Empirical Validation of Whole Building Energy Simulation Program under Free-Floating Conditions

Hyojin Kim; Elizabeth Scacifero; Minkyeong Park; Piljae Im; Lisa Ng; Brian Dougherty; Vance Payne

Empirical Validation of Whole Building Energy Simulation Program under Free-Floating Conditions

Hyojin Kim, Elizabeth Scacifero, Minkyeong Park, Piljae Im, Lisa Ng, Brian Dougherty, Vance Payne

Hillier College of Arch and Design

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Abstract

This paper presents one of the ongoing EnergyPlus validation efforts using a low-load residential single family home: the Net-Zero Energy Residential Test Facility (NZERTF) located on the campus of NIST in Gaithersburg, MD, USA. This paper presents the preliminary results of a free-floating test during the heating season when the HVAC system stayed OFF for one week. The EnergyPlus model of the NZERTF was first created based on as-built drawings and then refined to properly reflect the test conditions. Highlights of this work include the use of advanced interzonal and infiltration airflow calculations using CONTAM airflow program and a comparison of two ground heat transfer models to improve the EnergyPlus model.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	2022 Building Performance Analysis Conference and SimBuild, IBPSA 2022
Publisher	American Society of Heating Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers
Pages	406-413
Number of pages	8
ISBN (Electronic)	9781955516211
State	Published - 2022
Event	2022 Building Performance Analysis Conference and SimBuild, IBPSA 2022 - Chicago, United States Duration: Sep 14 2022 → Sep 16 2022

Publication series

Name	ASHRAE and IBPSA-USA Building Simulation Conference
Volume	2022-September
ISSN (Electronic)	2574-6308

Conference

Conference	2022 Building Performance Analysis Conference and SimBuild, IBPSA 2022
Country/Territory	United States
City	Chicago
Period	9/14/22 → 9/16/22

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

Architecture
Modeling and Simulation

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Kim, H., Scacifero, E., Park, M., Im, P., Ng, L., Dougherty, B., & Payne, V. (2022). Empirical Validation of Whole Building Energy Simulation Program under Free-Floating Conditions. In 2022 Building Performance Analysis Conference and SimBuild, IBPSA 2022 (pp. 406-413). (ASHRAE and IBPSA-USA Building Simulation Conference; Vol. 2022-September). American Society of Heating Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers.

Kim, Hyojin ; Scacifero, Elizabeth ; Park, Minkyeong et al. / Empirical Validation of Whole Building Energy Simulation Program under Free-Floating Conditions. 2022 Building Performance Analysis Conference and SimBuild, IBPSA 2022. American Society of Heating Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, 2022. pp. 406-413 (ASHRAE and IBPSA-USA Building Simulation Conference).

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Kim, H, Scacifero, E, Park, M, Im, P, Ng, L, Dougherty, B & Payne, V 2022, Empirical Validation of Whole Building Energy Simulation Program under Free-Floating Conditions. in 2022 Building Performance Analysis Conference and SimBuild, IBPSA 2022. ASHRAE and IBPSA-USA Building Simulation Conference, vol. 2022-September, American Society of Heating Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, pp. 406-413, 2022 Building Performance Analysis Conference and SimBuild, IBPSA 2022, Chicago, United States, 9/14/22.

Empirical Validation of Whole Building Energy Simulation Program under Free-Floating Conditions. / Kim, Hyojin; Scacifero, Elizabeth; Park, Minkyeong et al.
2022 Building Performance Analysis Conference and SimBuild, IBPSA 2022. American Society of Heating Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, 2022. p. 406-413 (ASHRAE and IBPSA-USA Building Simulation Conference; Vol. 2022-September).

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