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Title: Building Energy Simulation Test for Existing Homes (BESTEST-EX) Methodology: Preprint

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DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1029029· OSTI ID:1029029

The test suite represents a set of cases applying the new Building Energy Simulation Test for Existing Homes (BESTEST-EX) Methodology developed by NREL. (Judkoff et al. 2010a). The NREL team developed the test cases in consultation with the home retrofit industry (BESTEST-EX Working Group 2009), and adjusted the test specifications in accordance with information supplied by a participant withaccess to large utility bill datasets (Blasnik 2009).

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:
1029029
Report Number(s):
NREL/CP-5500-51655; TRN: US201201%%81
Resource Relation:
Conference: Presented at the Building Simulation 2011 Conference, 14-16 November 2011, Sydney, Australia
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English