Building Energy Simulation Test for Existing Homes (BESTEST-EX) (Presentation)

Technical Report · Thu Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 2011

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1032671· OSTI ID:1032671

Judkoff, Ron; Neymark, Joel; Polly, Ben

This presentation discusses the goals of NREL Analysis Accuracy R&D; BESTEST-EX goals; what BESTEST-EX is; how it works; 'Building Physics' cases; 'Building Physics' reference results; 'utility bill calibration' cases; limitations and potential future work.

• Research Organization: National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Energy Efficiency Office. Building Technologies Office
• DOE Contract Number: AC36-08GO28308
• OSTI ID: 1032671
• Report Number(s): NREL/PR-5500-53701; TRN: US201202%%398
• Resource Relation: Related Information: NREL (National Renewable Energy Laboratory)
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
ACCURACY
AUDITS
CALIBRATION
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
FINANCING
OCCUPANTS
PHYSICS
SIMULATION
TESTING
VALIDATION
building energy simulation test for existing homes (BESTEST-EX)
analysis
accuracy R&D
building physics calculations
utility bill calibration