Modeling 202

Location
NYSERDA office
1359 Broadway, 19th Floor, New York, NY 10018

Food
Coffee will be provided. Attendees are responsible for their own lunch. There will be a lunch break, and there are numerous restaurants and cafes in the neighborhood.

Training Fee: $825

Training Description
This sixteen hour (2 day) hands-on training develops the technical skills necessary for modeling new commercial and multifamily buildings, including efficient work flow and productivity strategies, model quality control, and the requirements of ASHRAE Standard 90.1 Appendix G (used in LEED NC modeling).

The training includes real life examples to illustrate the value of energy modeling. Attendees are engaged through multiple quizzes followed by group discussion of the answers. Attendees do not need to bring a laptop to the training.

Target Audience
The training targets professionals with architectural and engineering backgrounds who would like to develop or enhance their energy modeling skills, get working knowledge of ASHRAE 90.1, improve their ability to review modeling-based submittals, or work with modelers more effectively on a team. The training also helps prepare for the ASHRAE Building Energy Modeling Professional (BEMP) certification.

Prerequisites
Four years of experience in commercial building design, operation, maintenance, or related fields, or equivalent education. Familiarity with the ASHRAE Standard 90.1 and some experience with the building energy modeling. Please also refer to the Preparation section below.

Learning Objectives

• Articulate fundamental concepts of ASHRAE Standard 90.1 Appendix G

• Determine parameters of models that must be created following Appendix G modeling protocol

• Analyze project data and convert available metrics into modeling inputs

• Utilize the eQUEST Wizard to efficiently enter building parameters

• Utilize the eQUEST Detailed Data Edit mode to refine the model inputs

• Model differences between baseline and proposed designs using the eQUEST Parametric Runs tool

• Perform basic troubleshooting and extract key results utilizing eQUEST reports

Preperation

1) Attendees must have a laptop computer with eQUEST v 3.65 installed and working. eQUEST is free and can be downloaded here. You must have administrator privileges on your computer to install the software, thus we may not be able to help you do it at the training. Please contact us at least a week prior to the training if you need help installing eQUEST.

2) For remote attendees, the use of 2 monitors is highly encouraged to simulate the in-class experience. This will allow you to view the presenter's screen on one monitor, and use the second monitor to follow along with the exercises.

3) We recommend that you bring and use a mouse instead of using the laptop touchpad when working on the modeling exercise

4) We encourage attendees who are new to eQUEST to go over the eQUEST Introductory Tutorial prior to the training.

Instructors
TBD

Continuing Education
Continuing education credits are approved for: 14 AIA/CES Learning Units HSW/SD; 14 PDHs for PEs by proxy via AIA registration.