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Title: Energy Design Plugin: An EnergyPlus Plugin for SketchUp; Preprint

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OSTI ID:936191

This paper describes the Energy Design Plugin, a new software plugin that aims to integrate simulation as a tool during the earliest phases of the design process. The plugin couples the EnergyPlus whole-building simulation engine to the Google SketchUp drawing program.

Research Organization:
National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC36-99-GO10337
OSTI ID:
936191
Resource Relation:
Conference: Presented at IBPSA-USA SimBuild 2008 Conference, 30 July - 1 August 2008, Berkeley, California
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English