Has anyone worked with PowerPlus software?

Question

http://apps1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/energyplus/

I am studying this software at the moment, and I am wondering:

• How many people really know how to use this software? Please identify yourself if you do.
• How many companies use this to run energy-saving simulations at the moment? Please list everyone you know.
• Does it integrate with the GUI environment? Has anyone had experience implementing integration?

Any answer is welcome. Thank.

Answer 1

EnergyPlus . , 30- . , - , - GUI, DOE:
http://openstudio.nrel.gov/
http://openrevit.com/2011/03/the-holy-grail-energyplus-gui-with-bim-integration/

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Answer 2

• Energyplus - . Bentley AecoSIM, OpenStudio, DesignBuilder Simergy Energyplus . , DIVA Gherilla Rhino/Grasshopper. - http://modelmaker.nrel.gov/
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Answer 3

EnergyPlus BEopt/NREL, idf , BEopt, BEopt. BEOTt . , OpenStudio sketchup .

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But I found the following resource useful when creating the 8760-hour thermostat graph through the idf editor. The following website contains design and I / O reference guides for 8.0 and 8.1 in a convenient format.

http://bigladdersoftware.com/epx/docs/