EnergyPlus Example File Generator: Step 1
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Welcome to the EnergyPlus Example File Generator — a free service developed by NREL and DOE to help make it easier to use and learn EnergyPlus.
How it works
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User Information
Form Generator
Building Information
Building Geometry
Building Activity
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User Information
Email Address:
Form Generator
Model:
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Detailed
Simple
Targeted Standard:
ASHRAE 90.1-1999
ASHRAE 90.1-2001
ASHRAE 90.1-2004
ASHRAE 90.1-2007
ASHRAE/IESNA/USGBC/DOE Advanced Energy Design Guide for 30% Savings (Office and Retail only)
Low Energy Case
Units:
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English (I-P)
Metric (SI)
Upload IDF File
(File is chosen in Step 2)
Building Information
Location
Country:
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USA
State:
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AK
AL
AR
AZ
CA
CO
CT
DE
FL
GA
HI
IA
ID
IL
IN
KS
KY
LA
MA
MD
ME
MI
MN
MO
MS
MT
NC
ND
NE
NH
NJ
NM
NV
NY
OH
OK
OR
PA
RI
SC
SD
TN
TX
UT
VA
VT
WA
WI
WV
WY
City:
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ALAMOSA
BOULDER
COLORADO SPRINGS
EAGLE
GRAND JUNCTION
PUEBLO
Building Type (Principal Building Activity):
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Education
Enclosed Mall
Food Sales
Food Service
Health Care (inpatient)
Health Care (outpatient)
Laboratory
Lodging
Office/Professional
Other
Public Assembly
Public Order and Safety
Religious Worship
Retail (excl. Mall)
Service
Skilled Nursing
Strip Shopping Mall
Vacant
Warehouse (nonrefrig)
Warehouse (refrig)
Building Description:
Building Geometry
Number of Floors:
Total Floor Area:
Roof Type:
Attic and Other
Insulation Entirely above Deck
Metal Building
Smart default
Wall Type:
Mass
Metal Building
Steel-Framed
Wood-Framed and Other
Smart default
Building Activity
People Density:
Smart default
Use file value
Electrical Plug Intensity:
Smart default
Use file value
Gas Appliance Intensity:
Smart default
Use file value
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Form Generator
Building Information
Building Geometry
Building Activity
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