Improving the Building Energy Modeling Experience with Open-Source Tools








Target Audience:

Engineers, Architects, & Simulationists

 

Date and Time:

May 1st, 2024 – Noon to 1:00 p.m. MT

 

Location:

 

Idaho Water Center - Room #150


322 E. Front Street Boise, ID 83702

 

 

Parking:

Parking is available underneath the building or in the adjacent parking garage.


The first hour of parking is free, each subsequent hour is $1.00.

 

 

Registration:

To Register for In-person Attendance* Click Here;

WEBINAR Presentation Click Here

*FREE LUNCH provided to in-person attendees registered 24 hours in advance
In-person attendees will receive a raffle ticket for each session attended for a prize drawing at the end of the year. Door prizes at each session!

Description:

Current building energy modeling tools offer unprecedented opportunities for developing custom workflows and integrations with general-purpose programming languages. However, these tools can be intimidating to modelers without extensive programming experience. This talk will explore one modeler's experience integrating programming into building energy modeling practice, and demystifying the open-source tools and resources to get started expanding your modeling capabilities.


Bio:

Eric Ringold

Eric is a Researcher in the Communities and Urban Science Research Group at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) currently developing and using building energy simulation tools to evaluate the energy use of the United States commercial building stock. Prior to joining NREL, Eric has over a decade of experience in commercial building energy efficiency consulting in Portland, NYC, Denver and Oakland, modeling new and existing buildings of all types to meet local code, green building certifications and client efficiency goals. He enjoys finding ways to leverage software to enhance the production of building energy models.


 


Building Simulation Users Group