Building Re-Tuning Simulator

Simulation Modules
Zone Geometry
Define Building Shape and Zoning
Metered Data and Costs
Upload Monthly Billing Data
Electricity Tariff
Upload Interval Metered Data
Building Details
Enter Building Details
Equipment Modeling: Heat Pump Plant
Heat Pump Plant
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
Building Schedules
Enter Building Schedules
Simulator
Run Baseline Simulation
Calibrate Model
Calibrate Model
Re-tune Building
Re-tuning Dashboard
Economic Assumptions
Re-tuning Simulator
Run Re-tuning Simulation
Trends and Visualization
Emissions and Savings Impacts
Upload Monthly Billing Data
Login and Create a Simulation to complete these actions.
Resources

Inputs Needed

  • Utility billing data in a .csv or .xlsx tabular format with one monthly entry per row, and columns that include the billing start date, billing end date, monthly total, and cost (optional)

Outputs

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

Overview

In this step, the user will locate monthly utility billing data for any applicable meters (electricity, steam, natural gas, chilled water) and upload the monthly data into the BRS. The data is used for the calibration process and for determining the cost impact of applying re-tuning measures.

In-Depth

[In-depth instruction based on the specific implementation strategy in the BRS tool coming soon.]