NREL's OpenStudio Helps Design More Efficient Buildings (Fact Sheet)

Technical Report · Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 2014

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1140096· OSTI ID:1140096

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has created the OpenStudio software platform that makes it easier for architects and engineers to evaluate building energy efficiency measures throughout the design process. OpenStudio makes energy modeling more accessible and affordable, helping professionals to design structures with lower utility bills and less carbon emissions, resulting in a healthier environment. OpenStudio includes a user-friendly application suite that makes the U.S. Department of Energy's EnergyPlus and Radiance simulation engines easier to use for whole building energy and daylighting performance analysis. OpenStudio is freely available and runs on Windows, Mac, and Linux operating systems.

• Research Organization: National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Communications and Outreach
• DOE Contract Number: AC36-08GO28308
• OSTI ID: 1140096
• Report Number(s): NREL/FS-6A42-62338
• Resource Relation: Related Information: Innovation Impact: Buildings, NREL (National Renewable Energy Laboratory)
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
42 ENGINEERING
OPENSTUDIO
DRAG AND DROP
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
EFFICIENT BUILDINGS
ENERGY MODELING
BUILDING DESIGN
SOFTWARE
ENERGYPLUS
RADIANCE
WHOLE BUILDING ENERGY ANALYSIS
DAYLIGHTING PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS
TRIMBLE SKETCHUP
BUILDING COMPONENT LIBRARY
BCL
PARAMETRIC ANALYSIS TOOL
COMPARATIVE ANALYSES
SIMPLE PAYBACK
LIFE-CYCLE COST
SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT
PUBLIC LICENSE
APPLICATION PROGRAMMING INTERFACE