimeo.com/openrevit

Please help by Subscribing to the Channels and leaving feedback.

Thanks!

In the last part we covered the creation of geometry. In the example videos we chose to use the default construction profile for our surfaces within OpenStudio. It is now time to modify those construction templates with ones that resemble the actual design specified construction performance.

Here is how the default exterior wall (typical mass wall) from Open Studio is written to the Energyplus IDF file:

Construction,
Exterior Wall, !- Name
M01 100mm brick, !- Outside Layer
M15 200mm heavyweight concrete, !- Layer 2
I02 50mm insulation board, !- Layer 3
F04 Wall air space resistance, !- Layer 4
G01a 19mm gypsum board; !- Layer 5


Our example uses lightweight residential construction so we would like to replace all the exterior walls with the following construction information in the IDF file.

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This is the first of a multi-part series on getting started with Energyplus. These videos walk you through the process of creating geometry for your Energyplus IDF file using the OpenStudio SketchUp plugin. Energyplus and OpenStudio are both available at the DOE’s website for Energyplus –> http://www.energyplus.gov

Here are the direct links:

• Energyplus
• OpenStudio

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