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Sila Kiliccote, Mary Ann Piette, David S Watson, Glenn Hughes. 2006. "Dynamic Controls for Energy Efficiency and Demand Response: Framework Concepts and a New Construction Case Study in New York," in Proceedings of the 2006 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings, 13-18 August 2006, Pacific Grove, California. ACEEE: Washington, D.C.

Michael Stadler, Ryan Firestone, Dimitri Curtil, Chris Marnay. 2006. "On-Site Generation Simulation with EnergyPlus for Commercial Buildings," in Proceedings of the 2006 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings,13-18 August 2006, Pacific Grove, California. ACEEE: Washington, D.C.

Brent Griffith, Paul Torcellini, Nicholas Long, Drury Crawley, John Ryan. 2006. "Assessment of the Technical Potential for Achieving Zero-Energy Commercial Buildings," in Proceedings of the 2006 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings, 13-18 August 2006, Pacific Grove, California. ACEEE: Washington, D.C.

Peter G Ellis, Brent T Griffith, Nicholas Long, Paul Torcellini, Drury Crawley. 2006. "Automated Multivariate Optimization Tool for Energy Analysis," in Proceedings of SimBuild 2006, 2-4 August 2006, MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts. IBPSA-USA. (PDF 488 KB)

Ashfaque Ahmed Chowdhury, Mohammad Golam Rasul, Mohammad Masud Kamal Khan. 2006. "Low Energy Cooling Technologies for Sub-Tropical/Warm Humid Climate Building Systems," in Proceedings of SimBuild 2006, 2-4 August 2006, MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts. IBPSA-USA. (PDF 877 KB)

Kwang Ho Lee, Richard K Strand. 2006. "Implementation of an Earth Tube System into EnergyPlus," in Proceedings of SimBuild 2006, 2-4 August 2006, MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts. IBPSA-USA. (PDF 208 KB)

Kyoung-ho Lee, James E Braun. 2006. "Evaluation of Methods for Determining Demand-Limiting Setpoint Trajectories in Commercial Buildings Using Short-Term Data Analysis," in Proceedings of SimBuild 2006, 2-4 August 2006, MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts. IBPSA-USA. (PDF 168 KB)

Brent Griffith. 2006. "A Model for Naturally Ventilated Cavities on the Exteriors of Opaque Building Thermal Envelopes," in Proceedings of SimBuild 2006, 2-4 August 2006, MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts. IBPSA-USA. (PDF 446 KB)

Zhen Tian, James A Love. 2006. "Radiant Slab Cooling: A Case Study of Building Energy Performance," in Proceedings of SimBuild 2006, 2-4 August 2006, MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts. IBPSA-USA. (PDF 196 KB)

Peng Xu. 2006. "Evaluation of Demand Shifting Strategies with Thermal Mass in Large Commercial Buildings," in Proceedings of SimBuild 2006, 2-4 August 2006, MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts. IBPSA-USA. (PDF 87 KB)

Prechaya Mahattanatawe, Charunpat Puvanant, Darunee Mongkolsawat. 2006. "The Energy Performance of the Cold-Formed Steel-Frame and Wood-Frame Houses Developed for Thailand," in Proceedings of SimBuild 2006, 2-4 August 2006, MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts. IBPSA-USA. (PDF 354 KB)

Michael J Witte, Robert H Henninger, Drury B Crawley. 2006. "Experience Testing EnergyPlus with the IEA BESTEST E300-E545 Series and IEA HVAC BESTEST Fuel-Fired Furnace Series," in Proceedings of SimBuild 2006, 2-4 August 2006, MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts. IBPSA-USA. (PDF 129 KB)

Peng Xu, Philip Haves, Dimitri Curtil. 2006. "A Library of HVAC Component Models for use in Automated Diagnostics," in Proceedings of SimBuild 2006, 2-4 August 2006, MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts. IBPSA-USA. (PDF 156 KB)

Joe Huang, Norman Bourassa, Fred Buhl, Ender Erdem, Rob Hitchcock. 2006. "Using EnergyPlus for California Title-24 Compliance Calculations," in Proceedings of SimBuild 2006, 2-4 August 2006, MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts. IBPSA-USA. (PDF 93 KB)

Brent Griffith, Drury Crawley. 2006. "Methodology for Analyzing the Technical Potential for Energy Performance in the U.S. Commercial Buildings Sector with Detailed Energy Modeling," in Proceedings of SimBuild 2006, 2-4 August 2006, MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts. IBPSA-USA. (PDF 169 KB)

Özgür Göçer, Aslihan Tavil, Ertan Özkan. 2006. "Thermal Performance Simulation of an Atrium Building," in Proceedings of eSim 2006, 4-5 May 2006, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. IBPSA-Canada.

Ian Beausoleil-Morrison, Brent Griffith, Teemu Vesanen, Sébastien Lerson, Andreas Weber. 2006. "A Case Study Demonstrating the Utility of Inter-Program Comparative Testing for Diagnosing Errors in Building Simulation Programs," in Proceedings of eSim 2006, 4-5 May 2006, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. IBPSA-Canada.

Danielle Monfet, Radu Zmeureanu, Nicolas Lemire, and Roland Charneux. 2006. "Inter-Program Comparison of a Virtual Model of an University Building," in Proceedings of eSim 2006, 4-5 May 2006, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. IBPSA-Canada.

Barry O'Sullivan and Marcus Keane. 2005. "Specification of an IFC-based Intelligent Graphical User Interface to Support Building Energy Simulation," in Proceedings of Building Simulation 2005, 15-18 August 2005, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. IBPSA. (PDF 105 KB)

Elmer Morrisey, Marcus Keane, James O'Donnell, John McCarthy. 2005. "Building Effectiveness Communication Ratios for Improved Building Life Cycle Management," in Proceedings of Building Simulation 2005, 15-18 August 2005, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. IBPSA. (PDF 563 KB)

Drury B Crawley, Jon W Hand, Michael Kummert, Brent T Griffith. 2005. "Contrasting the Capabilities of Building Energy Performance Simulation Programs," in Proceedings of Building Simulation 2005, 15-18 August 2005, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. IBPSA. (PDF 105 KB)

Mohit Mehta. 2005. "Natural Ventilation Analysis of an Office Building with Open Atrium," in Proceedings of Building Simulation 2005, 15-18 August 2005, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. IBPSA. (PDF 1.01 MB)

G Carrilho da Graça, P F Linden, M Brook. 2005. "Design of the Natural Ventilation System for the New San Diego Children's Museum," in Proceedings of Building Simulation 2005, 15-18 August 2005, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. IBPSA. (PDF 292 KB)

Daniel E Fisher, Simon Rees. 2005. "Modeling Ground Source Heat Pump Systems in a Building Energy Simulation Program (EnergyPlus)," in Proceedings of Building Simulation 2005, 15-18 August 2005, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. IBPSA. (PDF 351 KB)

Jon W Hand, Drury B Crawley, Michael Donn, Linda K Lawrie. 2005. "Improving the Data Available to Simulation Programs," in Proceedings of Building Simulation 2005, 15-18 August 2005, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. IBPSA. (PDF 198 KB)

P G Ellis, P A Torcellini. 2005. "Simulating Tall Buildings Using EnergyPlus," in Proceedings of Building Simulation 2005, 15-18 August 2005, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. IBPSA. (PDF 139 KB)

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